WO1997002917A1 - Procede de traitement de grande efficacite par reaction radicalaire haute densite avec utilisation d'une electrode rotative, appareil associe et electrode rotative utilisee a cette fin - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a high-efficiency processing method and apparatus using a high-density radical reaction using a rotating electrode. More specifically, the present invention relates to a semiconductor such as a silicon single crystal or a conductor or an insulator such as a glass-ceramic or the like. The present invention relates to a high-efficiency processing method by a high-density radical reaction using a rotary electrode capable of processing with high accuracy and high efficiency without introducing a deteriorated layer, a device therefor, and a rotary electrode used therefor.
- Background art
- Neutral radicals of the reaction gas due to the plasma are supplied to the processing surface of the workpiece, and volatile substances generated by the radical reaction between the neutral radicals and atoms or molecules forming the processing surface are vaporized and removed.
- a non-distortion precision processing method (plasma CVM method) that enables high-precision processing without introducing defects or thermally deteriorated layers in semiconductors or conductors such as silicon single crystals or insulators such as glass or ceramics is introduced.
- the CVM is an abbreviation for Chemical Vapor orizon on Machine.
- the workpiece and the electrode are arranged in an atmosphere gas containing a reaction gas, and a high-frequency voltage is applied between the workpiece and the electrode to generate a neutral radical based on the reaction gas near the electrode.
- the processing electrode is a wire electrode, the workpiece is cut or grooved. If the processing electrode is a flat electrode, the workpiece is smoothed or mirror-finished. A transfer process for transferring the shape to a workpiece can be performed.
- the present inventor has proposed a cutting method using a flat gas supply nozzle that can be inserted into a processing groove (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. HEI 4-162553), and a method of forming a gas on a support holding a processing electrode.
- a processing method provided with a supply hole Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-337065, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-96950, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-169492
- a processing electrode A processing method in which a gas supply means is provided in itself and a reaction gas is forcibly supplied to a processing gap between a processing electrode and a workpiece (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos.
- the processing speed is greatly related to the density of neutral radicals in the vicinity of the processing portion of the workpiece, that is, the concentration of the reactive gas for generating it, and the input power
- the processing speed can be reduced by any conventional method. It is presumed that the reasons for the inability to achieve significant improvement were insufficient supply of reactive gas and exhaustion of used gas, and the low limit value of input power. Insufficient supply of reactive gas and exhaustion of used gas
- the plasma CVM according to the present invention has a very high gas atmosphere pressure of 1 atm or more, and a very narrow processing gap of usually 10 to 200 m, so that the gas viscous resistance is large. It appears to be.
- the reason why the limit value of the input power is low is that the electric field concentrated portion of the processing electrode is heated and is thermally damaged.
- the concentration of the reactive gas (SF e) is 1 to several percent, and the input power is about 4 OW / cm, which is the limit.
- the processing speed used is 20-3 O / z mZ minutes.
- the reaction gas is ejected from the gas supply nozzle or the gas supply hole, the density of the reaction gas changes in density, resulting in a partially different amount of processing, and when a truly uniform processed surface cannot be obtained. Disadvantages were also inherent.
- the present invention is to solve the problem by fundamentally providing a reaction gas supply and exhaust mechanism to a processing gap formed between a processing electrode and a processing portion of a workpiece.
- Reviewing and supplying a large amount of reaction gas to the processing gap in a controlled state, and increasing the limit value of the power input to the processing electrode, increasing the density of neutral radicals in the vicinity of the processing progress area and increasing the processing speed A high-efficiency processing method and apparatus for high-density radical reaction using a rotating electrode that can greatly improve the temperature by a factor of 0 to 100 and prevent arc discharge and are thermally stable are provided. The point is to do.
- the processing electrode when the processing electrode is rotated, the plasma becomes unstable due to an increase in the limit value of the high frequency power supplied to the processing electrode (rotating electrode), and the plasma temperature rises.
- the rotating electrode since the rotating electrode is made of metal, the ion, which is a charged particle in the plasma, collides with the metal surface and emits secondary electrons, so that the electron density in the plasma becomes higher than the ion density, and It is extremely difficult to maintain a neutral state.
- high-pressure plasma tends to shift to arc discharge, which is a local dielectric breakdown, and easily falls into an uncontrollable state.
- the plasma temperature rises and the surface of the workpiece increases. This can cause thermal damage to the body.
- the present invention provides an endless processing electrode and a workpiece in a gas atmosphere containing a reaction gas and an inert gas, and processes the processing electrode and the workpiece.
- the machining electrode is rotated at a high speed while maintaining a machining gap between the machining electrode and the machining electrode.
- a high-frequency voltage is applied to the processing electrode to generate plasma at the processing gap, and generate neutral radicals based on the reaction gas.
- the volatile electrode generated by the radical reaction with the atoms or molecules that constitute the solid oxide is vaporized and removed, and the rotating electrode formed by the relative movement between the processing electrode and the workpiece is processed.
- For high density la To provide a high-efficiency processing method by a dical reaction.
- the processing electrode is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the rotation axis, and the processing electrode is rotated at a high speed around the rotation axis to entrain gas on the surface of the processing electrode and supply the gas to the processing gap. Is a preferred embodiment.
- fine irregularities or grooves are formed on the surface of the processing electrode to promote gas entrainment.
- An auxiliary electrode is disposed on the back or side of the workpiece in opposition to the processing electrode with the processing progress portion of the workpiece interposed therebetween, and a high-frequency voltage is applied between the processing electrode and the auxiliary electrode. This is also preferable depending on the material of the workpiece.
- an endless processing electrode and a workpiece can be disposed inside, and an atmosphere gas including a reaction gas and an inert gas can be sealed or circulated.
- a high-frequency power supply for supplying high-frequency power to the processing electrode; a matching device for matching the impedance of the high-frequency power supply with a load; and a gap between the endless processing electrode and a processing part of the workpiece.
