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Hello. I'm Scott.
I'm a web developer with strong skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I know things like Sass, Less, jQuery, Gulp, and all that kind of thing.
I'm also excited about roller derby and keeping fit. I'm learning to skate, and one day I'd love to become a roller derby referee.
This is a hub of my online presence.
Today I was over in Lincoln refereeing a scrim between Lincoln and Leicester. There were five referees in total, and I was FIPR. It was a good scrim, and while it was fast paced in places nothing too unusual happened.
There were some moments where communication could have been better from myself, but overall I'm pleased with my efforts.
This was confirmed by the head referee giving positive feedback, especially on my echoing and handling no pack situations and assessing penalties where appropriate.
Both team benches also had positive feedback for the referee crew, saying the calls were consistent and clear, and they were happy with the officiating overall.
A personal first, I called a double-penalty on a skater - the second one being for illegal reentry after being waved back from a full penalty box. Took me a moment to figure out what happened, and how to communicate it to the PBM, but it was a good experience!
This brings my total up to 8 scrims refereed! Next up, 28th June in Derby.
I'm in Lincoln today for some roller derby refereeing! (at Yarborough Leisure Centre)
This morning I was at Nottingham Hellfire Harlots refereeing their closed door scrim against Oxford. This was my seventh time refereeing a scrim, and second as RIPR.
There were only four referees, and the teams insisted on jammer referees so we were all on the infield.
It was a challenge, mainly because of the high level of the players and the lack of OPR referees, but it was really good fun and a great experience.
I had two of my penalty calls challenged in an official review - one from each team. This was also a good experience, as I needed to explain my actions for calling the penalties and keep with the language of the rules while doing so.
It was noted how my referee skills are improving too, which was really nice to hear. I've been putting in some extra effort studying the rules lately, and the Sunday scrim practise sessions at home league training have been really helping.
Actually, tonight, I'll be talking rules to the beginners during the coaching session. I'll be covering relative position, cutting, and skating out of bounds. Fun times!
This evenings Sunday scrim practice went really well! I had a couple of great NSOs who all knew their jobs and just got on with it - pretty much no input from me required! A very proud moment. We also had a full inside track crew and one OPR for the corner (small sports hall, no OPR lane).
I took on jammer referee and did scoring for the first time, and it was actually rather enjoyable. I found keeping score and keeping track of passed blockers not as difficult as I had imagined, but it was a challenge to keep track of jammer lap points and 'not on the track' points.
Personally though, I think I prefer watching the pack for blocker penalties and pack definition, but that's not to say I am opposed to JR. Maybe it's just because I've done that far more often so it's more in my comfort zone.
But my main reason for putting together this post is to express how pleased and proud I am that the officials at Mansfield Roller Derby have improved and grown in to a very efficient and knowledgeable team!
Yesterday saw Mansfield Roller Derby hosting a double-header closed door scrim against Dundee first, and then against Borderlands.
I was tasked with organising all officials for the day, making sure that all the required referee and NSO positions were filled. Dundee brought a few referees, one from nearby Derby, one from Borderlands, one from Nottingham, and me.
Mansfield supplied all the NSOs, which was absolutely fantastic. Training them on our Sunday scrim practises really paid off. Every NSO did a spot on job, there were no problems or last minute training sessions, and I'm incredibly proud of the little crew of NSOs I'm helping to build!
It was an absolute joy to work alongside the referees, and I was absorbing as much as possible from Head Ref Righteous Oxide on the day. Fantastic communication from him towards referees, NSOs and skaters. Always cool and collected, and took everything in his stride. Referee goals.
I was OPR for both games, and that brought my total to six. We worked in the "skate and wait" rotation, which really does work well if done properly. I'm getting more comfortable with it and knowing when to recycle back to the other corner. Although sometimes I did get a little caught up in watching some action and overstepped my position.
Called a couple of penalties as I saw them, and also did several conscious no-calls. I even remembered to signal NP/NP when appropriate, which I was pleased about.
Feedback from referees was positive, along with some suggestions on areas to work on, which is very useful.
Mayra was Head NSO for the day, and with some small assistance from me in preparation and set-up, she did a fantastic job. She handled pretty much all the organisation on the day and ensured everyone was set up and ready to do their roles.
I had a fantastic day, and by all accounts, all the officials and skaters enjoyed the day too. Everything went, from my perspective, without a hitch and as smooth as clockwork.
Same again next month, and I can't wait!
I was in Leicester yesterday evening refereeing some roller derby scrim fun. I like travelling to Leicester, as I've gotten to know a few of the NSOs and referees in that area.
There were a few new names and faces on the officiating crew, and that's always good - I get to see how other people work, pick up some new ideas, and get a different perspective on things.
Yesterday was no different. It was a great experience, and I confidently called several penalties. I was on the outside track in a very noisy sports all, so I made sure my verbal cues were loud enough to be heard on the in-field. I had no complaints, so I assume I was heard. The skaters certainly heard me clearly, as they left the track promptly.
There were some pack definition issues by the skaters of both teams, so the head referee had us watch closely for various "no pack penalties". This is a relatively untouched area for me, in that I'm more usually calling various contact-related penalties as opposed to technical gameplay-related penalties. If that makes sense.
Having just two OPRs, it was a little tricky to figure out where best to be positioned. The narrow outside referee lane didn't really help matters! A corner of my eye was always on that wall, especially during fast pack situations.
However, I'm really pleased with how it went and I've come away with a few things to think of.
- Pack definition penalties. Identify what penalty is being committed during a no-pack, and respond with the correct verbal cue and hand signal.
- Less-than-three OPR positioning. Work on getting that angled coverage, rather than being close to the pack. Especially when the OPR lane is very narrow.
Last weekend was British Champs T4 West game day three, which was my leagues home bout. We hosted in Nottingham and saw two great games of roller derby.
I was Penalty Box Manager for both bouts, supported by a new NSO from my league and a more experienced NSO from Nottingham.
This was my first public outing as PBM, having done it three times previously at closed door scrims. I felt as prepared as one can be, and read as much information about penalty box managers being empowered as possible.
A week before I was PBM at a scrim hosted by Nottingham, which was really useful. There was a jammer switcharoo that I was unprepared for and I got it a little wrong. However, I learned from this mistake and felt much better suited to deal with it next time. Which is exactly what scrims are for!
But I'm glad to say the day went mostly without a hitch from my perspective. There were lots of jammer switches, each one handled properly I'm happy to say!
There was an expulsion which was interesting to watch, and a foul out which was really unfortunate. A skater was on her sixth penalty and mistook my "stand" cue for "done", and left the penalty box. I issued a penalty box violation and she sat for her seventh time.
I did feel bad for the skater as it is just one of those things that can happen in the heat of the moment, but my cue was loud and clear as verified by the two PBTs.
