Patent Publication Number: US-9837308-B2

Title: Plating method, plating system and storage medium

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This Application is a U.S. national phase application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of PCT Application No. PCT/JP2013/054505 filed on Feb. 22, 2013, which claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-072328 filed on Mar. 27, 2012, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The embodiments described herein pertain generally to a plating method and a plating system of performing a plating process on a substrate, and a storage medium. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Recently, semiconductor devices such as a LSI or the like have been required to have higher density in order to meet requirements for reducing the mounting space or for improving the processing rate. As an example of a technology that achieves the high density, there has been known a multilayer wiring technology of manufacturing a multilayer substrate, such as a three-dimensional LSI or the like, by stacking multiple wiring substrates. 
     According to the multilayer wiring technology, a through-via-hole, which penetrates the wiring substrates and in which a conductive material such as copper (Cu) is buried, is typically formed in the wiring substrate in order to obtain electrical connection between the wiring substrates. As an example of a technology for forming the through-via-hole in which a conductive material is buried, there has been known an electroless plating method. 
     As a specific method of producing a wiring substrate, there is known a method in which a substrate having a recess is prepared, a barrier film is formed as a Cu diffusion barrier film within the recess of the substrate, and a seed film is formed on the barrier film by electroless Cu plating. Thereafter, Cu is buried in the recess by electrolytic Cu plating, and the substrate in which the Cu is buried is then thinned by a polishing method such as chemical mechanical polishing. Through this process, a wiring substrate having a through-via-hole in which the Cu is buried is manufactured. 
     To form the barrier film of the aforementioned wiring substrate, by adsorbing a catalyst onto the substrate in advance, a catalyst adsorption layer is formed, and by performing a plating process on the catalyst adsorption layer, a barrier film formed of Co—W—B layers is obtained. The barrier film is then baked, so that moisture within the barrier film is removed and the bond between metals is strengthened. 
     REFERENCES 
     
         
         Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2010-185113 
       
    
     DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     As stated above, the barrier film as the Cu diffusion barrier film is formed through the plating process, and by being baked thereafter, moisture within the barrier film is removed and the bond between the metals is enhanced. 
     As stated above, the substrate has the recess, and the barrier film as the Cu diffusion barrier film is formed on an inner surface of the recess of the substrate and on an outer surface of the substrate at an outside of the recess. The barrier film formed on the outer surface of the substrate may be peeled off by an external force applied to the substrate when the substrate is processed, so that a problem in the produced multilayer substrate is caused. 
     In view of the foregoing problems, example embodiments provide a plating method and a plating system capable of suppressing the plating layer formed on the outer surface of the substrate at the outside of the recess from being peeled off from the substrate when forming the plating layer such as a barrier film by performing a plating process on the substrate, and a storage medium. 
     Means for Solving the Problems 
     In one example embodiment, a plating method of performing a plating process on a substrate includes a substrate preparing process of preparing the substrate; a vacuum-deposited layer forming process of forming a vacuum-deposited layer on the substrate by performing a vacuum deposition process on the substrate; and a plating layer forming process of forming a plating layer having a preset function on the vacuum-deposited layer by performing the plating process on the substrate with a plating liquid. 
     In another example embodiment, a plating system of performing a plating process on a substrate includes a vacuum-deposited layer forming unit configured to form a vacuum-deposited layer on a surface of a substrate by performing a vacuum deposition process on the substrate; a plating layer forming unit configured to form a plating layer having a preset function on the vacuum-deposited layer by performing the plating process on the substrate with a plating liquid; a substrate transfer unit configured to transfer the substrate between the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit and the plating layer forming unit; and a controller configured to control the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit, the plating layer forming unit and the substrate transfer unit. 
     In yet another example embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium has stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a plating system to perform a plating method. Further, the plating method includes a substrate preparing process of preparing a substrate; a vacuum-deposited layer forming process of forming a vacuum-deposited layer on the substrate by performing a vacuum deposition process on the substrate; and a plating layer forming process of forming a plating layer having a preset function on the vacuum-deposited layer by performing the plating process on the substrate with a plating liquid. 
