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- Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a chemical mechanical polishing system suitable for use in semiconductor manufacturing.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- a method for polishing includes simultaneously pressing a first substrate and a second substrate against a single polishing surface of a polishing module, providing polishing fluid from a first fluid delivery arm in front of the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, providing polishing fluid from a second fluid delivery arm at a location in front of the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, conditioning the polishing surface with a first conditioner at a location behind the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, conditioning the polishing surface with a second conditioner at a location behind the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, and polishing the first and second substrates in the presence of the fluids dispensed from the first and second delivery arms.
- FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one embodiment of a chemical mechanical polishing system
- FIG. 2 is a partial side view of a polishing station of FIG. 1 according to one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for simultaneously polishing multiple substrates that may be practiced in the one embodiment according to the invention.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for an improved chemical mechanical polishing system.
- FIG. 1 is a top plan view illustrating one embodiment of a chemical mechanical polishing (“CMP”) system 100 .
- the CMP system 100 includes a factory interface 102 , a cleaner 104 and a polishing module 106 .
- a wet robot 108 is provided to transfer substrates 170 between the factory interface 102 and the polishing module 106 .
- the wet robot 108 may also be configured to transfer substrates between the polishing module 106 and the cleaner 104 .
- the factory interface 102 includes a dry robot 110 which is configured to transfer substrates 170 between one or more cassettes 114 and one or more transfer platforms 116 . In one embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 , four substrate storage cassettes 114 are shown.
- the dry robot 110 has sufficient range of motion to facilitate transfer between the four cassettes 114 and the one or more transfer platforms 116 .
- the dry robot 110 may be mounted on a rail or track 112 to position the robot 110 laterally within the factory interface 102 , thereby increasing the range of motion of the dry robot 110 without requiring large or complex robot linkages.
- the dry robot 110 additionally is configured to receive substrates from the cleaner 104 and return the clean polish substrates to the substrate storage cassettes 114 .
- one substrate transfer platform 116 is shown in the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 , two or more substrate transfer platforms may be provided so that at least two substrates may be queued for transfer to the polishing module 106 by the wet robot 108 at the same time.
- the polishing module 106 includes a plurality of polishing stations 124 on which substrates are polished while retained in one or more polishing heads 126 .
- the polishing stations 124 are sized to interface with two or more polishing heads 126 simultaneously so that polishing of two or more substrates may occur using a single polishing station 124 at the same time.
- the polishing heads 126 are coupled to a carriage 220 (shown in FIG. 2 ) that is mounted to an overhead track 128 that is shown in phantom in FIG. 1 .
- the overhead track 128 allows the carriage 220 to be selectively positioned around the polishing module 106 which facilitates positioning of the polishing heads 126 selectively over the polishing stations 124 and load cup 122 .
- the overhead track 128 has a circular configuration which allows the carriages 220 retaining the polishing heads 126 to be selectively and independently rotated over and/or clear of the load cups 122 and the polishing stations 124 .
- the overhead track 128 may have other configurations including elliptical, oval, linear or other suitable orientation and the movement of the polishing heads 126 may be facilitated using other suitable devices.
- two polishing stations 124 are shown located in opposite corners of the polishing module 106 .
- At least one load cup 122 is in the corner of the polishing module 106 between the polishing stations 124 closest the wet robot 108 .
- the load cup 122 facilitates transfer between the wet robot 108 and the polishing head 126 .
- a third polishing station 124 (shown in phantom) may be positioned in the corner of the polishing module 126 opposite the load cups 122 .
- a second pair of load cups 122 (also shown in phantom) may be located in the corner of the polishing module 106 opposite the load cups 122 that are positioned proximate the wet robot. Additional polishing stations 124 may be integrated in the polishing module 106 in systems having a larger footprint.
- Each polishing station 124 includes a polishing surface 130 capable of polishing at least two substrates at the same time and a matching number of polishing units for each of the substrates.