A skater also stepped outside of the box during a time out to get water. However I never saw her fully exit the box, as I turned my head to see her moving backwards to take her seat. A referee saw the skater fully exit the box and issued a penalty accordingly. I was a little disappointed with myself for not seeing that happen, as technically it should be my job, but all officials are on the same team and we all have each others back. I'm just glad someone caught it and issued the appropriate penalty.
Aside from officiating, the entire day went really well. Being from the host league I saw all the effort and planning that went in to the day, months before the date, and it really paid off. The day unfolded really smoothly and on schedule (as much as it can be). No technical issues, no last minute panics, and everything went to plan.
Also, Mansfield won their game - by a huge margin! While I couldn't show it at the time, I'm incredibly happy for them. Well deserved win. The league spirits are very high at the moment, and hopefully that will carry them through the next fixture.
Yay, roller derby!
Today I was back at the Harlots to referee a scrim between their B team and CCR. I was again an OPR but we did skate & wait much more this time around.
For my second outing as a referee in "public" I gave myself the same goals as last time - to keep in position, join in with call-off whistles where sensible, and to anticipate, watch, and follow action to completion.
A few times I fell out of position, but this was picked up by the other OPRs when needed. This was mostly due to the pack speed suddenly increasing and simple logistics of me not being fast enough. Positions were regained quickly and smoothly though, and hopefully not much action was missed by the OPRs as a team.
I called four penalties, one at the same time as a JR for cutting. The other for a low block, and two more for failure to reform. Both times on these I totally blanked on what the verbal cue was, as it's not something I've actually called in practice before. Something to work on. Thankfully though, any issues arising from my mis-calls were sorted out without delaying the game.
My skating skills have certainly improved since last time, I felt more in control of my positioning and, for the most part, was able to maintain correct position. It would be nice to perform cross-overs in the anti-derby direction though, as I felt a little slow picking up corner 3 when in the rear OPR position doing skate & wait. Something to work on in free-skate practice.
Overall though, I'm very pleased with how it went.
Letting my kit air a little while I have a well needed sit down and coffee, then it's league practice tonight. Starting with the new beginners intake (no contact) and ending with some scrim practice with the mixed ability skaters.
My little team of NSOs are doing incredibly well during the scrim practice, and I'm incredibly pleased and impressed with how they're learning and coping. My ambition to have a small team of professional and knowledgable NSOs is starting to come true.
Love this photo of some of the Mansfield Roller Derby crew on a day trip for Great British Burritos up and in Halifax. After we went to a local park to try and burn off some of those delicious calories! These are some lovely people. Proud and pleased to be a part of it. #mrd #rollerderby #teammates (Photo by @t_becs_)
Lovely people, these #mansfield #misfits #mrd #rollerderby #Mansfield #freeskateselfie
Today I refereed my very first full scrim! The Hellfire Harlots were kind enough to take me into their zebra pack for their scrim against Manchester.
As it was my first full scrim, I set myself a few achievable goals (based on the SMART principle). Primarily I wanted to keep my Rear OPR position on the pack, and I'm happy to say I managed to do this. My other goal was to echo the jam call-off whistles and match the pace of the other referees. I joined in probably 90% of the time and matched the whistles pretty well. The times I missed it, I was either focused on other things or felt I couldn't draw breath in time to perform the full four whistle blasts. Sometimes not blowing the whistle is the right thing to do!
As a bonus, I saw a number of penalties. Some of which were called by other referees, and one I called myself. I wasn't expecting to call any penalties - I was going to be happy enough with keeping pace and position on the pack - but I'm pleased that I had the confidence and commitment to call a penalty that I saw, and call it correctly and clearly.
Best of all - the Harlots have invited me back! This may become a regular thing, and if so, I'm extremely happy!
Saturday 16th April saw Nottingham host the inaugural Louisey Rider Cup. A tournament in the memory of one of their skaters and a fundraiser for charity.
Skaters and officials came from far and wide to take part what was an awesome day, and I was lucky enough to be selected as Penalty Tracker for one of the officiating teams.
The tournament went incredibly smoothly, which is testament to the amount of effort that went in behind the scenes. Some all-star officials were involved in this from beginning to end and it was inspirational to be a part of it.
It was hard work, but absolutely enjoyable and lots of things learnt and people met.
Thank you everyone involved - skaters, officials and spectators! And of course my wife for letting me have basically and entire day of derby officiating.
[Photo credit: Martyn Boston]
Lets do this thing! #lrcup16 #rollerderby
The lovely beginners at #Mansfield #rollerderby #mrd
A few skaters at my home league have been wanting some clarification on No Pass/No Penalty. When explaining NP/NP in person there's usually some detail left out.
To fill in the gaps in knowledge for both myself and for skaters new to the concept of NP/NP, I've taken some time to write this blog post explaining the basics.
NP/NP is most relevant to jammers, so I'll be using blocker/jammer language in this post. This is a simplified interpretation of the rules and only describes common scenarios that are most relevant from a skater's perspective.
To start, let's remind ourselves how a jammer scores points. Quoting the rules, a jammer scores points when they "pass the opponents' hips while in bounds and upright, legally, while wearing the Jammer helmet cover with the stars visible, without committing penalties." [18.104.22.168]
Below are a few very simplistic examples of how a jammer could pass a blocker:
Note: There are other ways NP/NP can be issued, but this is the most common.
There are a number of situations where passing out of bounds can occur. The most likely are:
In all these situations, the pass occurred where the involved skaters have given up or lost their superior position, for example by being out of bounds, or out of play.
If the blocker were in bounds and in play in those examples, you might expect to hear a cutting penalty called on the jammer. As such, it might be useful to think of NP/NP being issued when you cut a skater but it doesn't warrant a penalty.
There are other situations where NP/NP can be signalled, for example if the jammer is not wearing the helmet cover, the stars are not visible, or the helmet cover has been passed over skaters.
If the jammer is on their initial pass and they do not legally pass every blocker before leaving the engagement zone (including blockers they've previously passed but find themselves behind again), they will be issued 'not lead jammer' status, even if they are first out of the engagement zone.
Jammers are able to score a point on blockers they previously got NP/NP on if they recycle behind that blocker and pass them legally, satisfying rule 22.214.171.124.
Jammers may also get signalled NP/NP on blockers they have already passed and scored a point on if they find themselves behind that skater, but fail to satisfy 188.8.131.52 when passed again.
Below are some screenshots from the URDUMB application that outlines a common NP/NP situation - a jammer passing a blocker while they're both out of bounds.
Purple blocker is in front of yellow jammer and has not yet lost her point.
Purple blocker initiates a legal block which causes both skaters to leave the track.
Yellow jammer returns to the track before and in front of purple blocker. Since the pass occurred out of bounds legally, NP/NP is signalled.
