{"id":2874,"date":"2019-12-05T10:16:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T09:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.muegge.de\/endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal\/"},"modified":"2020-09-02T10:42:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T08:42:46","slug":"endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/en\/endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Endpoint Control for Thick Photoresist Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2874\" class=\"elementor elementor-2874 elementor-2058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3c5c0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3c5c0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d9d2a\" data-id=\"71d9d2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42a44a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d42a44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.base\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5\">Complete removal of thick photoresist needs proper endpoint detection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6087dcd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6087dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Applying microwave (MW) plasma to remove thick resist such as used for micro-machinery and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) requires adequate endpoint detection to limit the unnecessary exposure of sensitive structures and surfaces to reactive gases. The unique properties of microwave assisted plasma allow easy and accurate endpoint detection using temperature sensors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e606654 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e606654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.base\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5\">Microwave Plasma \u2013 Isotropic resist removal with least thermal load<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1817c11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1817c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">RF-plasma exposes the substrate to a relative high amount of charged species (ions) related to the energy distribution in the plasma. These ions transfer kinetic energy when hitting the surface of the substrate causing it to heat up. Depending on the process conditions, this heating-up is critical for the integrity of the substrate, hence cooling is required to stay within the specified temperature range. In the case of Muegge\u2019s microwave assisted remote plasma source, the energy transfer is extremely low, no charged particles are released into the process chamber. As a result the substrate remains cold, the only heat-source it is the chemical reaction of the exothermic resist removal. The related temperature change can be used to track the progress of the cleaning process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f9a8dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f9a8dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97dce9c\" data-id=\"97dce9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f94694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f94694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4254cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4254cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd115b0\" data-id=\"fd115b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e57f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71e57f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.base\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5\">MUEGGE\u2019s solution \u2013 accurate, reliable and repeatable<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76016a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76016a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dfb1c5\" data-id=\"3dfb1c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9aea1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9aea1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/muegge-blog-endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/muegge-blog-endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal-01.jpg 460w, https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/muegge-blog-endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal-01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4894e6a\" data-id=\"4894e6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0674193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0674193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although optical endpoint detection is mature and reliable, it requires substantial invest into additional equipment like interferometry and sophisticated control algorithms. For less demanding applications (e.g. photoresist removal) customers are looking into less complex solutions. Temperature as indicator for the reaction progress is an obvious choice but usually not easy to track because of physical side-effects of the plasma generated species (e.g. temperature raise due to sputtering).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6909270 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6909270\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecb8aca\" data-id=\"ecb8aca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784cf9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"784cf9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/muegge-mikroskop-pinzette.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35074b8\" data-id=\"35074b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1941233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1941233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/muegge-maschinen-verstehen.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0326e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0326e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Radical based photoresist removal allows precise tracking of<\/p><p>the heat released by the chemical reaction only. Data collection is easy to realize, reliable and repeatable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c198b2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c198b2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b4467c\" data-id=\"4b4467c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33394d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e33394d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.base\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5\">Endpoint detection for different substrate samples<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5dbbd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5dbbd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a994d4\" data-id=\"7a994d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a05e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9a05e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/muegge-blog-endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/muegge-blog-endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal-02.jpg 460w, https:\/\/muegge-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/muegge-blog-endpoint-control-for-thick-photoresist-removal-02-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Example of end point detection at two different samples by sensing the individual substrate temperature<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c54ed80\" data-id=\"c54ed80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98d1d13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98d1d13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14cbe03\" data-id=\"14cbe03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ac676 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6ac676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.base\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5\">Advantages of temperature-based endpoint detection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5bf1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a5bf1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Different applications require different technologies for endpoint control in high volume production. Using the measurement of substrate`s temperature during photoresist-removal offers a reliable method to detect endpoint, however, RF-plasma technology produces too much noise to separate the reaction-heat from other heating-up mechanisms. Microwave-assisted photoresist removal allows to collect temperature data with sufficient resolution for endpoint detection. Temperature sensors work reliably for the typical pressure range of microwave-assisted plasma, no additional hardware is required. The signal is stable and free of interference as it only depends on the chemical reaction taking place on the substrate. Over-etch can be easily derived from the endpoint, changes in the process chamber (e.g. leaks, gas-flow) will reflect in the endpoint curve and help to adjust preventive maintenance cycles. The detection is inherently very stable and does not need re-calibration in case of process adjustments. It is a feature of the Muegge microwave systems (STP series) and proven in high volume production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4635525 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4635525\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d9dfc\" data-id=\"29d9dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c492c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c492c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete removal of thick photoresist needs proper endpoint detection Applying microwave (MW) plasma to remove thick resist such as used for micro-machinery and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) requires adequate endpoint detection to limit the unnecessary exposure of sensitive structures and surfaces to reactive gases. 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