- Each of the polishing units includes a polishing head 126 , a conditioning module 132 and a polishing fluid delivery module 134 .
- the conditioning module 132 may be a conditioner which dresses the pad by removing polishing debris and opening the pores of the pad.
- the polishing fluid delivery module 134 may be a slurry delivery arm.
- the polishing surface 130 is supported on a platen assembly (not shown) which rotates the polishing surface 130 during processing.
- the polishing surface 130 is suitable for at least one of a chemical mechanical polishing and/or an electrochemical mechanical polishing process.
- the platen may be rotated during polishing at a rate from about 10 rpm to about 150 rpm, for example, about 50 rpm to about 110 rpm, such as about 80 rpm to about 100 rpm.
- FIG. 2 is a partial side view showing one embodiment of one of the polishing stations 124 of FIG. 1 . Only one of the two or more polishing units is shown in FIG. 2 for ease of explanation.
- a platen assembly 200 supports a dielectric polishing pad 204 .
- the upper surface of the pad 204 forms the polishing surface 130 .
- the platen 202 is movably supported on an inner frame 203 by one or more bearings 212 .
- the platen 202 is coupled by a shaft 206 to a motor 208 that is operable to rotate the platen assembly 200 .
- the motor 208 may be coupled by a bracket 210 to the inner frame 203 . In one embodiment, the motor 208 is a direct drive motor.
- motors may also be utilized to rotate the shaft 206 .
- the motor 208 is utilized to rotate the platen assembly 200 such that the pad 204 retained thereon is rotated during processing while the substrate 170 is retained against the polishing surface 130 by the polishing head 126 .
- the polishing head 126 is rotated at a rate from a range of about 10 rpm to about 150 rpm, for example, about 50 rpm to about 110 rpm, such as about 80 rpm to about 100 rpm.
- the polishing head 126 may press the substrate 170 against the pad 204 at a pressure in range of about 0.5 psi to about 5.0 psi, for example, about 1 psi to about 4.5 psi, such as about 1.5 psi to about 4.0 psi, for example.
- the polishing head 126 may have a moving range preferably from about 10 to 14 inches.
- the polishing head 126 may be sweeping from a frequency of about 1 sweep per minute (swp/min) to about 40 swp/min, for example, about 5 swp/min to about 30 swp/min, such as about 12 swp/min to about 25 swp/min. Each sweep may be about 10 to about 14 inches.
- the platen assembly 200 is large enough to support a polishing pad 204 which will accommodate polishing of at least two substrates retained by different polishing heads 126 and served by different polishing units.
- the dielectric polishing pad 204 has a diameter greater than about 30 inches, for example, between about 30 and about 52 inches, such as 42 inches. Even though the dielectric polishing pad 204 may be utilized to polish two substrates simultaneously, the pad unit area per number of substrate simultaneously polished thereon is much greater than conventional single substrate pads, thereby allowing the pad service life to be significantly extended.
- the conditioning module 132 may be activated to contact and condition the polishing surface 130 . Additionally, polishing fluid is delivered through the polishing fluid delivery module 134 to the polishing surface 130 during processing. The distribution of polishing fluid provided by the polishing fluid delivery module 134 may be selected to control the distribution of polishing fluid across the lateral surface of the polishing surface 130 . It should be noted that while only one polishing head 126 , conditioning module 132 and polishing fluid delivery module 134 are depicted in FIG. 2 , more numbers of polishing heads and conditioning modules, polishing fluid delivery modules are possible. For the sake of clarity, there is sufficient room to accommodate at least one additional polishing unit on the pad 204 , as shown in FIG. 1 . One embodiment includes at least two sets of polishing heads 126 , conditioning modules 132 and polishing fluid delivery modules 134 working simultaneously to accommodate for the polishing of at least two substrates simultaneously on one polishing pad 204 .
