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CN118162419A - Cleaning process of chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and furnace tube with cleaning function - Google Patents

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CN118162419A
CN118162419A CN202211586915.6A CN202211586915A CN118162419A CN 118162419 A CN118162419 A CN 118162419A CN 202211586915 A CN202211586915 A CN 202211586915A CN 118162419 A CN118162419 A CN 118162419A
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Abstract

本发明提供化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺及具有清洗功能的炉管,包括如下步骤:封闭内部具有待清洗层的腔体,设定腔体内部的环境条件;从腔体的底部通入清洗气体,清洗腔体内的待清洗层;其中,设定腔体内部环境条件包括:腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制。本发明的一种化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺及具有清洗功能的炉管通过提高炉管腔体底部的温度,加快腔体底部清洗气体的热分解速度,使腔体整体的清洗速率趋于一致,进而提高了腔体整体的清洗效率,缩短了腔体的清洗时间,改善了因需要加长清洗腔体底部的时间造成腔体顶部过度清洗导致损伤的问题,延长了腔体的使用寿命。

The present invention provides a cleaning process for a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and a furnace tube with a cleaning function, comprising the following steps: sealing a cavity with a layer to be cleaned inside, setting the environmental conditions inside the cavity; introducing a cleaning gas from the bottom of the cavity to clean the layer to be cleaned in the cavity; wherein setting the environmental conditions inside the cavity includes: controlling the temperature inside the cavity from the bottom to the top in a gradient from high to low. A cleaning process for a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and a furnace tube with a cleaning function of the present invention increase the temperature at the bottom of the furnace tube cavity, accelerate the thermal decomposition rate of the cleaning gas at the bottom of the cavity, make the cleaning rate of the entire cavity tend to be consistent, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency of the entire cavity, shortening the cleaning time of the cavity, improving the problem of damage caused by excessive cleaning of the top of the cavity due to the need to extend the time for cleaning the bottom of the cavity, and extending the service life of the cavity.

Description

化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺及具有清洗功能的炉管Cleaning process of chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and furnace tube with cleaning function

技术领域Technical Field

本发明属于半导体制造技术领域,特别涉及化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺及具有清洗功能的炉管。The invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing, and in particular relates to a cleaning process for a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and a furnace tube with a cleaning function.

背景技术Background technique

在半导体制造过程中,机台的保养清洗是非常重要的一个环节。在化学气相沉积工艺中,反应气体源硅烷以气态形式进入到反应腔体中,在高温的作用下硅烷发生分解,生成多晶硅、氮化硅等生成物沉积在反应腔体内的晶圆上。在这个过程中,生成物并非仅仅沉积在晶圆的表面,同样会沉积在腔体内的任何一个地方,例如立式炉管中的内腔体的各个区域以及外腔体的内侧壁上以及内腔体和外腔体之间的间隙内。为了防止长时间的生成物的沉积影响晶圆加工的质量,因此,需要定期对反应腔体进行清洗。在本领域内一般使用清洗气体作为清洗剂,其原理为利用清洗气体经过高温分解产生的具有较强氧化性的生成物,与腔体内待去除的生成物反应,生成气体并被抽走,从而达到清洗的目的。In the semiconductor manufacturing process, the maintenance and cleaning of the machine is a very important link. In the chemical vapor deposition process, the reaction gas source silane enters the reaction chamber in gaseous form. Under the action of high temperature, silane decomposes to generate polysilicon, silicon nitride and other products deposited on the wafer in the reaction chamber. In this process, the product is not only deposited on the surface of the wafer, but also deposited anywhere in the cavity, such as various areas of the inner cavity in the vertical furnace tube and the inner side wall of the outer cavity and the gap between the inner cavity and the outer cavity. In order to prevent the long-term deposition of the product from affecting the quality of wafer processing, it is necessary to clean the reaction chamber regularly. In this field, cleaning gas is generally used as a cleaning agent. The principle is to use the cleaning gas to produce a strong oxidizing product after high-temperature decomposition, which reacts with the product to be removed in the cavity to generate gas and be pumped away, thereby achieving the purpose of cleaning.

实际工艺过程中发现,当炉管腔体被清洗一定次数之后,炉管顶部受损,导致晶圆加工的良品率下降。目前为了解决该问题,选择的处理方式为:当炉管腔体被清洗一定次数之后,便更换炉管腔体,但是该种方式的维修成本、人力成本、物料成本等均较大。In the actual process, it is found that after the furnace tube cavity is cleaned a certain number of times, the top of the furnace tube is damaged, resulting in a decrease in the yield rate of wafer processing. At present, in order to solve this problem, the selected treatment method is: after the furnace tube cavity is cleaned a certain number of times, the furnace tube cavity is replaced, but this method has high maintenance costs, labor costs, material costs, etc.

发明内容Summary of the invention

因此,本发明的目的是提出化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺及具有清洗功能的炉管,能够降低腔体顶部受损程度,延长炉管腔体的使用寿命,节约人力成本、维修成本及物料成本。Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to propose a cleaning process for a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and a furnace tube with a cleaning function, which can reduce the degree of damage to the top of the cavity, extend the service life of the furnace tube cavity, and save labor costs, maintenance costs and material costs.

