• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.565-566
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• 2006

Slurry used in metal chemical mechanical polishing normally consists of an oxidizer, a complexing agent, a corrosion inhibitor and an abrasive. This paper investigates effects of citric acid as a complexing agent for Cu CMP with $H_2O_2$ as an oxidizer. In order to study chemical effects of a citric acid, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were performed on Cu sample after Cu etching test. XPS results reveal that CuO, $Cu(OH)_2$ layer decrease but Cu/$Cu_2O$ layer increase on Cu sample surface. To investigate nanomechanical properties of Cu sample surface, nanoindentation was performed on Cu sample. Results of nanoindentation indicate wear resistance of Cu Surface decrease. According to decrease of wear resistance on Cu surface, removal rate increases from $285\;{\AA}/min$ to $8645\;{\AA}/min$ in Cu CMP.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.274-285
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• 2019

Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), which is a material removal process involving chemical surface reactions and mechanical abrasive action, is an essential manufacturing process for obtaining high-quality semiconductor surfaces with ultrahigh precision features. Recent rapid growth in the industries of digital devices and semiconductors has accelerated the demands for processing of various substrate and film materials. In addition, to solve many issues and challenges related to high integration such as micro-defects, non-uniformity, and post-process cleaning, it has become increasingly necessary to approach and understand the processing mechanisms for various substrate materials and abrasive particle behaviors from a tribological point of view. Based on these backgrounds, we review recent CMP R&D trends in this study. We examine experimental and analytical studies with a focus on substrate materials and abrasive particles. For the reduction of micro-scratch generation, understanding the correlation between friction and the generation mechanism by abrasive particle behaviors is critical. Furthermore, the contact stiffness at the wafer-particle (slurry)-pad interface should be carefully considered. Regarding substrate materials, recent research trends and technologies have been introduced that focus on sapphire (${\alpha}$-alumina, $Al_2O_3$), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN), which are used for organic light emitting devices. High-speed processing technology that does not generate surface defects should be developed for low-cost production of various substrates. For this purpose, effective methods for reducing and removing surface residues and deformed layers should be explored through tribological approaches. Finally, we present future challenges and issues related to the CMP process from a tribological perspective.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.309-317
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• 2000

Langasite is a promising new piezoelectric material for SAW filter application. Little was known until recently about the methods needed to mechanically polish and chemically polish/etch this material. In this experiment, polishing, slurry chemistry and chemical wet etching for langasite is described. Conventional quartz and LN ($LiNbO_3$) polishing methods did not produce satisfactory polished surfaces, and polishing with a colloidal silica slurries has shown to be most effective. The optimum condition was investigated by changing the slurry chemistry. As the planarization effect is very important in SAW filter applications, the examination of the effective particle number effect and the particle size effect was carried out. Z-cut langasite surface which had been polished with the colloidal silica slurries was etched in a variety of etchants. Conventional quartz etchants destroyed the polished surface. Other etchants formed a thin film on the surfaces. In this experiment, the reaction between langasite and a few etching solution was analysed. And an appropriate selective etchant solution for analyzing the defects was synthesized.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2006

Submicron colloidal silica coated with ceria were prepared by mixing of silica and nano ceria particles and modified by hydrothermal reaction. The polishing efficiency of the ceria coated silica slurry was tested over oxide film on silicon wafer. By changing the polishing pressure in the range of $140{\sim}420g/cm^2$ with the ceria coated silica slurries in $100{\sim}300nm$, rates, WIWNU and friction force were measured. The removal rate was in the order of 200, 100, and 300 nm size silica coated with ceria. It was known that the smaller particle size gives the higher removal rate with higher contact area in Cu slurry. In the case of oxide film, the indentation volume as well as contact area gives effect on the removal rate depending on the size of abrasives. The indentation volume increase with the size of abrasive particles, which results to higher removal rate. The highest removal rate in 200 nm silica core coated with ceria is discussed as proper combination of indentation and contact area effect.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2012