- Feed drive mechanism that maintains the machining gap and relatively shifts the machining electrode and the workpiece
- a rotation drive mechanism for rotating the processing electrode at a high speed to move the processing electrode at a high speed with respect to a processing progress portion and to form a gas flow crossing the processing gap by entraining gas on the surface of the processing electrode;
- a high-frequency voltage is applied to the processing electrode to generate plasma at a processing gap, generate neutral radicals based on a reaction gas, and generate the neutral radicals and atoms constituting a processing progress portion of a workpiece.
- a high-density radial force using a rotating electrode that evaporates and removes a volatile substance generated by a radical reaction with a molecule and advances processing by relatively displacing the processing electrode and the workpiece.
- a high-efficiency processing device based on the reaction of
- the processing electrode is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the rotation axis, and the processing electrode is rotated at high speed around the rotation axis, and gas is wound on the processing electrode surface to perform processing.
- the auxiliary electrode is disposed on the back or side of the workpiece facing the processing electrode with the processing progress portion of the workpiece interposed therebetween, and is provided between the processing electrode and the auxiliary electrode. It is preferable to apply a high frequency voltage.
- the processing electrode is formed in a flat disk shape, and the outer peripheral portion is formed as an electric field concentration portion by cutting the workpiece.
- the processing electrode is formed in a hollow flat ring shape, and the inner peripheral portion is formed as an electric field concentration portion.
- the processing electrode is formed by cutting, and the processing electrode has a thick disk shape, a hollow thick disk shape, a cylindrical shape, or a cylindrical shape, and has a generating line parallel to the rotation axis on an outer peripheral surface or an inner peripheral surface.
- the workpiece is polished, the processing electrode is a spherical or a thick disk or a flat disk having an arc-shaped bulge on the outer periphery, and the outer periphery is an electric field concentration portion,
- the relative position between the workpiece and the workpiece is numerically controlled and shifted, and the average staying time of the electric field concentrated part with respect to the processing progress part of the workpiece is determined by the length according to the processing amount of the processing progress part and processed into an arbitrary shape
- Processing electrode A single or a plurality of ring-shaped blades are protruded from the outer periphery of a cylindrical or cylindrical body at appropriate intervals, and the outer periphery of the blades is used as an electric field concentrating part to dice or process a
- fine irregularities or spiral concave grooves or protrusions are formed on the side surface of the flat disk-shaped or hollow flat ring-shaped processing electrode, or the flat disk-shaped or hollow flat ring-shaped processing electrode is formed.
- gear-shaped irregularities are formed at every interval, or a thick disk shape, hollow thick disk shape, or cylindrical or cylindrical shape, with a generatrix on the outer peripheral surface or inner peripheral surface parallel to the rotation axis
- a continuous screw-shaped concave groove or ridge having an inclined angle with respect to the axis of rotation on the surface of the processing electrode, or a thick wall having a spherical or arc-shaped bulge on the outer periphery.
- the disk-shaped or flat disk-shaped processing electrode surface is formed with a fine concave or convex or a continuous screw-shaped concave groove or ridge having an inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis. is there.
- the high-efficiency processing method and apparatus using the high-density radical reaction using the rotating electrode according to the present invention having the above-described contents provide a predetermined processing between the processing electrode and the workpiece in a gas atmosphere containing a reaction gas.
- a gap is formed and arranged, and a high-frequency voltage is applied to the processing electrode to generate plasma in the vicinity of the surface, and to excite a reactive gas in the plasma region to generate highly reactive neutral radicals.
- Is generated, and volatile substances generated by a radical reaction between the neutral radical and atoms or molecules constituting the workpiece are vaporized and removed from the processing progress portion, and processing is performed while maintaining a predetermined processing gap.
- the electrode and the workpiece are relatively displaced to progress the processing.
- the reason that plasma is generated and maintained in the processing gap between the processing electrode and the processing portion of the workpiece is due to electric field concentration due to a difference in dielectric constant.
- the present invention is significantly different from the prior art in that the machining electrode is rotated at a high speed.
- the effects that can be expected from this are: (1) a large increase in processing speed by high-speed supply of reactive gas and high-speed exhaust of used gas; (2) high-precision positioning of the rotating electrode surface and high-precision gap control. Significant improvement in gas use efficiency and processing accuracy, 3 Significant improvement in processing efficiency by inputting large power based on sufficient cooling effect of the processing electrode.
- the processing efficiency can be improved to 100 to 100 times as compared with the conventional method, and the processing accuracy, dimensional accuracy and surface roughness are improved by one digit. We can predict what we can do, both theoretically and experimentally.
- the processing electrode when the processing electrode is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the rotation axis, the processing electrode can be rotated more stably around the rotation axis at a high speed, so that the gas is generated on the surface of the processing electrode.
- the spatial position of the machining electrode surface is determined with high precision, and the setting of the machining gap is stabilized, enabling high-precision machining .
- the viscous resistance of the boundary layer between the surface of the processing electrode and the gas increases, and the pumping action by the protrusion or the recess increases. This promotes entrainment of gas by the machining electrode, Thus, a gas flow crossing the air gap can be efficiently generated, and a large amount of a reactive gas and an inert gas serving as a neutral radical source can be supplied to a target space and exhausted. Also, by forming irregularities or grooves on the outer or inner peripheral portion of the processing electrode forming the processing gap, the electric field concentration occurs at the tip of the convex portion formed at predetermined intervals, and plasma is locally generated.
- the plasma can be generated and extinguished intermittently by the high-speed rotation of the machining electrode, so that the plasma can be prevented from shifting to arc discharge. That is, when the processing electrode and the workpiece are considered to be fixed, the emission of thermoelectrons from the processing electrode and the ion collision with the processing electrode occur repeatedly at an accelerated rate, and the arc shifts to arc discharge. However, by generating and extinguishing the plasma intermittently, it is possible to prevent large power from being introduced.
- continuous screw-shaped grooves or protrusions having an inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis are formed on the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface of the thick disk-shaped, hollow thick disk-shaped, column-shaped, or cylindrical shaped electrode.