第一方面,本发明提出的一种化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺,包括如下步骤:In a first aspect, the present invention provides a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube cleaning process, comprising the following steps:

封闭内部具有待清洗层的腔体,设定腔体内部的环境条件;A cavity having a layer to be cleaned is sealed, and environmental conditions inside the cavity are set;

从腔体的底部通入清洗气体,清洗腔体内的待清洗层;A cleaning gas is introduced from the bottom of the cavity to clean the layer to be cleaned in the cavity;

其中,设定腔体内部环境条件包括:腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制。The setting of the internal environmental conditions of the cavity includes: the temperature inside the cavity is controlled from high to low gradient from bottom to top.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,所述清洗气体为氟化气体。According to a specific implementation of an embodiment of the present application, the cleaning gas is a fluorinated gas.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,所述设定腔体内部环境条件还包括:腔体内部压强设置为0.1-1.2torr。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, setting the internal environmental conditions of the cavity also includes: setting the internal pressure of the cavity to 0.1-1.2 torr.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制时,所述腔体底部的温度比腔体顶部的温度高15-30℃。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, when the temperature inside the cavity is controlled from high to low gradient from bottom to top, the temperature at the bottom of the cavity is 15-30° C. higher than the temperature at the top of the cavity.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,所述清洗工艺还包括:腔体内的待清洗层清洗干净后,持续通入一段时间清洗气体,以使待清洗层清洗完全。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the cleaning process further includes: after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, continuously introducing the cleaning gas for a period of time to completely clean the layer to be cleaned.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,腔体内的待清洗层清洗干净后,持续通入清洗气体的时间为3-5min。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, the cleaning gas is continuously introduced for 3-5 minutes.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,所述清洗工艺还包括:腔体内的待清洗层清洗干净后,向腔体内持续通入一段时间惰性气体或氮气,以清除腔体内的副产物。According to a specific implementation of an embodiment of the present application, the cleaning process further includes: after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, an inert gas or nitrogen is continuously introduced into the cavity for a period of time to remove by-products in the cavity.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,向腔体内通入惰性气体或氮气的流量为1.5SL-2SL,持续通入的时间为3-5min。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the flow rate of the inert gas or nitrogen introduced into the cavity is 1.5SL-2SL, and the continuous introduction time is 3-5min.

第二方面,本发明提供一种具有清洗功能的化学气相沉积炉管,包括:In a second aspect, the present invention provides a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with a cleaning function, comprising:

用于加热封闭炉管腔体的至少两个控温模块;At least two temperature control modules for heating the closed furnace tube cavity;

控制模块,所述控制模块被配置为:控制控温模块调节腔体内部的环境条件,以及,A control module, wherein the control module is configured to: control the temperature control module to adjust the environmental conditions inside the cavity, and

控制清洗气体从腔体底部通入腔体,以清洗腔体内的待清洗层;Controlling the cleaning gas to flow into the cavity from the bottom of the cavity to clean the layer to be cleaned in the cavity;

其中,所述环境条件包括:腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制。Wherein, the environmental conditions include: the temperature inside the cavity is controlled from high to low gradient from bottom to top.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,每一所述控温模块至少包括一个加热单元。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, each of the temperature control modules includes at least one heating unit.

根据本申请实施例的一种具体实现方式,所述控制模块还被配置为控制控压模块调节腔体内部的环境条件,所述环境条件包括腔体内部压强为0.1-1.2torr。According to a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the control module is further configured to control the pressure control module to adjust the environmental conditions inside the cavity, and the environmental conditions include a pressure inside the cavity of 0.1-1.2 torr.

本发明的化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺及具有清洗功能的炉管通过提高炉管腔体底部的温度,加快腔体底部清洗气体的热分解速度,使腔体整体的清洗速率趋于一致。这提高了腔体整体的清洗效率,缩短了腔体的清洗时间,也改善了因需要加长清洗腔体底部的时间造成腔体顶部过度清洗导致损伤的问题。本发明延长了腔体的使用寿命,保障晶圆加工质量的同时,降低了人力成本、维修成本及物料成本。本发明的其它特征和优点将在随后的说明书中阐述,并且,部分地从说明书中变得显而易见,或者通过实施本发明而了解。本发明的目的和其他优点可通过在说明书以及附图中所指出的结构来实现和获得。The cleaning process of the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube and the furnace tube with cleaning function of the present invention increase the temperature of the bottom of the furnace tube cavity, accelerate the thermal decomposition rate of the cleaning gas at the bottom of the cavity, and make the cleaning rate of the entire cavity tend to be consistent. This improves the cleaning efficiency of the cavity as a whole, shortens the cleaning time of the cavity, and also improves the problem of damage caused by excessive cleaning of the top of the cavity due to the need to extend the time for cleaning the bottom of the cavity. The present invention extends the service life of the cavity, ensures the quality of wafer processing, and reduces labor costs, maintenance costs and material costs. Other features and advantages of the present invention will be explained in the subsequent description, and partly become apparent from the description, or can be understood through the implementation of the present invention. The objects and other advantages of the present invention can be achieved and obtained through the structures indicated in the description and the drawings.