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for simultaneously polishing multiple substrates on a single polishing surface that may be practiced in any polishing station embodiments described herein.
- the polishing method may be practiced in other suitable adapted systems, including those from the equipment manufacturers.
- the method 300 begins at step 310 , wherein a first substrate and a second substrate are pressed against a single polishing surface 130 of a polishing module 106 while the surface 130 is rotated.
- a first slurry delivery arm 134 in front of the first substrate delivers a polishing liquid to the surface 130 in front of the first substrate.
- the area of the pad to be rotated under the substrates is the “front” while the area of the pad just rotated from below the substrate is the “back.”
- the polishing fluid may be delivered to the pad surface 130 from the first slurry delivery arm 134 at a rate of about 100 sccm to about 1000 sccm, for example, about 200 sccm to about 800 sccm, such as about 300 sccm to about 600 sccm from each arm.
- a second slurry delivery arm 135 in front of the second substrate delivers a polishing fluid to the area in front of the second substrate.
- the second slurry delivery arm 135 may provide fluid to the pad at substantially the same rate as the first arm 134 .
- the overall amount of slurry used per substrate may be reduced since both the substrates and the pad are polished with the same slurry agent. As a result, a reduced amount of slurry may be used to polish the next substrate.
- silica may be used as the slurry agent.
- the parameters for the slurry usage rate per slurry delivery arm may be range from about 100 sccm to about 1000 sccm, for example, for about 200 sccm to about 800 sccm, such as about 300 sccm to about 600 sccm.
- the slurry delivery arm may sweep the polishing surface with a frequency from a range of about 1 swp/min to about 70 swp/min, preferably, for about 5 swp/min to about 60 swp/min, and more preferably, for about 10 swp/min to about 60 swp/min, for example.
- the movement of the slurry delivery arm may be from a range of about 2 inches to about 18 inches, for example, for about 6 inches to about 16 inches, such as about 7 inches to about 13 inches.
- the first and second substrates are polished in the presence of the polishing fluid. Conditioning may occur before, during or after polishing. Conditioning while polishing has shown good results. While the substrate has been polished in the presence of the polishing fluid, an end point detection device coupled with the polishing station may be used to determine the removal rate of the metal layer. In one embodiment, eddy current endpoint detection may be used to monitor the removal rate of the metal layer. In another embodiment, optical techniques, such as In Situ Removal Monitor (ISRM) laser endpoint detection may be used to monitor the removal rate of material from the substrate and/or to detect the polishing endpoint.
- ISRM In Situ Removal Monitor
- the polishing surface 130 is conditioned with a first conditioner 132 at a location behind the first substrate.
- the polishing surface is conditioned with a second conditioner 133 at a location behind the second substrate.
- the conditioner may include a diamond-containing surface that is swept across the polishing surface at a frequency of about 1 swp/min to about 40 swp/min, for example, about 5 swp/min to about 30 swp/min, such as about 12 swp/min to about 25 swp/min.
- the conditioner may have a sweep distance of about 0.5 to about 21 inches, for example, 1.0 to about 20 inches.
- the conditioner may rotate the diamond-containing surface against the pad 304 at a rotation rate of about 10 rpm to about 300 rpm, for example, about 50 rpm to about 200 rpm, such as about 80 rpm to about 150 rpm, for example.
- each substrate may be polished utilizing a two-step process.
- a first step includes removing the bulk thickness of copper followed by a copper clearance step.
- the bulk removal step ends at or about when the underlying material begins to be exposed through the copper layer.
- the bulk removal step may remove copper at a polishing rate of between about 9,000 to about 10,000 ⁇ /min.
- the platen speed may be maintained between about 83 to 113 revolutions per minute (rpm) while the head is rotated between about 77 and about 107 revolutions per minute.
- the polishing head may be oscillated with a frequency of about 19 sweeps per minute through a distance of between 10 to about 14 inches.
