IP Library Granted Patent US 9,696,209
Granted Patent B2
US 9,696,209 · App. 14/333,477 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Method for measuring temperature of film in reaction chamber

Inventors: Lu Chen (Shanghai, CN); Chaoqian Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Yanzhong Ma (Shanghai, CN); Yousen Li (Shanghai, CN); Zhehao Chen (Shanghai, CN); Steven Tianxiao Lee (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC, SHANGHAI
G01J5/0007
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Patent No.
US 9,696,209
App. No.
14/333,477
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for measuring a temperature of a film in a reaction chamber is provided. The method includes: obtaining reflectivity sampling data R of a sampling point set in a detection area of the film for light with a wavelength λ, and thermal radiation value sampling data E of the sampling point set; obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ according to values of at least two sampling data groups, wherein 0<α≦1, 0≦γ≦1; obtaining a blackbody radiation value L b of the detection area of the film for the light with the wavelength λ according to the first correction factor α, the second correction factor γ and the values of the at least two sampling data groups; obtaining a temperature T of the detection area by looking up a table according to the blackbody radiation value L b and the wavelength λ.

Claims (54)

1. A method for controlling a temperature in a reaction chamber, comprising:

controlling a plurality of heating devices in the reaction chamber to operate according to a preset temperature, wherein the plurality of heating devices correspond to a plurality of detection areas of a film;

obtaining reflectivity sampling data R of a sampling point set in each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for light with a wavelength λ, and thermal radiation value sampling data E of the sampling point set, wherein the sampling point set comprises at least two sampling points; the reflectivity sampling data R is a set of R (i) , wherein i is a positive integer; the thermal radiation value sampling data E is a set of E (i) ; wherein R (i) is a reflectivity of the i-th sampling point for the light and E (i) is a thermal radiation value of the i-th sampling point, and R (i) and E (i) constitutes the i-th sampling data group;

obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ, for each of the plurality of detection areas, according to values of at least two sampling data groups, wherein 0<α≦1, 0≦γ≦1;

obtaining a blackbody radiation value L b of each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for light with the wavelength λ according to the first correction factor α, the second correction factor γ and the values of the at least two sampling data groups;

obtaining a temperature T of each of the plurality of detection areas by looking up a table according to the blackbody radiation value L b and the wavelength λ; and

comparing the temperatures of the plurality of detection areas, and if an abnormal temperature exists in the temperatures of the plurality of detection areas, regulating a heating device corresponding to a detection region corresponding to the abnormal temperature;

wherein the obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ, for each of the plurality of detection areas, according to values of at least two sampling data groups comprises:

obtaining a ratio γ/α of the second correction factor γ to the first correction factor α according to the values of the at least two sampling data groups; and

calculating the first correction factor α and the second correction factor γ according to the ratio γ/α, the values of the at least two sampling data groups, and a radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ).

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a ratio γ/α of the second correction factor γ to the first correction factor α according to the values of the at least two sampling data groups comprises:

calculating variance of the blackbody radiation value L b according to the values of the at least two sampling data groups and the radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ); and

calculating the ratio γ/α to minimize the variance of the blackbody radiation value L b .

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a sampling time interval between two adjacent sampling points is less than 2 microseconds when the reflectivity sampling data R is obtained; and a sampling time interval between two adjacent sampling points is less than 2 microseconds when thermal radiation value sampling data E is obtained.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the film is lower than 600 Celsius degree.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction chamber is a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reaction chamber.

6. A method for controlling a temperature in a reaction chamber, comprising:

controlling a plurality of heating devices in the reaction chamber to operate according to a preset temperature, wherein the plurality of heating devices correspond to a plurality of detection areas of a film;

obtaining first reflectivity sampling data R 1 of a first sampling point set in each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for light with a wavelength λ 1 and first thermal radiation value data E 1 of the first sampling point set, wherein the first sampling point set comprises at least two sampling points; the first reflectivity sampling data R 1 is a set of R 1(i) , wherein i is a positive integer; the first thermal radiation value sampling data E 1 is a set of E 1(i) , wherein R 1(i) is a reflectivity of the i-th sampling point for the light with the wavelength λ 1 and E 1(i) is a thermal radiation value of the i-th sampling point, and R 1(i) and E 1(i) constitutes an i-th first sampling data group;

obtaining second reflectivity sampling data R 2 of a second sampling point set in each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for light with a wavelength λ 2 and second thermal radiation value sampling data E 2 of the second sampling point set, wherein the second sampling point set comprises at least two sampling points; the second reflectivity sampling data R 2 is a set of R 2(j) , wherein j is a positive integer; the second thermal radiation value sampling data E 2 is a set of E 2(j) , wherein R 2(j) is a reflectivity of the j-th sampling point for the light with the wavelength λ 2 and E 2(j) is a thermal radiation value of the j-th sampling point, and R 2(j) and E 2(j) constitutes a j-th second sampling data group;

obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ, for each of the plurality of detection areas, according to at least two values in first sampling data groups and at least two values in second sampling data groups, wherein 0<α≦1, 0≦γ≦1;

obtaining a blackbody radiation value L b1 of each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for the light with the wavelength λ 1 according to the first correction factor α, the second correction factor γ and the at least two values in the first sampling data groups;

obtaining a temperature T of each of the plurality of detection areas by looking up a table according to the blackbody radiation value L b1 and the wavelength λ 1 ; and

comparing the temperatures of the plurality of detection areas, and if an abnormal temperature exists in the temperatures of the plurality of detection areas, regulating a heating device corresponding to a detection region corresponding to the abnormal temperature;

wherein the obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ, for each of the plurality of detection areas, according to at least two values in first sampling data groups and at least two values in second sampling data groups comprises:

obtaining a ratio γ/α of the second correction factor γ to the first correction factor α according to at least two values in first sampling data groups and at least two values in second sampling data groups; and

calculating the first correction factor α and the second correction factor γ according to the ratio γ/α, the at least two values in first sampling data groups, the at least two values in second sampling data groups, and a radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ).

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the obtaining a ratio γ/α of the second correction factor γ to the first correction factor α according to at least two values in first sampling data groups and at least two values in second sampling data groups comprises:

calculating a variance of the blackbody radiation value L b1 according to the at least two values in the first sampling data groups and a radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ),

and calculating a variance of a blackbody radiation value L b2 of the detection area of the film for the light with the wavelength λ 2 according to the at least two values in the second sampling data groups and the radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ); and

calculating the ratio γ/α to minimize the variance of the L b1 and the variance of the L b2 .

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a sampling time interval between two adjacent sampling points is less than 2 microseconds when the first reflectivity sampling data R 1 is obtained; a sampling time interval between two adjacent sampling points is less than 2 microseconds when the first thermal radiation value sampling data E 1 is obtained; a sampling time interval between two adjacent sampling points is less than 2 microseconds when the second reflectivity sampling data R 2 is obtained; and a sampling time interval between two adjacent sampling points is less than 2 microseconds when the second thermal radiation value sampling data E 2 is obtained.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a difference between the wavelength λ and the wavelength λ 2 ranges from 10 nm to 200 nm.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the temperature of the film is higher than or equal to 600 Celsius degree.

11. A method for controlling a temperature in a reaction chamber, comprising:

controlling a plurality of heating devices in the reaction chamber to operate according to a preset temperature, wherein the plurality of heating devices correspond to a plurality of detection areas of a film;

obtaining a reflectivity R (i) of the i-th sampling point in each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for light with a wavelength λ, and a thermal radiation value E (i) of the i-th sampling point, wherein i is a positive integer; and measuring multiple other sampling points in each of the plurality of detection areas of the film to obtain reflectivity sampling data R of the other sampling points in the detection area of the film for the light with the wavelength λ, and thermal radiation value sampling data E of the other sampling points, wherein R (i) and E (i) constitutes the i-th sampling data group;

obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ, for each of the plurality of detection areas, according to values of at least two sampling data groups, wherein 0<α≦1, 0≦γ≦1;

obtaining a blackbody radiation value L b of each of the plurality of detection areas of the film for the light with the wavelength λ according to the first correction factor α, the second correction factor γ and the values of the at least two sampling data groups; and

obtaining a temperature T of each of the plurality of detection areas by looking up a table according to the blackbody radiation value L b and the wavelength λ; and

comparing the temperatures of the plurality of detection areas, and if an abnormal temperature exists in the temperatures of the plurality of detection areas, regulating a heating device corresponding to a detection region corresponding to the abnormal temperature;

wherein the obtaining a first correction factor α and a second correction factor γ, for each of the plurality of detection areas, according to values of at least two sampling data groups comprises:

obtaining a ratio γ/α of the second correction factor γ to the first correction factor α according to the values of the at least two sampling data groups; and

calculating the first correction factor α and the second correction factor γ according to the ratio γ/α, the values of the at least two sampling data groups, and a radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ).

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the obtaining a ratio γ/α of the second correction factor γ to the first correction factor α according to the values of the at least two sampling data groups comprises:

calculating a variance of the blackbody radiation value L b according to the values of the at least two sampling data groups and a radiation equation

E =[α(1− R )+γ]× L b (λ, T ); and

selecting a value of the ratio γ/α to obtain a same blackbody radiation value L b in different sampling data groups.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 3, 2019
From: ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC, SHANGHAI
To: ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. CHINA
Reel/Frame 049352/0507 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2014
From: CHEN, LU; ZHANG, CHAOQIAN; MA, YANZHONG; LI, YOUSEN; CHEN, ZHEHAO; TIANXIAO LEE, STEVEN
To: ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC, SHANGHAI
Reel/Frame 033500/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0302419 · Jul 17, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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