附图说明BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案,下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作一简单地介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图是本发明的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动的前提下,还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

图1示出了炉管装置的剖面结构示意图;FIG1 shows a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a furnace tube device;

图2示出了本发明实施例的化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺流程示意图;以及FIG2 is a schematic diagram showing a cleaning process flow of a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

图3示出了本发明实施例的具有清洗功能的化学气相沉积炉管结构示意图。FIG. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

具体实施方式Detailed ways

为使本发明实施例的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚,下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地说明,显然,所描述的实施例是本发明一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

在介绍本发明的化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺之前,先了解炉管装置的结构。请参照图1,图1示出了炉管装置的剖面结构示意图。如图1所示,炉管装置包括炉体100和腔体,腔体包括外腔体200和内腔体300。内腔体300竖直设置在炉体100内部,内腔体300外套设外腔体200,外腔体200同样竖直设置在炉体100内部,内腔体300与外腔体200之间形成间隙,其中外腔体200顶部封闭设置,内腔体300的实际构造为管状结构,外腔体200内部空间和内腔体300共同构成腔体。炉体100的侧壁上设置有控温区域。因为炉管装置的结构尺寸非常大,控温区域在对腔体进行加热的过程中,容易发生某些区域温度过高而某些区域温度又过低的不均匀情况的产生。但是,晶圆进行化学气相沉积时,又对温度精度及均一性要求较高,在生产制造过程中,为了使控制腔体的各区域温度均匀,进而更加精确的控制腔体的整体温度一致,控温区域一般分为五个加热单元,分别为第一加热单元400、第二加热单元500、第三加热单元600、第四加热单元700和第五加热单元800。工艺时,通过控制多个加热单元同时对炉管进行加热至同一目标温度,进而控制炉管腔体内部的温度更好地达到均匀。具体的,每一加热单元均包括加热器、温度传感器以及控制器。在加热过程中,控制器控制加热器对腔体加热,与此同时,温度传感器会对腔体内部的温度进行监控,并且将所监测到的温度数据信息实时传输至控制器,一旦监测到腔体内的温度达到预设的目标温度,控制器立即控制加热器停止加热。Before introducing the cleaning process of the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube of the present invention, the structure of the furnace tube device is first understood. Please refer to Figure 1, which shows a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the furnace tube device. As shown in Figure 1, the furnace tube device includes a furnace body 100 and a cavity, and the cavity includes an outer cavity 200 and an inner cavity 300. The inner cavity 300 is vertically arranged inside the furnace body 100, and the outer cavity 200 is arranged outside the inner cavity 300. The outer cavity 200 is also vertically arranged inside the furnace body 100, and a gap is formed between the inner cavity 300 and the outer cavity 200, wherein the top of the outer cavity 200 is closed, and the actual structure of the inner cavity 300 is a tubular structure, and the internal space of the outer cavity 200 and the inner cavity 300 together constitute the cavity. A temperature control area is provided on the side wall of the furnace body 100. Because the structural size of the furnace tube device is very large, it is easy for the temperature control area to produce uneven conditions in which the temperature of some areas is too high and the temperature of some areas is too low during the heating of the cavity. However, when the wafer is subjected to chemical vapor deposition, high requirements are placed on temperature accuracy and uniformity. During the manufacturing process, in order to control the temperature of each area of the cavity to be uniform, and thus more accurately control the overall temperature of the cavity to be consistent, the temperature control area is generally divided into five heating units, namely the first heating unit 400, the second heating unit 500, the third heating unit 600, the fourth heating unit 700 and the fifth heating unit 800. During the process, the furnace tube is heated to the same target temperature by controlling multiple heating units at the same time, thereby controlling the temperature inside the furnace tube cavity to be more uniform. Specifically, each heating unit includes a heater, a temperature sensor and a controller. During the heating process, the controller controls the heater to heat the cavity. At the same time, the temperature sensor monitors the temperature inside the cavity and transmits the monitored temperature data information to the controller in real time. Once the temperature in the cavity is detected to reach the preset target temperature, the controller immediately controls the heater to stop heating.

当对晶圆进行化学气相沉积工艺完成后,需要对炉管的腔体进行清洗时,考虑到需要配合现有的炉管腔体的结构特性,一般采取的方式为:通过控制多个加热单元以相同的温度为腔体进行均匀加热,然后将清洗气体从炉管装置的外腔体200底部的进气口201通入内腔体300内,到达内腔体300顶部,然后经由内腔体300与外腔体200之间的间隙,最后从外腔体200底部的出气口202被抽走,清洗气体一般根据待清洗层进行选择。然而,本申请的发明人发现,当清洗一定次数之后,晶圆加工的良品率会下降。经过本申请的发明人分析发现炉管腔体被清洗次数达到一定次数之后,顶部就会被过度清洗,产生颗粒,在晶圆加工过程中,颗粒会对晶圆的加工产生影响。目前为了避免因该原因导致晶圆良品率下降,选择的处理方式为:当炉管腔体被清洗一定次数之后,便对炉管的腔体进行更换,但是该种方式的维修成本、人力成本、物料成本等均较大。为此,本案的发明人对此进行研究,提出一种化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺,能够降低腔体顶部受损程度,延长炉管腔体的使用寿命,节约人力成本、维修成本及物料成本。After the chemical vapor deposition process is completed on the wafer, when the cavity of the furnace tube needs to be cleaned, considering the need to cooperate with the structural characteristics of the existing furnace tube cavity, the general method is: by controlling multiple heating units to uniformly heat the cavity at the same temperature, the cleaning gas is then passed from the air inlet 201 at the bottom of the outer cavity 200 of the furnace tube device into the inner cavity 300, reaching the top of the inner cavity 300, and then through the gap between the inner cavity 300 and the outer cavity 200, and finally from the air outlet 202 at the bottom of the outer cavity 200. The cleaning gas is generally selected according to the layer to be cleaned. However, the inventor of the present application found that after a certain number of cleanings, the yield rate of wafer processing will decrease. After the inventor of the present application analyzed and found that after the furnace tube cavity is cleaned a certain number of times, the top will be over-cleaned and particles will be generated. During the wafer processing, the particles will affect the processing of the wafer. At present, in order to avoid the decrease of wafer yield due to this reason, the selected treatment method is: after the furnace tube cavity is cleaned a certain number of times, the furnace tube cavity is replaced, but this method has high maintenance costs, labor costs, material costs, etc. Therefore, the inventor of this case conducted research on this and proposed a cleaning process for chemical vapor deposition furnace tubes, which can reduce the degree of damage to the top of the cavity, extend the service life of the furnace tube cavity, and save labor costs, maintenance costs and material costs.

