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JP5633537B2 - Semiconductor wafer evaluation method and semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus - Google Patents
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JP5633537B2
JP5633537B2 JP2012105981A JP2012105981A JP5633537B2 JP 5633537 B2 JP5633537 B2 JP 5633537B2 JP 2012105981 A JP2012105981 A JP 2012105981A JP 2012105981 A JP2012105981 A JP 2012105981A JP 5633537 B2 JP5633537 B2 JP 5633537B2
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G01N2033/0078—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00 testing material properties on manufactured objects
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G01N2203/0067—Fracture or rupture
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The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for evaluating the fracture strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer used in a semiconductor device manufacturing process or the like.
When cracks occur in a semiconductor wafer such as a silicon wafer, which is a material in the semiconductor device manufacturing process, a large loss occurs. For this reason, there is a high demand for wafers that are difficult to break during device manufacturing.
In the manufacturing process of semiconductors and liquid crystals, especially in the processes such as dry etching, ion implantation, and vapor deposition, high temperature / rapid heating / rapid cooling is progressing, and the manufacturing processes performed by vacuum and drying are also increasing. In addition, silicon wafers and glass substrates as substrates are becoming larger in diameter, and the resistance to impacts and the like is becoming more important.
As a cause of the destruction of the semiconductor wafer, there are many cases where the wafer edge portion is mainly hit. Particularly, since the strength around the notch portion is low, it is important to evaluate the impact strength of the notch portion.
Since silicon wafers and the like are crystalline brittle materials, there is a large variation in measured values in a general material evaluation technique. Standard equipment for evaluating and inspecting the fragility of the notch portion of the wafer is not commercially available, and for example, an apparatus such as Patent Document 1 has been devised.
JP 2000-306966 A
However, as a result of intensive studies by the inventor, it has been found that even if the evaluation method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, the fracture strength of the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer cannot be evaluated with high accuracy.
First, the wafer evaluation method disclosed in Patent Document 1 will be briefly described.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an apparatus and method for evaluating the strength of a notch portion of a wafer in Patent Document 1. FIG. 7A is a top explanatory view showing the configuration of the evaluation apparatus, FIG. 7B is a main part explanatory view showing a state in which the notch pin is pushed into the V groove of the notch portion, and FIG. 7C is a notch portion pin. It is principal part explanatory drawing which shows the extrusion state of.
In the evaluation apparatus shown in FIG. 7A, a suction stage for placing and sucking a wafer to be evaluated, an outer peripheral pin for centering and pressing the wafer, and a notch pin inserted into the notch portion of the wafer. And a pressing unit for pressing the outer peripheral pin and the notch pin against the wafer.
Moreover, the notch part pin inserted in the notch part which consists of V groove provided in the wafer uses the pin of SiC or a carbide | carbonized_material outside diameter 3mm (SEMI specification specification).
In performing the evaluation, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, the wafer is placed on the suction stage, the wafer is positioned by the outer peripheral pin using the pressing unit, and the wafer is sucked and fixed. .
Next, in a state where the wafer is held by the positioning outer peripheral pin and the notch pin, as shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, the stage is rotated by 1 to 2 degrees together with the wafer, so that the V of the notch portion is obtained. Push the notch pin out of the groove to the outer periphery of the wafer. Thereafter, the stage is again rotated by 1 to 2 ° in the reverse direction, and the notch pin is pushed into the V groove of the notch portion. This operation is repeated several times. In this case, the forward / reverse rotation angle can be arbitrarily set at the same angle, and the number of repetitions of forward / reverse rotation can be arbitrarily set.
After the above operation is completed, the wafer is removed from the stage, the presence or absence of minute chips (particles) at the corners of the notches, the presence or absence of wear at the corners of the notches or the V-groove straight portions, and the magnitude of wear. Is confirmed by a microscope or the like to evaluate the end face strength at the notch portion.
However, the evaluation method of Patent Document 1 is not a method that considers the influence of anisotropy of crystals such as silicon. The inventor was concerned that the ability of sensitivity and accuracy was insufficient to evaluate the slight difference in strength between the notches.
Since silicon wafers are crystalline brittle materials, there is a large variation in measured values in a general material evaluation technique. Further, there is no JIS standard for the evaluation of the strength anisotropy of the silicon wafer as described above.