Feel free to get in touch if you've found this post helpful, or if you have any questions or comments.
Mansfield roller derby free skate selfie! Had all the fun with these beauts. #rollerderby #mansfieldrollerderby #mrd #freeskateselfie
Beginners training went well! As the new people go to grips with skates and doing some sticky skating I worked on counter clockwise transitions. I'm much more comfortable with them now, so that's good!
In this mixed ability session after we started with 27/5. I managed to get 25 and a quarter, my best yet. Really pleased with this, as the league have 25 as a milestone in the minimum skills. Plus it's only two away from the full 27, which I feel I might be able to get in a few weeks. The main sticking point is other people on track, but that's always going to be an issue. Besides, having other people on track helps me to keep some pace.
The rest of the season was blocking basics. They're taking it back to basics for a few weeks for the newly promoted skaters to the mixed ability sessions. So not a lot of refereeing for me to do, but I did watch for penalties in their 1-on-1 drills. Watching any kind of contact drill will always bring some benefit to my referee training.
So all in all, great weekend of derby fun! I'm exhausted.
Mansfield Roller Derby beginners intake - second session! #rollerderby #mansfield #mrd #team #beginners #sport #rollerskates #mrdlovescake
Success! I was IWB for two games, and everything went 99.99% smoothly. That 0.01% thing was me mishearing a penalty and marking something erroneously on the whiteboard that wasn't spotted until the end of the game. However, it had zero impact on anything whatsoever, so that's okay.
It was great to work with some of the best officials in the region again, and I throughly enjoyed my day.
Came away with a few things to work on - better echoing penalties back to the PW and PT, and communicating to the HR about skaters on track during lineup who are approaching seven penalties.
Now that I've taken my grey t-shirt off, I can say that I'm really proud of the Mansfield ladies, and they should be proud of themselves too. Even though the scoreboard said they lost, they really won. They held good walls, had great communication, and worked their very best.
The more I do roller derby things, the more I want to do roller derby things. I'm really excited and looking forward to tomorrow's practice - new beginners first, followed by some mixed ability training that I'll likely be refereeing.
Well deserved after some good NSOing! (at The Font Leicester)
Standard coffee and brownie just before we start the roller derby. I'm IWB today, looking forward to it! #rollerderby #nso #britishchamps #coffee (at Costa in Fosse Park)
Yesterdays training session went well. It was the teams last training session before their first British Champs game, so they were running jammer vs blocker drills.
Rather than focus on looking for penalties I decided to try and apply some learnings from the bootcamp last week and watch for established position, challenges to that position (legal or otherwise), initiation, and relative position.
I followed a jammer through the pack as I watched how position of skaters changed, and it was actually quite an eye-opener.
There's more to penalties than just "you can't target illegal zones", and yesterday helped a few things fall in to place in my head a little bit.
Tomorrow is the British Champs game day 2, and my home league's first game of the 2016 season. I'm excited for them and wish them all the best. They've trained hard and I'm sure they'll do fantastic.
I'm NSOing both games in the double-header, both of which are on the inside whiteboard. My first inside track position in an open-door event, which is rather exciting.
We're a weird bunch! #mansfieldrollerderby #mrd #mrdlovescake #freeskateselfie #rollerderby #rollerskates #team #sports #fitness #fun #social #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #mansfield
The Inhuman League in Sheffield hosted a referee bootcamp lead by Righteous Oxide. The day consisted of a few hours off-skates theory and discussion about initiation and what it means to be a good referee.
We did some on-skates drills and then it was time for a scrim. Two referee crews in five-jam rotations.
I was on the outside pack, rotating between front, middle and rear positions.
Considering this was my first scrim experience, I think it went rather well. Before this, I only refereed drills and scrim-like drills.
There was a lot to take in, and working on my position took a good percentage of my brain power. However I feel happy with the outcome of the day and my involvement in both the scrim and the discussions.
I have lots of notes to read through and digest but my first thoughts are about improving my confidence in calling penalties and to work on my skating skills to better my positioning.
After the bootcamp, it was straight to Mansfield for the new beginners intake. Lots of new faces, and I got to introduce myself as Refresh the Head Referee. That felt pretty good, I must say.
It made me realise just how far I've come since I was starting beginners myself just a couple of months ago.
The skaters did their drills for a while and then went in to some scrim-based drills. There were a few of us refereeing, and I was doing JR. I felt that once we got going the referees did a really good job. Proper positioning, communication, and lovely clear penalties/pack/whistling.
Since becoming head referee at Mansfield, this is the first time I actually felt like I belonged in that role.
I really enjoyed today.
Here I am in my referee shirt! I collected it from the tailor this morning, since it was rather oversized and didn't look very good or feel comfortable. I'm very glad I had it tailored as it fits much better and I'll feel more confident wearing it.
I'm off to referee bootcamp on Sunday so it's perfect timing! I'm very excited to learn things and to hopefully referee my first actual scrim. As much as I am excited, I'm equally nervous. But, it's a learning experience, and I'm sure I'll be looked after by the coaches and players.
No doubt I'll be reporting back here with how it all went.
It's been a little while since I updated about my general fitness and health, so I aim to resolve that now. This blog isn't just about learning to become a roller derby referee, but also about my general health and fitness as well.
Keep reading to see a break-down of my progress…
I've been training pretty consistently over the past month, regularly smashing the 30 active minutes per day that is recommended.
As a result, my resting heart rate has dropped to 44 bpm. According to my research, this sets me well within "athlete" levels. More importantly, I've noticed my recovery from peak HR zones to normal levels to be much faster.
I've been eating better too, with healthier food and better portion control. As a result of this, along with the exercise, I've lost 2kg this month. My current weight is 77kg. At my heaviest I was 83kg in November.
My body fat has dropped too, to 15.8% - the lowest it's ever been. My highest recorded BF% was 27.7 back in November.
I've reduced the amount of gym-based cardio I've done this month, mainly to focus on getting a little more sleep due to other pressures and demands. However, I am skating more and pushing myself more when I'm able.
I am still going to the gym three days a week to do Stronglifts, and I'm performing well.
I've been squatting 100kg for almost three months total now, and I can feel it. I've decided to limit the weight to 100kg, as I feel adding more isn't worth the trade off with the risk of back pain. I have recovered from two prolapsed discs about three years ago, and I don't believe risking injury is worth adding more weight.
However, repeating the same weight has been with benefits. My form has improved and my recovery between sets has reduced. I'm able to get lower in to the squat and break parallel every rep.
Bench press has seen some wobbles over the last three months, but after a plateau and de-load, I'm approaching a 50kg bench. This is my target weight, and I'll be really pleased to hit that.