请参照图2,图2示出了本发明实施例的化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺流程示意图。如图2所示,本发明的化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺,包括如下步骤:Please refer to Figure 2, which shows a schematic diagram of the cleaning process of the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the cleaning process of the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to the present invention includes the following steps:

步骤S100:封闭内部具有待清洗层的腔体,设定腔体内部的环境条件。Step S100: sealing a cavity having a layer to be cleaned therein, and setting environmental conditions inside the cavity.

具体的,封闭时,如图1所示,将外腔体200套设于内腔体300的外部,使腔体内部为封闭环境。待清洗层是在化学气相沉积的过程中,除了沉积在晶圆表面以外的其他区域上的生成物,本发明实施例中的其他区域包括内腔体300的各个区域、外腔体200的内侧壁上以及内腔体300和外腔体200之间的间隙。设定腔体内部环境条件包括:腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制。Specifically, when closed, as shown in FIG. 1 , the outer cavity 200 is sleeved on the outside of the inner cavity 300, so that the inside of the cavity is a closed environment. The layer to be cleaned is a product deposited on other areas other than the surface of the wafer during the chemical vapor deposition process. In the embodiment of the present invention, the other areas include various areas of the inner cavity 300, the inner side wall of the outer cavity 200, and the gap between the inner cavity 300 and the outer cavity 200. Setting the internal environmental conditions of the cavity includes: the temperature inside the cavity is controlled from high to low gradient from bottom to top.

在清洗气体进入内腔体300底部时,由于温度较低,未达到反应温度。因此,清洗气体在进入内腔体300之初,是没有立即进行清洗的。清洗气体在向上流通的过程中持续受到加热,在加热的过程中会产生部分的热分解反应,而清洗过程中所发生的反应是放热的,会使得位于内腔体300顶部气体温度明显高于内腔体300底部气体的温度。在清洗过程中,清洗气体,例如三氟化氯,会在内腔体300的顶部与外腔体200上部位置优先完全分解并产生足够多的氟气而率先与炉管腔体内的待清洗层发生反应,并逐渐向腔体的底部延伸。这就容易导致腔体顶部清洗先开始且先清洗干净,腔体底部在腔体顶部开始清洗一段时间后才开始清洗,进而导致的结果就是腔体顶部已经被清洗干净,而腔体的底部还没有被清洗干净。所以为了保证内腔体300与外腔体200底部也能够清洗干净,只能延长整个清洗程序的清洗时间。如此一来,不可避免的腔体顶部因为过度清洗而受到损伤。当清洗的次数足够多的时候,腔体顶部受损的影响便会凸显出来,影响的结果便是晶圆加工的良品率下降。When the cleaning gas enters the bottom of the inner cavity 300, the reaction temperature is not reached due to the low temperature. Therefore, the cleaning gas is not immediately cleaned when it enters the inner cavity 300. The cleaning gas is continuously heated during the upward circulation process, and a partial thermal decomposition reaction will occur during the heating process. The reaction occurring during the cleaning process is exothermic, which will make the gas temperature at the top of the inner cavity 300 significantly higher than the gas temperature at the bottom of the inner cavity 300. During the cleaning process, the cleaning gas, such as chlorine trifluoride, will first be completely decomposed at the top of the inner cavity 300 and the upper position of the outer cavity 200 and produce enough fluorine gas to react with the layer to be cleaned in the furnace tube cavity first, and gradually extend to the bottom of the cavity. This easily leads to the cleaning of the top of the cavity starting first and cleaning first, and the bottom of the cavity starting to clean after the top of the cavity starts to clean for a period of time, which leads to the result that the top of the cavity has been cleaned, while the bottom of the cavity has not been cleaned. Therefore, in order to ensure that the bottom of the inner cavity 300 and the outer cavity 200 can also be cleaned, the cleaning time of the entire cleaning procedure can only be extended. In this way, it is inevitable that the top of the chamber will be damaged due to excessive cleaning. When the number of cleanings is sufficient, the impact of the damage to the top of the chamber will become prominent, resulting in a decrease in the yield rate of wafer processing.