     Effect of the Invention 
     In accordance with the example embodiments, the vacuum-deposited layer is formed on the substrate by performing the vacuum deposition process on the substrate, and the plating layer is formed on the vacuum-deposited layer by performing the plating process on the substrate. That is, the vacuum-deposited layer is formed on the substrate as the underlying layer, and the surface of the substrate is smoothened by the vacuum-deposited layer as the underlying layer. Accordingly, by forming the vacuum-deposited layer serving as the underlying layer, it is possible to form the plating layer on the substrate with high adhesivity. Therefore, the plating layer can be suppressed from being damaged or peeled off by an external force applied to the substrate when the substrate is processed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a plating system in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart for describing a plating method in accordance with the example embodiment. 
         FIG. 3A  to  FIG. 3G  are diagrams illustrating a substrate on which the plating method of the example embodiment is performed. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view illustrating a plating layer stacked body as a Cu diffusion barrier film. 
         FIG. 5  is a side cross sectional view illustrating a plating layer forming unit. 
         FIG. 6  is a plane view illustrating the plating layer forming unit. 
         FIG. 7  is a side cross sectional view illustrating a plating layer baking unit. 
         FIG. 8  is a side cross sectional view illustrating a vacuum deposition layer forming unit. 
         FIG. 9  is a cross sectional view showing a plating layer stacked body as a seed film in accordance with a modification example of the example embodiment. 
         FIG. 10A  and  FIG. 10B  are diagrams illustrating the vacuum-deposited layer formed on the substrate. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a substrate on which a plating method in accordance with a modification example of the example embodiment is performed. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Plating System 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 8 , an example embodiment will be described. 
     First, a plating system in accordance with the example embodiment will be elaborated with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
     As depicted in  FIG. 1 , the plating system  10  is configured to perform a plating process on a substrate (silicon substrate)  2 , such as a semiconductor wafer, having a recess  2   a  (See  FIG. 3A  to  FIG. 3G ). 
     The plating system  10  includes a cassette station  18  configured to mount thereon a cassette (not shown) which accommodates the substrate  2 ; a substrate transfer arm  11  configured to take out the substrate  2  from the cassette on the cassette station  18  and transfer the substrate  2 ; and a moving path  11   a  along which the substrate transfer arm  11  is moved. 
     Arranged at one side of the moving path  11   a  are a vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27  configured to form a vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on a surface of the substrate  2  by performing a vacuum deposition process on the substrate  2 ; an adhesion layer forming unit  12  configured to form an adhesion layer  21  to be described later by adsorbing a coupling agent such as a silane coupling agent onto the vacuum-deposited layer  2   a  of the substrate  2 ; a catalyst adsorption layer forming unit  13  configured to form a catalyst adsorption layer  22  to be described later by adsorbing a catalyst onto the adhesion layer  21  of the substrate; and a plating layer forming unit  14  configured to form plating layers  23   a  and  23   b  serving as a Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film) to be described later on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  of the substrate  2 . 
     Further, arranged at the other side of the moving path  11   a  are a plating layer baking unit  15  configured to bake the plating layers  23   a  and  23   b  formed on the substrate  2 ; and an electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  configured to form an electroless copper (Cu) plating layer  24 , serving as a seed film to be described later, on the plating layers  23   a  and  23   b  formed on the substrate  2 . 
     Further, an electrolytic Cu plating layer forming unit  17  configured to fill the recess  2   a  of the substrate  2  with an electrolytic Cu plating layer  25  while using the electroless Cu plating layer  24  as a seed film is provided adjacent to the plating layer baking unit  15 . 
     After the first plating layer  23   a  is formed in the plating layer forming unit  14 , the first plating layer  23   a  is baked in the plating layer baking unit  15 . Then, in the plating layer forming unit  14 , the second plating layer  23   b  is formed on top of the baked first plating layer  23   a , and the second plating layer  23   b  is then baked in the plating layer baking unit  15 . 
     Through these processes, the plating layer stacked body  23  in which the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b  are stacked is formed on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  of the substrate  2 . 
     Each of the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b  of the plating layer stacked body  23  having the above-described structure serves as a Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film). 