- the ridges By forming the ridges, it is possible to prevent the plasma from shifting to arc discharge, and the plasma is scanned in the processing progressing portion of the workpiece in the axial direction. Since the plasma is intermittently generated and extinguished, it is possible to prevent the processing portion from being excessively heated.
- an auxiliary electrode is disposed on the back or side of the workpiece in opposition to the processing electrode with the processing progress portion of the workpiece sandwiched therebetween, and a high-frequency voltage is applied between the processing electrode and the capture electrode.
- the present invention provides a method for rotating a rotary electrode at a high speed while maintaining a processing gap between a rotary electrode disposed in a gas atmosphere containing a reaction gas and an inert gas and a processing progress portion of a workpiece.
- a gas flow is formed across the processing gap by entraining gas on the surface of the rotating electrode, and a high-frequency voltage is applied to the rotating electrode to generate plasma at the processing gap, thereby neutralizing neutral radicals based on the reaction gas.
- the volatile substance generated by the radical reaction between the neutral radical and the atoms or molecules constituting the processing part of the workpiece is vaporized and removed, and the rotating electrode and the workpiece are relatively moved.
- a high-density radical reaction which is a rotating electrode used for a processing method in which transfer is performed and processing is performed, and an insulator film with high corrosion resistance to neutral radicals is formed on at least the surface corresponding to the plasma generation region.
- the above-mentioned problem was solved by configuring the rotating electrode used in the high-efficiency machining method according to the above.
- the insulator film prevents secondary electrons from being emitted. Therefore, the neutral state is maintained and the low-temperature plasma can be stably maintained.
- the insulator film is a ceramic film or a tetrafluoroethylene resin film, and further, the material of the rotating electrode is aluminum, and the insulator film is formed by alumite treatment. It is preferable to use a coated alumina film.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified explanatory view of a cutting apparatus showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the SF 6 concentration obtained by the cutting apparatus of FIG. 1 and the processing speed.
- FIG. 3 is a graph similarly showing the relationship between the processing time and the amount of cutting.
- FIG. 4 is a simplified perspective view showing a modification of the cutting apparatus for simultaneously cutting a plurality of portions of a workpiece.
- FIG. 5 is a simplified perspective view showing a modification of a cutting apparatus for cutting a large-diameter workpiece.
- FIG. 6 is a simplified perspective view showing a modified example of a cutting apparatus for simultaneously cutting a plurality of portions of a large-diameter workpiece.
- FIG. 7 is a simplified perspective view of a main part of a lapping apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the relationship between the input power obtained by the apparatus of FIG. 7 and the processing speed (maximum depth).
- FIG. 9 is also a graph showing the relationship between the input power and the removal volume.
- FIG. 10 is a simplified perspective view showing a modification of the rubbing apparatus, in which the surface of a flat workpiece is rubbed with a cylindrical processing electrode.
- FIG. 11 is a simplified perspective view showing a modification of the lapping apparatus, showing a case where the outer peripheral surface of a columnar workpiece is rubbed with a columnar processing electrode.
- FIG. 12 shows a modified example of the rubbing apparatus, in which the outer peripheral surface of a columnar workpiece is wrapped with a cylindrical machining electrode, (a) is a simplified perspective view, and (b) is a simplified perspective view. Sectional view, (c) is a side view seen from the rotation axis direction.
- FIG. 13 is a simplified perspective view showing a modification of the lapping apparatus, in which the inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical workpiece is rubbed with a columnar processing electrode.
- FIG. 14 is a simplified explanatory view of a numerically controlled machining apparatus of an arbitrary shape showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing the relationship between the input power obtained by the apparatus of FIG. 14 and the processing speed (maximum depth).
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing the relationship between the number of rotations and the processing speed (maximum depth).
- FIG. 17 is a simplified perspective view showing a state in which a workpiece is machined by the apparatus shown in FIG. 14 using a spherical machining electrode.
- FIG. 18 is a simplified perspective view showing how a workpiece is machined by the apparatus shown in FIG. 14 'using a thick disk-shaped machining electrode having an arc-shaped bulge on the outer periphery.
- FIG. 19 is a simplified perspective view showing how a workpiece is applied by the apparatus shown in FIG. 14 using a flat disk-shaped machining electrode.
- FIG. 20 is a simplified perspective view of a dicing apparatus showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a simplified perspective view of a spherical machining apparatus showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 22 shows a modification of the spherical machining apparatus, in which (a) is a simplified perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional view, and (c) is a side view as viewed from the rotation axis direction.
- FIG. 23 is a simplified perspective view of a shape transfer processing apparatus showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a simplified perspective view showing another example of use.
- FIG. 25 is a simplified perspective view showing still another example of use.
- Fig. 26 shows an embodiment of a flat disk-shaped machining electrode used in a cutting machine, (a) having a smooth surface, (b) having fine irregularities on a side surface, (c).
- Fig. 1 shows a spiral groove formed on the side surface, and
- Fig. 3 shows a gear-shaped irregular groove formed on the outer periphery.
- FIG. 27 shows an embodiment of a hollow flat ring-shaped machining electrode used for a large-diameter cutting machine, wherein (a) has a smooth surface and (b) has fine irregularities formed on a side surface. (C) shows a spiral groove formed on the side, and (d) shows a gear-shaped concave and convex on the inner periphery.
- FIG. 28 shows an embodiment of a cylindrical machining electrode used in a polishing apparatus, (a) having a smooth outer peripheral surface, (b) having fine irregularities formed on the outer peripheral surface, c) shows a screw-shaped groove formed on the outer surface, (d) shows a screw-shaped groove formed on the outer surface, and (e) shows a screw-shaped groove covered with an alumina layer. Shown respectively.
- FIG. 28 shows an embodiment of a cylindrical machining electrode used in a polishing apparatus, (a) having a smooth outer peripheral surface, (b) having fine irregularities formed on the outer peripheral surface, c) shows a screw-shaped groove formed on the outer surface, (d) shows a screw-shaped groove formed on the outer surface, and (e) shows a screw-shaped groove covered with an alumina layer. Shown respectively.