因此,本发明实施例在实际清洗过程中,根据不同的化学气相沉积工艺产生的不同生成物,选择不同的清洗气体;然后根据清洗气体的实际反应温度,将炉体控温区域的多个加热单元进行区域划分,进而选择设定炉体的各个区域的加热温度。设定时,对炉体的控温区域进行分区域划分包括腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制。Therefore, in the actual cleaning process, the embodiment of the present invention selects different cleaning gases according to different products generated by different chemical vapor deposition processes; then, according to the actual reaction temperature of the cleaning gas, the multiple heating units in the temperature control area of the furnace body are divided into regions, and then the heating temperature of each region of the furnace body is selected and set. When setting, the temperature control area of the furnace body is divided into regions, including the temperature inside the cavity being controlled from high to low gradient from the bottom to the top.

示例性的,结合炉管装置的结构,对炉体的控温区域进行分区域划分,将控温区域分为底部、中部和顶部时,底部为第四加热单元700和第五加热单元800,中部为第二加热单元500和第三加热单元600,顶部为第一加热单元400。具体设置方式为:腔体底部的温度比腔体中部的温度高10-20℃,腔体中部的温度比腔体顶部的温度高5-10℃。在底部内部,温度保持一致,中部和顶部内部也是如此。For example, in combination with the structure of the furnace tube device, the temperature control area of the furnace body is divided into regions. When the temperature control area is divided into the bottom, the middle and the top, the bottom is the fourth heating unit 700 and the fifth heating unit 800, the middle is the second heating unit 500 and the third heating unit 600, and the top is the first heating unit 400. The specific setting method is: the temperature at the bottom of the cavity is 10-20°C higher than the temperature in the middle of the cavity, and the temperature in the middle of the cavity is 5-10°C higher than the temperature at the top of the cavity. Inside the bottom, the temperature remains consistent, as is the case with the inside of the middle and the top.

在另一个实施方式中,结合炉管装置的结构,对炉体的控温区域进行分区域划分,将控温区域分为底部和顶部时,底部为第四加热单元700和第五加热单元800,顶部为第一加热单元400、第二加热单元500及第三加热单元600。具体设置方式为:腔体底部的温度比腔体顶部的温度高15-30℃。在底部和顶部内部,温度保持一致。In another embodiment, the temperature control area of the furnace body is divided into regions in combination with the structure of the furnace tube device. When the temperature control area is divided into the bottom and the top, the bottom is the fourth heating unit 700 and the fifth heating unit 800, and the top is the first heating unit 400, the second heating unit 500 and the third heating unit 600. The specific setting method is: the temperature at the bottom of the cavity is 15-30°C higher than the temperature at the top of the cavity. The temperature inside the bottom and the top is kept consistent.

更进一步的,设定腔体内部环境条件还包括:设置腔体内部压强为0.1-1.2torr。Furthermore, setting the internal environmental conditions of the cavity also includes: setting the internal pressure of the cavity to 0.1-1.2 torr.

步骤S200:从腔体的底部通入清洗气体,并利用清洗气体分解反应产生的生成物清洗腔体内的待清洗层,示例性的,生成物为氟气。Step S200: introducing a cleaning gas from the bottom of the cavity, and using a product generated by a decomposition reaction of the cleaning gas to clean the layer to be cleaned in the cavity. Exemplarily, the product is fluorine gas.

更进一步地,向腔体内通入清洗气体的流量为1.5SL-2SL。Furthermore, the flow rate of the cleaning gas introduced into the chamber is 1.5SL-2SL.

优选地,清洗工艺还包括步骤S300:当腔体内的待清洗层清洗干净之后,继续向腔体内持续通入一段时间清洗气体,进一步保障待清洗层清洗完全。示例性的,本发明实施例中持续通入清洗气体的时间为3-5min,流量可保持不变。值得注意的是,腔体内的待清洗层清洗干净可以通过经验判断需要清洗的时间,到达清洗的时间直接判断为清洗干净。还可以通过加热单元内的温度传感器实时监测腔体内的温度变化进行判断。在持续通入清洗气体,温度传感器所监测的温度与该处控温区域所控制的温度一致时,即检测到的温度等于该控温区域的加热单元所加热的温度时,即可判断为清洗干净。能够如此判断的原因是,清洗气体对待清洗层进行清洗时,所发生的反应是放热反应,具体所产生的反应在下文会详细阐述,只要待清洗层没有被清洗干净,清洗气体将会持续与待清洗层反应,温度传感器所检测到的腔体内部的温度将会持续高于该控温区域的加热单元所加热的温度,直到温度传感器所检测到的腔体内部的温度等于该控温区域的加热单元所加热的温度,表明清洗反应不再发生,待清洗层被清洗完全。Preferably, the cleaning process also includes step S300: after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, continue to introduce cleaning gas into the cavity for a period of time to further ensure that the layer to be cleaned is completely cleaned. Exemplarily, the time for continuously introducing cleaning gas in the embodiment of the present invention is 3-5 minutes, and the flow rate can remain unchanged. It is worth noting that the time required for cleaning of the layer to be cleaned in the cavity can be judged empirically, and the time when cleaning is reached can be directly judged as being cleaned. The temperature change in the cavity can also be monitored in real time by the temperature sensor in the heating unit for judgment. When the cleaning gas is continuously introduced and the temperature monitored by the temperature sensor is consistent with the temperature controlled by the temperature control area, that is, when the detected temperature is equal to the temperature heated by the heating unit in the temperature control area, it can be judged as being clean. The reason for this judgment is that when the cleaning gas cleans the layer to be cleaned, the reaction that occurs is an exothermic reaction. The specific reaction will be explained in detail below. As long as the layer to be cleaned is not cleaned thoroughly, the cleaning gas will continue to react with the layer to be cleaned, and the temperature inside the cavity detected by the temperature sensor will continue to be higher than the temperature heated by the heating unit of the temperature control area, until the temperature inside the cavity detected by the temperature sensor is equal to the temperature heated by the heating unit of the temperature control area, indicating that the cleaning reaction no longer occurs and the layer to be cleaned is completely cleaned.