- the substrate is pressed against the polishing surface at a pressure of between about 2.2 to about 2.9 psi.
- a low silica content slurry having neutral pH may be utilized at about 300 sccm per slurry delivery arm.
- the slurry delivery arm may be swept between about 9 to 11 inches with a frequency of 19 to about 38 sweeps per minute.
- the conditioner may be pressed against the pad with a force of between about 3 to about 5 psi while being rotated at about 108 rpm.
- the conditioner may be swept over a distance of about 1.5 to about 20 inches.
- the copper clearance step may remove copper to expose a barrier layer at a rate of between 4,000 to 5,000 ⁇ /min.
- the platen may be rotated about 83 to 113 revolutions per minute while the polishing head is rotated between about 77 to about 107 rotations per minute.
- the substrate is pressed against the polishing pad with a force of between 1.1 to about 1.3 psi while the head is swept over a distance of about 10 to about 14 inches with a frequency of about 19 sweeps per minute.
- a low silica content polishing slurry having neutral pH may be provided at a rate of about 2 sccm per slurry delivery arm.
- the slurry delivery arm may be swept over a distance of about 9 to about 12 inches with a frequency of 19 to about 38 sweeps per minute.
- the conditioner may be pressed against the polishing surface while processing substrate with a force of between about 3 psi to about 5 psi while rotating the conditioner with an rpm of about 108, while sweeping the conditioner over a distance between about 1.5 to about 20 inches.
- the invention provides an improved method for the CMP process by providing a pad large enough to accommodate polishing at least two substrates simultaneously while also providing a clean and conditioned polishing surface after each polishing of the substrates.
- Copper polish rates up to about 20,000 Angstrom per minute ( ⁇ /min) may be obtained, for example, about 2,000 ⁇ /min to about 15,000 ⁇ /min, such as about 3,000 ⁇ /min to about 12,000 ⁇ /min, for example, have been realized with good match of substrate to substrate results.
- the improved polishing repeatability and extended life of the polishing surface is advantageously obtained.
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A method for polishing a substrate on a pad large enough to accommodate polishing at least two substrates simultaneously The method includes simultaneously pressing a first substrate and a second substrate against a single polishing surface of a polishing module, providing polishing fluid from a first fluid delivery arm in front of the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, providing polishing fluid from a second fluid delivery arm at a location in front of the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, conditioning the polishing surface with a first conditioner at a location behind the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, and conditioning the polishing surface with a second conditioner at a location behind the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a chemical mechanical polishing system suitable for use in semiconductor manufacturing.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In semiconductor substrate manufacturing, the use of chemical mechanical polishing, or CMP, has gained favor due to the widespread use of damascene interconnects structures during integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing. Although many commercially available CMP systems have demonstrated robust polishing performance, the move to smaller line widths requiring more precise fabrication techniques, along with a continual need for increased throughput and lower cost of consumables, drives and ongoing effort for polishing system improvements. Moreover, most conventional polishing systems have relatively limited flexibility for changes to processing routines, thereby limiting the diversity of processes that may be run through a single tool. Thus, certain new processing routines may require new or dedicated tools, or costly downtime for substantial tool configuration changes.
- Therefore, there is a need for an improved chemical mechanical polishing system.
- The present invention generally provides a method for polishing a substrate on a pad large enough to accommodate polishing at least two substrates simultaneously. In one embodiment, a method for polishing includes simultaneously pressing a first substrate and a second substrate against a single polishing surface of a polishing module, providing polishing fluid from a first fluid delivery arm in front of the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, providing polishing fluid from a second fluid delivery arm at a location in front of the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, conditioning the polishing surface with a first conditioner at a location behind the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, conditioning the polishing surface with a second conditioner at a location behind the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, and polishing the first and second substrates in the presence of the fluids dispensed from the first and second delivery arms.
