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WO2009068690A1 - Capteur de pression contenant du siliciure de molybdène pour le blindage - Google Patents

Capteur de pression contenant du siliciure de molybdène pour le blindage Download PDF

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WO2009068690A1
WO2009068690A1 PCT/EP2008/066557 EP2008066557W WO2009068690A1 WO 2009068690 A1 WO2009068690 A1 WO 2009068690A1 EP 2008066557 W EP2008066557 W EP 2008066557W WO 2009068690 A1 WO2009068690 A1 WO 2009068690A1
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Dieter Stolze
Anh Tuan Tham
Frank Löffler
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01LMEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L9/00Measuring steady of quasi-steady pressure of fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/0041Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms
    • G01L9/0051Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in ohmic resistance
    • G01L9/0052Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in ohmic resistance of piezoresistive elements
    • G01L9/0054Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in ohmic resistance of piezoresistive elements integral with a semiconducting diaphragm
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D30/00Field-effect transistors [FET]
    • H10D30/60Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]

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  • the invention relates to a Halbieiter pressure sensor chip with an electrical shield.
  • Pressure sensors are used to detect pressures and are used in pressure gauges, e.g. used in industrial metrology, used for the measurement of absolute pressures, relative pressures and differential pressures.
  • semiconductor sensors are often used as pressure sensors.
  • Semiconductor sensors are now regularly silicon-based, e.g. Produced using Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology. They are regularly formed as a pressure sensor chip, which typically has a carrier and a measuring membrane arranged on a carrier. The measuring diaphragm is exposed to the pressure to be measured during measuring operation.
  • SOI Silicon-on-Insulator
  • Pressure sensor chips are usually very sensitive and are therefore not usually exposed directly to a medium whose pressure is to be measured. Instead, liquid seals filled with liquid are placed in front of them, which transmit the pressure to be measured to the measuring membrane.
  • a pressure acting on the measuring membrane causes a pressure-dependent deflection of the measuring membrane, which is detected by arranged on the measuring membrane sensor elements and converted into an electrical output signal that is then available for further processing and / or evaluation.
  • piezoresistive resistors are, for example, by suitable doping methods, such as eg diffusion or implantation.
  • the piezoresistive resistors are formed, for example, by regions on the measuring membrane which have a positive doping. These regions are, for example, applied to a silicon layer having a negative doping.
  • at least four resistors are used, which are for example distributed on the measuring diaphragm in such a way that their resistance values increase or decrease in pairs as a function of a deflection of the measuring diaphragm caused by the acting pressure.
  • the resistors are typically connected together to form a bridge circuit, eg, a Wheatstone bridge, and an output signal dependent on the applied pressure is taken from the bridge circuit.
  • Output signal is essentially caused by an acting field at higher temperatures drift movement of ions on the chip. It is further stated there that a shield in the form of a metallically conductive covering layer on the chip surface can prevent these ions from drift if the covering layer is at the same potential as the substrate.
  • Aluminum layer used. Aluminum has the advantage that one can produce the aluminum screen together with aluminum tracks and aluminum contact pads in a sputtering process.
  • needle-shaped Auskristailmaschineen of AISi - so-called "spikes” can form, which penetrate the chip surface.When these Auskristalüstechniken reach the sensor elements creates a short circuit.
  • doped polysilicon Another material commonly used for electrical shielding is doped polysilicon. Many material properties of polysilicon are very similar to those of single-crystal silicon. Here are mainly the thermal expansion coefficient, the hardness, as well as the elasticity and shear modules to call. As dopants, for example, boron or phosphorus are used in the production of polysilicon. However, the dopants reduce the resistivity of the material and affect the intrinsic stress in the thin film.
  • the doping takes place for example by diffusion, by implantation or by the addition of a dopant gas during the deposition of serving as a shielding layer, depending on the temperature prevailing during the manufacturing process and the pressure prevailing during the manufacturing process amorphous or polycrystalline material.
  • the grain size of the polycrystalline material is also strongly dependent on the production conditions. Due to the strong dependence of the material properties on the production conditions, a large scattering of the material properties occurs in doped polysilicon. This has a negative effect on the reproducibility of the production of doped polysilicon layers.
  • the invention consists in a pressure sensor chip for measuring a pressure, with
  • a measuring membrane made of silicon to which a pressure to be measured acts during measurement operation
  • a passivation layer arranged on the upper side of the measuring diaphragm and covering the sensor elements
  • the sensor elements are piezoresistive resistors.
