Semiconductor workpiece thermal treatment apparatus and temperature control and adjustment method

The heat treatment apparatus with dual-sided heating and reflective-transmissive coatings enables accurate temperature measurement and control for semiconductor workpieces by using reflective and transmissive sensors, addressing uneven heating and low-temperature measurement challenges.

JP2025004756AActive Publication Date: 2025-01-15BEIJING E TOWN SEMICON TECH CO LTD
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JP2024096521
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JP · JP
Patent Type
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Priority Date
2023-06-26
Filing Date
2024-06-14
Publication Date
2025-01-15
Estimated Expiration
2044-06-14

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Technical Problem

Existing heat treatment processes for semiconductor workpieces face challenges in accurately measuring and controlling temperatures, particularly at low temperatures below 750°C, due to the reflection and transmission of infrared radiation by the workpiece, which interferes with conventional temperature measurement methods, and the uneven heating caused by pattern effects.

Method used

A heat treatment apparatus with a dual-sided heating system using reflective and transmissive infrared sensors, combined with a reflective-transmissive coating on specific windows, allows for accurate temperature measurement by measuring reflectance and transmittance of infrared radiation at multiple points on the workpiece, enabling precise temperature control adjustments.

Benefits of technology

The apparatus achieves accurate temperature measurement and control across a wide range (400°C to 750°C) by minimizing interference from heating lamps and pattern effects, ensuring uniform heating and real-time monitoring of temperature changes.

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Abstract

To provide a semiconductor workpiece thermal treatment apparatus, and a temperature control and adjustment method.SOLUTION: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor workpiece thermal treatment apparatus and a temperature control and adjustment method. The thermal treatment apparatus comprises: one or more heating elements; a first roof plate including three or more first windows; a second roof plate including two or more second windows transmitting radiation having a wavelength of 2.7 μm; a workpiece support element positioned between the first roof plate and the second roof plate; and a temperature measurement assembly including one infrared emitter, at least two continuous reflection type infrared sensors and at least two transmissive infrared sensors. A surface of the first window at an intermediate position of the three or more first windows, the surface facing the second roof plate, includes reflection transmission coating. The thermal treatment apparatus according to the invention can accurately measure a temperature of a surface of the semiconductor workpiece, can individually control temperatures of different sites on the surface of the semiconductor workpiece, improves temperature control accuracy, and keeps temperature control deviation within ±1°C.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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[Technical field]

[0001] TECHNICAL FIELD This disclosure relates to the field of semiconductor processing, and more particularly to the field of thermal processing of semiconductor workpieces. [Background technology]

[0002] The heat treatment process of semiconductor workpieces usually requires a heating temperature of about 400℃~1200℃. In the rapid thermal treatment process, the semiconductor workpieces are usually heat treated by a double-sided heating method using a lamp array. In the heat treatment process, it is very important to reliably and accurately measure the temperature of the workpiece. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The present disclosure provides a thermal processing apparatus for semiconductor workpieces and a method for temperature control regulation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a thermal processing apparatus for a semiconductor workpiece, the apparatus comprising: one or more heating elements for heating the semiconductor workpiece; a first cover plate including three or more first windows; a second cover plate including two or more second windows that are transparent to radiation having a wavelength of 2.7 μm; a workpiece support element located between the first cover plate and the second cover plate for supporting the semiconductor workpiece; a temperature measurement assembly including an infrared emitter, at least two reflective infrared sensors in series, and at least two transmissive infrared sensors; wherein the three or more first windows include, in a horizontal direction away from the infrared emitter, a first window at a first position, at least one first window at an intermediate position, and a first window at an end position; The first window in the intermediate position has a reflective / transmissive coating on a surface facing the second cover plate.

[0005] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a temperature control regulation method for thermal processing of a semiconductor workpiece, the method comprising: placing the semiconductor workpiece on a workpiece support element within a reaction chamber of a thermal processing apparatus; providing a first cover plate including three or more first windows, the three or more first windows including, in a horizontal direction away from the infrared emitter, a first window at a first location, at least one first window at an intermediate location, and a first window at an end location; providing a second cover plate including two or more second windows, wherein a reflective / transmissive coating is provided on a surface of the at least one intermediate first window facing the second cover plate; emitting infrared radiation with an infrared emitter; transmitting the infrared radiation through a first window at the first location to illuminate a surface of the semiconductor workpiece; receiving and measuring a first portion of the infrared radiation reflected by at least two portions of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece using a reflective infrared sensor, and receiving and measuring a second portion of the infrared radiation transmitted by the at least two portions using a transmissive infrared sensor; determining a reflectance and a transmittance of the semiconductor workpiece at a location based on an amount of infrared radiation of a first portion and an amount of infrared radiation of a second portion of the same location, respectively, and calculating an emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece based on the reflectance and the transmittance; calculating a temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece at the same location based on the emissivity; and controlling and adjusting a heating element in the region of a corresponding portion in response to a temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece.