- So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one embodiment of a chemical mechanical polishing system; -
FIG. 2 is a partial side view of a polishing station ofFIG. 1 according to one embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for simultaneously polishing multiple substrates that may be practiced in the one embodiment according to the invention. - To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the figures. It is contemplated that elements and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.
- It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only exemplary embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for an improved chemical mechanical polishing system.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view illustrating one embodiment of a chemical mechanical polishing (“CMP”)system 100. TheCMP system 100 includes afactory interface 102, acleaner 104 and apolishing module 106. Awet robot 108 is provided totransfer substrates 170 between thefactory interface 102 and thepolishing module 106. Thewet robot 108 may also be configured to transfer substrates between thepolishing module 106 and thecleaner 104. Thefactory interface 102 includes adry robot 110 which is configured to transfersubstrates 170 between one ormore cassettes 114 and one ormore transfer platforms 116. In one embodiment depicted inFIG. 1 , foursubstrate storage cassettes 114 are shown. Thedry robot 110 has sufficient range of motion to facilitate transfer between the fourcassettes 114 and the one ormore transfer platforms 116. Optionally, thedry robot 110 may be mounted on a rail ortrack 112 to position therobot 110 laterally within thefactory interface 102, thereby increasing the range of motion of thedry robot 110 without requiring large or complex robot linkages. Thedry robot 110 additionally is configured to receive substrates from thecleaner 104 and return the clean polish substrates to thesubstrate storage cassettes 114. Although onesubstrate transfer platform 116 is shown in the embodiment depicted inFIG. 1 , two or more substrate transfer platforms may be provided so that at least two substrates may be queued for transfer to thepolishing module 106 by thewet robot 108 at the same time. - Still referring to
FIG. 1 , thepolishing module 106 includes a plurality ofpolishing stations 124 on which substrates are polished while retained in one or morepolishing heads 126. Thepolishing stations 124 are sized to interface with two or morepolishing heads 126 simultaneously so that polishing of two or more substrates may occur using asingle polishing station 124 at the same time. Thepolishing heads 126 are coupled to a carriage 220 (shown inFIG. 2 ) that is mounted to anoverhead track 128 that is shown in phantom inFIG. 1 . Theoverhead track 128 allows thecarriage 220 to be selectively positioned around thepolishing module 106 which facilitates positioning of thepolishing heads 126 selectively over thepolishing stations 124 andload cup 122. In the embodiment depicted inFIG. 1 , theoverhead track 128 has a circular configuration which allows thecarriages 220 retaining thepolishing heads 126 to be selectively and independently rotated over and/or clear of theload cups 122 and thepolishing stations 124. Theoverhead track 128 may have other configurations including elliptical, oval, linear or other suitable orientation and the movement of thepolishing heads 126 may be facilitated using other suitable devices. - In one embodiment depicted in
FIG. 1 , twopolishing stations 124 are shown located in opposite corners of thepolishing module 106. At least oneload cup 122 is in the corner of thepolishing module 106 between thepolishing stations 124 closest thewet robot 108. Theload cup 122 facilitates transfer between thewet robot 108 and thepolishing head 126. Optionally, a third polishing station 124 (shown in phantom) may be positioned in the corner of thepolishing module 126 opposite theload cups 122. Alternatively, a second pair of load cups 122 (also shown in phantom) may be located in the corner of thepolishing module 106 opposite theload cups 122 that are positioned proximate the wet robot.Additional polishing stations 124 may be integrated in thepolishing module 106 in systems having a larger footprint. - Each
polishing station 124 includes apolishing surface 130 capable of polishing at least two substrates at the same time and a matching number of polishing units for each of the substrates. Each of the polishing units includes apolishing head 126, aconditioning module 132 and a polishingfluid delivery module 134. In one embodiment, theconditioning module 132 may be a conditioner which dresses the pad by removing polishing debris and opening the pores of the pad. In another embodiment, the polishingfluid delivery module 134 may be a slurry delivery arm. Thepolishing surface 130 is supported on a platen assembly (not shown) which rotates thepolishing surface 130 during processing. In one embodiment, thepolishing surface 130 is suitable for at least one of a chemical mechanical polishing and/or an electrochemical mechanical polishing process. In another embodiment, the platen may be rotated during polishing at a rate from about 10 rpm to about 150 rpm, for example, about 50 rpm to about 110 rpm, such as about 80 rpm to about 100 rpm. -
