Should We Analyze for Trace Metal Contamination at the Edge, Bevel, and Edge Exclusion of Wafers?
作者:
Meredith Beebe,
Chris Sparks,
Ron Carpio,
期刊:
AIP Conference Proceedings
(AIP Available online 1903)
卷期:
Volume 683,
issue 1
页码: 309-312
ISSN:0094-243X
年代: 1903
DOI:10.1063/1.1622487
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
The edge, bevel, and edge exclusion area of a wafer has historically been difficult to monitor for trace metals. Standard trace metal surface techniques such as total reflection x‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy, time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and vapor phase decomposition inductively coupled plasma are currently not capable or have difficulty measuring metals to the edge and bevel of the wafer. With shared metrology toolsets and new materials being introduced into semiconductor fabs, it is important to measure possible contamination in these areas of the wafer. Tools that have edge grip pins or centering and aligning pins, also are at risk to contaminate wafers at the edge and bevel. A technique had been developed known as the beveled edge analysis tool that chemically extracts contamination from the edge, bevel and edge exclusion of a wafer that is then quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. In this study we will show correlation of this technique to standard trace element analysis methods. We will also present data from characterizing processes and fab tools that will benefit from this measurement. © 2003 American Institute of Physics
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