     Further, the respective constituent components of the above-described plating system, for example, the cassette station  18 , the substrate transfer arm  11 , the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27 , the adhesion layer forming unit  12 , the catalyst adsorption layer forming unit  13 , the plating layer forming unit  14 , the plating layer baking unit  15 , the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  and the electrolytic Cu plating layer forming unit  17  are controlled by a controller  19  according to various types of programs recorded in a storage medium  19 A provided in the controller  19 , so that various processes are performed on the substrate  2 . Here, the storage medium  19 A stores thereon various kinds of setup data or various kinds of programs such as a plating method to be described later. The storage medium  19 A may be implemented by a computer-readable memory such as a ROM or a RAM, or a disk-type storage medium such as a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM or a flexible disk, as commonly known in the art. 
     Below, the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27 , the plating layer forming unit  14  and the plating layer baking unit  15  configured to form the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b , which serve as the Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film), and the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  will be further elaborated. 
     (Vacuum-Deposited Layer Forming Unit  27 ) 
     Among these, the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27  includes, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , an airtightly sealed casing  27   a ; a substrate holder  27   d  provided within the airtightly sealed casing  27   a  and configured to hold the substrate  2 ; and an evaporation source  27 A in which a metal to be deposited on the surface of the substrate  2  held by the substrate holder  27   d  is stored. Further, the airtightly sealed casing  27   a  is provided with a vacuum exhaust opening  27   b  through which an inside of the airtightly sealed casing  27   a  is evacuated. A non-illustrated vacuum pump is connected to the vacuum exhaust opening  27   b , and the airtightly sealed casing  27   a  serves as a decompression chamber. 
     Within the airtightly sealed casing  27   a , a shutter  27   c  is provided between the substrate  2  held by the substrate holder  27   d  and the evaporation source  27 A. A heater  27   e  is provided above the substrate holder  27   d  to cover the substrate holder  27   d.    
     In the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27  shown in  FIG. 8 , a PVD process is performed on the substrate  2 , and a vacuum-deposited layer  2 A is formed on the substrate  2  through the PVD process. 
     Here, the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A formed on the substrate  2  by the PVD process may be formed of a vacuum-deposited layer of Pd or Ru, a vacuum-deposited layer of PdN or RuN, a vacuum deposition layer of Ti or Ta, a vacuum-deposited layer of TiN or TaN, or a vacuum deposition layer of Ru. 
     Besides, a stacked body of Pd and PdN, a stacked body of Ru and RuN, a stacked body of Ti and TiN or a stacked body of Ta and TaN may also be used as the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A. 
     Further, a CVD processing apparatus configured to form the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on the substrate  2  through a CVD process instead of the PVD process may also be employed as the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27 . 
     As the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A formed on the substrate  2  by using the CVD processing apparatus, a layer formed by depositing Ru may be used. 
     Further, the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may not be limited to the aforementioned layers having metals, and layers of any metal making an electroless reaction and having adhesivity with respective layers on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may be utilized. 
     As stated above, by forming the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on the substrate  2  in the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27 , the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A serves as an underlying layer, and the surface of the substrate  2  can be smoothened. Accordingly, adhesivity between the substrate  2  and the respective layers on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A to be described later, e.g., the adhesion layer  21  can be improved. 
     (Plating Layer Forming Unit  14  and Electroless Cu Plating Layer Forming Unit  16 ) 
     Now, the plating layer forming unit  14  and the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  will be elaborated. 
     Among these, each of the plating layer forming unit  14  and the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  may be implemented by a plating apparatus  14  and  16  as illustrated in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . 
     These plating apparatuses  14  and  16  are as depicted in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . 
     That is, each of the plating apparatuses  14  and  16  includes, as shown in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 , a substrate holding/rotating device (substrate accommodating unit)  110  configured to hold and rotate the substrate  2  within a casing  101 ; liquid supplying devices  30  and  90  configured to supply a plating liquid, a cleaning liquid or the like onto a surface of the substrate  2 ; a cup  105  configured to collect the plating liquid, the cleaning liquid or the like dispersed from the substrate  2 ; draining openings  124 ,  129  and  134  configured to drain the plating liquid or the cleaning liquid collected by the cup  105 ; liquid draining devices  120 ,  125  and  130  configured to drain the liquids collected in the draining openings; and a controller  160  configured to control the substrate holding/rotating device  110 , the liquid supplying devices  30  and  90 , the cup  105  and the liquid draining devices  120 ,  125  and  130 . 
