Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
View Patent ↗In a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, a main body wafer having an interlayer insulating film is formed, and a monitor wafer on which a monitor element is formed is provided. Characteristics of the main body wafer are copied onto the monitor element by simultaneously processing the main body wafer and the monitor wafer through BPSG densification during formation of the interlayer insulating film. The characteristic of the monitor element is measured by checking a process influence of the monitor element. Manufacturing conditions are set in accordance with the process influence of the monitor element. Variations in electric characteristics of the main body wafer are reduced in accordance with the set manufacturing conditions.
1. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
selecting as a monitoring step, one step from a plurality of steps in a main body wafer manufacturing process for manufacturing a main body wafer on which the semiconductor device is formed, the monitoring step comprising BPSG densification in an interlayer insulating film formation step;
selecting as a variation reduction step, one step from main body post-process steps succeeding the monitoring step;
a monitor wafer manufacturing process for manufacturing a monitor wafer on which a monitor element is formed, the monitor wafer manufacturing process comprising a monitor pre-process step, the monitoring step, a quality check step of measuring a characteristic of the monitor element formed under the same condition as the main body wafer, and a condition setting step of setting a manufacturing condition in the variation reduction step based on a process influence measured in the quality check step; and
performing the main body post-process step under the manufacturing condition set in the condition setting step.
2. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according claim 1 ; wherein the variation reduction step comprises the step of subjecting the main body wafer to an alloy step during a metal wiring formation step for the main body wafer.
3. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; wherein the quality check step comprises measuring a capacitance-voltage characteristic of the monitor element.
4. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; wherein the monitoring step further comprises the step of copying onto the monitor element characteristics of the main body wafer by simultaneously processing the main body wafer and the monitor wafer through BPSG densification during formation of the interlayer insulating film.
5. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
forming a main body wafer having an interlayer insulating film;
providing a monitor wafer on which a monitor element is formed;
copying onto the monitor element characteristics of the main body wafer by simultaneously processing the main body wafer and the monitor wafer through BPSG densification during formation of the interlayer insulating film;
measuring a characteristic of the monitor element by checking a process influence of the monitor element;
setting manufacturing conditions in accordance with the process influence of the monitor element; and
reducing variations in electric characteristics of the main body wafer in accordance with the set manufacturing conditions.
6. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 5 ; wherein the reducing step comprises the step of subjecting the main body wafer to an alloy step during a metal wiring formation step for the main body wafer.
7. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 5 ; wherein the measuring step comprises measuring a capacitance-voltage characteristic of the monitor element.