[0006] It should be understood that the contents of this section are not intended to identify key features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will be readily apparent from the following specification.

[0007] The drawings are for a better understanding of the present technical solution and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a top view of a heat treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a heat treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a lamp module partition in a heat treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 1 is a schematic diagram of positions of an infrared emitter, a reflective infrared sensor, and a transmissive infrared sensor in a heat treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings, and various details of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be included in the description to facilitate understanding, but these should be considered as merely illustrative. Therefore, those skilled in the art should recognize that various changes and modifications can be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Similarly, in the following description, descriptions of well-known functions and structures are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

[0010] The heat treatment process of the semiconductor workpiece described in the present disclosure may be, for example, a rapid thermal annealing process. Because different materials (e.g., Si, SiO2, SiN, etc.) on a semiconductor workpiece such as a wafer have different optical absorption coefficients, when the surface of the semiconductor workpiece is heated using a single-sided radiation method, a pattern effect occurs, and therefore, in order to reduce the problem of uneven heating of the wafer caused by the pattern effect, a double-sided heating method is usually used.

[0011] Meanwhile, in the rapid thermal annealing process, a non-contact measurement method is used to measure the temperature of the semiconductor workpiece. Due to the installation of a heating element (e.g., a lamp module) used for double-sided heating of the wafer, the semiconductor workpiece is completely covered by the radiation of the heating element, but the light emitted from the heating element is reflected and transmitted by the semiconductor workpiece, which hinders the temperature measurement of the semiconductor workpiece by the non-contact measurement method, thereby improving the robustness of the temperature measurement.

[0012] Semiconductor workpieces are typically transparent in the infrared band at normal workpiece temperatures and do not emit significant blackbody radiation. Conventional radiation measurement methods have a large error in the measurable blackbody radiation emitted by the workpiece at temperatures below 750° C., making it difficult to measure the temperature of a semiconductor workpiece.

[0013] Heat Treatment Equipment

[0014] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a thermal processing apparatus for a semiconductor workpiece, the apparatus comprising: one or more heating elements for heating the semiconductor workpiece; a first cover plate including three or more first windows; a second cover plate including two or more second windows that are transparent to radiation having a wavelength of 2.7 μm; a workpiece support element located between the first cover plate and the second cover plate for supporting the semiconductor workpiece; a temperature measurement assembly including an infrared emitter, at least two reflective infrared sensors in series, and at least two transmissive infrared sensors; wherein the three or more first windows include, in a horizontal direction away from the infrared emitter, a first window at a first position, at least one first window at an intermediate position, and a first window at an end position; The first window surface at the intermediate position has a reflective / transmissive coating on a surface facing the second cover plate.

[0015] Specifically, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, a heat treatment apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a top plate 1, a bottom plate 11, an upper heat lamp module 3, a lower heat lamp module 12, an upper cover plate 4 having a window, a lower cover plate 13 having a window, a reaction chamber body 5, a workpiece support element (e.g., a quartz support plate 10, and an ejector pin 8), an infrared emitter 6 and at least two reflective infrared sensors (201, 202) provided on the outer side of the top plate 1 (i.e., the side opposite the reaction chamber), at least two transmissive infrared sensors (901, 902) provided on the outer side of the bottom plate 11 (i.e., the side opposite the reaction chamber), and a reaction chamber door 14.

[0016] Specifically, the upper cover plate 4 and the lower cover plate 13 of the present invention can both adopt high hydroxyl quartz cover plates having quartz windows, thereby filtering out the 2.7 μm infrared light from the heat lamp module and reducing the impact of the radiation from the heat lamp module on the temperature of the semiconductor workpiece.

[0017] At least three windows are provided in the top cover plate 4, among which the windows at both ends (i.e., the window at the first position and the window at the end position) 401 are not coated with a reflective / transmissive coating, and at least one window at an intermediate position 402 has a reflective / transmissive coating on a surface facing the semiconductor workpiece. In the present invention, the top cover plate 4 is preferably made of high hydroxyl quartz, the non-window region does not transmit infrared light with a wavelength of 2.7 μm, the window region can transmit infrared light with a wavelength of 2.7 μm, and the window region with the reflective / transmissive coating can reflect and transmit infrared light with a wavelength of 2.7 μm.