     (Substrate Holding/Rotating Device) 
     The substrate holding/rotating device  110  includes, as illustrated in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 , a hollow cylindrical rotation shaft  111  vertically extended within the casing  101 ; a turntable  112  provided on an upper end portion of the rotation shaft  111 ; a wafer chuck  113  disposed on a peripheral portion of a top surface of the turntable  112  to support the substrate  2 ; and a rotating device  162  configured to rotate the rotation shaft  111 . The rotating device  162  is controlled by the controller  160 , and the rotation shaft  111  is rotated by the rotating device  162 . As a result, the substrate  2  supported on the wafer chuck  113  is rotated. 
     (Liquid Supplying Device) 
     Now, the liquid supplying devices  30  and  90  configured to supply a plating liquid, a cleaning liquid, or the like onto the surface of the substrate  2  will be explained with reference to  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . The liquid supplying device  30  is a plating liquid supplying device configured to supply a plating liquid for performing a plating process on the surface of the substrate  2 . The liquid supplying device  90  is a cleaning liquid supplying device configured to supply a cleaning liquid onto the surface of the substrate  2 . 
     As depicted in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 , a discharge nozzle  32  is provided at a nozzle head  104 . The nozzle head  104  is provided at a leading end portion of an arm  103 . The arm  103  is provided at a supporting shaft  102  rotated by a rotating device  165  to be moved in a vertical direction. A plating liquid supplying line of the plating liquid supplying device  30  is embedded within the arm  103 . With this configuration, it is possible to discharge the plating liquid onto a target position on the surface of the substrate  2  through the discharge nozzle  32  from a required supply height. 
     (Cleaning Liquid Supplying Device  90 ) 
     The cleaning liquid supplying device  90  is configured to perform a cleaning process on the substrate  2  as will be described later. As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the cleaning liquid supplying device  90  includes a nozzle  92  provided at the nozzle head  104 . In this configuration, either a cleaning liquid or a rinse liquid is selectively discharged onto the surface of the substrate  2  from the nozzle  92 . 
     (Liquid Draining Device) 
     Now, the liquid draining devices  120 ,  125  and  130  configured to drain out the plating liquid or the cleaning liquid dispersed from the substrate  2  will be elaborated with reference to  FIG. 5 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , the cup  105 , which can be moved up and down by an elevating device  164  and has the draining openings  124 ,  129  and  134 , is disposed within the casing  101 . The liquid draining devices  120 ,  125  and  130  are configured to drain out the liquids collected in the draining openings  124 ,  129  and  134 , respectively. 
     As depicted in  FIG. 5 , the plating liquid draining devices  120  and  125  include collecting flow paths  122  and  127  and waste flow paths  123  and  128 , which are switched by flow path switching devices  121  and  126 , respectively. Here, the plating liquid is collected and reused through the collecting flow paths  122  and  127 , while the plating liquid is drained out through the waste flow paths  123  and  128 . Further, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the processing liquid draining device  130  is only equipped with a waste flow path  133 . 
     Further, as depicted in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 , the collecting flow path  122  of the plating liquid draining device  120  configured to drain the plating liquid is connected to an outlet side of the substrate accommodating unit  110 , and a cooling buffer  120 A configured to cool the plating liquid is provided at a portion of the collecting flow path  122  in the vicinity of the outlet side of the substrate accommodating unit  110 . 
     (Plating Layer Baking Unit  15 ) 
     Now, the plating layer baking unit  15  will be elaborated. 
     The plating layer baking unit  15  includes, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , an airtightly sealed casing  15   a ; and a hot plate  15 A provided within the airtightly sealed casing  15   a.    
