Energy filter element for ion implantation systems for the use in the production of wafers
AssigneeMi2-Factory GmbH
InventorsFlorian KRIPPENDORF, Constantin CSATO
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Abstract
A method of monitoring compliance with filter specification during the implantation of ions into a substrate reading a signature of the filter and comparing the read signature with filter signatures stored in a database to identify properties of the filter including at least one of a maximum allowable temperature of the filter and a maximum allowable accumulated ion dose of the filter. The temperature and/or the accumulated ion dose of the filter is measured while ions are implanted into the substrate by an ion beam passing through the filter. The implantation is terminated when the measured temperature or accumulated ion dose of the filter reaches or exceeds the maximum allowable threshold.
Claims11
A method for implanting ions into a wafer, comprising:
- irradiating a surface area region of the wafer with an ion beam using an implantation device, the implantation device comprising:
- a filter frame, and
- a filter held by the filter frame and irradiated by the ion beam passing through the filter, the filter comprising at least one filter element which is a microstructured membrane, wherein the filter has a surface area region irradiated by the ion beam,
- wherein the surface area region of the filter irradiated by the ion beam is larger than the surface area region of the wafer irradiated by the ion beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.