US20110112796A1 - Curvature-Based Edge Bump Quantification - Google Patents
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- Semiconductor wafers are expensive real estate in that the manufacturers of semiconductor products need to know the quality of the surface area of the wafers, which can be as large as 300 cm across, before committing time, equipment and materials to process them into finished semiconductor products. If there is a sufficient perturbation in the surface profile of a portion of a semiconductor which could prevent its being processed into a finished product, that information needs to be known before the manufacturer proceeds so that that portion can be eliminated from processing. This problem is particularly severe in the edge areas of semiconductors where there tends to be a slope roll-off so that traditional thickness measurements by themselves are unlikely to reveal the presence of all or many bumps that affect the processing of finished semiconductor products.
- the present invention aims at providing additional information about the bump (or depression anomaly) characteristics and in particular information about its start point radially from the semiconductor wafer central axis, the span of the bump to its maximum height and the actual height or departure from local surface level. That level is typically tilted with respect to a plane perpendicular to the wafer axis.
- Current semiconductor manufacturers need this additional information in order to accurately assess the suitability of all regions of a semiconductor wafer for processing purposes.
- the fact that a wafer may slope or roll off towards its edge does not necessarily disqualify it for purposes of producing finished semiconductor processes but a departure from the local plane of curvature could be a significant impediment.
- the present invention provides additional signal processing which allows or provides the values of start point, peak point and distance therebetween which are essential to industry users.
- This data is obtained from the profile or second derivative curve by a process of integration of the profile value from the point where a rise in the local plane is first detected to outwardly extending radial points.
- a single integral will provide slope information about the wafer surface as a function of radius.
- the invention further provides for a double integral of the profile of curvature which will, in fact, provide surface normalized height information showing bumps and other perturbations above the local surface plane. Further, processing allows the maximum in the height information to be determined which can be used by manufacturers to judge the severity of the local departure from norm or bump.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a wafer surface condition evaluation system with which the invention is operative and which provides data reflecting profiles of the wafer front surface, back surface, or thickness;
- FIG. 2 illustrates data acquisition points on a semiconductor wafer surface as practiced in the invention
- FIG. 3 illustrates a typical profile obtained from utilization of the measuring apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 illustrates a typical thickness profile
- FIG. 5 illustrates a corresponding ZDD profile as practiced in the invention
- FIG. 6 illustrates processing of the data of FIG. 5 according to the present invention
- FIG. 7 illustrates further processing of the data of FIG. 5 according to the invention.
- FIG. 8 illustrates graphically wafer anomaly data from processing according to the invention
- FIG. 9 illustrates the difference in detected surface anomalies between thickness data and anomaly measurements according to the invention.
- the present invention operates in the environment of testing of a semiconductor wafer 10 for surface characteristics which is typically accomplished by spinning the wafer about its center on an axis 12 with a sensor or wafer measurement tool 14 of a type known in the art to measure distance to the wafer 10 .
- the sensor output is processed by a system 20 in conjunction with a microprocessor 22 to develop a profile, such as thickness or front/back surface distance, of the wafer 10 as it spins.
- Output information representing thickness or other parameters can be provided to a user interface 24 for use by I/O devices 26 .
- FIG. 2 a top view of the wafer 10 is shown illustrating part of typical processing of the thickness information provided by the sensor 14 and associated electronics.
- the sensor head 14 makes a plurality of measurements 32 , typically of thickness.
- the sector 30 may span a distance of 5° or more along the edge 34 of the wafer 10 .
- the sector 30 typically includes data taken within that angle over a distance between and 1 and 5-10 mm from the edge 34 .
- the data in the segment 30 is averaged so as to provide thickness information along a radius vector 36 . While the invention is particularly useful at an edge, it may also be used over the whole wafer or other parts thereof.
- Typical processing of information from the sensor 14 will yield a profile curve 40 in FIG. 3 , in this case a thickness profile.
- a profile 40 typically has a plurality of small surface unevennesses. A larger anomaly would be classified as a bump 44 , or possibly a void, or inverted bump. It is with information about such anomalies 44 that the invention is concerned.