     The airtightly sealed casing  15   a  of the plating layer baking unit  15  is provided with a transfer opening (not shown) through which the substrate  2  is transferred. An N 2  gas is supplied into the airtightly sealed casing  15   a  through an N 2  gas supply opening  15   c.    
     Concurrently, the inside of the airtightly sealed casing  15   a  is evacuated through an exhaust opening  15   b , and by supplying the N 2  gas into the airtightly sealed casing  15   a , the inside of the airtightly sealed casing  15   a  can be maintained under an inert gas atmosphere. 
     An operation of the example embodiment having the above-described configuration will be explained with reference to  FIG. 2  to  FIG. 3G . 
     First, in a pre-process, a recess  2   a  is formed on a substrate (silicon substrate)  2  such as a semiconductor wafer or the like. The substrate  2  having thereon the recess  2   a  is then transferred into the plating system  10  in accordance with the example embodiment. 
     Here, as a method of forming the recess  2   a  on the substrate  2 , a commonly known method in the art may be appropriately employed. Specifically, as a dry etching technique, for example, a general-purpose technique using a fluorine-based gas or a chlorine-based gas may be employed. Especially, in order to form a hole having a high aspect ratio (a hole depth/a hole diameter), a method using an ICP-RIE (Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactive Ion Etching) technique, which can perform a deep etching process with a high speed, may be more appropriately adopted. Especially, a Bosch process in which an etching process using sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) and a protection process using a teflon-based gas such as C 4 F 8  are repeatedly performed may be appropriately utilized. 
     Thereafter, in the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27  of the plating system  10 , a vacuum-deposited layer  2 A is formed on the substrate  2  having the recess  2   a  ( FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3A ). 
     As described above, in the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27 , the PVD process is performed on the substrate  2 , and the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A is formed on the substrate  2  through the PVD process. 
     Here, however, it may be also possible to form the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on the substrate  2  by performing the CVD process on the substrate  2 . 
     As stated above, by forming the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on the substrate  2 , the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A serves as an underlying layer, and the surface of the substrate  2  can be smoothened. Accordingly, the adhesivity between the substrate  2  and respective layers to be formed on the substrate  2  later can be improved. 
     Subsequently, the substrate  2  is sent to the adhesion layer forming unit  12  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . 
     Then, within the adhesion layer forming unit  12 , the adhesion layer  21  is formed on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A of the substrate  2  having the recess  2   a  ( FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3B ). 
     Further, the adhesion layer forming unit  12  has a decompression chamber (not shown) equipped with a heating unit. Within the adhesion layer forming unit  12 , a coupling agent such as a silane coupling agent is adsorbed onto the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A of the substrate  2  having the recess  2   a , so that the adhesion layer  21  is formed on the substrate  2  (SAM process). The adhesion layer  21  formed by adsorbing the silane coupling agent is configured to improve adhesivity between the substrate  2  and a catalyst adsorption layer  22  to be described later. 
     The substrate  2  on which the adhesion layer  21  is formed in the adhesion layer forming unit  12  is then transferred into the catalyst adsorption layer forming unit  13  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . In the catalyst adsorption layer forming unit  13 , Pd ions that may serve as a catalyst are adsorbed on the adhesion layer  21  of the substrate  2 , so that the catalyst adsorption layer  22  is formed ( FIG. 3C ). 
     As the catalyst adsorbing process, a process of discharging an aqueous solution of palladium chloride through a nozzle and adsorbing Pd ions serving as the catalyst onto the surface of the substrate  2  may be employed. To elaborate, tin ions are adsorbed onto the surface of the substrate  2  by discharging a stannous chloride solution onto the substrate  2 , and, then, by discharging the palladium chloride solution onto the surface  2  to replace the tin ions, the Pd ions are adsorbed onto the substrate  2 . Then, by discharging sodium hydroxide onto the substrate  2 , the tin ions remaining on the substrate  2  are removed. 
     After the catalyst adsorption layer  22  is formed on the substrate  2  in the catalyst adsorption layer forming unit  13  as stated above, the substrate  2  is then transferred into the plating layer forming unit  14  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . 
     Subsequently, in the plating layer forming unit  14 , a first plating layer  23   a  serving as a Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film) is formed on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  of the substrate  2  ( 23  of  FIG. 3D  and  FIG. 4 ). 