Overhead press is always a challenge, especially with the ever-present fear of spinal injury, but I'm still making headway. I'm currently on a de-load to help get past a plateau but I'm aiming for that 40kg OHP target.
Barbell row is very steadily rising, but I'm thinking I might de-load slightly to improve form. I just broke the 80kg barrier which was my target, so I'm really pleased about that.
Deadlifts - possibly my favourite lift - are at a steady 100kg. For the same reason as squats, I don't feel adding more weight is worth the potential for injury. However, when I'm feeling particularly "in the zone" I will do single reps with increasing weight. My current 1 rep max is at 130kg, which I pulled this morning.
My diet has been going well too. I've been eating healthy and correctly portioned food almost all the time. I usually have a simple breakfast, salad and chicken for lunch, and a balanced meal in the evenings. I supplement with protein shakes on weight training days, and snack on protein-rich foods. I'm also keeping an eye on the amount of water I drink and make sure I keep hydrated at all times.
With all this, I feel I've made really good progress. My primary goal is to be strong, fit and healthy. I'm easily the strongest and fittest I've ever been in my life, which is fantastic.
Consider just a few years ago I could barely walk due to back pain. I had a bit of a belly, and had very limited strength, stamina, and a long recovery time after any kind of exercise. I was the dreaded "skinny-fat". Now I think I look pretty lean and getting some muscle definition, and feel great too!
So what's next for my fitness goals? Back on cardio in April, keep on lifting heavy things, and keep moving!
It's been a little while since my last update. But to be honest, not much to report.
My referee shirt arrived, but it's too big - it's at the tailors getting adjusted. Should be done in time for the referee bootcamp this weekend.
At practise I've been spotting and calling a few more penalties, which is nice!
At free skate tonight I managed to do several successful transitions to my left (that's my problem-side). I'm really pleased about that! And still feeling a little dizzy.
Good times!
Free skate selfie! #freeskateselfie #mansfieldrollerderby #mansfield #rollerderby #rollerskates #team #fitness #gofriendship
Yesterday's advanced skater training went really well, from my referee perspective. While the skaters were doing warm up drills I was working on stepping transitions both clockwise and anticlockwise. I didn't manage it, but I did feel that I've made some progression. Transitioning anticlockwise is really difficult for me at the moment, so I know it's an area I need to focus on.
As the skaters moved on to more jam-like drills, I took on refereeing a bit more. The coach got the skaters to write their roster numbers on their arms (for those that didn't have them printed on tshirts). I informed them that I'll be calling penalties - some will be real and some will be made up. This is to improve my ref voice and confidence at calling penalties, and to benefit the skaters so get them used to hearing penalties being called.
I called several real penalties, and a whole bunch of fake ones (such as back blocks to skaters who were stationary, etc).
It really helped a lot! I started to get over my fear of calling penalties.
I also kept a close eye on pack definition too, and was calling pack/no pack when I saw it, and out of play warnings when needed.
All in all, a really positive session! All because I'm putting in to practise some of the advice from Wednesday.
To top it all off, I also bought a ticket to a referee bootcamp in Sheffield later this month.
Yesterday I went to Leicester for a referee coaching session hosted by Orla Skew.
There was a small squad of trainee referees, and together we managed to ref some drills that the RDL team were running.
I was mostly acting as jammer ref, which I actually really enjoyed. It felt liberating being restricted to watching just one skater (as per instruction for this training). I managed to call and spot a few penalties, which is good - but I feel like I missed quite a few. But I'm cutting myself some slack, I'm learning.
Most of my effort was on positioning myself and keeping up with the jammer. That in itself is a challenge, and with some good pointers and coaching, I feel I've improved on this a lot.
I did some pack definition work too, and that was really helpful. Turns out my ten feet estimations are pretty accurate and they got better over time and coaching.
There's lots of things I want to work on, as you'd expect. But for general skating skills, I want to figure out stepping transitions both ways. An exercise we did during the session really highlighted the fact that this is an essential skill that I need to work on.
It's the Mansfield training session tonight, and I'm very eager to try out some new things!
Mansfield roller derby peeps at free skate Monday! Today our coach gave us some great tips and info on mastering crossovers. Awesome session, with lots of new skills learnt. #mansfieldrollerderby #rollerderby #freeskateselfie #team #crossover #fit #getlower
It feels like it's been a long while since I last had skates on, but it was only 5 days ago. I'm looking forward to skating tonight.
Oh, and yesterday I ordered my referee shirt! Should be here in a week.
I had a really good Free Skate session last night, I really needed it! Thanks to a little coaching and encouragement, I can now do a few new things (after falling a lot).
My clockwise transitions from forward to back are pretty decent. I can get it right a good 90% of the time without even thinking now. Going clockwise back to forward is more tricky and I've been having to step. But now I can pivot on my heels and not lose all of my momentum. I managed it a few times, but fell quite a bit.
But the main thing is that I understand what my body needs to do. I just have to get it to do it.
I also had a go at jumping transitions, which I seemed to get half of the time. Perhaps not a very useful referee skill, but it's certainly a fun one! Plus, it's good footwork and confidence on skates in general and that's always good.
The free skate sessions really help me try things out and work on my general skating ability without any worry of drills or rules. They're also good fun and a nice social mixer too.
Beginners and intermediate training tonight. We did more walls and knocking out of bounds in beginners training. I'm not really a big fan of contact stuff, but I do still enjoy it. It's good for me to learn the basics, I think.
I refereed the intermediate session, and tried to watch for penalties. However, I don't feel I did very well tonight. Mainly, I think, because I was trying to look for too many things - two jammers, the pack definition, and blocker-on-blocker penalties. It's just way too much.
I really need to limit myself to one or two penalty types, and keep an eye on a maximum of two skaters, I think.
I have to get it out of my head that it's my responsibility to watch everyone - it's just not possible and I'll miss way more than I'll see.
Lessons learnt. That's the main thing. I need to keep a positive view on it, and learn for next time.
It's tough being basically the only dedicated referee in the league and trying to self-teach. There's so many things to watch, do, and learn.
Nottingham Roller Girls hosted the first game day of the British Champs Their 4 West yesterday, and I was there to NSO.
Game 1: Dolly Rockit Rollers vs Coventry City Derby Dolls
Position: Score keeper
Final score: DRR 592 - 83 CCDD
I was paired with Stop! Hannah Time! as my jammer referee, the first time we worked together. I feel that SK is my most experienced roll, as I've done this at four previous championship bouts and various scrims. However, this wasn't without it's challenges - mainly due to the fast pace scoring and star passes by Dolly Rockit. It was a very one-sided bout, with Dolly Rockit comfortably winning.