The purpose of notching the wafer is to indicate the crystal orientation. However, the position of the notch is often different depending on the user.
FIG. 8 shows the position of a notch portion of a typical (100) silicon wafer.
As shown in FIG. 8, “silicon wafer W A : angle θ between the orientation of the notch portion A and <110> cleave” = 0 ° or “silicon wafer W B : orientation of the notch portion B and <110> cleave” There are many positions of “angle θ = 45 °”.
However, silicon has a cubic structure with a diamond structure, and anisotropy exists in physical properties such as Young's modulus. “Young's modulus at angle θ = 0 ° with <110> cleave is about 169 GPa” and “Young's modulus at angle θ = 45 ° with <110> cleave is about 130 GPa”.
For this reason, the fracture strength of the notch part is also greatly different between the notch part A and the notch part B, and the influence of anisotropy is clearly seen even in the fracture mode.
However, there is no literature that discusses the effect of anisotropy on the fracture strength.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a semiconductor wafer evaluation method and a semiconductor wafer that can be evaluated with higher accuracy and higher sensitivity in evaluating the breaking strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer. An object of the present invention is to provide an evaluation apparatus.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a method for evaluating the fracture strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer, wherein the load is applied to the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated toward the center of the wafer. A semiconductor wafer evaluation method is provided, wherein a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer is broken and the breaking strength of the notch portion is evaluated.
As described above, the semiconductor wafer evaluation method of the present invention can also detect differences in crystal orientation anisotropy that could not be captured by conventional evaluation methods, and has high accuracy and high sensitivity. Can be evaluated. This makes it possible to evaluate, for example, which position of the wafer the notch portion becomes stronger when the notch portion is cut.
At this time, the application of the load can be performed by pressing the notch with a pin.
As described above, the fracture strength can be evaluated by simply applying a load using the pin.
Further, the application of the load can be performed by a vertical hydrostatic load system or a horizontal hydrostatic load system.
With such a method, the breaking strength can be evaluated efficiently and accurately.
Further, a test piece including the notch portion is cut out from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, the test piece is held between two holding jigs, and a load is applied to the notch portion of the held test piece. The fracture strength of the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer can be evaluated.
In this way, it is possible to accurately evaluate the fracture strength while suppressing the influence on the measurement result due to the deflection of the test piece at the time of applying the load.
Further, the two holding jigs may be provided with notches that expose the periphery of the notch portion.
By using such a holding jig, since the portion other than the portion to which the load is applied can be sandwiched and held by the holding jig, the influence on the measurement result due to the deflection of the test piece or the like can be more reliably prevented.
Further, the fracture strength of the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer is evaluated from the test piece including the notch portion, the test piece not including the notch portion is further cut out from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, and the test piece not including the notch portion A load is applied to the edge portion, the breaking strength of the edge portion of the semiconductor wafer is evaluated, and the evaluation results of the notch portion and the edge portion can be compared.
In this way, for example, the edge breaking strength of the same semiconductor wafer can be evaluated, the notch and edge breaking strength can be compared, and the notch breaking strength can be varied. Data can be acquired and more detailed evaluation can be performed.
Furthermore, the present invention is an apparatus for evaluating the fracture strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer, comprising load applying means for applying a load to the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, the load applying means from the notch portion to the wafer center. A semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus is provided, which applies a load toward the surface and is capable of breaking a notch portion by the load.
With such a semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to detect differences due to anisotropy of crystal orientation that could not be captured by conventional evaluation apparatuses, and the fracture strength of the notch portion with high accuracy and high sensitivity. Can be evaluated. Thereby, for example, the position of the wafer can be evaluated such that the notch portion has a higher strength when the notch portion is cut.
At this time, the load applying means may include a pin that applies a load by pressing the notch portion.
Thus, it becomes an apparatus which can give a load simply using a pin and can evaluate fracture strength.
Further, the load applying means may be a vertical hydrostatic load system or a horizontal hydrostatic load system.
With such a system, the apparatus can evaluate the breaking strength efficiently and accurately.
Moreover, the said evaluation apparatus shall have two holding jigs hold | maintained on both sides of the test piece containing the said notch part cut out from the said semiconductor wafer to evaluate.
