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JSANJournal of Sensor and Actuator Networks
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4 November 2024

Multi-Domain Data Integration for Plasma Diagnostics in Semiconductor Manufacturing Using Tri-CycleGAN

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Semiconductor Manufacturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), Daejeon 34103, Republic of Korea
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University (CNU), Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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Electronic Convergence Material and Device Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), Seongnam 13509, Republic of Korea
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Memory Etch Technology Team, Samsung Electronics, Pyeongtaek 17786, Republic of Korea
This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Assisted Machine-Environment Interaction

Abstract

The precise monitoring of chemical reactions in plasma-based processes is crucial for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. This study integrates three diagnostic techniques—Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES), Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (QMS), and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (ToF-MS)—into a reactive ion etcher (RIE) system to analyze CF4-based plasma. To synchronize and integrate data from these different domains, we developed a Tri-CycleGAN model that utilizes three interconnected CycleGANs for bi-directional data transformation between OES, QMS, and ToF-MS. This configuration enables accurate mapping of data across domains, effectively compensating for the blind spots of individual diagnostic techniques. The model incorporates self-attention mechanisms to address temporal misalignments and a direct loss function to preserve fine-grained features, further enhancing data accuracy. Experimental results show that the Tri-CycleGAN model achieves high consistency in reconstructing plasma measurement data under various conditions. The model’s ability to fuse multi-domain diagnostic data offers a robust solution for plasma monitoring, potentially improving precision, yield, and process control in semiconductor manufacturing. This work lays a foundation for future applications of machine learning-based diagnostic integration in complex plasma environments.

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