优选地,清洗工艺还包括步骤S400:在持续通入一段时间清洗气体之后,向腔体内持续通入一段时间惰性气体或者氮气,以清除腔体中的副产物,完成清洗工艺。示例性的,本发明实施例中,选择氮气。更进一步地,本发明实施例中向腔体内通入氮气的流量为1.5SL-2SL,持续通入的时间为3-5min。Preferably, the cleaning process further comprises step S400: after continuously introducing the cleaning gas for a period of time, continuously introducing an inert gas or nitrogen into the cavity for a period of time to remove byproducts in the cavity and complete the cleaning process. Exemplarily, in an embodiment of the present invention, nitrogen is selected. Furthermore, in an embodiment of the present invention, the flow rate of nitrogen introduced into the cavity is 1.5SL-2SL, and the continuous introduction time is 3-5min.

在本领域内通常选择氟化气体作为化学气相沉积生成物的清洗气体,其中,三氟化氯尤为常用。三氟化氯在常温下性质较为稳定,其活性与氯气相近。但三氟化氯在受热的情况下活性迅速增强,在250℃温度条件下开始分解,产物为氟化氯和氟气。该反应会放出大量的热,产生的热量会进一步加剧三氟化氯的分解,从而产生更多的氟气。当温度达到600℃时,三氟化氯完全分解。反应产生的氟气能与腔体内的多晶硅、氮化硅、硅碳氮等化学气相沉积生成物反应,生成四氟化硅气体并被抽走,从而达到清洗的目的。In this field, fluorinated gases are usually selected as cleaning gases for chemical vapor deposition products, among which chlorine trifluoride is particularly commonly used. Chlorine trifluoride is relatively stable at room temperature, and its activity is similar to that of chlorine. However, the activity of chlorine trifluoride increases rapidly when heated, and it begins to decompose at a temperature of 250°C, and the products are chlorine fluoride and fluorine gas. This reaction will release a large amount of heat, and the heat generated will further aggravate the decomposition of chlorine trifluoride, thereby producing more fluorine gas. When the temperature reaches 600°C, chlorine trifluoride is completely decomposed. The fluorine gas produced by the reaction can react with chemical vapor deposition products such as polysilicon, silicon nitride, silicon carbon nitrogen, etc. in the cavity to generate silicon tetrafluoride gas and be pumped away, thereby achieving the purpose of cleaning.

本发明实施例提供一种具有清洗功能的化学气相沉积炉管以匹配上述化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺的实施。请参照图3,图3示出了本发明实施例的具有清洗功能的化学气相沉积炉管结构示意图。如图3所示,具有清洗功能的化学气相沉积炉管301包括:The embodiment of the present invention provides a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with a cleaning function to match the implementation of the cleaning process of the above-mentioned chemical vapor deposition furnace tube. Please refer to Figure 3, which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with a cleaning function in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube 301 with a cleaning function includes:

用于加热封闭炉管腔体3011的至少两个控温模块3012;At least two temperature control modules 3012 for heating the closed furnace tube cavity 3011;

控制模块3014,控制模块3014被配置为:控制控温模块3012调节腔体3011内部的环境条件,以及,The control module 3014 is configured to: control the temperature control module 3012 to adjust the environmental conditions inside the cavity 3011, and

控制清洗气体从腔体3011底部通入腔体3011,以清洗腔体3011内的待清洗层;Controlling the cleaning gas to flow into the cavity 3011 from the bottom of the cavity 3011 to clean the layer to be cleaned in the cavity 3011;

其中,环境条件包括:腔体3011内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制。The environmental conditions include: the temperature inside the cavity 3011 is controlled from high to low gradient from bottom to top.

更进一步地,每一控温模块3012至少包括一个加热单元30121。Furthermore, each temperature control module 3012 includes at least one heating unit 30121 .

更进一步地,控制模块3014还被配置为控制控压模块3013调节腔体3011内部的环境条件;此处的环境条件具体包括:腔体3011内部压强为0.1-1.2torr。Furthermore, the control module 3014 is also configured to control the pressure control module 3013 to adjust the environmental conditions inside the cavity 3011; the environmental conditions here specifically include: the pressure inside the cavity 3011 is 0.1-1.2 torr.

接下来,采用三氟化氯气体作为清洗气体清洗具有多晶硅薄膜的腔体的实际案例对本发明实施例的化学气相沉积炉管的清洗工艺示例性的阐述说明。Next, the cleaning process of the chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to the embodiment of the present invention is exemplarily described by taking a practical example of using chlorine trifluoride gas as a cleaning gas to clean a cavity having a polysilicon film.