- FIG. 28 shows an embodiment of a cylindrical machining electrode used in a polishing apparatus, (a) having a smooth outer peripheral surface, (b) having fine irregularities formed on the outer peripheral surface, c
- FIG. 29 shows an embodiment of a spherical machining electrode used in a numerically controlled machining apparatus of an arbitrary shape, (a) having a smooth spherical surface, (b) having fine irregularities formed on the spherical surface, ( c) a screw-shaped groove formed on the spherical surface, (d) a screw-shaped groove formed on the spherical surface, and (e) a screw-shaped groove covered with an alumina layer. Show.
- FIG. 30 shows an embodiment of a thick disk-shaped machining electrode having an arc-shaped bulge at the outer periphery also used in the numerical control machining apparatus, wherein (a) shows a smooth outer periphery, and () shows an embodiment. (C) a screw-shaped groove formed on the outer surface, (d) a screw-shaped groove formed on the outer surface, (e) Each of the screw-shaped grooves is covered with an alumina layer.
- FIG. 31 is a simplified perspective view showing a cutting apparatus according to the present invention along an arbitrary curve.
- FIG. 32 is a spherical rotating electrode (processing electrode) on which an insulating film having high corrosion resistance to neutral radicals is formed.
- (A) is an overall perspective view of the rotating electrode, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the rotating electrode.
- FIG. 33 shows a columnar rotating electrode (working electrode) on which an insulating film is similarly formed, (a) is a perspective view of the entire rotating electrode, and (b) is a sectional view of the rotating electrode.
- an activated reactive radical (free radical) is generated in the vicinity of a processing portion of a workpiece, and a radical reaction between the neutral radical and atoms or molecules constituting the workpiece is performed.
- a radical reaction between the neutral radical and atoms or molecules constituting the workpiece is performed.
- the processing electrode and the workpiece are relatively moved and the processing is advanced, the shape of the processing electrode, especially direct
- the shape of the processing electrode especially direct
- the radical in the present invention is a concept in plasma physics (plasma etching, plasma CVD, etc.), and is a broad concept including excited ones in addition to those having unpaired electrons.
- the processing speed greatly depends on the type of neutral radical, that is, the type of reactive gas and the type of inert gas that dilutes it, and the material of the workpiece. It is necessary to select an active gas.
- This reaction gas is excited in the plasma generated by the application of high-frequency power to generate neutral radicals.
- the working electrode and the workpiece are disposed in a gas atmosphere of 0.1 to 10 atm, preferably 1 atm or more containing a reaction gas and an inert gas, with a predetermined working gap.
- a high-frequency voltage is applied to the processing electrode to generate plasma, It produces neutral radicals based on the reaction gas in the matrix.
- the generation efficiency of neutral radicals based on the reaction gas in the plasma also depends on the type of inert gas that forms the plasma.
- the workpiece is silicon single crystal or quartz glass
- SF 6 is suitable for the reactive gas
- He is suitable for the inert gas.
- Other reaction gases, the fluorine-based may CF 4 or the like, the chlorine has C 1 2, CC 1 4, PC 1 5 etc., as the other inert gases, N e, A r etc. is there. Each of these gases may be used alone or in combination.
- the processing amount (depth) is proportional to the processing time when the processing speed is constant, so that the desired processing amount can be obtained by controlling the processing time.
- the processing time is determined by the stop time or the average residence time of the processing electrode with respect to the processing progress portion of the workpiece.
- the gist of the present invention is to provide an endless processing electrode and a workpiece in a gas atmosphere containing a reaction gas and an inert gas, and to process the processing electrode and the workpiece.
- the machining electrode surface is moved at a high speed with respect to the machining progress portion, and gas is entrapped at the machining electrode surface to cross the machining gap.
- a high-frequency voltage is applied to the processing electrode to generate plasma at the processing gap, generate neutral radicals based on the reaction gas, and form a processing part for processing the neutral radicals and the workpiece.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified explanatory view of a cutting apparatus showing a typical embodiment (first embodiment) of the present invention, wherein 1 is a machining electrode, 2 is a workpiece, 3 is a high-frequency power supply, and 4 is a matching.
- the device, 5 is a feed drive mechanism, 6 is a rotary drive mechanism, 7 is a control device, and 8 is a gap measuring device.
- An endless processing electrode 1 and a workpiece 2 are arranged inside a chamber 1 (not shown), and an atmosphere containing a reactive gas and an inert gas determined according to the material of the workpiece 2. Gas is sealed or circulated.
- the pressure of the atmosphere gas is practically about 0.1 to 10 atmospheres, and is preferably 1 atmosphere or more from the viewpoint of processing efficiency.
- a machining gap G of 10 to several hundred m is formed between the endless portion 9 of the machining electrode 1 and the machining progress portion 10 of the workpiece 2.
- High-frequency power is supplied via a matching device 4 that matches the impedance of the power supply 3 with the load.
- a high electric field is formed in the processing gap G between the processing electrode 1 and the processing progress portion 10, and plasma of an atmospheric gas existing in the region is generated.
- the volatile substances generated by the radical reaction between the neutral radicals and atoms or molecules constituting the workpiece 2 are removed. It is vaporized and removed from the processing progress part 10. Then, while maintaining the processing gap G and causing the above-described radical reaction by the feed driving mechanism 5, the processing electrode 1 and the workpiece 2 are relatively displaced from each other, and volatile from the processing progress portion 10 is performed. The material evaporates and the processing proceeds.
- the portion contributing to the machining of the machining electrode 1 is an endless portion (endless portion 9).
- the endless portion 9 is formed. Is moved at a high speed with respect to the processing progress portion 10 and the gas is entrained on the processing electrode surface 11 to form a gas flow crossing the processing gap G, and reactant gas and inert gas for generating neutral radicals are generated. A large amount is supplied to the area between the endless part 9 and the processing part 10.
