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A Semiconductor Etching Process Monitoring System Development using OES Sensor

OES 센서를 이용한 반도체 식각 공정 모니터링 시스템 개발

  • 김상철 (국민대학교 컴퓨터공학과)
  • Received : 2012.12.29
  • Accepted : 2013.03.09
  • Published : 2013.03.30

Abstract

In this paper, we developed the semiconductor monitoring system for the etching process. Around the world, expert companies are competing fiercely since the semiconductor industry is a leading value-added industry that produces the essential components of electronic products. As a result, many researches have been conducted in order to improve the quality, productivity, and characteristics of semiconductor products. Process monitoring techniques has an important role to give an equivalent quality and productivity to produce semiconductor. In fact, since the etching process to form a semiconductor circuit causes great damage to the semiconductors, it is very necessary to develop a system for monitoring the process. The proposed monitoring system is mainly focused on the dry etching process using plasma and it provides the detailed observation, analysis and feedback to managers. It has the functionality of setting scenarios to match the process control automatically. In addition, it maximizes the efficiency of process automation. The result can be immediately reflected to the system since it performs real-time monitoring. UI (User Interface) provides managers with diagnosis of the current state in the process. The monitoring system has diverse functionalities to control the process according to the scenario written in advance, to stop the process efficiently and finally to increase production efficiency.

본 논문에서는 반도체 식각 공정 모니터링 시스템을 개발한다. 반도체 산업은 첨단 산업 중, 전자제품의 필수 부품을 생산하는 대표적인 고부가가치 산업으로, 세계 각국에서 치열한 개발 경쟁을 벌이고 있다. 이에 따라 반도체 제품의 품질과 특성, 그리고 생산성을 향상하기 위한 많은 연구들이 진행되고 있는데, 공정 모니터링 기술이 이에 해당한다. 실제로 반도체 회로를 형성하는 식각 공정에서의 불량은 큰 피해를 야기 시키므로, 공정을 상세히 모니터링 할 수 있는 시스템의 개발이 필요하다. 본 논문에서 기술하는 반도체 식각 공정 모니터링 시스템은 플라즈마를 이용한 건식식각 공정을 상세하게 관찰 분석하여 관리자에게 피드백하고, 설정된 시나리오에 맞게 자동으로 공정을 제어하여 공정 자동화 효율을 극대화한다. 실시간으로 모니터링을 수행하고 그 결과를 즉각적으로 시스템에 반영한다. 관리자는 시스템에서 제공하는UI(User Interface)를 통해 공정의 현재 상태를 진단할 수 있다. 시스템은 관리자가 사전에 작성한 공정 시나리오를 따라 공정을 자동으로 제어하고, 공정중단 시점을 효율적으로 찾아내어 생산 효율을 높인다.

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