반도체 산업에서 회로의 고집적화와 다층구조를 형성하기 위해 화학적-기계적 연마(CMP: Chemical-Mechanical Planarization) 공정이 도입되었으며 반도체 패턴의 미세화와 다층화에 따라 화학적-기계적 연마 공정의 중요성은 더욱 강조되고 있다. 화학적-기계적 연마공정이란 화학적 반응과 기계적 힘을 동시에 이용하여 표면을 평탄화하는 공정으로, 화학적-기계적 연마 공정은 압력, 속도 등의 공정조건과, 화학적 반응을 유도하는 슬러리(Slurry), 기계적 힘을 위한 패드 등에 의해 복합적으로 영향을 받는다. 패드 컨디셔닝이란 컨디셔너가 화학적-기계적 연마 공정 중에 지속적으로 패드 표면을 연마하여 패드의 손상된 부분을 제거하고 새로운 표면을 노출시켜 패드의 상태를 일정하게 유지시키는 것을 말한다. 한편, 금속박막의 화학적-기계적 연마 공정에 사용되는 슬러리는 금속박막과 산화반응을 하기 위하여 산화제를 포함하는데, 산화제는 금속 컨디셔너 표면을 산화시켜 부식을 야기한다. 컨디셔너의 표면부식은 반도체 수율에 직접적인 영향을 줄 수 있는 스크래치(Scratch) 등을 발생시킬 뿐만 아니라, 컨디셔너의 수명도 저하시키게 되므로 이를 방지하기 위한 노력이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 컨디셔너 표면에 슬러리와 컨디셔너 표면 간에 일어나는 표면부식을 방지하기 위하여 유기박막을 표면에 증착하여 부식을 방지하고자 하였다. 컨디셔너 제작에 사용되는 금속인 니켈과 니켈 합금을 기판으로 하고, 증착된 유기박막으로는 자기조립단분자막(SAM: Self-Assembled Monolayer)과 불화탄소(FC: FluoroCarbon) 박막을 증착하였다. 자기조립단분자막은 2가지 전구체(Perfluoroctyltrichloro silane(FOTS), Dodecanethiol(DT))를 사용하여 기상 자기조립 단분자막 증착(Vapor SAM) 방법으로 증착하였고, 불화탄소막은 10 nm, 50 nm, 100 nm 두께로 PE-CVD(Plasma Enhanced-Chemical Vapor Deposition, SRN-504, Sorona, Korea) 방법으로 증착하여 표면의 부식특성을 평가하였다. 표면 부식 특성은 동전위분극법(Potentiodynamic Polarization)과 전기화학적 임피던스 측정법(Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS)) 등의 전기화학 분석법을 사용하여 평가되었다. 또한 측정된 임피던스 데이터를 전기적 등가회로(Electrical Equivalent Circuit) 모델에 적용하여 부식 방지 효율을 계산하였다. 동전위분극법과 EIS의 결과 분석으로부터 유기박막이 증착된 표면의 부식전류밀도가 감소하고, 임피던스가 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.207-210
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• 2003

The chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process is a method of planarizing semiconductor wafers with a high degree of success. However, fundamental mechanisms of the process are not fully understood. Several theoretical analyses have been introduced, which are focused on kinematics, von Mises stress distributions and hydrodynamic lubrication aspects. This paper is concerned with hydrodynamic lubrication theory as the chemical mechanical planarization model; the three-dimensional Reynolds equation is applied to predict slurry film thickness and pressure distributions between the pad and the wafer. This paper classifies geometry of wafer into 3 types and focuses on the differences between them.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.108-111
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• 2006

The oxidizer-induced corrosion state and microstructure of surface passive metal-oxide layer greatly influenced on the removal rate of tungsten film according to the slurry chemical composition of different mixed oxidizers. In this paper, the actual polishing mechanism and pH-potential equilibrium diagram obtained from potentiodynamic polarization curve were electrochemically compared. An electrochemical corrosion effect implies that slurries with the highest removal rate (RR) have the high dissolution rate.