FIG. 2 is a partial side view showing one embodiment of one of thepolishing stations 124 ofFIG. 1 . Only one of the two or more polishing units is shown inFIG. 2 for ease of explanation. In the embodiment depicted inFIG. 2 , aplaten assembly 200 supports adielectric polishing pad 204. The upper surface of thepad 204 forms thepolishing surface 130. Theplaten 202 is movably supported on aninner frame 203 by one ormore bearings 212. Theplaten 202 is coupled by ashaft 206 to amotor 208 that is operable to rotate theplaten assembly 200. Themotor 208 may be coupled by abracket 210 to theinner frame 203. In one embodiment, themotor 208 is a direct drive motor. Other motors may also be utilized to rotate theshaft 206. In one embodiment depicted inFIG. 2 , themotor 208 is utilized to rotate theplaten assembly 200 such that thepad 204 retained thereon is rotated during processing while thesubstrate 170 is retained against thepolishing surface 130 by thepolishing head 126. - In one embodiment, the
polishing head 126 is rotated at a rate from a range of about 10 rpm to about 150 rpm, for example, about 50 rpm to about 110 rpm, such as about 80 rpm to about 100 rpm. The polishinghead 126 may press thesubstrate 170 against thepad 204 at a pressure in range of about 0.5 psi to about 5.0 psi, for example, about 1 psi to about 4.5 psi, such as about 1.5 psi to about 4.0 psi, for example. The polishinghead 126 may have a moving range preferably from about 10 to 14 inches. The polishinghead 126 may be sweeping from a frequency of about 1 sweep per minute (swp/min) to about 40 swp/min, for example, about 5 swp/min to about 30 swp/min, such as about 12 swp/min to about 25 swp/min. Each sweep may be about 10 to about 14 inches. - The
platen assembly 200 is large enough to support apolishing pad 204 which will accommodate polishing of at least two substrates retained by different polishing heads 126 and served by different polishing units. In one embodiment, thedielectric polishing pad 204 has a diameter greater than about 30 inches, for example, between about 30 and about 52 inches, such as 42 inches. Even though thedielectric polishing pad 204 may be utilized to polish two substrates simultaneously, the pad unit area per number of substrate simultaneously polished thereon is much greater than conventional single substrate pads, thereby allowing the pad service life to be significantly extended. - During processing or when otherwise desired, the
conditioning module 132 may be activated to contact and condition the polishingsurface 130. Additionally, polishing fluid is delivered through the polishingfluid delivery module 134 to the polishingsurface 130 during processing. The distribution of polishing fluid provided by the polishingfluid delivery module 134 may be selected to control the distribution of polishing fluid across the lateral surface of the polishingsurface 130. It should be noted that while only one polishinghead 126,conditioning module 132 and polishingfluid delivery module 134 are depicted inFIG. 2 , more numbers of polishing heads and conditioning modules, polishing fluid delivery modules are possible. For the sake of clarity, there is sufficient room to accommodate at least one additional polishing unit on thepad 204, as shown inFIG. 1 . One embodiment includes at least two sets of polishingheads 126,conditioning modules 132 and polishingfluid delivery modules 134 working simultaneously to accommodate for the polishing of at least two substrates simultaneously on onepolishing pad 204. - The methods of the present invention will now be described in detail below. It should be understood that each of the methods of the present invention may be practiced on a single or a multi-pad system. It should also be noted that different layers of metal may be polished using the same method. In one embodiment, the metal layer may be a copper layer.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for simultaneously polishing multiple substrates on a single polishing surface that may be practiced in any polishing station embodiments described herein. The polishing method may be practiced in other suitable adapted systems, including those from the equipment manufacturers. Themethod 300 begins atstep 310, wherein a first substrate and a second substrate are pressed against asingle polishing surface 130 of apolishing module 106 while thesurface 130 is rotated. Atstep 320, while the first substrate is pressed against the polishingsurface 130, a firstslurry delivery arm 134 in front of the first substrate delivers a polishing liquid to thesurface 130 in front of the first substrate. As a point of reference, the area of