发明名称 |
Adaptively tracking spectrum features for endpoint detection |
摘要 |
A method of controlling polishing includes polishing a substrate having a second layer overlying a first layer, detecting exposure of the first layer with an in-situ monitoring system, receiving an identification of a selected spectral feature and a characteristic of the selected spectral feature to monitor during polishing, measuring a sequence of spectra of light from the substrate while the substrate is being polished, determining a first value for the characteristic of the feature at the time that the first in-situ monitoring technique detects exposure of the first layer, adding an offset to the first value to generate a second value, and monitoring the characteristic of the feature and halting polishing when the characteristic of the feature is determined to reach the second value. |
申请公布号 |
US8930013(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.01.06 |
申请号 |
US201113090954 |
申请日期 |
2011.04.20 |
申请人 |
Applied Materials, Inc. |
发明人 |
David Jeffrey Drue;Lee Harry Q.;Lim Thian Choi;Lam Gary Ka Ho |
分类号 |
G06F19/00;B24B49/00;G01B11/28;B24B49/12;B24B37/013 |
主分类号 |
G06F19/00 |
代理机构 |
Fish & Richardson P.C. |
代理人 |
Fish & Richardson P.C. |
主权项 |
1. A method of controlling polishing, comprising:
polishing a substrate having a first layer; receiving an identification of a selected optical spectral feature and a characteristic of the selected optical spectral feature to monitor during polishing; measuring a sequence of spectra of light from the substrate while the substrate is being polished; determining from at least one spectrum in the sequence of spectra a first value for the characteristic of the optical spectral feature at a time that the first layer is exposed; adding an offset to the first value to generate a second value; monitoring the characteristic of the optical spectral feature by, for each spectrum in the sequence of spectra, determining from the spectrum a value of the characteristic, wherein the spectral feature comprises a peak or valley in the spectrum that persists with an evolving location, width or intensity, respectively, through the sequence of spectra, and the characteristic comprises a position, width or intensity of the peak or valley in the spectrum; and halting polishing when the characteristic of the optical spectral feature is determined to reach the second value. |
地址 |
Santa Clara CA US |