There was one moment of mild confusion when my maths didn't add up as they should, but I'm pretty sure it was down to trying to track a star pass that happened moments before the jam was called off so I was struggling to catch the new jammer number. I managed to sort it out quickly though, and no one was any the wiser (well, until now…)
Hannah Time was a fantastic JR, clear communication and verification on every scoring pass. I'm pretty sure we miscommunicated only once, and that was because I thought I saw a four but it was a three. But, no harm done, as I don't write anything down until I get the confirmation nod from the JR (unless she's too busy to verify, of course).
Great communication with the SO too, echoing back points as I called them out to her. Some SOs don't do that, so it was good to hear verification from her.
[Photo credit: Martyn Boston]
Game 2: Nottingham Roller Girls vs Evolution Rollergirls
Position: Penalty box timer
Final score: NRG 285 - 124 ERD
I've done PBT a fair few times, but never at an open door game, and never with just one stopwatch and paperwork! I read up on the paperwork before the day so I was familiar with what to do. However, I wasn't prepared for how frantic it can get! The paperwork alone sounds easy, but when adding in the stopwatch, skaters coming in and out, and the pressure of making sure to not keep skaters longer than their penalty time - it's actually pretty stressful.
My main focus was to write the skater number and position on the paperwork as they entered, and ensure they sat for the correct length of time. I managed to do that 100% of the time, so I'm pleased about that. I am confident I completed the rest of the paperwork correctly too, which helped with some quick maths dealing with multiple blockers in the box!
It was really difficult, and to be honest it wasn't my favourite thing to do! The paperwork made it a lot more difficult, but I am glad I did it, and without major errors.
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In summary then, awesome day one of the British Champs T4 West. I'm already looking forward to the next event!
It was my birthday a few days ago. My wife got me this referee varsity jacket for my main present. I absolutely love it!
Today I'm going to Nottingham to NSO the first game in the British Champs T4 West.
I'll be score keeping the first game, then penalty box timing for the second. I'm looking forward to doing some grade A NSOing with some amazing people.
It's been a little while since I posted an update on my general fitness, so I thought now is a good a time as any.
I've been dedicated with the gym lately, and for the last two weeks I've been every morning. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday I'm continuing with StrongLifts.
My current work sets:
- Squat: 100kg
- Bench: 45kg
- OH Press: 35kg
- Row: 75kg
- Deadlift: 100kg
- Chinups: -15kg
- Dips: -15kg
After the weight training, and every Tuesday and Thursday, I do between 20 to 30 minutes on the treadmill. I vary the time based on how long I have until I need to leave to get ready, and how tired my legs are after lifting.
My jog pace is anywhere between 9kmph and 10kmph depending on how I feel. Distance varies between 1.5km to 3.5km.
I've also been going for lunchtime walks every day, weather permitting, for about 2km to 2.5km.
Skating has been pretty regular recently with three sessions a week, one of which is a lengthy three hours!
All this extra movement has guaranteed I get my 10,000 steps before the end of the work day.
My rest days are on the weekend, where I've been getting about 5,000 steps all day.
As a result of all this, I've dropped 1.5kg on the scales already this year and for the first time got below 16% body fat. Are summer abs on the cards? Who knows!
Two really good blog posts have appeared in my reader that I want to share.
First: Sleaze talks about increasing cohesion at UKRoc. [link] A really good article about how to improve the life of referees in leagues, and make them feel part of the team. I can happily say my league are incredible and encourage me on my journey. They even made me league HR even though I'm still very much at the start of my journey. That alone was a massive confidence boost.
Second: Grumpy Cates talk about his beginnings as a newbie referee and his journey to officiating at T2 level. [link] This looks to be an interesting series, and comes at the perfect time for me on my journey.
Anyway, just thought I'd share.
A few things have happened since my post last week. Nothing too major, but a few little victories:
1. I went to Thursday training and did some referee practice. I didn't call any penalties, since I'm still struggling with the confidence to do that. However, I'm getting better at pack definition. Several times, both the coach and myself called 'no pack' and 'out of play' at the same time, which I think is pretty good going!
2. Sunday sessions was epic. We did more bracing walls and even had a little go as a jammer trying to get through braced walls. It was tough, but a few people complimented me on my stability and strength. For the mixed ability session after I did more refereeing while the more proficient skaters did their walls and some jam starts. I was the only referee, so it got pretty crazy at times. Again, I was mostly watching pack definition. Saw a few penalties, but by the time my brain figured out what to say it felt a bit too late to actually call. But I did it in my head, so that's something!
3. Monday free skate was good fun! We took our speakers and the laptop so it was much louder this time. I think everyone who went had a good time. I didn't really work on any specific skill, I just wanted to be on skates and do some transitions and different kinds of stops, and just roll around the hall. Good times!
4. I'm on the British Champs T4 NSO crew for the first games! Scorekeeper, and then penalty box timer. I'm super happy, and very excited to be officiating in a very real capacity. Especially considering there were so many volunteers to NSO for the games!
5. The DHSNO has offered for me to shadow her on some bouts to train me up as a HNSO. Of course I accepted gratefully! Absorb all the knowledge!
6. I've been doing some networking (mostly adding referees on Facebook, etc) but it's starting to grow my contact list a bit, and get my name out there. This can only be a good thing.
So, yeah. That's my week in review!
Here's a few photos of us Misfits!
Monday night freeskate! The Mansfield bunch are a lovely lot, and I'm blessed to be able to skate with them. We took some speakers this time so we could listen to some tunes! I think it went down well, everyone enjoyed the background music while they did their thing.
I attempted some T-Stops and, while I didn't master it, I can now slow myself down some of the time without flailing and falling over. So, I'm taking that as progression.
Excited for Thursday's session now! Going to get some more refereeing action, and I'm determined to have the confidence to blow my whistle at skaters this time.
So we started doing more contact stuff in the beginners training on Sunday. Mostly it was pairs in walls, and then four walls, with increasingly aggressive jammers. They started with just positional jammers/blockers, moving to testing some walls, and then actually pushing to test our knowledge of pack definition.
It was fun, but to be totally honest, I think everyone else had more fun than I did. I'm not opposed to contact, but I would much rather be officiating the game than be playing it. I think this is a big step in my roller derby journey, as it absolutely cements my resolve to become a referee rather than a player.
Everything about refereeing and officiating in general appeals to me. Having a solid understanding of the rules and how they apply is much more interesting to me than tactics and ability to maintain strong walls. Every brain is different, and mine is very much a stripy brain!
I'll continue on with the beginners course as it is now and see it through to completion. I feel that even though I'll never actually play roller derby, I want to at least know I could. Once beginners is over and people are promoted to mixed ability training, I'll make the firm switch to referee-only. And the thought of that really, really excites me.
Talking of, I didn't stay the full time on Sunday. I left after Beginners, and didn't stay for Mixed Ability. I'm not really sure why, I just didn't feel it. But I regret it now, and I wish I did stay to do some referee training. I think I just feel a little awkward sometimes, and it's only made worse by being the only regular and committed referee in the league. I need to get over this.