- the shape of the machining electrode 1 is a rotationally symmetric shape with respect to its rotation axis.
- the processing electrode 1 has a flat disk shape, and the outer peripheral portion 9 a becomes the endless portion 9.
- the high-frequency power supply 3 and the feed drive mechanism 5 are controlled by a control device 7 composed of a personal computer.
- the gap measuring device 8 uses the support frame 1 of the rotary drive mechanism 6. Two The displacement between the workpiece and the workpiece 2 is detected, and the signal is sent to the control device 7 to control the feed drive mechanism 5.
- the feed drive mechanism 5 is a mechanism in which a lifting stage (adjustment and maintenance of the processing gap G), an XY stage, and a rotary stage are appropriately combined, and the workpiece 2 is three-dimensionally moved relative to the processing electrode 1. It is made movable.
- the workpiece 2 is held by a conductive mounting table 14 fixed to an insulator 13 incorporated in the feed drive mechanism 5.
- the workpiece 2 to be processed is an insulator or a semiconductor
- high-frequency power is supplied between the processing electrode 1 and the mounting table 14 or high-frequency power is supplied to the processing electrode 1 and the mounting table 1 By grounding 4, the input power is concentrated on the machining gap G.
- the mounting table 14 used for this purpose functions as an auxiliary electrode.
- high-frequency power can be supplied directly to the additional electrode 1 and the workpiece 2.
- a gas containing a volatile substance generated by the radical reaction is exhausted from a suction port arranged near the processing electrode, and is passed through a filter to remove the volatile substance. It is also possible to re-enter the above-mentioned chamber.
- the frequency of the high-frequency power supply 3 is 150 MHz, and the power is supplied while varying from several hundreds to 1,000 W. Further, the processing since the electric field intensity in the gap G is about 1 0 6 vzm, the applied voltage to the endless portion 9 of the machining electrode 1, rather the force depends on the size of the working gap G, 1 0 0 It is about 1,000 V.
- the rotation speed of the machining electrode 1 depends on the peripheral speed (or diameter), but the larger the machining speed, the higher the machining speed tends to be. In this embodiment, the machining speed is from 5,000 to 18,800 rpm. It is processed in.
- the processing electrode 1 used was a flat disk having a diameter of 120 mm and a thickness of 5 mm, and the processing electrode 1 was rotated at a high speed of 18,800 rpm.
- SF 6 as a reaction gas, using H e as the inert gas, and if the atmospheric gas is composed of only SF 6 and H e, SF 6 and H e 0 2 (0 2 concentration SF 6 concentration
- the comparison was made with the supplied power of 600 W and 1,000 W, respectively.
- Fig. 4 shows a modified example in which a plurality of the above-mentioned flat disk-shaped machining electrodes 1, ... are coaxially fixed at regular intervals and fixed to a rotating shaft 15 to simultaneously cut the workpiece 2 at a plurality of locations. Is shown.
- FIG. 5 is a simplified view of a cutting device effective for cutting a workpiece 2 having a large cross-sectional area, for example, a large-diameter single-crystal silicon, and a processing electrode 1 used in this case.
- the inner peripheral portion 9 b has a hollow flat ring shape and the endless portion 9 is formed.
- the outer peripheral portion of the machining electrode 1 is linked to the rotary drive mechanism 6 using an appropriate fixing tool. In this case, since the mounting table 14 as described above cannot be used, the processing electrode 1 and the processing electrode 1 are sandwiched across the processing progress portion 10 of the workpiece 2.
- the auxiliary electrode 16 is disposed on the back side of the workpiece 2 so as to face the workpiece 2 so that the workpiece 2 and the capture electrode 16 are integrally moved with respect to the processing electrode 1.
- a high-frequency voltage is applied between the power supply and the auxiliary electrode 16.
- the auxiliary electrode 16 is not always necessary in the processing method of the present invention, and the use of the auxiliary electrode 16 increases the electric field concentration in the processing gap G and facilitates the generation of plasma. .
- FIG. 6 is a simplified view of a cutting apparatus for simultaneously cutting a workpiece 2 having a large cross-sectional area at a plurality of locations, and a plurality of hollow flat disk-shaped processing electrodes 1,. It is coaxial at every interval and fixed to a fixture (not shown) similarly to the above, and is linked to the rotation drive mechanism 6.
- the machining electrode 1 used is a thick disk, hollow thick disk, column, or cylinder having an outer peripheral surface 9c or an inner peripheral surface 9d and a generatrix parallel to the rotation axis. . That is, the thick disk-shaped or cylindrical outer peripheral surface 9 c becomes the endless portion 9, and the hollow thick disk-shaped or cylindrical inner peripheral surface 9 d becomes the endless portion 9.
- a processing example using a thick disk-shaped electrode having a diameter of 10 Omm0 and a thickness of 20 mm shown in FIG. 7 as the processing electrode 1 is shown.
- the specific cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface 9c of the machining electrode 1 has a flat surface with a width of 10 mm parallel to the rotation axis at the center, and both edges are arcs with a radius of 5 mm. It is a chamfered shape.
- reference numeral 15 in the drawing denotes a rotation shaft that constitutes the rotation drive mechanism 6.
- the processing conditions were as follows: a mixed gas obtained by diluting SF 6 with He as the atmospheric gas, the rotation speed was 5,000 rpm, the processing gap was 200 // m, the processing time was 1 minute, and the SF 6 concentration
- the processing speed (maximum depth) and the removal volume when polishing the silicon wafer by changing the input power were measured for the cases of 5% and 10%.
- the graph in Fig. 8 is obtained with the input power [W] on the horizontal axis and the processing speed (maximum depth) [/ z mZ] on the vertical axis
- the graph in Fig. 9 is the input power on the horizontal axis. [W], and the vertical axis represents the removal volume [mm 3 / min].
- FIGS. 10 to 13 show modified examples of the polishing apparatus.