[0018] The reflective / transmissive coatings described above have a reflectivity of 10% to 50% (e.g., 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, and 45%) and a transmittance of 50% to 90% (e.g., 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, and 85%) for radiation having a wavelength of 2.7 μm.

[0019] According to one particular embodiment, the above-mentioned reflective / transmissive coating may be a metal halide salt layer, preferably an alkali metal halide salt layer, more particularly a potassium bromide layer.

[0020] In the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention, an infrared emitter 6 capable of emitting infrared light with a wavelength of 2.7 μm to a semiconductor workpiece is provided at one end of the outside of a top plate 1 .

[0021] The infrared light emitted from the infrared emitter 6 passes through the window 401 at the first position of the top cover plate 4 and is irradiated onto a first portion of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece 7. Here, the semiconductor workpiece 7 reflects a part of the infrared light of that wavelength and transmits a part of it, and the infrared light that has passed through the first portion of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece is irradiated onto the window (401) of the bottom cover plate 13 and further passes through this window to the first transmission type infrared sensor (901). The infrared light reflected from the first portion of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece is irradiated onto a window (402) having a reflective-transmitting coating at the middle position of the top cover plate 4, is further reflected by this window and is irradiated onto a second portion of the semiconductor workpiece, and the infrared light that has passed through the window (402) having a reflective-transmitting coating is transmitted to the first reflective type infrared sensor (201).

[0022] The infrared light reflected by the window (402) having the above-mentioned reflective-transmissive coating and irradiated to a second portion of the semiconductor workpiece is further reflected and transmitted by the semiconductor workpiece, and a portion of the transmitted infrared light is irradiated to the window in the lower cover plate and transmitted to the second transmission type infrared sensor, and a portion of the reflected infrared light is reflected by the window in the upper cover plate, which may or may not have a reflective-transmissive coating. If the window does not have a reflective-transmissive coating, the reflected portion of the infrared light is transmitted through the window to be irradiated to the second reflective type infrared sensor, while if the window has a reflective-transmissive coating, the process of the infrared light being reflected and transmitted to the next portion of the semiconductor workpiece is repeated.

[0023] In the heat treatment device of the present invention, only one infrared emitter is provided, and the reflection characteristics of the semiconductor workpiece and the reflective / transmissive coating are utilized, so that the reflection can be repeated at least twice. By providing both a reflection sensor and a transmission sensor at the same location, the temperature of multiple locations on the semiconductor workpiece can be measured immediately and accurately, and the number of reflections can be determined according to the requirements of temperature control. Therefore, the accuracy of temperature measurement and control can be improved by performing measurements on as many measurement locations as possible.

[0024] 3 and 4, the angles that the infrared emitter 6 (α), the reflective infrared sensor 2 (β), and the transmissive infrared sensor 9 (γ) make with the vertical axis of the semiconductor workpiece (or the vertical axis of the reaction chamber) may be 30° to 60°, and may be, for example, 45° for each. Here, the infrared emitter 6 and the transmissive infrared sensor 9 are on the same straight line.

[0025] The above-mentioned infrared emitter, reflective infrared sensor, and transmissive infrared sensor jointly constitute a semiconductor workpiece emissivity measurement system that is not affected by heat lamps, which is useful for accurately measuring the temperature of a semiconductor workpiece, especially for accurately measuring the temperature in the range of 400°C to 750°C.

[0026] Temperature control adjustment method

[0027] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature control regulation method for thermal processing of a semiconductor workpiece, the method comprising:

[0028] placing the semiconductor workpiece on a workpiece support element within a reaction chamber of a thermal processing apparatus; providing a first cover plate including three or more first windows, the three or more first windows including, in a horizontal direction away from the infrared emitter, a first window at a first location, at least one first window at an intermediate location, and a first window at an end location; providing a second cover plate including two or more second windows, wherein a reflective / transmissive coating is provided on a surface of the at least one intermediate first window facing the second cover plate; emitting infrared radiation with an infrared emitter; transmitting the infrared radiation through a first window at the first location to illuminate a surface of the semiconductor workpiece; receiving and measuring a first portion of the infrared radiation reflected by at least two portions of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece using a reflective infrared sensor, and receiving and measuring a second portion of the infrared radiation transmitted by the at least two portions using a transmissive infrared sensor; determining a reflectance and a transmittance of the semiconductor workpiece at a location based on an amount of infrared radiation of a first portion and an amount of infrared radiation of a second portion of the same location, respectively, and calculating an emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece based on the reflectance and the transmittance; calculating a temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece at the same location based on the emissivity; and controlling and adjusting a heating element in the region of a corresponding portion in response to a temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece.

