WO2006089021A2 - Ion beam measurement apparatus and method - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method useful in measuring properties of an ion beam and more particularly to an apparatus and method for performing functions of both a Faraday and an energy contamination monitor.
- a Faraday Cup measures an ion beam current by drawing an electron from ground for each positive ion that enters it.
- the Faraday's magnetic field prevents external secondary electrons from entering and prevents produced secondary electrons from exiting, thus enabling a measure of the current of the ion beam itself, free from the influence of extraneous charged particles.
- An energy contamination monitor detects ions in a decelerated ion beam that have become neutral. Adjustment of an ion implanter in response to the detection of such ion beam neutrals permits their reduction or elimination, before being implanted on a wafer. Energy contamination monitors are described more fully in co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/544,029, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- Instrumentation in the end-station of an ion implanter is required to perform a variety of measurements, including the dose being applied to a wafer, the angular distribution of the ions within an ion beam, the density distribution of the ions within the ion beam as a whole, and the level of energy contamination in decelerated ion beams.
- an end- station typically includes both a Faraday and an energy contamination monitor, increasing both the physical hardware and expense of the end-station. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an apparatus and method for performing a function of each of a Faraday and an energy contamination monitor, thus reducing both the hardware and expense of an ion implanter end-station.
- the present invention provides a combined electrostatically suppressed Faraday and energy contamination monitor and related methods for its use.
- the apparatus of the present invention is capable of selectively measuring two properties of an ion beam, mcluding, for example, a current and a level of energy contamination in a decelerated ion beam.
- a first aspect of the invention provides an ion beam measurement apparatus comprising an aperture for receiving the ion beam, a negatively biased electrode disposed adjacent to the aperture, a positively biased electrode disposed adjacent to the negatively biased electrode, a selectively biased electrode disposed adjacent to the positively biased electrode, and a collector, wherein the selectively biased electrode may selectively be negatively biased or positively biased.
- a second aspect of the invention provides a method of selectively measuring one of a current and a level of energy contamination within an ion beam comprising the steps of providing an apparatus having an aperture for receiving the ion beam, a negatively biased electrode disposed adjacent to the aperture, a positively biased electrode disposed adjacent to the negatively biased electrode, a selectively biased electrode disposed adjacent to the positively biased electrode, wherein the selectively biased electrode may selectively be negatively biased and positively biased, and a collector, and selecting a negative bias for the selectively biased electrode to measure a current within the ion beam and a positive bias for the selectively biased electrode to measure a level of energy contamination within the ion beam.
- a third aspect of the invention provides an ion beam measurement apparatus comprising an aperture for receiving the ion beam, a measuring device including a plurality of electrodes for selectively measuring one of a current and a level of energy contamination within the ion beam, and a collector.
- FIG. 1 shows an apparatus of the present invention in Faraday mode.
- FIG. 2 shows an apparatus of the present invention in energy contamination monitor mode.
- apparatus 8 is configured in Faraday mode, wherein a positively biased electrode 30 is disposed between two negatively biased electrodes 20, 22. Together, electrodes 20, 22, 30 make a measuring device for measuring a current of the ion beam.
- Low energy electrons 60 are excluded from apparatus 8 by a first negatively biased electrode 20 and low energy ions 52 are excluded from apparatus 8 by positively biased electrode 30 while high energy ions 50 pass through aperture 10 and past each electrode 20, 30, 22 and strike collector 40.
- Low energy electrons 62 emitted from collector 40 are suppressed by a second negatively biased electrode 22 and retained in collector 40.
- apparatus 8 is capable of measuring a current of ion beam 70.
- decelerated positive ions 150 are prevented from reaching collector 140 by the field provided by the positive potential applied to positively biased electrodes 130, 132 and electrons 160 released from collector 140 by neutral particles are collected by first and second positively biased electrodes 130, 132.
- apparatus 100 is capable of measuring the level of energy contamination within decelerated ion beam 170.
- the apparatus of the present invention may be selectively operated in the Faraday mode of FIG. 1 and the energy contamination monitor mode of FIG. 2.
- the electrodes of the present invention comprise a measuring device for selectively measuring one of a current and a level of energy contamination in an ion beam.
- Such an apparatus and method of operation may be used in place of two or more apparatuses currently known in the art.
- the apparatus and method of the present invention may be used as a replacement for the angle measurement cups in the rear of a process chamber, including a V ⁇ StaHC process chamber available from Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates.
- the apparatus and method of the present invention may be used as the dose monitor cups and energy contamination monitors in such a chamber. Accordingly, the apparatus and method of the present invention fulfills three roles currently filled by separate apparatuses in the dose and quality control functions of high current machines.
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