请参照图1,本发明实施例提供一个内部具有多晶硅薄膜的腔体,封闭整个腔体。本实施例中,炉体设有5个加热单元,由上至下分别分为第一加热单元400、第二加热单元500、第三加热单元600、第四加热单元700和第五加热单元800。将该5个加热单元进行区域划分之后,每一区域内均可进行精确加热并控温,从而实现对腔体不同区域的不同温度控制。建立腔体内部的环境条件,环境条件包括温度条件和压强条件。腔体内部温度从底部到顶部进行由高至低梯度控制,本发明实施例中,对炉体的控温区域进行分区域划分,将控温区域分为底部、中部和顶部,具体地,底部为第四加热单元700和第五加热单元800,中部为第二加热单元500和第三加热单元600,顶部为第一加热单元400。温度条件的具体设置为:腔体底部的温度设置为400℃,即第四加热单元700、第五加热单元800的温度设置为400℃;且腔体底部的温度比腔体中部的温度高15℃,即第二加热单元500、第三加热单元600的温度设置为385℃;腔体中部的温度比腔体顶部的温度高15℃,即第一加热单元400的温度设置为370℃。本发明实施例中,对腔体内部的压强条件设置为1.0torr。Please refer to FIG. 1 . An embodiment of the present invention provides a cavity having a polysilicon film inside, and the entire cavity is enclosed. In this embodiment, the furnace body is provided with 5 heating units, which are respectively divided into the first heating unit 400, the second heating unit 500, the third heating unit 600, the fourth heating unit 700 and the fifth heating unit 800 from top to bottom. After the 5 heating units are divided into regions, each region can be accurately heated and temperature controlled, thereby achieving different temperature control of different regions of the cavity. The environmental conditions inside the cavity are established, and the environmental conditions include temperature conditions and pressure conditions. The temperature inside the cavity is controlled from high to low gradient from bottom to top. In the embodiment of the present invention, the temperature control area of the furnace body is divided into regions, and the temperature control area is divided into the bottom, the middle and the top. Specifically, the bottom is the fourth heating unit 700 and the fifth heating unit 800, the middle is the second heating unit 500 and the third heating unit 600, and the top is the first heating unit 400. The specific setting of the temperature condition is: the temperature of the bottom of the cavity is set to 400°C, that is, the temperature of the fourth heating unit 700 and the fifth heating unit 800 is set to 400°C; and the temperature of the bottom of the cavity is 15°C higher than the temperature of the middle of the cavity, that is, the temperature of the second heating unit 500 and the third heating unit 600 is set to 385°C; the temperature of the middle of the cavity is 15°C higher than the temperature of the top of the cavity, that is, the temperature of the first heating unit 400 is set to 370°C. In the embodiment of the present invention, the pressure condition inside the cavity is set to 1.0 torr.

从外腔体200底部设置的进气口201通入三氟化氯进入内腔体300内,流量设置为1.75SL,并利用三氟化氯分解反应生成的氟气,将腔体内的多晶硅清洗干净。通入的三氟化氯气体在受热高温的条件下发生分解反应,生成氟化氯和氟气,之后用生成的氟气来清洗腔体内的多晶硅层。本发明实施例中的清洗指的是利用氟气和硅反应去掉腔体内的多晶硅层,三氟化氯分解产生氟气以及氟气去除多晶硅的反应方程式为:ClF3→ClF+F2;Si+F2→SiF4;生成物SiF4以气态存在于腔体之中。本发明在腔体中通入氟化气体,利用氟气清洗腔体内的多晶硅层,直到腔体中多晶硅层完全被清洗干净为止。Chlorine trifluoride is introduced into the inner cavity 300 from the gas inlet 201 set at the bottom of the outer cavity 200, and the flow rate is set to 1.75SL, and the fluorine gas generated by the decomposition reaction of chlorine trifluoride is used to clean the polysilicon in the cavity. The introduced chlorine trifluoride gas undergoes a decomposition reaction under high temperature conditions to generate chlorine fluoride and fluorine gas, and then the generated fluorine gas is used to clean the polysilicon layer in the cavity. The cleaning in the embodiment of the present invention refers to the use of fluorine gas and silicon to react to remove the polysilicon layer in the cavity. The reaction equations for the decomposition of chlorine trifluoride to generate fluorine gas and the removal of polysilicon by fluorine gas are: ClF 3 →ClF+F 2 ; Si+F 2 →SiF 4 ; the product SiF 4 exists in the cavity in a gaseous state. The present invention introduces fluorinated gas into the cavity and uses fluorine gas to clean the polysilicon layer in the cavity until the polysilicon layer in the cavity is completely cleaned.