[0029] According to one specific embodiment, in the above step, the infrared radiation is irradiated to a first portion of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece through a first window (not having a reflective / transmissive coating) at the first position, and a reflective infrared sensor receives and measures an amount of infrared reflected radiation of a first portion reflected by the semiconductor workpiece at the first position and transmitted through a first window (having a reflective / transmissive coating) at an intermediate position, and a transmissive infrared sensor receives and determines an amount of infrared transmitted radiation of a first portion transmitted by the semiconductor workpiece at the first position and transmitted through a second window; A portion of the infrared radiation reflected by the semiconductor workpiece at the first location and irradiated onto the first window at the intermediate position is reflected onto a second location on the surface of the semiconductor workpiece, and an amount of infrared reflected radiation of the second portion is reflected by the semiconductor workpiece at the second location and passes through the first window at the intermediate or terminal position, and an amount of infrared transmitted radiation of the second portion is received and determined by a transmission type infrared sensor and transmitted by the semiconductor workpiece at the second location and passes through the second window; calculating a reflectance, a transmittance, and an emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece at the first portion based on the amount of infrared reflected radiation of the first portion and the amount of infrared transmitted radiation of the first portion, and further calculating a temperature of the semiconductor workpiece at the first portion; The emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece at the second location is calculated based on the amount of infrared reflected radiation of the second portion and the amount of infrared transmitted radiation of the second portion, and the temperature of the semiconductor workpiece at the second portion is further calculated.

[0030] The 2.7 μm wavelength infrared light emitted from the infrared emitter is modulated by a chopper to become pulsed light, and when the 2.7 μm wavelength pulsed light is irradiated onto a semiconductor workpiece (wafer) 7, the reflected portion is received by the 2.7 μm reflective infrared sensor 2, and the transmitted portion is received by the 2.7 μm transmissive infrared sensor 9. Calculation is performed using the following formula (1).

[0031]

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[0032] The sum of the emissivity, reflectivity, and transmittance of an object is set to 1, and the real-time reflectivity ρ and transmittance τ of the wafer are determined by a reflective infrared sensor 2 with a wavelength (λ) of 2.7 μm and a transmissive infrared sensor 9 with a wavelength of 2.7 μm, and the emissivity ε of the wafer is calculated. The reflectivity ρ is the ratio between the intensity of the reflected light detected by the reflective infrared sensor and the intensity of the infrared light emitted by the infrared emitter, and the transmittance τ is the ratio between the intensity of the transmitted light detected by the transmissive infrared sensor and the intensity of the infrared light emitted by the infrared emitter.

[0033] The reflective infrared sensor 2 and the reflective infrared sensor 9 can also receive infrared light thermally radiated from the upper and lower surfaces of the wafer, and this radiated light can be distinguished in frequency from the light radiated from the infrared emitter 6. The following blackbody radiation equation (2) is obeyed.

[0034]

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[0035] Calculate the front and back temperatures of the wafer, where I wafer is the received infrared thermal radiation of the wafer, h is Planck's constant, c is the speed of light, k is Boltzmann's constant, λ is the radiation wavelength, and ε is the emissivity of the wafer.

[0036] When the wafer enters the rapid thermal processing chamber and starts to be heated, the 2.7μm infrared emitter 6, the 2.7μm reflective infrared sensor 2, and the 2.7μm transmissive infrared sensor 9 continuously measure the reflectance, emissivity, and transmittance of the wafer. The temperature measurement result obtained by this measurement can provide a reference temperature in the temperature range of 250-400℃ of the wafer, and at this time, the rising state of the wafer temperature can be monitored in real time. When the process temperature reaches 400-750℃, the 2.7μm infrared emitter 6, the 2.7μm reflective infrared sensor 2, and the 2.7μm transmissive infrared sensor 9 can accurately calculate the wafer temperature, which is helpful for closed-loop control of the wafer temperature. When the process temperature of the wafer becomes higher than 750℃, the above 2.7μm infrared emitter 6, the 2.7μm reflective infrared sensor 2, and the 2.7μm transmissive infrared sensor can continue to measure the wafer temperature.

