• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.402-402
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• 2012

최근 반도체 공정 중 fluorocarbon (CxHyFz) 가스와 함께 플라즈마 밀도가 큰 유도결합형 플라즈마을 사용한 식각장비가 많이 사용되고 있다. 특히 저 유전상수 값을 가지는 박막을 밀도가 큰 플라즈마와 함께 fluorocarbon 가스를 이용하여 식각을 하게 되면 매우 복잡한 현상이 생긴다. 따라서 식각률에 대한 모델을 세우고 적용하는 일이 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 CF4가스를 Ar가스와 함께 혼합하고 기판 플라즈마와 유도결합형 플라즈마를 동시에 가진 식각장비를 사용하여, 저 유전상수 값을 갖는 박막을 식각하였다. 또한, 간단한 식각모델인 Langmuir adsorption model를 이용하여 식각률(Etch rate)에 대한 합리적인 이해를 얻기 위해, 기판과 유도결합형 플라즈마의 파워에 따른 식각률을 계산하고, 식각모델에서 사용되는 매개변수인 이온플럭스(Ion Flux)와 식각수율(Etch yield)을 연구하였다. 기판의 플라즈마 파워가 20에서 100 W 증가하면서 식각률이 269에서 478 nm/min로 증가하였으며, 식각수율이 0.4에서 0.59로 증가하는 것을 관찰하였다. 반면에 기판의 플라즈마 파워 증가에 따라 이온 플럭스는 3.8에서 $4.7mA/cm^2$로 변화가 크지 않았다. 또한, 유도결합형 플라즈마의 파워가 100에서 500 W 증가하면서, 식각률이 117에서 563 nm/min로 증가하였으며, 이온플럭스가 1.5에서 $6.8mA/cm^2$으로 변화하였다. 그러나, 식각수율은 0.46에서 0.48로 거의 변화하지 않았다. 그러므로 저 유전상수 값을 가지는 박막 식각의 경우, 기판의 플라즈마는 식각수율을 증가시키며 유도결합형 플라즈마는 이온 플럭스를 증가시켜 박막 식각에 기여하는 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.59 no.4
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• pp.632-638
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• 2021

With the copper interconnection in the semiconductor process, complex residues including copper oxide, fluoride, and polymeric fluorocarbon are formed by plasma etching. In this study, a cleaning solution was prepared with a component having an amine group (-NH₂) and a carboxyl group (-COOH), and the characteristics of removing post-etch residues in the copper wiring process were analyzed. In the cleaning solution containing an amine group, the length of the component substituted with nitrogen and the length of the carbon chain influenced the cleaning effect, and the etching rate of copper oxide increased as the pH of the cleaning solution increased. The activity of the amine group is in the basic region, and the activity of the carboxyl group is in the acidic region, and the cleaning process proceeds through complex formation with copper or copper oxide in each region.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.8-13
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• 2001

Cerium oxide ($CeO_2$) thin film has been proposed as a buffer layer between the ferroelectric thin film and the Si substrate in Metal-Ferroelectric-Insulator-Silicon (MFIS) structures for ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) applications. In this study, $CeO_2$ thin films were etched with $Cl_2$/Ar gas mixture in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP). Etch properties were measured for different gas mixing ratio of $Cl_2$($Cl_2$+Ar) while the other process conditions were fixed at RF power (600 W), dc bias voltage (-200 V), and chamber pressure (15 mTorr). The highest etch rate of $CeO_2$ thin film was 230 ${\AA}$/min and the selectivity of $CeO_2$ to $YMnO_3$ was 1.83 at $Cl_2$($Cl_2$+Ar gas mixing ratio of 0.2. The surface reaction of the etched $CeO_2$ thin films was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. There is a Ce-Cl bonding by chemical reaction between Ce and Cl. The results of secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) analysis were compared with the results of XPS analysis and the Ce-Cl bonding was monitored at 176.15 (a.m.u). These results confirm that Ce atoms of $CeO_2$ thin films react with chlorine and a compound such as CeCl remains on the surface of etched $CeO_2$ thin films. These products can be removed by Ar ion bombardment.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.199-204
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• 2012

$SF_6$ gas is widely used for dry etching process of semiconductor and display fabrication process. But $SF_6$ gas is considered for typical greenhouse gas for global warming. So it is necessary to research relating to $SF_6$ alternatives reducing greenhouse effect in semiconductor and display. $C_3F_6$ gas is one of the promising candidates for it. We studied about etch characteristics by performing Reactive Ion Etching process of dry etching and reduced gas element exhausted on etching process using absorbent Zeolite 5A. $Si_3N_4$ thin film was deposited to 500 nm with Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition and we performed Reactive Ion Etching process after patterning through photolithography process. It was observed that the etch rate and the etched surface of $Si_3N_4$ thin film with Scanning Electron Microscope pictures. And we measured and compared the exhausted gas before and after the absorbent using Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrophotometry.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.18-24
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• 2000