     In this case, the plating layer forming unit  14  is implemented by the plating apparatus as illustrated in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . The first plating layer  23   a  can be formed by performing an electroless plating process on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  of the substrate  2 . 
     When forming the first plating layer in the plating layer forming unit  14 , a plating liquid containing, for example, Co—W—B may be used, and a temperature of the plating liquid is maintained at 40° C. to 70° C. 
     By supplying the plating liquid containing the Co—W—B onto the substrate  2 , the first plating layer  23   a  containing the Co—W—B is formed on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  of the substrate  2  through the electroless plating process. 
     Thereafter, the substrate  2  in which the first plating layer  23   a  is formed on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  is transferred from the plating layer forming unit  14  into the airtightly sealed casing  15   a  of the plating layer baking unit  15  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . Within the airtightly sealed casing  15   a  of the plating layer baking unit  15 , the substrate  2  is heated on the hot plate  15 A under an inert gas atmosphere of N 2  gas. Accordingly, the first plating layer  23   a  of the substrate  2  is baked (baking process). 
     When baking the first plating layer  23   a  in the plating layer baking unit  15 , a baking temperature may be set to be in the range from, e.g., 150° C. to 200° C., and a baking time is set to be in the range from, e.g., 10 minutes to 30 minutes. 
     By baking the first plating layer  23   a  on the substrate  2  as described above, moisture within the first plating layer  23   a  can be removed, and, at the same time, the bond between metals within the first plating layer  23   a  can be enhanced. 
     The substrate  2  heated in the plating layer baking unit  15  is delivered back to the plating layer forming unit  14  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . Then, within the plating layer forming unit  14 , an electroless plating process is performed on the substrate  2 . Accordingly, the second plating layer  23   b  is formed on the first plating layer  23   a  through the autocatalytic plating. 
     When forming the second plating layer  23   b  on the first plating layer  23   a , a plating liquid containing Co—W—B may be used, as in the case of forming the first plating layer  23   a . A temperature of the plating liquid is maintained at 40° C. to 70° C., as in the case of forming the first plating layer  23   a.    
     Alternatively, when forming the second plating layer  23   b  in the plating layer forming unit  14 , unlike when forming the first plating layer  23   a , a plating liquid containing Co—W—P may be used instead of the plating liquid containing the Co—W—B, and a temperature of the plating liquid may be in the range from, e.g., 40° C. to 80° C. 
     In any cases, when forming the second plating layer  23   b , a plating liquid containing the same metals (Co—W) as the first plating layer  23   a  is used, and the second plating layer  23   b  formed as described above serves as a Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film). 
     Subsequently, the substrate  2  on which the second plating layer  23   b  is formed in the plating layer forming unit  14  is delivered back to the plating layer baking unit  15  from the plating layer forming unit  14  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . The substrate  2  is heated on the hot plate  15 A within the airtightly sealed casing  15   a  of the plating layer baking unit  15 , so that the second plating layer  23   b  is baked. 
     A baking temperature and a baking time for baking the second plating layer  23   b  are set to be the substantially same as the baking temperature and the baking time for baking the first plating layer  23   a . However, the baking temperature and the baking time for the second plating layer  23   b  may be set to be different from the baking temperature and the baking time for the first plating layer  23   a.    
     By baking the second plating layer  23   b  on the substrate  2 , moisture within the second plating layer  23   b  can be removed, and, at the same time, the bond between metals within the second plating layer  23   b  can be enhanced. 
     Through the above-described processes, it is possible to obtain a plating layer stacked body  23  having the first plating layers  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b  and serving as a Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film). 
     In general, although the bonds between the metals in the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b  can be enhanced by baking the plating layers  23   a  and  23   b , if the thicknesses of the baked plating layers are large, a stress accompanied by deformation of the plating layers may be generated between an underlying layer and the plating layers. 