- the profile 40 of thickness illustrates a gradual roll-off or reduction in thickness illustrated in FIG. 3 , as the edge 34 of the wafer is reached.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an expanded view of a thickness profile in the range of 140 to 150 mm from wafer center as a curve 60 .
- an anomaly 62 such as a bump
- the change in the (2 nd slope derivative) of curve 60 will go from negative to positive. This point marks a bump start radius (BSR).
- Second derivative processing converts the curve 60 of FIG. 4 to a ZDD profile 70 in FIG. 5 .
- the profile 70 is typically referred to as the ZDD profile or metric. See Document No. 4209 of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, 3081 Zanker Road, San Jose, Calif. 95134-2127. That document bears a publication date of Nov. 6, 2006 and is incorporated herein by reference.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 typically by processor 22 , which has provided the curve 70 of FIG. 5 , is employed.
- the processor 22 acts on the profile data of FIG. 5 to perform the integration of FIG. 6 in which r represents the radius as shown in FIG. 1 and is the variable of integration.
- the integration is from the bump start radius (BSR) out to the actual radius r.
- BSR bump start radius
- This provides a slope database. Height information is found using the integration of FIG. 7 in which a double integral is formed first from BSR to y using the integration variable p followed by the integral from BSR to radius r using variable ⁇ .
- the function C represents the curvature or ZDD profile 70 of FIG. 5 .
- a function of radius r the bump peak radius (BPR) is calculated as the radius of the peak value bump height, of the double integral.
- a void would be a minimum.
- the bump height is calculated as the peak value of the distance between that point and BSR is calculated as the radial span of the bump or anomaly. This information calculated by processor 22 provides the bump start point, the bump height and the radial distance between them, valuable information for the semiconductor manufacturers.
- FIG. 8 illustrates these effects of the processing of the invention.
- a curve 80 corresponds to the profile 70 of Fig. S.
- Curve 82 illustrates the results of the first integral processing of FIG. 6 to provide the slope S b information.
- the curve 84 illustrates the h b bump height information from the double integral of FIG. 7 . This information clearly allows the calculation of the bump peak radius or maximum height (BPR) in curve 84 .
- the span is the distance between BSR and BPR and the height as given from the processor 22 evaluation of the maximum value of curve 84 using known technologies.
- the wafer tends to slope downward at the edges so that simple thickness information cannot readily be used to identify a variation in height relative to the near value of the slope throughout the edge region. This is illustrated in FIG. 9 which shows a gap 94 in minimum height between the thickness curve 90 and the bump height curve 92 .
Abstract
Evaluating irregularities in surfaces of objects such as semiconductor wafers using a thickness profile of a surface section and analyzing the profile to obtain information of an irregularity start position, magnitude, and span along with surface slope and height information.
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- This application claims all rights and priority on prior pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/789,037 filed 2007.04.23. The present invention relates to the measurement of surface topology of semiconductor wafers prior to their fabrication by semiconductor manufacturers into various micro circuits and other similar devices.
- Semiconductor wafers are expensive real estate in that the manufacturers of semiconductor products need to know the quality of the surface area of the wafers, which can be as large as 300 cm across, before committing time, equipment and materials to process them into finished semiconductor products. If there is a sufficient perturbation in the surface profile of a portion of a semiconductor which could prevent its being processed into a finished product, that information needs to be known before the manufacturer proceeds so that that portion can be eliminated from processing. This problem is particularly severe in the edge areas of semiconductors where there tends to be a slope roll-off so that traditional thickness measurements by themselves are unlikely to reveal the presence of all or many bumps that affect the processing of finished semiconductor products.
- Current processing and sensing techniques for a wafer surface profile are inadequate to accurately reveal the presence of a bump which exists as a significant variation from the local surface profile. Present techniques use a proximity probe which may, in fact, be a laser interferometer, to measure thickness of a wafer. This information is presently processed to provide a curvature profile by taking the second derivative of the curve representing data obtained by current probing technologies.