If it is such, it will become an apparatus which can suppress the influence on the measurement result by the bending of the test piece at the time of load provision, etc., and can evaluate fracture strength correctly.
The two holding jigs may be provided with a notch that exposes the periphery of the notch portion.
By using such a holding jig, since the portion other than the portion to which the load is applied can be held and held by the holding jig, the apparatus can more reliably prevent the influence on the measurement result due to the deflection of the test piece.
The load applying means can further apply a load to the edge portion of the test piece not including the notch portion cut out from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, and the edge portion can be broken by the load. Can be.
If it is such, for example, it is possible to evaluate the breaking strength of the edge portion in the same semiconductor wafer, it is possible to compare the breaking strength of the notch portion and the edge portion, more about the breaking strength of the notch portion A variety of data can be acquired, and the device can perform more detailed evaluation.
As described above, according to the semiconductor wafer evaluation method and evaluation apparatus of the present invention, the breaking strength of the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer can be evaluated with high sensitivity and high accuracy.
It is the schematic which shows an example of the evaluation apparatus of the semiconductor wafer of this invention. (A) Side view, (b) A plan view of a part of the apparatus. It is the schematic which shows an example of a pin. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a test piece. It is the schematic which shows another example of the evaluation apparatus of the semiconductor wafer of this invention. (A) Side view, (b) Plan view of a part of the device, (c) Explanatory drawing showing the position of the pin when pressed against the notch or edge. It is the schematic which shows an example of two holding jigs. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the evaluation method using a holding jig. (A) It is explanatory drawing of the method of holding | maintenance of a test piece, (b) It is explanatory drawing of the method of giving a load. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the intensity | strength evaluation apparatus of the notch part of the conventional wafer, and a method. (A) Top view explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the evaluation device, (b) Main part explanatory diagram showing a state in which the notch pin is pushed into the V groove of the notch part, (c) Main part showing the notch part push-out state It is explanatory drawing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the position of the notch part of a typical (100) silicon wafer.
Hereinafter, the semiconductor wafer evaluation method and evaluation apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail as an example of an embodiment with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
FIG. 1 shows an outline of an example of a semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus of the present invention. (A) is a side view, (b) is a plan view of a part thereof.
The evaluation apparatus 1 is provided on a mounting table 2 on which a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter, simply referred to as a wafer) W is mounted, and supports the wafer W at at least two points P and Q on the outer periphery of the wafer. The support means 3 and the load shaft 4 are translated in the horizontal direction, and the pin 5 attached to the tip of the support means 3 is pressed against the notch portion 6 of the wafer W to apply a static pressure load toward the center O of the wafer W. Load applying means 7 to be provided.
Here, the mounting table 2 is not particularly limited as long as the wafer W can be mounted thereon. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, if the mounting table 2 is used for mounting the wafer W horizontally, and the load applying means 7 translates the load shaft 4 in the horizontal direction, the wafer W can be easily formed. This is preferable because the apparatus can be placed and can apply a static pressure load more accurately toward the center of the wafer.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and if a static pressure load can be applied toward the center of the wafer, the mounting table 2 mounts the wafer W, for example, tilted or vertically, and the load applying means 7 loads the load shaft 4. May be inclined or vertically translated (vertical hydrostatic load method).
The support means 3 is not particularly limited as long as it can support the wafer W when a static pressure load is applied to the wafer W. The shape can be, for example, a cylindrical shape. The material may be, for example, a metal such as stainless steel, a material coated with a resin or the like, or a ceramic such as SiC.
Further, the load applying means 7 having the load shaft 4 and the pin 5 is particularly limited as long as it can apply a static pressure load to the wafer W by the load shaft 4 and can break the notch portion 6 of the wafer W by the load control. Not. For example, the load applying means 7 is simple if it further includes an air cylinder 8 and a pressure control valve 9, moves the load shaft 4 by the air cylinder 8, and controls the static pressure load by the pressure control valve 9. It is preferable because the apparatus can smoothly apply a more accurate static pressure load to the wafer W with a simple structure. The pressure control valve 9 is connected to, for example, an Ar gas cylinder 10.