- the polishing apparatus shown in FIG. 10 uses a cylindrical processing electrode 1 having an outer peripheral surface 9 c having an endless portion 9.
- Fig. 11 shows an example of polishing a surface 17 (a processing portion 10) of a flat plate-shaped workpiece 2
- Fig. 11 shows a cylindrical workpiece 2 using the same processing electrode 1 as described above.
- An example in which the outer peripheral surface 18 (the processing portion 10) is polished is shown in FIG. 12, and FIG. 12 shows a cylindrical shape in which an annular thick portion is partially formed on the inner peripheral portion and the inner peripheral surface 9d is formed.
- FIG. 13 shows an inner peripheral surface 19 of a cylindrical workpiece 2 (a processing progress portion 10) using a processing electrode 1 similar to that shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 2 shows an example in which polishing processing is performed.
- the workpiece 2 has a columnar or cylindrical shape, it is preferable that the workpiece 2 is also loosely rotated around its axis. Further, in these cases, the auxiliary electrode 16 is formed in a flat plate shape in the case of FIG. 10 and is adhered to the back surface of the workpiece 2, and is not formed in the case of FIG.
- non-contact or contact state on the peripheral surface of the work piece 2 it is not shown in FIG. They are disposed in a non-contact or contact state on the surface, and in the case of FIG.
- non-contact is preferable because the workpiece 2 may be damaged by sliding when the workpiece 2 is rotated.
- a numerically controlled machining apparatus having an arbitrary shape will be described as a third embodiment of the present invention.
- a spherical electrode, a thick disk shape having an arc-shaped bulge in the outer peripheral portion, or a flat disk shape having an outer peripheral portion 9 e formed into an endless portion 9 is used as the machining electrode 1 in this case.
- An example is shown in which the relative position and the processing time between the processing electrode 1 and the workpiece 2 are numerically controlled and changed to process the surface of the workpiece 2 into an arbitrary shape.
- a portion corresponding to the processing gap G on the outer peripheral portion 9e of the processing electrode 1 is an electric field concentration portion.
- FIG. 14 the results of experiments on the processing characteristics of single-crystal silicon using a spherical processing electrode 1 having a diameter of 30 mm ⁇ are shown.
- the processing conditions were as follows: a mixed gas obtained by diluting SF 6 (concentration: 10%) with He as the atmospheric gas, the rotation speed was 180,000 rpm, and the processing gap was 100 / zm and 200,000. ⁇ m, and the processing time (maximum depth) when processing the silicon wafer by changing the input power when the processing time was set to 1 minute, and using the same atmosphere gas, the processing gap was set to 100 / m and the input power were fixed at 100 W, the processing speed (maximum depth) when processing the silicon wafer by changing the rotation speed was measured.
- FIG. 17 shows a state in which the surface of the workpiece 2 is processed into an arbitrary shape by the above-mentioned numerically controlled processing apparatus. Specifically, by selecting the type, combination, and mixing ratio of the reactive gas and the inert gas according to the material of the workpiece 2, and setting the processing gap, input power, and rotation speed, the relationship between the processing time and the processing amount That is, the magnitude of the processing speed is determined. When the processing time and the processing amount are in a linear relationship, the processing speed is input, and when the processing time and the processing amount are in a non-linear relationship, the correlation data between the processing time and the processing amount is input to the control device 7 in advance.
- the surface shape of the workpiece 2 before processing is accurately measured and input to the control device 7, and the difference between the surface shape before processing and the target surface shape is calculated, and the workpiece 2 is processed.
- the machining amount on the coordinates is calculated, and the average time (machining time) during which the machining electrode 1 stays at a specific position of the workpiece 2 is determined accordingly.
- the feed drive mechanism 5 is controlled to relatively move the processing electrode 1 and the workpiece 2 to perform processing into an arbitrary shape.
- FIGS. 18 and 19 show a machining electrode 1 of another shape which can be used in a numerically controlled machining apparatus.
- the machining electrode 1 of FIG. 18 has a thick wall having an arc-shaped bulge on the outer peripheral portion.
- the machining electrode 1 shown in FIG. 19 has a flat disk shape similar to that used in the cutting device, and has no outer peripheral portion 9 e having an arc-shaped bulge. The electric field concentrates on this portion as an end portion 9.
- the working electrode 1 of the present embodiment has a shape in which one or a plurality of ring-shaped blades 21 are protruded at appropriate intervals around an outer periphery of an electrode base 20 formed of a cylindrical body or a cylindrical body.
- the part 9 f is used as the endless part 9.
- the plate-shaped workpiece 2 is diced or grooved on the surface of the workpiece 2 by the blade 21. In the case of grooving, the surface of the workpiece 2 can be gently polished by the outer peripheral surface of the electrode substrate 20.
- the working electrode 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that illustrated in the modification of the cutting apparatus, and has a hollow flat ring shape with an inner peripheral portion 9 g serving as an endless portion 9. Further, the workpiece 2 which has been roughly processed into a spherical shape in advance is fixed concentrically to a rotating shaft 22 having a diameter sufficiently smaller than its diameter. The diameter of the central hole (9 g of the inner peripheral portion) of the machining electrode 1 is set smaller than the diameter of the workpiece 2.
- the inner peripheral portion 9 g of the machining electrode 1 is brought close to the spherical surface of the workpiece 2 with a predetermined machining gap, and the machining electrode 1 is rotated at a high speed while the rotating shaft 22 is rotated at a low speed.
- the surface of the workpiece 2 is polished by changing the angle of the rotation axis 22 with respect to the center of the workpiece 2.
- spiral concave grooves 23 are formed at regular intervals on the inverted surface of the processing electrode 1, and the gas caught on the surface of the processing electrode 1 with the high-speed rotation of the processing electrode 1 is subjected to the spiral-shaped grooves 23.
- the grooves 23, ... are forcibly fed to the center, forming a gas flow across the machining gap.
- the rotating shaft 22 can be used as the auxiliary electrode.
- FIG. 22 shows another example of the ball processing device.