[0037] According to the above method of the present invention, the stability of temperature measurement and control of the heat treatment equipment can be improved under such working conditions as the semiconductor workpiece has low emissivity (<0.3), the emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece changes rapidly (e.g., there is a polysilicon layer on the wafer, which undergoes a phase transition when heated), etc. Also, the measurement range of the semiconductor workpiece temperature can be as low as 250°C.

[0038] Preferably, the accurately measurable temperature of the semiconductor workpiece is within the range of 400°C to 750°C.

[0039] In the above method, controlling and adjusting the heating element in the region of the corresponding portion in response to the temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece includes adjusting the power of the heating element in the region of the corresponding portion.

[0040] Referring to FIG. 3, the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention has two sets of heating lamp arrays arranged vertically, i.e., a top lamp module and a bottom lamp module, and each heating lamp array is divided into four sets (shown in light gray to dark gray), and the space from the door side of the reaction chamber to the wafer is divided into two symmetrical parts, and the area from the center of the reaction chamber to the center of the wafer is divided into four areas Z1 to Z4.

[0041] As an example, according to the method of the present invention, when the temperature is measured for areas Z2 and Z3 of the wafer to obtain T1 and T2, the measured temperature is compared with a preset temperature, and if the measured temperature is not within the preset temperature range, the temperature of the wafer can be adjusted to the preset temperature by adjusting the power of one or both of the top lamp module and the bottom lamp module.

[0042] In the method of the present invention, by providing only one infrared emitter, and providing multiple reflective infrared sensors and multiple transmissive infrared sensors, the number of temperature measurement sites can be increased, the measurable temperature range can be expanded, and the temperature measurement accuracy can be improved. According to the measured temperatures of different sites of the semiconductor workpiece, the lamp modules corresponding to the sites can be individually controlled, thereby realizing accurate temperature control and adjustment.

[0043] According to another embodiment of the present invention, one pyrometer may be provided for each of the two regions. Using a suitable wafer model, for the two measured temperature values, a suitable wafer model is selected to obtain four corresponding temperatures for the four wafer regions corresponding to the four lamp module regions through simulation. That is, according to the method of the present invention, the temperature values ​​of many regions can be obtained by measuring the temperatures of a few regions, so that the temperature of the wafer can be controlled more accurately and the temperature control precision can be improved.

[0044] The heat treatment apparatus and temperature control and adjustment method disclosed herein can accurately detect the temperature in real time during a rapid thermal processing process, and can timely control and adjust the heating element in the area corresponding to the measurement site, so that the temperature of the semiconductor workpiece can be maintained within a predetermined range throughout the process.

[0045] It should be understood that various forms of the above process can be used by rearranging, adding, or deleting steps. For example, but not limited to, each step described in this disclosure can be performed in parallel, sequentially, or in a different order, as long as the desired results of the technical solutions disclosed in this disclosure can be achieved.

[0046] The above specific embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. It is understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, subcombinations and substitutions are possible according to design requirements and other factors. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the principle of the present disclosure shall all be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. 1. A thermal processing apparatus for a semiconductor workpiece, comprising: one or more heating elements for heating the semiconductor workpiece; a first cover plate including three or more first windows; a second cover plate including two or more second windows that are transparent to radiation having a wavelength of 2.7 μm; a workpiece support element located between the first cover plate and the second cover plate for supporting the semiconductor workpiece; a temperature measurement assembly including an infrared emitter, at least two reflective infrared sensors in series, and at least two transmissive infrared sensors; wherein the three or more first windows include, in a horizontal direction away from the infrared emitter, a first window at a first position, at least one first window at an intermediate position, and a first window at an end position; a first window at said intermediate position having a reflective / transmissive coating on a surface facing said second cover plate;

2. 2. The thermal processing apparatus for a semiconductor workpiece of claim 1, wherein the reflective / transmissive coating has a reflectivity of 10% to 50% and a transmittance of 50% to 90% for radiation having a wavelength of 2.7 μm.

3. 3. The thermal processing apparatus for semiconductor workpieces of claim 1 or 2, wherein the reflective / transmissive coating is a potassium bromide layer.

4. 3. The thermal processing apparatus for semiconductor workpieces of claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the at least two consecutive reflective infrared sensors receives infrared radiation from the infrared emitter that is reflected by the semiconductor workpiece and transmitted through the first window.