the pad to be rotated under the substrates is the “front” while the area of the pad just rotated from below the substrate is the “back.” In one embodiment, the polishing fluid may be delivered to thepad surface 130 from the firstslurry delivery arm 134 at a rate of about 100 sccm to about 1000 sccm, for example, about 200 sccm to about 800 sccm, such as about 300 sccm to about 600 sccm from each arm. Atstep 330, while the second substrate is pressed against the polishingsurface 130, a secondslurry delivery arm 135 in front of the second substrate delivers a polishing fluid to the area in front of the second substrate. The secondslurry delivery arm 135 may provide fluid to the pad at substantially the same rate as thefirst arm 134. - Additionally, the overall amount of slurry used per substrate may be reduced since both the substrates and the pad are polished with the same slurry agent. As a result, a reduced amount of slurry may be used to polish the next substrate. In one embodiment, silica may be used as the slurry agent. The parameters for the slurry usage rate per slurry delivery arm may be range from about 100 sccm to about 1000 sccm, for example, for about 200 sccm to about 800 sccm, such as about 300 sccm to about 600 sccm. The slurry delivery arm may sweep the polishing surface with a frequency from a range of about 1 swp/min to about 70 swp/min, preferably, for about 5 swp/min to about 60 swp/min, and more preferably, for about 10 swp/min to about 60 swp/min, for example. The movement of the slurry delivery arm may be from a range of about 2 inches to about 18 inches, for example, for about 6 inches to about 16 inches, such as about 7 inches to about 13 inches.
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step 360, the first and second substrates are polished in the presence of the polishing fluid. Conditioning may occur before, during or after polishing. Conditioning while polishing has shown good results. While the substrate has been polished in the presence of the polishing fluid, an end point detection device coupled with the polishing station may be used to determine the removal rate of the metal layer. In one embodiment, eddy current endpoint detection may be used to monitor the removal rate of the metal layer. In another embodiment, optical techniques, such as In Situ Removal Monitor (ISRM) laser endpoint detection may be used to monitor the removal rate of material from the substrate and/or to detect the polishing endpoint. - At
step 340, while the first substrate is still pressed against the polishingsurface 130, the polishingsurface 130 is conditioned with afirst conditioner 132 at a location behind the first substrate. Instep 350, while the second substrate is still pressed against the polishingsurface 130, the polishing surface is conditioned with asecond conditioner 133 at a location behind the second substrate. - Thus, as one region of the
pad 204 against which one substrate is currently pressed and polished, rotates out from under the one substrate, this same region of thepad 204 is conditioned prior to contacting a next substrate. In one embodiment, the conditioner may include a diamond-containing surface that is swept across the polishing surface at a frequency of about 1 swp/min to about 40 swp/min, for example, about 5 swp/min to about 30 swp/min, such as about 12 swp/min to about 25 swp/min. The conditioner may have a sweep distance of about 0.5 to about 21 inches, for example, 1.0 to about 20 inches. The conditioner may rotate the diamond-containing surface against the pad 304 at a rotation rate of about 10 rpm to about 300 rpm, for example, about 50 rpm to about 200 rpm, such as about 80 rpm to about 150 rpm, for example. - In one embodiment, each substrate may be polished utilizing a two-step process. A first step includes removing the bulk thickness of copper followed by a copper clearance step. The bulk removal step ends at or about when the underlying material begins to be exposed through the copper layer. In one embodiment, the bulk removal step may remove copper at a polishing rate of between about 9,000 to about 10,000 Å/min. The platen speed may be maintained between about 83 to 113 revolutions per minute (rpm) while the head is rotated between about 77 and about 107 revolutions per minute. The polishing head may be oscillated with a frequency of about 19 sweeps per minute through a distance of between 10 to about 14 inches. The substrate is pressed against the polishing surface at a pressure of between about 2.2 to about 2.9 psi. A low silica content slurry having neutral pH may be utilized at about 300 sccm per slurry delivery arm. The slurry delivery arm may be swept between about 9 to 11 inches with a frequency of 19 to about 38 sweeps per minute. During polishing, the conditioner may be pressed against the pad with a force of between about 3 to about 5 psi while being rotated at about 108 rpm. The conditioner may be swept over a distance of about 1.5 to about 20 inches.