- the machining electrode 1 in this case has a cylindrical shape with one end closed, and its inner peripheral surface 9 h is an endless portion 9, and the same spherical workpiece 2 as described above is placed inside the machining electrode 1.
- the surface is polished by changing the angle of the rotating shaft 22 while rotating the processing electrode 1 at a high speed and rotating the workpiece 2 at a low speed.
- FIG. The machining electrode 1 of the present embodiment has a cross-sectional shape formed on the workpiece 2.
- a rotationally symmetric bulge 24 with a hexagonal cross section in the axial direction is used as the machining electrode 1 in the axial direction.
- the outer peripheral surface 9 i of the bulging portion 24 becomes an endless portion 9. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 23, by rotating the machining electrode 1 at a high speed while rotating the columnar workpiece 2 at a low speed about its rotation axis 22, an outer peripheral surface of the workpiece 2 is obtained.
- a part of the rotating shaft 22 inserted into the center of the workpiece 2 functions as the auxiliary electrode 16.
- a concave portion 26 having a shape obtained by cutting the bulging portions 24, 24 by a plane parallel to the axial direction is formed on the surface of the block-shaped workpiece 2.
- the machining electrode 1 close to its inner peripheral surface is rotated at a high speed, and the bulging portion is formed.
- 24 and 24 form triangular grooves 25 and 25 on the inner peripheral surface of the workpiece 2.
- the cross-sectional shape of the processing electrode 1 is arbitrary, and the shape is transferred to the workpiece 2.
- FIG. 26 (a) shows a flat disk-shaped processing electrode 1 used in the cutting apparatus, the surface 11 of which is smooth (side surface and outer peripheral portion 9a).
- a feature of the present invention resides in that a gas is entrapped on the surface to form a gas flow across the addition gap by rotating the processing electrode 1 at a high speed, but an example for further enhancing the action is exemplified. I do.
- FIG. 26 (b) shows a large number of fine irregularities 27 randomly formed on the side surface of the processing electrode 1 of (a). For example, the surface 11 of the processing electrode 1 is formed by blasting. be able to.
- FIG. 26 (c) shows a spiral groove 28 in the direction in which the gas entrained on the side in the rotation direction R shown on the side of the processing electrode 1 in (a) is sent to the outer peripheral portion 9a. Are formed at regular intervals.
- FIG. 26 (d) shows a case in which gear-shaped irregularities are formed at regular intervals on the outer peripheral portion 9a of the processing electrode 1 of (a), that is, convex portions 29 are formed at regular intervals. is there.
- FIG. 27 shows an embodiment of a machining electrode 1 that can be used in the above-mentioned cutting apparatus for cutting a workpiece 2 having a large diameter.
- FIG. 27 (a) shows the machined electrode 1 having a smooth surface 11 used for cutting the large-diameter workpiece 2 described above. In the cutting process using the processing electrode 1, a processing speed of 200 mZ has been obtained, but in order to further increase the processing speed, it is necessary to promote the entrainment of gas.
- FIG. 27 (b) shows a large number of fine irregularities 27 randomly formed on the side surface of the processing electrode 1 in (a). For example, the surface 11 of the processing electrode 1 is formed by blasting. be able to.
- FIG. 27 (c) shows a large number of spiral grooves 28 in the direction of rotation R shown in the side of the machining electrode 1 in (a) and the direction in which the gas entrained on the side is sent to the inner periphery. It is formed at regular intervals.
- FIG. 27 (d) shows a case in which gear-shaped irregularities are formed at regular intervals on the inner peripheral portion of the processing electrode 1 of (a), that is, convex portions 29 are formed at regular intervals. .
- the electric field concentrates at this portion, and the plasma is intermittently generated and extinguished, so that it is possible to prevent the plasma from shifting to arc discharge.
- the surface of the processing electrode 1 shown in FIGS. 27 (a) to (d) is coated with alumina or the like as described above, the corrosion resistance of the electrode is improved and the plasma shifts to arc discharge. Can also be prevented.
- FIG. 28 shows an embodiment of a columnar processed electrode 1 that can be used in the polishing apparatus.
- FIG. 28 (a) shows a machined electrode 1 having a smooth surface 11 used in the above-mentioned polishing apparatus.
- FIG. 28 (b) shows a random number of fine irregularities 27 formed on the outer peripheral surface 9c of the processing electrode 1 in (a). For example, the surface 11 of the processing electrode 1 is blasted. Can be formed.
- FIGS. 28 (c) and (d) show the outer peripheral surface 9c of the machining electrode 1 of (a) inclined with respect to the rotation axis. Formed with a continuous screw-shaped concave groove 30 having an angle or a ridge.
- the screw-shaped groove 30 of (c) has a large inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis, and the screw-shaped groove 30 of (d) has a small inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis. Things.
- the screw-shaped concave groove 30 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 9c as described above, the entrainment of the gas is promoted, and the plasma is intermittently generated and extinguished, so that the plasma shifts to arc discharge.
- the plasma generation region is scanned along the surface of the workpiece 2, excessive heating of the workpiece 2 can be prevented.
- FIG. 28 (e) shows the machined electrode 1 in which the screw-shaped concave groove 30 of (c) or (d) is buried with a corrosion-resistant material such as alumina coating and the surface is smoothed.
- 31 indicates an alumina layer.
- the processing electrode 1 does not have a function of promoting gas entrainment, the corrosion resistance of the processing electrode 1 can be further improved, and plasma can be generated and extinguished intermittently. Furthermore, it is also possible to use the above-described units in appropriate combinations. Although not shown, it is also possible to form fine irregularities 27 and screw-like grooves 30 on the inner peripheral surface 9d of the cylindrical processing electrode 1 in the same manner as described above.
- FIG. 29 shows an embodiment of a spherical machining electrode 1 which can be used in the numerically controlled machining apparatus having an arbitrary shape.
- FIG. 29 (a) shows a spherical processed electrode 1 having a smooth surface 11.
