Control strategy for temperature tracking in rapid thermal processing of semiconductor wafers

A multivariable control strategy is developed and applied to a three-zone lamp, three-point sensor rapid thermal processing (RTP) system. The strategy is based on a physics-based nonlinear model of wafer heating. A feedforward mechanism is used to predict temperature transients, and a feedback mecha...

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Hauptverfasser: Park, P., Schaper, C.D., Kailath, T.
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Zusammenfassung:A multivariable control strategy is developed and applied to a three-zone lamp, three-point sensor rapid thermal processing (RTP) system. The strategy is based on a physics-based nonlinear model of wafer heating. A feedforward mechanism is used to predict temperature transients, and a feedback mechanism is used to correct for errors in the prediction and reduce spatial temperature nonuniformities. Experimental results are presented that show a controlled ramp-and-hold from 20 degrees C to 900 degrees C at a rate of 45 degrees C/s with less than 15 degrees C nonuniformity during the ramp and less than 1 degrees C nonuniformity of the time-averaged temperatures during the hold as measured by three thermocouples placed at the center, 1-in radius, and 1.75-in radius on a 4-in-diameter wafer. RTP design issues are also discussed in terms of control authority or the ability to generate a wide range of energy flux profiles to achieve temperature uniformity for different processing conditions.< >
DOI:10.1109/CDC.1992.371061