  • the passivation layer comprises a silicon oxide layer.
  • the passivation layer comprises a further layer applied to the silicon oxide layer, in particular a silicon nitride layer.
  • a contact pad is arranged on the upper side of the measuring diaphragm, which is connected via a conductor track to the electrical shield, and via which an electrical connection of the shield takes place.
  • the contact pad and the conductor track are applied to the passivation layer.
  • the shield of MoJybdänsiiizid a layer thickness in the order of 100 nm.
  • the invention further includes a method for producing a pressure sensor chip according to the invention, in which the electrical shielding made of molybdenum silicide is applied to the passivation layer by sputtering, and is structured by means of a wet-chemical or a dry-chemical etching method.
  • Moiybdänsiiicide has the advantage of having excellent thermal, chemical and mechanical properties for this application.
  • MoiybdänsiÜzid has a resistivity of 4.5 10 '5 ⁇ cm and thus ensures a reliable shielding. As a result, an ion drift on the chip surface is reliably prevented and the pressure sensor is protected from externally applied electric fields.
  • Molybdenum silicide has a coefficient of thermal expansion much more similar to that of silicon than the thermal expansion coefficient of aluminum. This results in a very favorable material adaptation and thermal stresses, which could affect the stability of the output signal are largely avoided. In addition, molybdenum silicide has a very high mechanical stability, which is in particular significantly higher than that of polysilicon and aluminum, so that the risk of mechanical hysteresis is also largely eliminated.
  • Another advantage! consists in that the shield of molybdenum silicide can be applied in a simple and very economical manner by Suttertern and the applied layer by ageschemisches or trochenchemisches etching icht structure.
  • Fig. 1 shows a section through a pressure sensor chip according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a view of an upper side of the pressure sensor chip according to the invention.
  • the pressure sensor chip comprises a membrane carrier 1 and a measuring membrane 3.
  • the membrane carrier 1 carries the measuring membrane 3.
  • Membrane carrier 1 and measuring membrane 3 are made of silicon and are preferably made of a single Subrat made on the underside of a here circular disc-shaped measuring membrane 3 exposing recess 5 is provided. Particularly suitable for this purpose is monocrystalline Silicon with negative doping, Alternatively, however, a monocrystalline substrate without doping or with positive doping can be used.
  • a pressure to be measured p which is fed to the measuring diaphragm 3 directly or via an upstream diaphragm seal. This is shown in Fig. 1 by an arrow p.
  • the acting pressure p causes a pressure-dependent deflection of the measuring diaphragm 1. In the illustrated embodiment, the pressure p acts on an upper side of the measuring diaphragm 1.
  • Fig. 2 shows a view of the top of the pressure sensor chip.
  • the connection lines 9 lead from the sensor elements 7 to contact pads 11 arranged in the corners of the illustrated pressure sensor chip.
  • the sensor elements 7 are preferably piezoresistive resistors. These are obtained, for example, by suitable doping methods, e.g. Diffusion or implantation. If the substrate mentioned above is used with negative doping, then the resistors can be produced, for example, by implanting boron in the uppermost layer of the substrate and then structuring the uppermost layer such that only the areas of the uppermost layer serving as sensor elements 7 on the Membrane surface remain. Usually, at least four resistors are used, e.g. are distributed on the measuring diaphragm such that their resistance values increase or decrease in pairs as a function of a deflection of the measuring diaphragm caused by the applied pressure. The resistors are typically one
  • Bridge circuit such as a Wheatstone bridge, connected together, and there is a dependent of the applied pressure p output at the Bridge circuit removed.
  • the arrangement of the sensor elements 7 and the connected connecting lines 9 are shown in FIG. 2.
  • the pressure sensor chip has a passivation layer 13 arranged on the upper side of the measuring diaphragm 3, which covers at least the sensor elements 7.
  • the passivation layer 13 is made of an insulating material, such as. As silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) or silicon nitride (SIaN 4 ). In principle, a single layer, eg of silicon dioxide, is sufficient. Silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) has the advantage that it forms a very good mechanical bond with the chip.
  • the passivation layer 13 preferably comprises a further layer applied to the silicon oxide layer, in particular a silicon nitride layer. Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) offers the advantage of a very good shielding.
  • the deposition of the material or the material layers is preferably carried out by chemical vapor deposition under vacuum (low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD)) or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).