- The present invention aims at providing additional information about the bump (or depression anomaly) characteristics and in particular information about its start point radially from the semiconductor wafer central axis, the span of the bump to its maximum height and the actual height or departure from local surface level. That level is typically tilted with respect to a plane perpendicular to the wafer axis. Current semiconductor manufacturers need this additional information in order to accurately assess the suitability of all regions of a semiconductor wafer for processing purposes. The fact that a wafer may slope or roll off towards its edge does not necessarily disqualify it for purposes of producing finished semiconductor processes but a departure from the local plane of curvature could be a significant impediment.
- The present invention provides additional signal processing which allows or provides the values of start point, peak point and distance therebetween which are essential to industry users. This data is obtained from the profile or second derivative curve by a process of integration of the profile value from the point where a rise in the local plane is first detected to outwardly extending radial points. A single integral will provide slope information about the wafer surface as a function of radius. The invention further provides for a double integral of the profile of curvature which will, in fact, provide surface normalized height information showing bumps and other perturbations above the local surface plane. Further, processing allows the maximum in the height information to be determined which can be used by manufacturers to judge the severity of the local departure from norm or bump.
- These and other features of the present invention are illustrated in the figure, and accompanying detailed description wherein:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a wafer surface condition evaluation system with which the invention is operative and which provides data reflecting profiles of the wafer front surface, back surface, or thickness; -
FIG. 2 illustrates data acquisition points on a semiconductor wafer surface as practiced in the invention; -
FIG. 3 illustrates a typical profile obtained from utilization of the measuring apparatus ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 illustrates a typical thickness profile; -
FIG. 5 illustrates a corresponding ZDD profile as practiced in the invention; -
FIG. 6 illustrates processing of the data ofFIG. 5 according to the present invention; -
FIG. 7 illustrates further processing of the data ofFIG. 5 according to the invention; -
FIG. 8 illustrates graphically wafer anomaly data from processing according to the invention; -
FIG. 9 illustrates the difference in detected surface anomalies between thickness data and anomaly measurements according to the invention. - As seen in
FIG. 1 , the present invention operates in the environment of testing of asemiconductor wafer 10 for surface characteristics which is typically accomplished by spinning the wafer about its center on anaxis 12 with a sensor orwafer measurement tool 14 of a type known in the art to measure distance to thewafer 10. The sensor output is processed by asystem 20 in conjunction with amicroprocessor 22 to develop a profile, such as thickness or front/back surface distance, of thewafer 10 as it spins. Output information representing thickness or other parameters can be provided to a user interface 24 for use by I/O devices 26. - In
FIG. 2 , a top view of thewafer 10 is shown illustrating part of typical processing of the thickness information provided by thesensor 14 and associated electronics. In particular, in asector 30 thesensor head 14 makes a plurality ofmeasurements 32, typically of thickness. Thesector 30 may span a distance of 5° or more along theedge 34 of thewafer 10. Thesector 30 typically includes data taken within that angle over a distance between and 1 and 5-10 mm from theedge 34. In typical application, the data in thesegment 30 is averaged so as to provide thickness information along aradius vector 36. While the invention is particularly useful at an edge, it may also be used over the whole wafer or other parts thereof. - Typical processing of information from the
sensor 14, as described with respect toFIG. 2 , will yield aprofile curve 40 inFIG. 3 , in this case a thickness profile. Such aprofile 40 typically has a plurality of small surface unevennesses. A larger anomaly would be classified as abump 44, or possibly a void, or inverted bump. It is with information aboutsuch anomalies 44 that the invention is concerned. Theprofile 40 of thickness illustrates a gradual roll-off or reduction in thickness illustrated inFIG. 3 , as theedge 34 of the wafer is reached. -