(Ba,Sr)$TiO_3$ thin films have attracted great interest as new dielectric materials of capacitors for ultra-large-scale integrated dynamic random access memories (ULSI-DRAMs) such as 1 Gbit or 4 Gbit. In this study, inductively coupled $BCl_3/Cl_2/Ar$ plasmas was used to etch (Ba,Sr)$TiO_3$ thin films. RF power/dc bias voltage=600 W/-250 V and chamber pressure was 10 mTorr. The $Cl_2/(Cl_2+Ar)$ was fixed at 0.2 the (Ba,Sr)$TiO_3$ thin films were etched adding $BCl_3$. The highest (Ba,Sr)$TiO_3$ etch rate is $480{\AA}/min$ at 10 % $BCl_3$ to $Cl_2/Ar$. The change of Cl, B radical density measured by optical emission spectroscopy(OES) as a function of $BCl_3$ percentage in $Cl_2/Ar$. The highest Cl radical density was shown at the addition of 10% $BCl_3$ to $Cl_2/Ar$. To study on the surface reaction of (Ba, Sr)$TiO_3$ thin films was investigated by XPS analysis. Ion bombardment etching is necessary to break Ba-O bond and to remove $BaCl_2$. There is a little chemical reaction between Sr and Cl, but Sr is removed by physical sputtering. There is a chemical reaction between Ti and Cl, and $TiCl_4$ is removed with ease. The cross-sectional of (Ba,Sr)$TiO_3$ thin film was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the etch slope is about 65~70$^{\circ}$.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07d
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• pp.1849-1851
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• 1999

The PDP(Plasma Display Panel) barrier rib was fabricated by focused $Ar^+$ laser ($\lambda$=514nm) and Nd:YAG($\lambda$=532, 266 nm) laser irradiation. The depth of the etched groove increases with increasing a laser fluence. and decreasing a scan speed. Using the second harmonic of the Nd:YAG laser, the threshold laser fluence was $6.5mJ/cm^2$ for the sample of PDP barrier rib dried at $120^{\circ}C$. The thickness of $150{\mu}m$ of the sample on the glass was etched without any damage on the glass substrate by fluence of $19.5J/cm^2$. The barrier rib sample on hot plate was etched by Nd:YAG laser(532 nm) as increasing a temperature of the sample. In this case, the etch rate was $95{\mu}m/s$, $190{\mu}m/s$ at room temperature, $175^{\circ}C$ respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.04b
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• pp.65-65
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 ICP 식각장치 및 $Cl_2$/Ar 플라즈마에 의한 $Ba_2Ti_9O_{20}$(BTO) 박막의 식각 특성을 고찰하였다. XPS 분석 장치를 이용하여 식각 표면 반응을 조사하였으며, 공정 변수 ($Cl_2$/Ar 가스 혼합비, 소스파워, 챔버 압력, 바이어스 파워)에 따라 플라즈마 특성 변화를 Langmuir probe measuring system을 이용하여 추출하였다. $Cl_2$/Ar 가스에서 Ar 가스의 혼합비가 증가함에 따라 BTO 박막의 식각 속도는 감소하였으며, $Cl_2$ 가스만을 사용하는 경우, 31.7 nm/min 으로 가장 높은 식각 속도를 보였다. Ar 가스의 혼합비에 따른 BTO박막의 식각속도 변화는 Langmuir probe 특성과 XPS 분석결과로부터 플라즈마 내에 형성되는 Cl radical density와 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 판단할 수 있다.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.48 no.11
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• pp.1028-1034
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• 2010

In the development of 3D package, through silicon via (TSV) formation technology by using deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) is one of the key processes. We performed the Bosch process, which consists of sequentially alternating the etch and passivation steps using $SF_6$ with $O_2$ and $C_4F_8$ plasma, respectively. We investigated the effect of changing variables on vias: the gas flow time, the ratio of $O_2$ gas, source and bias power, and process time. Each parameter plays a critical role in obtaining a specified via profile. Analysis of via profiles shows that the gas flow time is the most critical process parameter. A high source power accelerated more etchant species fluorine ions toward the silicon wafer and improved their directionality. With $O_2$ gas addition, there is an optimized condition to form the desired vertical interconnection. Overall, the etching rate decreased when the process time was longer.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.27-31
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• 2002

In this study, $CeO_2$ thin films were etched with an addition of $Cl_2$ gas to $Ar/CF_4$ gas mixing in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etcher by the etching parameter such as RF power of 700 W, chamber pressure of 15 mTorr and dc bias voltage of -200 volts. The etch rate of $CeO_2$ films was 250 $\AA$/min with an addition of 10% $Cl_2$ gas to $Ar/CF_4$ gas mixture and the selectivity to SBT film was 0.4 at that condition. The surface reactions of the etched $CeO_2$ thin films were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was analyzed that Ce peaks were mainly observed in Ce-O bonds formed $CeO_2$ or $Ce_2O_3$ compounds. Cl peaks were detected by the peaks of Cl $2p_{3/2}$ and Cl $2p_{1/2}$. Almost all of Cl atoms were combined with Ce atoms like $CeCl_x$ or $Ce_x/O_yCl_z$ compounds.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.36D no.4
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• pp.56-62
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• 1999

In this study, (Ba, Sr)$TiO_3$ thin films were etched with $Cl_2$/Ar gas mixing ratio in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) by varying the etching parameter such as rf power, dc bias voltage, and chamber pressure. The etch rate was 56 nm/min under $Cl_2$/($Cl_2$+Ar) gas mixing ratio of 0.2, rf power of 600 W, dc bias voltage of 250 V, and chamber pressure of 5 mTorr. At this time, the selectivity of BST to Pt, $SiO_2$ was respectively 0.52, 0.43. The surface reaction of the etched (Ba, Sr)$TiO_3$ thin films was investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Ba is removed by chemical reaction between Sr and Cl to remove Sr. Ti is removed by chemical reaction such as $TiCl_4$ with ease. The results of secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) analysis compared with the results of XPS analysis and the results were the same.