It's Free Skate tonight, which promises to be fun. I'm going to get someone to help me with T-Stops. We're bringing some speakers too so we can play a bit of music while we skate about.
I'm going to see if I can come along to Thursday skate too, for the advanced training sessions, and referee. Hopefully they'll be doing drills that I can observe. Or at the very least, I'll tootle around the edge and blow my whistle.
Yesterday I went along to team training. Thursdays is the advanced skater coaching, and I'm permitted to go along and participate as a referee where applicable.
Usually this entails following a "jammer" or "offensive blocker" around from the inside track and try to spot penalties where I can. I didn't call anything, but I'm pretty sure I saw a small number of things which I could have called.
I'm not really sure why I didn't call them - I had been given permission to do so, and the skaters were aware of that fact. Maybe next time.
It was, as ever, very useful to actually be on skates and work on transitions and turning while keeping my gaze fixed on a skater or on the pack. That's something I'm getting a little better at, and I'm thinking much less about my feet now.
Towards the end of the session they did some almost-jam-start drills, so I blew a few whistles to signal the start of the 'jam', blew for lead jammer, and again to call off the 'jam'.
I was remembering what I was told on Wednesday - keep the pace of the whistles steady and clean, and tap my hips when whistling off the jam.
Following on from something I saw, I spent my lunch break today reading about high blocks and blocking with the head. I know a little bit more than I did yesterday now.
Slowly, slowly, I'm getting some confidence and knowledge. That said, I know there's still a long journey ahead of me.
So tonight I was in Leicester at the RDL training session. Skew was leading a referee coaching session for a few new referees-in-training. In total four trainee referees were there.
It was my first session doing anything properly referee-like, other than trying to figure things out on my own during the home league training.
The session was incredibly useful and I took in a lot of knowledge. The primary focus was on communication and vocalisation, something I absolutely need to work on. We also did some whistle drills while the RDL girls did their jam start drills. It is a very different experience blowing a whistle at full volume in a sports hall than it is at home or in the car.
We worked on calling penalties and performing the associated hand signals too. I got myself confused a few times, but the furthest anything got was on the tip of my tongue.
We also refereed their 'endless jammer' drill, with me mostly as OPR (because I was the only trainee on skates, so I could (theoretically) keep up). I didn't call any penalties, but that's because I didn't see any.
I have some ideas for drills to do when at the home league training sessions:
On the hour-long drive home I did my thing where I call penalties on cars.
I'm very excited to practice my new learnings, and actually start this journey of becoming a roller derby referee. I feel like I've actually made my first real step towards that goal.
Free skate was awesome! With some coaching, I managed to get my head around derby stops! The floor was a almost back to normal too, so that really helped a lot. Overall, it was a great session!
Yesterday's skating practice was hard work - not because of what we were learning, but because the floor had been waxed! The grip was insane, and I couldn't plough stop at all. At the moment, that's my primary method of stopping, since I've not mastered the derby or 'T' stops yet. Transitioning was also tricky because my wheels stuck firm instead of having some slight slide. I ended up falling a few times, and I felt pretty out of control. I didn't like it.
But still, went a lap up on my 27/5 - I'm now sitting at 23 laps in five minutes, which I'm pleased with. Especially considering I nearly fell about four times because cross-overs are a beast with maximum wheel grip.
I'm just not used to it really. That floor is the only floor I've really skated on so to have it change so radically was a bit of a shock.
Anyway, we did more pack definition stuff, which is incredibly helpful as a blossoming zebra. To see skaters at 10 and 20 feet from the pack is always a nice thing. I know how important it is to get that distance set in my mind and calculable in a glance.
Last week I was struck down my the seasonal cold that always goes around so I missed a lot of gym time. I'm on top form now though, and did a great session this morning before work. Followed by a fast paced walk around the business parks at lunchtime for the standard 2 mile circuit.
I'm looking forward to Free Skate tonight, on that damn sticky floor. I'll take the opportunity to work on some derby stops.
Tomorrow is the league's Members Meeting, which I'll be going along to. It'll be my first one, so I'm not totally sure what to expect.
On Wednesday, I'm going to my first ever referee-specific training in Leicester, led by Skew. I'm really looking forward to that, although it will be a bit of a rush to get there after work. Need to remember to pack more snacks to keep me going!
Once again, it's been a little while since I updated this blog. Apologies to anyone who's actually reading and interested in my thoughts and journey in to roller derby. I'll try and make amends now by updating where I'm at. It'll also help me gather my thoughts and put down in words what's going on in my head.
Firstly, British Championships 2016 season is almost upon us. I'm really looking forward to being an NSO as many bouts as possible this season. In 2015 I was an NSO in two bouts (both double-headers) which I really enjoyed. I'm very keen to continue this trend and get on as many crews as possible this year. I'll be volunteering for as many scrims and bouts within reasonable distance as possible.
Secondly, as mentioned in my previous post, I'm now a member of Mansfield Roller Derby. I've passed the beginners intake and have started Scrim 101. I've also been given permission to attend other training sessions and work on referee skills where appropriate. This is huge for me, and I'm incredibly excited to put in to practice some of what I'm reading about.
Thirdly, the board at MRD have agreed unanimously that I should fill the position of 'Head Referee'. I can't help feel partly the reason is because there isn't really a dedicated referee in the league, but I'm sure my dedication and passion for all things rules has made an impact.
I'm going to take my new role at MRD very seriously and really apply myself to read more and watch more, and push myself as much as I can both in referee specifics and in general skating ability. I'm at a level of skating ability where I think I'm ready for some referee bootcamps, so I'm on the lookout for any in the region.
The more I progress and learn about roller derby, the more excited I get about learning and progressing more.
I've also settled on a derby name and number.
Refresh. 500.
It's a web developer thing. Now I need to get an NSO t-shirt printed.
Free skate was fun! We worked on transitions and plough stops and all the things! We also played a little basketball on skates too, which is a great way to do things but not think of it. Overall, great times!
…but training is finally back on! Scrim 101 session tonight, and it was awesome.
We focused on bracing walls, which was fun. I found out I really need to work on my transitions, especially turning to my left, so I'll be focusing on that tomorrow during free skate.
I also need to remember to slow down a little and take time to do the manoeuvres. It's not a race!
We did 27/5 tonight too - I managed to achieve 22 laps in five minutes, which is my best yet.
Other good news - I'm now officially a member of Mansfield Roller Derby! I've paid my subs, and I'm on the books. This is really good news, I'm super excited to actually be a part of the league now.
Hopefully soon I'll start focusing on referee skills and attending team training sessions in order to help out where I can with that, and to improve my own skills.
Very excited to see where 2016 takes me.