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제36D권12호
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• pp.37-42
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 차세대 집적회로의 핵심공정으로 부각되고 있는 CMP를 이용한 Cu Damascene 공정을 연구하였다. E-beam lithography, $SiO_2$ CVD 및 RIE, Ti/Cu CVD등의 제반 단위 공정을 연구하였으며, 연구된 단위공정으로 2창의 Cu금속 배선을 제작하였다. CMP 단위공정 연구결과, hend 압력 4 PSI, table 및 head 속도 25rpm, 진동폭 10mm, 슬러리 공급량 40ml/min에서 연마율 4,635 ${\AA}$/min, Cu:$SiO_2$의 선택율 150:1, 평탄도 4.0%를 얻었다. E-beam 및 $SiO_2$ vialine 공정연구결과, 100 ${\mu}C/cm^2$ 도즈와 6분 30초의 현상 및 1분 10초의 에칭시간으로 약 0.18 ${\mu}m\;SiO_2$ via-line을 형성하였다. 연구된 단위공정으로 sub-0.2 ${\mu}$의 Cu 금속라인을 제작하였으며, Cu void 및 Cu의 peeling으로 인한 다층공정시의 문제점과 재현성 향상 방법에 대해 논의하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.631-635
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• 2011

직접산화법으로 제조한 구형 실리카졸과 비구형 실리카졸의 입자크기와 형상에 따른 산화막의 기계화학적 연마율에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 구형 실리카졸은 금속 실리콘 분말로부터 직접산화법에 의해 10~100 nm까지 크기별로 제조하였다. 직접산화법으로 제조한 10 nm 크기의 실리카졸에 산, 알콜, 실란과 같은 응집유도제에 의한 첨가하여 입자간 응집을 유도한 시드 졸을 제조하고, 여기에 실리콘 분말과 알칼리 촉매를 투입하여 직접산화법으로 입자를 성장하여, 두 개 이상의 입자가 응집되어 있는 실리카 시드의 형상이 유지된 상태에서 성장한 응집 비구형 실리카졸을 제조하였다. 이를 산화막 CMP에 적용하여 구형 및 비구형 실리카졸의 입자형상 및 크기에 따른 연마율을 비교하였다. 구형 실리카의 경우, 입자크기가 증가할수록 연마율은 높아졌고, 비구형 실리카졸은 평균입경이 유사한 크기의 구형 실리카 보다 더욱 높은 연마율을 나타내었다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2016

Sapphire has a high hardness and strength and chemical stability as a superior material. It is used mainly as a material for a semiconductor as well as LED. Recently, the cover glass industry used by a sapphire is getting a lot of attention. The sapphire substrate is manufactured through ingot sawing, lapping, diamond mechanical polishing (DMP) and chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. DMP is an important process to ensure the surface quality of several nm for CMP process as well as to determine the final form accuracy of the substrate. In DMP process, the material removal is achieved by using the mechanical energy of the relative motion to each other in the state that the diamond slurry is disposed between the sapphire substrate and the polishing platen. The polishing platen is one of the most important factors that determine the material removal characteristics in DMP. Especially, it is known that the geometric characteristics of the polishing platen affects the material removal amount and its distribution. This paper investigated the material removal characteristics and the effects of the polishing platen groove in sapphire DMP. The experiments were preliminarily carried out to evaluate the sapphire material removal characteristics according to process parameters such as pressure, relative velocity and so on. In the experiment, the monitoring apparatus was applied to analyze process phenomena in accordance with the processing conditions. From the experimental results, the correlation was analyzed among process parameters, polishing phenomena and the material removal characteristics. The material removal equation based on phenomenological factors could be derived. And the experiment was followed to investigate the effects of platen groove on material removal characteristics.