(434e) Integration of Feedback Control and Run-to-Run Control for Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films
AIChE Annual Meeting
2021
2021 Annual Meeting
Computing and Systems Technology Division
Modeling, Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 9:16am to 9:35am
Integration of Feedback Control and Run-to-Run Control for Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films
Sungil Yun1, Yangyao Ding1, Yichi Zhang1 and Panagiotis D. Christofides1,2
1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Facilitated by the increasing importance and demand of semiconductors for the smartphone and even the automobile industry, plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) has gained tremendous industrial interest as it offers a way to efficiently deposit thin-films with ultra-high conformity. A series of studies have been carried out to elucidate the mechanisms and the concept of the PEALD process [1],[2],[3]. Despite the great deal of research effort, PEALD processes have not been fully characterized from the view point of process control.
This study aims to use previously developed multiscale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation models to design and evaluate an optimized control scheme to deal with industrially-relevant disturbances [3]. Inspired by [4], an integrated control scheme using a proportional-integral (PI) controller and a run-to-run (R2R) controller is proposed and evaluated to ensure the deposition of high-quality conformal thin-films. The PEALD process under typical disturbances is simulated using the multiscale CFD model, and the integrated controller is applied in the process domain. Using the controller parameters determined from the open-loop results, the developed integrated PI-R2R controller successfully mitigates the disturbances in the operating pressure and the gas bubbler temperature with the combined effort of both controllers.
[1] Ding, Y., Y. Zhang, G. Orkoulas and P. D. Christofides, "Microscopic modeling and optimal operation of plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition,'' Chem. Eng. Res. & Des., 159, 439-454, 2020.
[2] Zhang, Y., Y. Ding, Y. and P. D. Christofides, "Multiscale Three-Dimensional CFD Modeling and Reactor Design for Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition,'' Comp. & Chem. Eng., 142, 107066, 2020.
[3] Ding, Y., Y. Zhang, H. Y. Chung and P. D. Christofides, "Machine Learning-Based Modeling and Operation of Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films,'' Comp. & Chem. Eng., 144, 107148, 2021.
[4] Crose, M., W. Zhang, A. Tran and P. D. Christofides, "Run-to-Run Control of PECVD Systems: Application to a Multiscale Three-Dimensional CFD Model of Thin Film Silicon Deposition,'' AIChE J., 65, e16400, 2019.
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