Christmas break hasn't been good for my fitness levels, but that's okay. I'm looking forward to really stepping up another level in 2016! Watch out! #fitbit #lifesum #fitness #health #2016 #trackfit #chargehr
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When Tustin high school softball coach Rick Phillips took over the Tillers program last season, he was baffled by what he had inherited.
"Last year was my first year (at Tustin) and I took over a program that was so bad," he said. "I've never seen a high school program of any sport so far behind. I'm the fourth head coach in six years. There's been no stability here."
Phillips said that he's looking to provide that stability and build the program from the ground up.
If the first few games of the 2014 season were to foreshadow what is to come for the Tustin softball team, Phillips, and his team, are on the right track.
But Phillips also mentioned that even one win is an improvement from last year.
"It can't be any worse than it was last season when we scored seven runs the whole season and got mercied every game," he said.
Through the first seven nonleague games, the Tillers are already much improved from last season, posting a 3-4 record in those games.
Phillips said that a certain victory in the Northwood tournament proved to him that his team is making strides.
"We played in the Northwood tournament and beat Western, who is in our league, 7-6," he said. "So I feel really good."
The seven runs that Tustin scored in its win over Western equaled the amount of runs it scored all of last season.
Offensively, Tustin possesses the ability to put runs on the board with its young lineup which features mostly underclassmen – six of the nine starters are freshmen and sophomores.
Freshmen Katelyn Magana, Rylie Seip and Taylor Mitchell are all poised to have strong seasons and even stronger careers.
Sophomores Ashley Romero and Valeria Partida will also be major contributors to the Tustin cause this season.
Where Phillips believes his team will struggle is when it comes to pitching.
"My biggest weaknesses are pitching and that we're young," he said. "Our biggest strength is that we have a great group of young kids that are excited for the future."
The future is all that is in the minds of the Tustin softball team.
These Tillers aren't worried about what transpired last season one bit and his freshmen might be the one's most eager to bury last season for good.
"They're excited," Phillips said of his team. "They really don't care about last year. For the freshmen to step into a varsity role, it doesn't bother them at all."
The building has begun for the Tustin High softball team, and Phillips has some high expectations for the years' to come.
"The next couple of years are going to be building years," he said. "We're going to be a pretty competitive team in the next few years."
A breakdown of the Tillers:
P/OF: Arianna Aranda; P/OF: Taylor Mitchell; C: Monica Sanchez; 1B: Katelyn Magana; 2B: Ashley Romero; SS: Valeria Partida; 3B: Mia Cuellar; OF: Rylie Seip; OF: Amanda Marin.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Feb 27, 2007
|Filing date
|Jul 21, 2004
|Priority date
|Jul 21, 2004
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|Publication number
|Curtis L. Voss
|Original Assignee
|Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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|Patent Citations (17), Classifications (15), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
Etching apertures in materials such as silicon involves the use of etchants that usually lack etch-directionality, and thereby etch in all direction at the same rate within the etched silicon. As such, it is difficult to etch high aspect ratio apertures in silicon.
The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference similar features and components:
This disclosure provides a number of techniques to form metal vias. Within this disclosure, the term "metal via" is inclusive of support metal vias as described with respect to
The "support metal vias" are formed in a sacrificial silicon layer. After the support metal vias are formed by metallizing apertures formed in the silicon layer, then the sacrificial silicon layer is removed by etching. The support metal vias remain as free-standing metallized structures that support such micro-electromechanical (MEM) devices as fully-reflective or partially reflective plates for optical modulators. Optical modulators and/or MEM devices that use metal vias can be used in such diverse technologies as display or projector devices, and communication systems.
Any metal via that extends through and is formed at least partially within a silicon layer (the sacrificial layer being sacrificial or non-sacrificial) is within the intended scope of one embodiment of the present disclosure, whether the metal via is an interconnect metal via, a support metal via, or any other type of metal via. A silicon wafer process can be used to process the substrate to produce metal vias in silicon.
The techniques to form metal vias disclosed herein may be used to form devices other than micro-mirror devices.
Exemplary Metal Via Fabrication
This disclosure describes in one embodiment with respect to
In one embodiment, each metal layer 204 is formed using fabrication techniques that produce a combination of aluminum metal traces, polysilicon gatelines, and silicon. Each metal layer 204 performs electronic operations based on the configuration, structure, and control of the application of electricity to the selected locations of the metal layer. In certain embodiments that are not shown, there can be a number of metal layers 204 that are vertically spaced within the wafer 200 by one or more interconnect metal vias at desired locations.
In one embodiment, each one of a lower diffusion barrier layer 220 and an upper diffusion barrier layer 222 are made from titanium nitride (TiN). After the uppermost metal layer 204 is formed, a lower diffusion barrier layer 220 is deposited on the metal layer 204. The lower diffusion barrier layer 220 is located between the silicon layer 206 and the metal layer 204. An upper diffusion barrier layer 222 is located on top of amorphous silicon of the silicon layer 206. The diffusion barrier layers 220 and 222 are optional, and act to reduce the diffusion of the metal (e.g., aluminum) that are contained within the respective metal layers 42 and 204 into the silicon layer 206. Depending upon the particular processing, either or both diffusion barrier layers 220 and 222 may remain following processing in the final micro-mirror device 10 as shown in
The silicon layer 206 is deposited above the metal layer 204 and the lower diffusion barrier layer 220 using metal deposition techniques such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Following the deposition of the silicon layer 206, an upper surface 210 of the silicon layer 206 may be planarized such as by chemical metallization polishing (CMP). The upper diffusion barrier layer 222 is then deposited on the upper planarized surface of the silicon layer 206. A planar lower surface 41 of the reflective element 42 forms as a result of the planarized upper surface 210 of the silicon layer.