- The copper clearance step may remove copper to expose a barrier layer at a rate of between 4,000 to 5,000 Å/min. During the copper clearance step, the platen may be rotated about 83 to 113 revolutions per minute while the polishing head is rotated between about 77 to about 107 rotations per minute. The substrate is pressed against the polishing pad with a force of between 1.1 to about 1.3 psi while the head is swept over a distance of about 10 to about 14 inches with a frequency of about 19 sweeps per minute. A low silica content polishing slurry having neutral pH may be provided at a rate of about 2 sccm per slurry delivery arm. The slurry delivery arm may be swept over a distance of about 9 to about 12 inches with a frequency of 19 to about 38 sweeps per minute. The conditioner may be pressed against the polishing surface while processing substrate with a force of between about 3 psi to about 5 psi while rotating the conditioner with an rpm of about 108, while sweeping the conditioner over a distance between about 1.5 to about 20 inches.
- The invention provides an improved method for the CMP process by providing a pad large enough to accommodate polishing at least two substrates simultaneously while also providing a clean and conditioned polishing surface after each polishing of the substrates. Copper polish rates up to about 20,000 Angstrom per minute (Å/min) may be obtained, for example, about 2,000 Å/min to about 15,000 Å/min, such as about 3,000 Å/min to about 12,000 Å/min, for example, have been realized with good match of substrate to substrate results. Thus, the improved polishing repeatability and extended life of the polishing surface is advantageously obtained.
- While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow.
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1. A method for polishing a substrate on a pad, comprising:
simultaneously pressing a first substrate and a second substrate against a single polishing surface of a polishing module;
providing a first polishing fluid from a first fluid delivery arm at a location in front of the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface;
providing a second polishing fluid from a second fluid delivery arm at a location in front of the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface;
conditioning the polishing surface with a first conditioner at a location behind the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface; and
conditioning the polishing surface with a second conditioner at a location behind the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using end point detection to determine a removal rate of a metal layer on at least one of the two substrates.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the metal layer is a copper layer.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a polishing rate is from about 3000 Å/min to about 12000 Å/min.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the end point detection includes eddy current endpoint detection or In Situ Removal Monitor (ISRM) laser endpoint detection.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising conditioning a region of the polishing pad, where a previously polished substrate was located, with additional polishing fluid before the region contacts a next substrate.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the conditioner has a sweeping frequency within a range from about 12 swp/min to about 25 swp/min.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the conditioner has a rotation rate within a range from about 80 rpm to about 150 rpm.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein slurry agent is used as additional polishing fluid.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the slurry agent is silica.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the slurry usage rate per slurry delivery arm has a rotation rate within a range from about 300 sccm to about 600 sccm,
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the slurry delivery arm sweeps the polishing surface with a frequency rate within a range from about 10 swp/min to about 60 swp/min.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the slurry delivery arm has a range within about 7 inches to about 13 inches.
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