A temperature control method for semiconductor process equipment with feed-forward compensation

Abstract

Disclosed is a temperature control method of semiconductor technology equipment with feedforward compensation. The semiconductor technology equipment comprises temperature control devices in one or more temperature control areas. The method comprises the steps that according to the preset temperature control condition of a semiconductor technology, feedforward compensation reference signal tracks of the temperature control devices are constructed, the whole temperature control temperature rise period is divided into a high-speed temperature rise period and a standard temperature rise period, the temperature rise process from initial temperature t to first intermediate temperature t' is completed in the high-speed temperature rise period, and the temperature rise process from the first intermediate temperature t' to target temperature T is completed in the standard temperature rise period; reference signal tracks in the standard temperature rise period meet the preset temperature control condition, and the temperature rise speed of the high-speed temperature rise period is higher than that of the standard temperature rise period; control operation of the temperature control system is carried out based on the obtained feedforward compensation reference signal tracks. The influence of the time lag of the temperature control system can be weakened, the temperature rise effect of a furnace can be improved, and the productivity of the semiconductor technology equipment can be improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of integrated circuit manufacturing, and relates to a temperature control method of semiconductor process equipment with feedforward compensation, more specifically, a reference signal track planning method applied to the temperature control of semiconductor process equipment. Background technique [0002] At present, the design of semiconductor devices is rapidly developing in the direction of high density and high integration, which puts forward higher and higher requirements for new technology, new technology and new equipment of semiconductor integrated circuits. As one of the process equipment in the pre-process of the integrated circuit production line, semiconductor process equipment plays an important role in the production and manufacturing processes of silicon wafers such as diffusion, annealing, alloying, oxidation, and film growth. It requires precisely controlled temperature for the surface of si...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] from figure 1 It can be seen that in order to quickly reach the target temperature (Target), a higher heating rate K must be selected. However, if the heating rate K is too high, the characteristics of rapid and linear heating will produce contradictions, and, when the target temperature is just reached (Target), because the heating rate is too fast, the overshoot of the stable stage of the heating rate is too large, which leads to the increase of the process time for the system to obtain the accurate target temperature (Target).

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