- FIG. 29 (b) shows a large number of fine irregularities 27 randomly formed on the spherical surface (surface 11) of the processing electrode 1 of (a).
- FIGS. 29 (c) and (d) show a continuous screw-shaped groove 30 having an inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis on the spherical surface (surface 11) of the machining electrode 1 in (a).
- the threaded groove 30 in (c) has a large inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis, and the threaded groove 30 in (d) is formed in the rotation axis. In contrast, it has a small inclination angle.
- FIG. 29 (e) shows the machined electrode 1 in which the screw-shaped concave groove 30 of (c) or (d) is buried with the alumina layer 31 and the surface 11 is smoothed. Furthermore, it is also possible to use the above-described units in appropriate combinations.
- FIG. 30 shows an embodiment of a thick disk-shaped machining electrode 1 having an arc-shaped bulge at an outer peripheral portion 9 e which can be used in the numerically controlled machining device of an arbitrary shape described above.
- FIG. 30 (a) shows the processed electrode 1 in which the circular electric field concentration portion 9 is smooth.
- FIG. 30 (b) shows fine irregularities 27 randomly formed on the outer peripheral surface of the machining electrode 1 of (a). In a large number.
- FIGS. 30 (c) and (d) show a continuous screw-shaped concave groove 30 having an inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis on the outer peripheral surface of the processing electrode 1 of (a).
- the (C) screw groove 30 has a large inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis, and the (C) screw groove 30 has a small inclination angle with respect to the rotation axis.
- Fig. 30 (e) shows a machined electrode 1 in which the screw-shaped concave groove 30 of (c) or (d) is buried with an alumina layer 31 and the surface is smoothed. It is also possible to form fine irregularities 27 and a spiral concave groove 28 on the side surface of the processing electrode 1. Further, the above-described units may be used in appropriate combination.
- the one shown in FIG. 31 is a schematic explanatory view of a cutting machine using an endless machining electrode 1 of a type completely different from the machining electrode 1 described above.
- the processing electrode 1 is formed by an endless belt or wire, and the endless portion 9 corresponds to a portion along the side edge. Are stretched over a plurality of pulleys 32,..., And one of the pulleys 32 is linked to a rotary drive mechanism 6 to enable high-speed rotation. It is possible to cut the workpiece 2 along an arbitrary curve.
- the auxiliary electrode 16 is located on the back side of the workpiece 2, at a position slightly separated from the endless portion 9 of the processing electrode 1, In other words, it is disposed on the front side of the processing section 10.
- the above-mentioned means for promoting entrainment of gas can be provided on the surface of the processing electrode 1 comprising the belt or the wire 33 in FIG.
- processing of single-crystal silicon has been mainly described.
- various kinds of semiconductors can be used as well as insulators and conductors including ceramics as well as other semiconductors.
- FIGS. 32 and 33 The rotationally symmetric machining electrode 1 shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, that is, the rotating electrode is suitable for polishing (smoothing).
- FIG. 32 shows a shape in which the rotating shafts 15 and 15 are fixed to the spherical rotating electrode 1
- FIG. 33 shows the rotating shafts 15 and 15 coaxially with the cylindrical rotating electrode 1. Indicates a fixed shape.
- the spherical rotating electrode 1 shown in FIG. 32 has a spherical surface that has excellent corrosion resistance to neutral radicals (mainly halogen radicals) and dielectric loss at high frequencies.
- An insulating film 34 with small physical properties is formed (see FIG. 32 (b)).
- the same insulator coating 34 as described above is formed on the cylindrical surface (see FIG. 33 (b)).
- the insulator film 34 is formed on the surface of the rotary electrode 1 corresponding to the plasma generation region, but in this embodiment, it is formed on almost the entire surface.
- the plasma generation region corresponds to the outer peripheral portion 9a which is the electric field concentrated portion.
- the insulator film 34 may be formed so as to form a concave portion on the surface of the rotating electrode 1 and fill the concave portion.
- the types of the insulating coating 3 in addition to the above-mentioned alumina (A l 2 0 3), Jirukonia (Z r 0 2), such as ceramic box, or because it is often used a fluorine-based gas as a reaction gas a 1 F 3, M g F 2, C a F 2, N i F 2 fluorides such, or tetrafluoroethylene modified styrene resins.
- the ceramic coating is formed on the surface of the rotating electrode 1 with high accuracy by thermal spraying or the like.
- the rotating electrode 1 is made of aluminum, it is also preferable to form an alumina coating on the surface by alumite treatment.
- the limit value of the input power is increased, thereby increasing the high-frequency power supplied to the working electrode and increasing the efficiency of generating neutral radicals.
- the processing electrode when the processing electrode is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the rotation axis, the processing electrode can be more stably rotated at a high speed around the rotation axis, whereby gas is generated on the surface of the processing electrode.
- the flatness of the machining surface is improved by stabilizing the rotation of the machining electrode.
- the viscous resistance of a boundary layer between the surface of the processing electrode and the gas increases, thereby promoting gas entrainment by the processing electrode, and A gas flow crossing the gap can be efficiently generated, and a sufficient amount of a reactive gas and an inert gas serving as a neutral radical source can be supplied to the target space.
- an auxiliary electrode is disposed on the back or side surface of the workpiece in opposition to the processing electrode with the processing progress portion of the workpiece interposed therebetween, and a high-frequency voltage is applied between the processing electrode and the auxiliary electrode.
- the formation of an insulating film on the surface of the rotating electrode can prevent the emission of secondary electrons from the electrode surface.
- Can be electrically neutral and low temperature bra Zuma can be maintained stably, and the processing characteristics can be stabilized. Therefore, the limit value of the high-frequency power that can be applied to the plasma can be drastically increased by the synergistic effect with the cooling effect obtained by the high-speed rotation of the rotating electrode, and the processing speed can be increased.
- alumina or the like that has excellent corrosion resistance to neutral radicals as the material of the insulator film, it is possible to improve the durability of the rotating electrode and prevent contamination of the surface of the workpiece by the electrode material. Can be.
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