     In accordance with the present example embodiment, however, the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film is formed of the first plating layer  23   a  obtained by the first plating layer forming process and the first plating layer baking process and the second plating layer  23   b  obtained by the second plating layer forming process and the second plating layer baking process. Thus, the thickness of the plating layer baked in the first baking process or in the second baking process can be made small, as compared to the entire thickness of the plating layer stacked body  23 . 
     Accordingly, when baking the respective plating layers  23   a  and  23   b , a stress generated between these layers and the underlying layer (for example, the catalyst adsorption layer  22 ) can be decreased, so that adhesivity between the plating layers  23   a  and  23   b  and the underlying layer can be increased. 
     Further, the plating layer stacked body  23  may not be limited to the structure including the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b . For example, the plating layer stacked body  23  may include a third plating layer and a fourth plating layer in addition to the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b.    
     The substrate  2  having the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film is then sent to the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . 
     Subsequently, in the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16 , an electroless Cu plating layer  24  serving as a seed film for forming an electrolytic Cu plating layer  25  is formed on the plating layer stacked body  23  of the substrate  2  ( FIG. 3E ). 
     Here, the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  is implemented by the plating apparatus as illustrated in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . By performing the electroless plating process on the plating layer stacked body  23  of the substrate  2 , the electroless Cu plating layer  24  can be formed. 
     The electroless Cu plating layer  24  formed in the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  serves as the seed film for forming the electrolytic Cu plating layer  25 . A plating liquid used in the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  may contain a copper salt as a source of copper ions, such as copper sulfate, copper nitrate, copper chloride, copper bromide, copper oxide, copper hydroxide, copper pyrophosphate, or the like. The plating liquid may further contain a reducing agent and a complexing agent for the copper ions. Further, the plating liquid may further contain various kinds of additives for improving stability or speed of the plating reaction. 
     The substrate  2  on which the electroless Cu plating layer  24  is formed as described above is then sent to the electrolytic Cu plating layer forming unit  17  by the substrate transfer arm  11 . Here, the substrate  2  on which the electroless Cu plating layer  24  is formed may be sent to the electrolytic Cu plating layer forming unit  17  after baked in the baking unit  15 . Subsequently, an electrolytic Cu plating process is performed on the substrate  2  within the electrolytic Cu plating layer forming unit  17 , so that the electrolytic Cu plating layer  25  is buried within the recess  2   a  of the substrate  2  while using the electroless Cu plating layer  24  as the seed film ( FIG. 3F ). 
     Thereafter, the substrate  2  is unloaded from the plating system  10 , and a rear surface side of the substrate  2  (opposite side to the side where the recess  2   a  is formed) is polished chemically and mechanically ( FIG. 3G ). 
     In accordance with the example embodiment as described above, by forming the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on the substrate  2 , the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A serves as the underlying layer, and the surface of the substrate  2  can be smoothened. Accordingly, the adhesivity between the substrate  2  and the adhesion layer  21  formed on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may be improved, so that the adhesivity between the substrate  2  and the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film on the substrate  2  or the electroless Cu plating layer  24  serving as the seed film can be improved. As a consequence, the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film or the electroless Cu plating layer  24  serving as the seed film can be suppressed from being peeled off from the substrate  2 . 
     Here, the substrate  2  has the recess  2   a , as stated above. In case of performing the vacuum deposition process in the vacuum-deposited layer forming unit  27 , the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may be formed on the entire inner surface of the recess  2   a , as illustrated in  FIG. 10A . Meanwhile, the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may not be formed in the entire inner surface of the recess  2   a  but may only be formed on the outer surface of the substrate  2  at an outside of the recess  2   a  and on an upper portion of the inner surface of the recess  2   a  (see  FIG. 10B ). Further, the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may be formed only on the outer surface of the substrate  2  at the outside of the recess  2   a  (not shown). 
     While the substrate  2  is being transferred, an external force may be applied to the substrate  2 . Such an external force may be applied to the outer surface of the substrate  2 . In  FIG. 10B , the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A as the underlying layer is formed at least on the outer surface of the substrate  2  at the outside of the recess  2   a . Accordingly, even if the external force is applied to the outer surface of the substrate  2 , the adhesivity between the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A and the adhesion layer  21 , the plating layer stacked body  23  and the electroless Cu plating layer  24  can be improved. As a result, the adhesion layer  21 , the plating layer stacked body  23  and the electroless Cu plating layer  24  may be prevented from being delaminated or peeled off from the substrate  2 . 