Here, the load shaft 4 can apply a static pressure load by pressing the pin 5 attached to the tip portion against the notch portion 6 of the wafer W. The shape can be, for example, a prismatic shape, and the tip can be wedge-shaped. It is only necessary that the pin 5 is properly attached and fixed. Or even if the pin 5 is not attached, it suffices to have a tip portion that can press the notch portion 6 of the wafer W. The material can be, for example, a metal such as stainless steel, a material coated with a resin or the like, or a ceramic such as SiC.
An example of the pin 5 is shown in FIG.
The pin 5 may be any as long as it can be inserted into the notch portion 6 of the wafer W to apply a static pressure load. The material is not particularly limited, and SiC or the like that is harder than silicon is preferable.
Further, the shape is not particularly limited, and for example, a cylindrical shape can be used. The diameter is not particularly limited, but when the pin 5 is pressed into the notch part 6, it is in contact with two sides of the notch part 6 and does not contact the bottom part of the notch part 6. preferable. By setting it as such a size, since it is very thin, it can prevent that pin strength is insufficient and it becomes easy to get damaged. Further, the bottom of the notch portion 6 has many inflection points in the shape, and the strength tends to be insufficient due to insufficient surface polishing. For this reason, accurate positioning is difficult, and the measurement results vary.
As shown in FIG. 1, the supporting means 3 and the load applying means 7 described above have at least two points P and Q on the outer periphery of the wafer W supported by the supporting means 3 and a wafer notch portion 6 that presses the pin 5. If it is arranged so as to form an equal angle with respect to the wafer center O, a static pressure load can be applied to the semiconductor wafer more evenly, and the mechanical strength can be measured more accurately. preferable. That is, in the case of FIG. 1, since the support points are two points P and Q, in this case, the points P, Q, and the notch portion 6 are arranged so as to form an equal angle of 120 degrees with respect to the wafer center O. The In this case, the position of the support means 3 can be adjusted according to the diameter of the wafer so that the support points and the like can be arranged at an equal angle with respect to the wafer center as described above even for wafers having different diameters. It is preferable.
As described above, the evaluation apparatus 1 that supports the entire wafer W and applies a load to the notch portion 6 has been described. However, this invention is not limited to this, It can also be set as the evaluation apparatus of the aspect which can support the test piece which cut out the location etc. which contain the notch part 6 of the wafer W, and can provide a load.
Here, the example of the test piece which is an evaluation object in this case is shown in FIG. Two (100) silicon wafer W A of FIG. 8 as described above, shows the test piece from W B. Using a dicer, the entire wafer is divided into four letters so that the notch is at the center of the arc portion of the test piece, and four test pieces can be obtained from each wafer. One of them includes a notch portion (notch A piece, notch B piece). As will be described later, the remaining three pieces not including the notch portion can be used for comparison, for example (comparative A1-A3 piece, comparative B1-B3 piece).
In addition, regarding a test piece, the shape and the number of pieces cut out from one wafer are not limited. Appropriate items can be prepared each time depending on the evaluation contents.
And another evaluation apparatus for evaluating such a test piece is shown in FIG. 4 as evaluation apparatus 1 '. (A) is a side view, (b) is a plan view of a part thereof, and (c) shows the position of a pin when pressed against a notch portion or an edge portion.
This evaluation apparatus 1 ′ includes two holding jigs 12 that hold the test piece 11 of the wafer W, a mounting table 2 ′ on which the holding jig 12 is placed and fixed, and a load applying means 7. To do. The load applying means 7 can be the same as that of the evaluation apparatus 1 of FIG. 1, for example. Any material can be used as long as it applies a load to the test piece 11 and can be broken by the load.
In addition, this apparatus is used not only on the test piece including the notch part 6 (notch A piece, notch B piece) but also on the edge part of the test piece not including the notch part 6 (comparison A1-A3 piece, comparison B1-B3 piece). The load can be applied even to it. If it is such, in addition to the notch portion 6 of the wafer, it is possible to evaluate the breaking strength of the edge portion in the same wafer, it is possible to compare the breaking strength of the notch portion 6 and the edge portion 13, A more detailed evaluation can be performed on the breaking strength of the notch portion 6.
An example of the two holding jigs 12 is shown in FIG.