FIG. 4 illustrates an expanded view of a thickness profile in the range of 140 to 150 mm from wafer center as acurve 60. When ananomaly 62 such as a bump is present, the change in the (2nd slope derivative) ofcurve 60 will go from negative to positive. This point marks a bump start radius (BSR). Second derivative processing converts thecurve 60 ofFIG. 4 to aZDD profile 70 inFIG. 5 . Theprofile 70 is typically referred to as the ZDD profile or metric. See Document No. 4209 of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, 3081 Zanker Road, San Jose, Calif. 95134-2127. That document bears a publication date of Nov. 6, 2006 and is incorporated herein by reference. - While both
curves respective bumps FIG. 4 is rather indeterminate from mere thickness measurement given the roll-off nature of the wafer at its edge. InFIG. 5 however, because of the second derivative properties, the beginning of the bump (BSR), or void, is identifiable as the zero crossing in the profile curve, or second derivative curve, 70. - The demands of modern semiconductor processing and the cost of semiconductor real estate demands even better information about bumps or other anomalies be provided to the semiconductor manufacturer from testing of the raw semiconductor wafers. In order to accomplish that, the processing of
FIGS. 6 and 7 , typically byprocessor 22, which has provided thecurve 70 ofFIG. 5 , is employed. - The
processor 22 acts on the profile data ofFIG. 5 to perform the integration ofFIG. 6 in which r represents the radius as shown inFIG. 1 and is the variable of integration. The integration is from the bump start radius (BSR) out to the actual radius r. This provides a slope database. Height information is found using the integration ofFIG. 7 in which a double integral is formed first from BSR to y using the integration variable p followed by the integral from BSR to radius r using variable γ. The function C represents the curvature orZDD profile 70 ofFIG. 5 . From the integration hb, a function of radius r, the bump peak radius (BPR) is calculated as the radius of the peak value bump height, of the double integral. A void would be a minimum. The bump height is calculated as the peak value of the distance between that point and BSR is calculated as the radial span of the bump or anomaly. This information calculated byprocessor 22 provides the bump start point, the bump height and the radial distance between them, valuable information for the semiconductor manufacturers. -
FIG. 8 illustrates these effects of the processing of the invention. Acurve 80 corresponds to theprofile 70 of Fig.S. Curve 82 illustrates the results of the first integral processing ofFIG. 6 to provide the slope Sb information. Thecurve 84 illustrates the hb bump height information from the double integral ofFIG. 7 . This information clearly allows the calculation of the bump peak radius or maximum height (BPR) incurve 84. The span is the distance between BSR and BPR and the height as given from theprocessor 22 evaluation of the maximum value ofcurve 84 using known technologies. - The wafer tends to slope downward at the edges so that simple thickness information cannot readily be used to identify a variation in height relative to the near value of the slope throughout the edge region. This is illustrated in
FIG. 9 which shows agap 94 in minimum height between thethickness curve 90 and thebump height curve 92. - The above description is illustrative only and the inventions scope is provided by the following claims.
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37. A wafer surface profile tool for characterizing an anomaly on the wafer, comprising:
an input for receiving sensed height information within at least a sector at an edge of the wafer,
a processor for,
determining a shape profile for the wafer along at least a radial line within the sector, the shape profile comprising the sensed height information,
processing the shape profile to produce a ZDD profile, representing a radial double derivative of the sensed height information,
processing the ZDD profile to produce a slope profile,
determining an anomaly span metric from the slope profile,
processing the ZDD profile to produce a height profile, and
determining an anomaly height metric from the height profile, and an output for providing at least the anomaly span metric and the anomaly height metric.
38. The wafer surface profile tool of claim 37 , wherein the slope profile is produced from the ZDD profile by:
S b(r)=∫BSR r C(ρ)dρ
S b(r)=∫BSR r C(ρ)dρ
where
Sb(r)=the slope profile,
r=radius of the wafer,
C(ρ)=the ZDD profile, and
BSR=a bump start radius.
39. The wafer surface profile tool of claim 37 , wherein the height profile is produced from the ZDD profile by:
h b(r)=∫BSR r∫BSR y C(ρ)dρdγ
h b(r)=∫BSR r∫BSR y C(ρ)dρdγ
where
Sb(r)=the slope profile,
r=radius of the wafer,
C(ρ)=the ZDD profile, and
BSR=a bump start radius.
40. The wafer surface profile tool of claim 37 , wherein the anomaly is a bump.
41. The wafer surface profile tool of claim 37 , wherein the anomaly is a recess.
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