     In accordance with the present example embodiment, the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film is formed of the first plating layer  23   a  obtained by the first plating layer forming process and the first plating layer baking process and the second plating layer  23   b  obtained by the second plating layer forming process and the second plating layer baking process. Accordingly, a stress between these plating layers and the underlying layer generated when baking the plating layers  23   a  and  23   b  can be reduced, so that adhesivity between the plating layers and the underlying layer can be enhanced. 
     Modification Examples 
     Now, modification examples of the example embodiment will be explained. In the above-described example embodiment, the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the Cu diffusion barrier film (barrier film) is formed of the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b . However, the example embodiment may not be limited thereto, and the electroless Cu plating layer  24  serving as the seed film may be formed of a plating layer stacked body  23  having a first plating layer  24   a  and a second plating layer  24   b  ( FIG. 8 ). 
     In such a case, the first plating layer  24   a  of the electroless Cu plating layer  24  is formed through a first plating layer forming process in the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16 , and, then, baked through a first plating layer baking process in the plating layer baking unit  15 . Further, the second plating layer  24   b  is formed through a second plating layer forming process in the electroless Cu plating layer forming unit  16  and, then, baked through a second plating layer baking process in the plating layer baking unit  15 . Accordingly, the plating layer stacked body  24  having the first plating layer  24   a  and the second plating layer  24   b  and serving as the seed film for the electrolytic Cu plating layer  25  is obtained. 
     In the above-described example embodiment, the adhesion layer  21  and the catalyst adsorption layer  22  are formed on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A formed on the substrate  2 , and the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film is formed on the catalyst adsorption layer  22 . However, the adhesion layer  21  and the catalyst adsorption layer  22  may not be formed on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A on the substrate  2 , but the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film may be formed on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A. 
     Further, in the above-described example embodiment, the plating layer stacked body  23  including the first plating layer  23   a  and the second plating layer  23   b  and serving as the barrier film is formed under the electroless Cu plating layer  24  which serves as the seed film. However, it may be also possible to form a plating layer  23  having a single layer and serving as a barrier film instead of the plating layer stacked body  23 . 
     Furthermore, the plating layer stacked body  23  serving as the barrier film may not necessarily be formed under the electroless Cu plating layer  24  serving as the seed film. 
     That is, as depicted in  FIG. 11 , the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A may be formed on the substrate  2  having the recess  2   a , and the adhesion layer  21  and the catalyst adsorption layer  22  may be formed on the vacuum-deposited layer  2 A. Then, without forming the barrier film on the catalyst adsorption layer  22 , the electroless Cu plating layer  24  as seed film may be formed on the catalyst adsorption layer  22  through the catalytic plating reaction. 
     Here,  FIG. 11  corresponds to  FIG. 3F . As shown in  FIG. 11 , the electrolytic Cu plating layer  25  is buried in the recess  2   a  of the substrate  2  while using the electroless Cu plating layer  24  as the seed film. 
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               2 : Substrate 
               2 A: Vacuum-deposited layer 
               2   a : Recess 
               10 : Plating system 
               11 : Substrate transfer arm 
               12 : Adhesion layer forming unit 
               13 : Catalyst adsorption layer forming unit 
               14 : Plating layer forming unit 
               15 : Plating layer baking unit 
               15 A: Hot plate 
               15   a : Airtightly sealed casing 
               15   b : Exhaust opening 
               15   c : N 2  gas supply opening 
               16 : Electroless Cu plating layer forming unit 
               17 : Electrolytic Cu plating layer forming unit 
               18 : Cassette station 
               19 : Controller 
               19 A: Storage medium 
               21 : Adhesion layer 
               22 : Catalyst adsorption layer 
               23 : Plating layer stacked body 
               23   a : First plating layer 
               23   b : Second plating layer 
               24 : Electroless Cu plating layer 
               25 : Electrolytic Cu plating layer 
               27 : Vacuum-deposited layer forming unit