Apparatus and method for evaluating plating solution and apparatus and method for fabricating electronic device

A plating solution control method for controlling an electroplating solution including an additive, comprising the steps of:

• measuring a value of a first current flowing to a first working electrode, which includes a first conducting layer, a first insulating layer covering said first conducting layer and a first opening formed in said first insulating layer for exposing said first conducting layer, with said first working electrode immersed in said electroplating solution and with first potential on the basis of a reference electrode applied to said first working electrode;
• measuring a value of a second current flowing to a second working electrode, which includes a second conducting layer, a second insulating layer covering said second conducting layer and a second opening that is formed in said second insulating layer for exposing said second conducting layer and has an opening area larger than that of said first opening, with said second working electrode immersed in said electroplating solution and with second potential on the basis of said reference electrode applied to said second working electrode;
• calculating a current density of said first current on the basis of the opening area of said first opening and said measured value of said first current;
• calculating a current density of said second current on the basis of the opening area of said second opening and said measured value of said second current;
• calculating a ratio of said current density of said first current to said current density of said second current;
• and
• comparing said calculated ratio with a given value, and when said calculated ratio is smaller than said given value, exchanging part or whole of said electroplating solution with a fresh electroplating solution.

A method for fabricating a plating solution evaluation apparatus for evaluating an electroplating solution including an additive, comprising:

• a step of forming a working electrode,
• wherein the step of forming a working electrode includes the sub-steps of:
• forming a conducting layer corresponding to a base of said working electrode on a substrate covered with a first insulating film;
• forming a second insulating film on said conducting film;
• forming an opening reaching said conducting film in said second insulating film;
• and
• exposing said conducting film by partly removing said second insulating film, whereby forming a takeoff electrode portion.

An apparatus for fabricating an electronic device in which a substrate having one or more interconnect forming recesses is immersed in a plating solution for burying a metal film in said interconnect forming recesses by electroplating, comprising:

• a first working electrode including a first conducting layer, a first insulating layer covering said first conducting layer, and a first opening that is formed in said first insulating layer for exposing said first conducting layer and has an opening diameter and a depth equivalent to those of one of said interconnect forming recesses;
• a second working electrode including a second conducting layer, a second insulating layer covering said second conducting layer, and a second opening that is formed in said second insulating layer for exposing said second conducting layer and has an opening area larger than that of said first opening;
• and
• current measuring means for independently measuring a value of a current flowing to one electrode out of said first working electrode and said second working electrode with potential on the basis of a reference electrode selectively applied to said one electrode.

A method for fabricating an electronic device comprising the steps of:

• forming one or more interconnect forming recesses in an interlayer insulating film formed on a substrate;
• and
• burying a metal film in said interconnect forming recesses by electroplating with said substrate immersed in a plating solution,
• wherein the step of burying a metal film includes the sub-steps of:
• measuring a value of a first current flowing to a first working electrode, which includes a first conducting layer, a first insulating layer covering said first conducting layer and a first opening that is formed in said first insulating layer for exposing said first conducting layer and has an opening diameter and a depth equivalent to those of one of said interconnect forming recesses, with said first working electrode immersed in said plating solution and with first potential on the basis of a reference electrode applied to said first working electrode;
• and
• measuring a value of a second current flowing to a second working electrode, which includes a second conducting layer, a second insulating layer covering said second conducting layer, and a second opening that is formed in said second insulating layer for exposing said second conducting layer and has an opening area larger than that of said first opening, with said second working electrode immersed in said plating solution and with second potential on the basis of said reference electrode applied to said second working electrode.