The two holding jigs 12 hold the test piece 11 with a constant force and are fixed on the mounting table 2 ′. For example, when a load is applied to the test piece 11, the test piece 11 is held. Any material can be used as long as it can reliably hold the electrode 11, and the shape and material thereof are not particularly limited.
As a specific example of the holding jig, a method of holding the toggle clamp base on one side of the holding jig 12 and holding the test piece and the other holding jig 12 with the toggle clamp sandwiched therebetween. Is possible.
Moreover, the notch 14 which exposes the periphery of the notch part 6 of a test piece (notch A piece, notch B piece) can be provided. With such a holding jig 12, since the periphery of the notch portion 6 to which the load is applied is exposed, the load applying means 7 and the holding jig 12 do not interfere with each other, and the other portions can be held and held. Deflection due to buckling can be reliably prevented.
If such a notch 14 is formed, even in the case of a test piece (comparison A1-A3, comparison B1-B3), the pin 5 etc. that presses the edge portion 13 and the holding jig 12 interfere with each other. I don't have to.
The mounting table 2 ′ is not particularly limited as long as it can fix the holding jig 12 that holds the wafer W therebetween. For example, it can fix by providing a recessed part and fitting the holding jig 12 in this recessed part.
These evaluation apparatuses 1 and 1 'can perform detailed evaluation of the breaking strength of the notch portion 6 with higher sensitivity and higher accuracy than the conventional apparatus. In particular, even a slight difference in fracture strength due to a difference in orientation of the notch portion can be evaluated.
Next, a method for implementing the evaluation method of the present invention using the evaluation apparatus 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
The semiconductor wafer to be evaluated can be, for example, a silicon wafer or a compound semiconductor wafer, and the type, diameter, etc. are not particularly limited. Not only silicon but also sapphire and SiC crystals used as semiconductor wafers have anisotropy in physical properties such as Young's modulus. Of course, it is also possible to evaluate the strength of the notch portion of a wafer made of a material other than these.
The prepared wafer W is mounted on the mounting table 2. Then, while supporting the wafer W at at least two points P and Q on the outer periphery of the wafer by the supporting means 3 provided on the mounting table 2, the load shaft 4 of the load applying means 7 is moved in parallel, and the tip of the load shaft 4 is moved. The pin 5 is pressed against the notch portion 6 of the wafer W, a static pressure load is applied toward the center O of the wafer W, the static pressure load is increased, and the static pressure when the notch portion 6 of the wafer W is broken. Measure the load and evaluate the breaking strength.
In this way, the fracture strength, which is mechanical strength, can be measured quantitatively. By evaluating and analyzing this, it is possible to develop a semiconductor wafer that does not easily crack during device process handling. Can contribute. In particular, it is possible to evaluate at which position the notch portion is engraved (that is, how the orientation of the notch portion is made) to increase the strength of the notch portion.
A method for carrying out the evaluation method of the present invention using the evaluation apparatus 1 ′ of another example of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 will be described.
As an evaluation object, the test piece 11 is cut out from the semiconductor wafer. The cutting method is not particularly limited. For example, the test piece 11 can be obtained by dividing the wafer into four as shown in FIG. 3 (a set of notch A pieces and comparison A1-A3 pieces, or comparison with notch B pieces). B1-B3 piece set).
FIG. 6 shows an example of an evaluation method using the holding jig 12. (A) is a method of holding the test piece 11, and (b) is an example of a method of applying a load.
In evaluating a test piece (notch A piece, notch B piece) including the notch portion 6, first, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the periphery of the notch portion 6 is exposed from the notch 14. And sandwiched between the two holding jigs 12. By doing so, since the portion other than the portion to which the load is applied can be sandwiched and held by the holding jig 12, the influence on the measurement result due to the deflection of the test piece 11 can be prevented more reliably. As shown in FIG. 6, after the holding jig 12 is placed on the mounting table 2 ′, the load shaft 4 of the load applying means 7 is moved in parallel, and the pin 5 at the tip of the load shaft 4 as shown in FIG. Is pressed against the notch portion 6 of the test piece, a static pressure load is applied, the static pressure load is increased, the static pressure load when the notch portion 6 of the test piece is broken is measured, and the breaking strength is evaluated.