5. 3. The thermal processing apparatus for a semiconductor workpiece of claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least two transmissive infrared sensors receive radiation from the infrared emitter transmitted through the semiconductor workpiece and the second window.

6. 3. The thermal processing apparatus for semiconductor workpieces of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, the infrared emitter and the at least two consecutive reflective infrared sensors being provided on the outer side of the top plate, and the at least two transmissive infrared sensors being provided on the outer side of the bottom plate.

7. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first and second cover plates are each a high hydroxyl quartz cover plate.

8. The heat treatment apparatus for semiconductor workpieces comprises:

3. The heat treatment apparatus for a semiconductor workpiece according to claim 1, wherein the temperature of the semiconductor workpiece is capable of being measured within a range of 400 to 750.degree.

9. The heat treatment apparatus for semiconductor workpieces comprises: a reaction chamber defined by a reaction chamber body, a first cover plate, and a second cover plate; 3. The thermal processing apparatus for semiconductor workpieces according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the infrared emitter, the reflective infrared sensor, and the transmissive infrared sensor each have an equal angle with the longitudinal axis of the reaction chamber body, and preferably the angle is between 30 and 60 degrees.

10. 3. The heat treatment apparatus for semiconductor workpieces of claim 1, wherein the first cover plate and the second cover plate are each made of high hydroxyl quartz.

11. 1. A temperature control regulation method for thermal processing of a semiconductor workpiece, comprising: placing a semiconductor workpiece on a workpiece support element within a reaction chamber of a thermal processing apparatus; providing a first cover plate including three or more first windows, the three or more first windows including, in a horizontal direction away from the infrared emitter, a first window at a first location, at least one first window at an intermediate location, and a first window at an end location; providing a second cover plate including two or more second windows, wherein a reflective / transmissive coating is provided on a surface of the at least one intermediate first window facing the second cover plate; emitting infrared radiation with an infrared emitter; transmitting the infrared radiation through a first window at the first location to illuminate a surface of the semiconductor workpiece; receiving and measuring a first portion of the infrared radiation reflected by at least two portions of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece using a reflective infrared sensor, and receiving and measuring a second portion of the infrared radiation transmitted by the at least two portions using a transmissive infrared sensor; determining a reflectance and a transmittance of the semiconductor workpiece at a location based on an amount of infrared radiation of a first portion and an amount of infrared radiation of a second portion of the same location, respectively, and calculating an emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece based on the reflectance and the transmittance; calculating a temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece at the same location based on the emissivity; and controlling and adjusting a heating element in a region of a corresponding portion in response to a temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece.

12. In the temperature control and adjustment method, the infrared radiation passes through a first window at the first position and irradiates a first portion of a surface of the semiconductor workpiece; a reflective infrared sensor receives and measures an amount of infrared reflected radiation of a first portion that is reflected by the semiconductor workpiece at the first position and passes through a first window at an intermediate position; and a transmissive infrared sensor receives and determines an amount of infrared transmitted radiation of a first portion that is transmitted by the semiconductor workpiece at the first position and passes through a second window; A portion of the infrared radiation reflected by the semiconductor workpiece at the first location and irradiated onto the first window at the intermediate position is reflected onto a second location on the surface of the semiconductor workpiece, and an amount of infrared reflected radiation of the second portion is reflected by the semiconductor workpiece at the second location and transmitted through the first window at the intermediate or terminal position, and an amount of infrared transmitted radiation of the second portion is received and determined by a transmission type infrared sensor and transmitted by the semiconductor workpiece at the second location and passed through the second window; Calculating an emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece at the first location based on the amount of infrared reflected radiation of the first portion and the amount of infrared transmitted radiation of the first portion, and further calculating a temperature of the semiconductor workpiece at the first location; The temperature control adjustment method of claim 11, further comprising calculating an emissivity of the semiconductor workpiece at the second location based on the amount of infrared reflected radiation of the second portion and the amount of infrared transmitted radiation of the second portion, and further calculating a temperature of the semiconductor workpiece at the second location.

13. 12. The temperature control regulation method of claim 11, wherein the temperature of the semiconductor workpiece is in the range of 400°C to 750°C.

14. 12. The temperature control and adjusting method of claim 11, wherein the step of controlling and adjusting a heating element in the area of ​​the corresponding portion in response to the temperature of the surface of the semiconductor workpiece includes adjusting power of a heating element in the area of ​​the corresponding portion.

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