  • LPCVD low pressure chemical vapor deposition
  • PECVD plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
  • classical photolithographic methods can be used for this purpose in order to limit the deposition to individual areas of the chip surface. In this case, preferably a small area is recessed in the immediate vicinity of each sensor element 7, in which subsequently an electrical contacting of the sensor element 7 can take place.
  • the areas may e.g. by appropriate photolithographic processes by means of appropriately shaped masks during the
  • the large-area deposition of the passivation layer 13 on the chip surface shown here has the advantage that it effects a primary passivation of the chip surface and, in particular, of the sensor elements 7.
  • Passivation layer 13 forms a protection of the sensor elements 7 Moisture while preventing charge transport on the surface of the pressure sensor chip.
  • the pressure sensor chip has an electrical shield 15 made of molybdenum salt (MoSi 2 ) applied to the passivation layer 13 on the upper side of the measuring diaphragm 3.
  • Fig. 2 shows a view of the chip top, showing the arrangement of the shield 15.
  • the shield 15 is circular disk-shaped in the illustrated embodiment. It covers the sensor elements 7 located underneath.
  • the sensor elements 7 located underneath, as well as the sections 17 of the connection lines 9 connected thereto, which run under the passivation layer 13, are shown in dashed lines in FIG.
  • the electrical shielding 15 of molybdenum silicide is preferably applied to the top of the measuring membrane 3 by sputtering, and patterned by means of a wet-chemical or a dry-chemical etching process.
  • the passivation layer 13 located between the shield 15 and the sensor elements 7 causes electrical isolation of the sensor elements 7 with respect to the shield 15.
  • Molybdenum silicide has the advantage of having excellent thermal, chemical and mechanical properties for this application.
  • Molybdenum silicide has a resistivity of 4.5 10 "5 ⁇ cm and thus ensures reliable shielding, resulting in ion drift on the surface
  • Molybdenum silicide has a coefficient of thermal expansion much more similar to that of silicon than the thermal expansion coefficient of aluminum. This results in a very favorable material adaptation and thermal stresses, which could affect the stability of the output signal are largely avoided.
  • molybdenum silicide has a very high mechanical stability, which in particular is higher than that of polysilicon and aluminum, so that the risk of mechanical hysteresis is also largely eliminated.
  • the elastic modulus of molybdenum silicide is between 242 GPa and 377 GPa.
  • polysilicon only has a modulus of elasticity of 120 GPa to 180 GPa.
  • the modulus of elasticity of aluminum is as low as 70 GPa.
  • the modulus of molybdenum silicide is 180 GPa, that of polysilicon is only 69 GPa and the aluminum is only 25 GPa. Molybdenum silicide is therefore more stable, harder and more elastic than polysilicon or aluminum.
  • a further advantage is that the molybdenum zirconium screen 15 can be applied by sputtering in a simple and very economical manner, and the applied layer can easily be structured by wet-chemical or trochlear etching.
  • the shield 15 made of molybdenum silicide has a layer thickness of the order of 100 nm, in comparison with the use of Polysiiizium due to the polycrystalline structure of this material layer thicknesses of the order of a few hundred nm required to a comparable quality of Shielding to achieve.
  • a small layer thickness offers the advantage of less reaction to the measuring properties of the pressure sensor.
  • the electrical connection of the electrical shield 15 takes place via a contact pad 19 which is arranged on the upper side of the measuring diaphragm 3 and which is connected to the electrical shield 15 via a conductor track 21.
  • a contact pad 19 which is arranged on the upper side of the measuring diaphragm 3 and which is connected to the electrical shield 15 via a conductor track 21.

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L'invention concerne une puce de capteur de pression destinée à mesurer une pression, permettant de produire un signal de sortie dépendant de la pression, présentant une grande stabilité à long terme. La puce de capteur comporte un support de membrane (1) en silicium, une membrane de mesure (3) en silicium sur laquelle une pression à mesurer (p) est appliquée lors du fonctionnement de mesure, des éléments de capteur (7) disposés sur un côté supérieur de la membrane de mesure (3), servant à convertir une déviation de la membrane de mesure (3), dépendant de la pression appliquée (p), en un signal de sortie électrique, une couche de passivation (13) disposée sur le côté supérieur de la membrane de mesure (3), recouvrant les éléments de capteur (7), et un blindage électrique (15) en siliciure de molybdène disposé sur la couche de passivation (13), recouvrant les éléments de capteur (7).
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