清洗干净之后,持续充入一段时间的氮气,清除腔体内的副产物,完成清洗工艺。本发明实施例中,在出气口202处设置抽气装置(未图示),将腔体中的副产物从内腔体300与外腔体200之间的间隙中经由出气口202抽走。由于从腔体底部通入的三氟化氯气体,分解后产生氟气和氟化氯,氟气进一步与硅反应生成四氟化硅气体,因此反应后副产物中主要成分为四氟化硅、氟化氯。为了确保反应充分,清洗干净炉管内部的多晶硅层,清洗干净之后,持续充入三氟化氯气体3-5min,进一步保障多晶硅薄膜层清洗完全,确保清洗效果,然后再充入氮气3-5min以便于将副产物抽走。After cleaning, nitrogen is continuously filled for a period of time to remove the by-products in the cavity and complete the cleaning process. In an embodiment of the present invention, a vacuum device (not shown) is provided at the gas outlet 202 to extract the by-products in the cavity from the gap between the inner cavity 300 and the outer cavity 200 through the gas outlet 202. Since the chlorine trifluoride gas introduced from the bottom of the cavity produces fluorine gas and chlorine fluoride after decomposition, and the fluorine gas further reacts with silicon to generate silicon tetrafluoride gas, the main components of the by-products after the reaction are silicon tetrafluoride and chlorine fluoride. In order to ensure sufficient reaction, the polycrystalline silicon layer inside the furnace tube is cleaned, and after cleaning, chlorine trifluoride gas is continuously filled for 3-5 minutes to further ensure that the polycrystalline silicon film layer is completely cleaned and the cleaning effect is ensured, and then nitrogen is filled for 3-5 minutes to facilitate the extraction of by-products.

本发明通过对炉管实行分区域加热,以实现不同区域不同温度的精准控制,使整个腔体的清洗效率趋于一致,改善了因初始温度不达标,导致需要加长清洗腔体的时间造成腔体顶部过度清洗而形成损伤的问题,延长了腔体的使用寿命,保障晶圆加工质量的同时,降低了成本。The present invention implements zone-by-zone heating of the furnace tube to achieve precise control of different temperatures in different zones, so that the cleaning efficiency of the entire cavity tends to be consistent, improving the problem of excessive cleaning and damage to the top of the cavity due to the need to extend the time for cleaning the cavity due to the initial temperature not meeting the standard, thereby extending the service life of the cavity, ensuring the quality of wafer processing and reducing costs.

更进一步的,通过提高炉管腔体底部的温度,促进腔体底部清洗气体快速达到反应温度,提高了清洗气体的分解速度,进而提高了腔体的清洗效率。以腔体内的多晶硅薄层的厚度为10微米为例,采用现有的清洗工艺需要的时间约为130min,而采用本发明的清洗工艺用时约为115min。Furthermore, by increasing the temperature at the bottom of the furnace tube cavity, the cleaning gas at the bottom of the cavity is promoted to quickly reach the reaction temperature, thereby increasing the decomposition rate of the cleaning gas and thus improving the cleaning efficiency of the cavity. Taking the thickness of the polysilicon thin layer in the cavity as 10 microns as an example, the time required for the existing cleaning process is about 130 minutes, while the time required for the cleaning process of the present invention is about 115 minutes.

尽管参照前述实施例对本发明进行了详细的说明,本领域的普通技术人员应当理解:其依然可以对前述各实施例所记载的技术方案进行修改,或者对其中部分技术特征进行等同替换;而这些修改或者替换,并不使相应技术方案的本质脱离本发明各实施例技术方案的精神和范围。Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein; and these modifications or substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

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1. A cleaning process for a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube is characterized by comprising the following steps of: the method comprises the following steps:
sealing a cavity with a layer to be cleaned inside, and setting the environmental conditions inside the cavity;
Introducing cleaning gas from the bottom of the cavity to clean the layer to be cleaned in the cavity;
wherein, the setting of the environmental conditions within the cavity comprises: the temperature inside the cavity is controlled from the bottom to the top in a gradient manner from high to low.
2. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 1, wherein: the cleaning gas is a fluorinated gas.
3. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 1, wherein: the setting of environmental conditions within the cavity further comprises:
the pressure inside the cavity is set to 0.1-1.2torr.
4. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 1, wherein: when the temperature inside the cavity is controlled from bottom to top in a gradient manner from high to low, the temperature at the bottom of the cavity is 15-30 ℃ higher than the temperature at the top of the cavity.
5. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 1, wherein: the cleaning process further comprises the following steps:
after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, continuously introducing cleaning gas for a period of time to enable the layer to be cleaned completely.
6. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 5, wherein: after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, continuously introducing cleaning gas for 3-5min.
7. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 1 or 5, wherein: the cleaning process further comprises the following steps:
after the layer to be cleaned in the cavity is cleaned, continuously introducing inert gas or nitrogen into the cavity for a period of time to remove byproducts in the cavity.
8. The process for cleaning a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube according to claim 7, wherein: and (3) introducing inert gas or nitrogen into the cavity at a flow rate of 1.5SL-2SL for 3-5min.
9. The utility model provides a chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with cleaning function which characterized in that: comprising the following steps:
at least two temperature control modules for heating and sealing the furnace tube cavity;
A control module configured to: controlling the temperature control module to adjust the environmental condition inside the cavity, and
Controlling cleaning gas to be introduced into the cavity from the bottom of the cavity so as to clean a layer to be cleaned in the cavity;
Wherein the environmental conditions include: the internal temperature of the cavity is controlled from the bottom to the top in a gradient manner from high to low.
10. The chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with cleaning function according to claim 9, wherein:
Each temperature control module at least comprises a heating unit.
11. The chemical vapor deposition furnace tube with cleaning function according to claim 9, wherein:
The control module is further configured to control the control module to adjust an environmental condition inside the cavity;
The environmental conditions include: the pressure in the cavity is 0.1-1.2torr.
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