At this time, in order to be loaded toward O ′ of the test piece 11 (corresponding to the center O of the wafer), the holding method by the holding jig 12 and the manner of loading on the mounting table 2 ′, the load The moving direction of the shaft 4 is adjusted as appropriate.
Further, for example, the breaking strength can be evaluated for a portion other than the notch portion 6 and compared with the evaluation result in the notch portion 6.
When evaluating also about the test piece (comparison A1-A3 piece, comparison B1-B3 piece) which does not contain the notch part 6, hold | maintain using the 2 holding jigs 12, place on mounting base 2 ', and give load The load shaft 4 of the means 7 is moved in parallel, the pin 5 at the tip of the load shaft 4 is pressed against the edge portion 13 of the test piece, and a static pressure load is applied toward the location corresponding to the center O of the wafer. The static pressure load is increased and the static pressure load when the edge portion 13 of the test piece is broken is measured to evaluate the breaking strength.
In this way, the evaluation result at the edge portion 13 can also be obtained. By comparing this evaluation result with the evaluation result at the notch portion 6, more various and detailed evaluations can be performed on the fracture strength of the notch portion 6. it can.
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example and a comparative example are shown and this invention is demonstrated more concretely, this invention is not limited to these.
Two types of silicon wafers were prepared as sample wafers to be evaluated. Each is an orientation (100) silicon wafer having a diameter of 300 mm and a thickness of 0.78 mm, P-type, oxygen concentration of 12 ppma, and resistivity of 20 Ωcm, but the orientation of the notch portion is different. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, “silicon wafer W A : the angle θ between the orientation of the notch portion A and <110> cleave” = 0 °, and “silicon wafer W B : notch 25 pieces each having an angle θ = 45 ° between the orientation of the part B and the <110> crevice were prepared.
Then, as shown in FIG. 3, these wafers are cut into four crosses with a dicer so that the notch portion is at the center of the arc portion of the test piece, and a fan-shaped test piece per wafer is obtained. Four (silicon pieces) were produced. Thus, samples of a notch A piece and comparative A1 to A3 pieces, and a notch B piece and comparative B1 to B3 pieces were prepared depending on the presence or absence of a notch and the orientation of the crystal axis.
The silicon piece produced in this way was firmly held by the holding jig 12 and held using the evaluation apparatus 1 ′ shown in FIG. Then, the load shaft 4 was translated in the horizontal direction, and the pin 5 attached to the tip of the load shaft 4 was pressed against a notch part of the silicon piece or a specified position of the edge part. The pin 5 is made of SiC and has a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter of 3 mm and a length of 20 mm.
Then, the load shaft 4 was further translated to apply a static pressure load to the silicon pieces, and the breaking load (N) when these silicon pieces were broken was measured.
Table 1 summarizes the breaking load at this time.
As shown in Table 1, when the population average test (significance level 0.05) is performed from the distribution of fracture strength of the “notch A piece” and “notch B piece”, a clear significant difference is seen in the population average. It was. This is considered to be caused by the anisotropy of the crystal orientation of the wafer. The average value of the “notch A piece” is 733 N, whereas the average value of the “notch B piece” is 820 N, which is a higher numerical value. It can be seen that the “notch B piece” is less likely to be destroyed. Therefore, it engrave notch as silicon wafer W B is, it can be seen that stronger increases.
In addition, in the case of “Comparison A1 to A3 pieces” and “Comparison B1 to B3 pieces”, if the test of the population average (significance level 0.05) is performed, the population average is obtained. A clear significant difference was seen. The average value of “Comparison A1 to A3 pieces” is 716N, while the average value of “Comparison B1 to B3 pieces” is 962N, which is a higher numerical value. I find it difficult.
When comparing the “notch A piece” (733N) and the “comparison A1 to A3 piece” (716N), the “notch A piece” had a higher average value of the breaking load and was not easily broken. On the other hand, when comparing the “notch B piece” (820N) and the “comparative B1 to B3 piece” (962N), the “comparative B1 to B3 piece” had a higher average value of the breaking load and was not easily broken. .
That is, towards the notch in the wafer W A is higher strength than the edge portion, toward the edge portion in the wafer W B can be seen the strength is higher than the notch portion. Thus, in the evaluation apparatus and the evaluation method of the present invention, it was possible to confirm a change in strength due to the difference in the orientation of the notch portion.
We were prepared sample wafer similar to Example (by 25 sheets of silicon wafers W A and the silicon wafer W B).
These sample wafers were evaluated for the breaking strength of the notch using the conventional evaluation apparatus shown in FIG.
The wafer is placed on the suction stage of the evaluation apparatus shown in FIG. 7, the wafer is positioned with the outer peripheral pins, and then fixed to the stage by suction. The notch pin was made of SiC having an outer diameter of 3 mm, and the notch pin was pressed against the notch with a force of 1.5 kgf (14.7 N).
Then, while pressing the notch portion pin against the notch portion, the wafer is rotated forward and backward at the set angle of 2 °, thereby making the notch portion pin V of the notch portion as shown in FIGS. The operation of pushing out from the groove to the outer periphery or pushing into the notch was repeated 5 times.
Then, the corner of the notch was observed with a microscope to confirm the number of microchips generated.
The results of this conventional evaluation method, generation number of small chips is four in the silicon wafer W A, it was four in the silicon wafer W B. That is, the difference in strength between the notch portion A and the notch portion B was not confirmed.
Thus, with the conventional evaluation apparatus and evaluation method, it was not possible to confirm the change in strength due to the difference in the orientation of the notch portion.
As described above, the present invention can also evaluate in detail the matters related to the notch portion that could not be evaluated by the conventional method, for example, the strength change due to the anisotropy of the orientation of the notch portion. Higher sensitivity and higher accuracy can be evaluated.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The above-described embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention has substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention, and any device that exhibits the same function and effect is the present invention. It is included in the technical scope of the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1 '... Semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus of this invention, 2, 2' ... Mounting stand, 3 ... Support means,
4 ... Load shaft, 5 ... Pin, 6 ... Notch part, 7 ... Load applying means,
8 ... Air cylinder, 9 ... Pressure control valve, 10 ... Cylinder,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Test piece, 12 ... Holding jig, 13 ... Edge part, 14 ... Notch.
A method for evaluating the fracture strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer,
A semiconductor characterized in that the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer is broken by applying a load to the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated toward the radial center of the wafer, and the breaking strength of the notch portion is evaluated. Wafer evaluation method.
2. The semiconductor wafer evaluation method according to claim 1, wherein the load is applied by pressing the notch portion with a pin.
3. The semiconductor wafer evaluation method according to claim 1, wherein the load is applied by a vertical hydrostatic load system or a horizontal hydrostatic load system.
Cut out the test piece including the notch from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, hold the test piece sandwiched between two holding jigs, apply a load to the notch portion of the held test piece, 4. The method for evaluating a semiconductor wafer according to claim 1, wherein the breaking strength of the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer is evaluated.
The semiconductor wafer evaluation method according to claim 4, wherein the two holding jigs are provided with a notch that exposes the periphery of the notch portion.
While evaluating the fracture strength of the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer from a test piece including the notch portion,
A test piece that does not include a notch portion is further cut out from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, a load is applied to the edge portion of the test piece that does not include the notch portion, and the breaking strength of the edge portion of the semiconductor wafer is evaluated, 6. The method for evaluating a semiconductor wafer according to claim 4, wherein evaluation results of the notch portion and the edge portion are compared.
An apparatus for evaluating the breaking strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer,
Comprising load applying means for applying a load to the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated;
The apparatus for evaluating a semiconductor wafer, wherein the load applying means applies a load from the notch portion toward a center in a radial direction of the wafer, and the notch portion can be broken by the load.
The semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the load applying unit includes a pin that applies a load by pressing the notch portion.
9. The semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the load applying means is of a vertical hydrostatic load system or a horizontal hydrostatic load system.
10. The evaluation apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the evaluation apparatus has two holding jigs for holding the test piece including the notch portion cut out from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated. The semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus according to claim 1.
11. The semiconductor wafer evaluation apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the two holding jigs are provided with a notch that exposes the periphery of the notch portion.
The load applying means can further apply a load to the edge portion of the test piece not including the notch portion cut out from the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated, and can break the edge portion by the load. 12. The apparatus for evaluating a semiconductor wafer according to claim 10, wherein the evaluation apparatus is a semiconductor wafer.
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