In one embodiment, the chemistry of the plasma allows selective etching of the via apertures through: a) the upper diffusion barrier layer 222, b) the silicon layer 206, and c) the lower diffusion barrier layer 220 relative to the metal layer 204. Within this disclosure, selective etching of the silicon layer relative to the metal layer means that the process can etch through the entire silicon layer, while etching a lower percentage of the metal layer. In the embodiment of
This etching through the silicon layer 206 can be performed to form the via aperture down to the metal layer 204, with relatively little etching in the metal layer. This etching thereby defines the outline of the via formed in the via aperture 212 that extends through the silicon layer 206 downward to the metal layer 204. By forming the via down to but not through the metal layer 204, an electrically conductive path is formed from the metal layer through the metallized via formed using the via aperture. When the via aperture 212 is metallized, the metal forming the metal via 24 provides an electrical conductor from the upper surface (such as from the metal reflector element 42 as shown in
The metal layer 204 of
Chlorine chemistries such as BCl3 work well to etch TiN and silicon; however such chemistries when used alone may overetch downwardly through the metal of the metal layer 204 when acting alone. As described with respect to
Within this disclosure, the term "etch directionality" indicates that the etchant can etch primarily in a single direction within the material being etched (e.g., the silicon layer 206), instead of etching in all directions that the etchant contacts the material being etched. More particularly the etching of the via aperture 212 as shown in
In one embodiment, the via aperture 212 is etched in the silicon layer 206 using a plasma formed from combined chemistries of a first gas and a second gas. During fabrication, the first gas contains ions and provides etch directionality in a direction towards an oppositely-charged or grounded material of the silicon wafer 200 or the silicon substrate 202. In this disclosure, certain embodiments of the first gas include, but are not limited to, tricholorborane (BCl3) or argon. The second gas of the plasma causes the etchant to selectively etch the silicon relative to the metal layer wherein in one embodiment, the via apertures 212 are etched through the silicon, and the etching is stopped on the metal layer with no or little etching of the metal layer. Certain embodiments of the second gas include, but are not limited to, gasses that have fluorine as a precursor, flouro-carbo type etch gasses, and more particularly sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), NF3, CF4, CHF3, or C3F8. Within this disclosure, the first gas is described as BCl3 and the second gas is described as SF6, even though any of these other gasses are within the intended scope of the present disclosure.
The chemistry of this plasma improves the selectivity of the silicon layer relative to the AlCu forming the electrically conductive or the metal layer 204 as compared to chlorine and BCl3 chemistries. As such, the plasma formed from the BCl3 and the SF6 etches quite efficiently through the silicon of the silicon layer 206 to form the apertures, but does not etch as rapidly through the metal layer 204. The chemistry enables etching of a film stack composed of a TiN refractory metal or similar refractory barrier material and the silicon of the silicon layer 206. Since the etching process allows relatively quick and efficient etching through the silicon layer but not through the metal layer, the duration of the etching is reduced, and the resulting horizontal etching within the aperture is reduced. By reducing the horizontal etching, the aspect ratio of the resultant vias is improved.
This etching process as described herein also permits stopping the etching as a metal film layer, such as when the metal layer 204, is reached. This ending of the etching on the metal layer 204 reduces over-etching in which the material below the metal layer is etched. By stopping etching when the metal layer is reached as detected by an increased etch rate as described with respect to
The etching process enables more precise etching different sizes of metal vias, and etching vias in different thicknesses of silicon on the same wafer without significantly over-etching through the metal layer 204. The etching process occurs during a single plasma etch step under vacuum promoting desirable profiles and reduces the possibility of corrosion from residual chlorides. The described process also has good selectivity to photoresist such that small metal vias can be etched with desirable profile for subsequent sputtered metal deposition.
The addition of BCl3 into the plasma provides directionality to the etching associated with using SF6 only. The directionality of the etching using BCl3 is achieved by the formation of positive ions within the plasma. The gas, SF6, typically does not form positive ions in a plasma so when using this gas, the etch is isotropic or non-directional in nature. The addition of BCl3 in the plasma creates positive ions, BCl3 + and BCl2 +. These positive ions are then accelerated downwardly into the silicon material being etched towards the grounded or electrically biased material of the wafer 200 or the substrate 204 because the wafer 200 or substrate material is either grounded, or held at a negative voltage bias during the etching. The majority of the volume of the substrate 202 is located physically below the material of the silicon layer 206 that is being etched. As such, biasing the substrate 202 acts to propel the ions within the plasma in a generally downward direction towards the oppositely-charged or neutral substrate. Any portion of the wafer 200 that is located below the silicon layer 206 may also be oppositely or neutrally charged relative to the ions contained in the plasma to drive the ions downwardly through the silicon layer 206, and thereby be used to etch the silicon layer to provide etch directionality in a generally downward direction. As such, the term "substrate" as referenced in this disclosure as 202 may apply to any element within the wafer 200 that is generally below the silicon layer 206. For example, in another embodiment, the entire wafer 200 whose center is below that of the silicon layer 206 can be grounded or held at a negative voltage bias relative to the ions in the plasma. The resulting ion bombardment that provide etch directionality from these dominant ions towards the wafer 200 or suitable substrate material, such as quartz glass, results in etch directionality using the plasma that is not achieve with a SF6 plasma alone. As such, the addition of the ions of the BCl3 gas to the plasma including SF6 is viewed as providing etch directionality that allows the etchant to etch in a direction towards the oppositely or neutrally charged material of the substrate 202 down to the metal layer 204.
The material of the substrate 202 acts to attract the ions in the plasma. For a given pair of charges in the substrate and the plasma material, closer spacing results in an increased attraction force. While it is true that many portions of the substrate 202 and the wafer 200 are not located exactly below the portion of the silicon layer that is being etched with the plasma, there is some horizontal component offset effect to material that is located on opposite lateral sides of the substrate 202 (or the wafer). The charged or grounded materials that are equally offset in lateral directions within the substrate tend to cancel horizontal component of forces being applied to the ions in the plasma, thereby providing a generally downward force to the ions in the plasma into the silicon layer 206 (that also provides for the generally downward etch directionality).
This disclosure provides etching processes that provide etch directionality, largely as a result of the electrostatic attraction of the ions contained in the etchant of the plasma. Additionally, the etching process makes it possible to stop the etching on a metal layer. Combining the SF6 with the chlorine-based BCl3 reduces the possibility of etching through the metal layer as would occur with etching with BCl3 alone, and is thereby considered to causes the etchant to selectively etch the silicon relative to the metal layer.
As such, when the etch rate drops following the etching of the lower diffusion barrier layer 220 as determined by the optical-emission spectroscopy, then the etching process should be completed because the metal layer 204 is exposed through the via aperture. As soon as the metal layer is exposed, then the higher directionality etching process 300 is complete and the further processing can be performed.
One embodiment of the process involves using two different types of etch tools to form the plasma that can improve the degree of directionality of the etching in the silicon layer 206 down to the metal layer 204. For example, the plasma uses the silicon and metal etch characteristics of the Cl2 chemistry along with the directionality of the BCl3 chemistry to form the plasma that is used to etch through the TiN barrier diffusion layers 222, 220 and the silicon layer 206 down to the metal layer 204. A different etch tool is then used with a high selectivity to metal. This technique minimizes the over etch into the metal layer 204 as shown in the photograph of
The plasma as provided in this disclosure provides for reasonably good etch rate of silicon and TiN or similar refractive metal barrier film with good selectivity to the metal layer 204. The plasma as described provides for etching of silicon down to and stopping on the integrated metal layer 204 using one etching tool and a continuous etching process. An illustrative via etching process that is described with respect to Table 1 is shown in
Exemplary Plasma Etching Recipe
Etching with a Metal Etcher, such as the 9600SE Process Chamber that
is commercially available from LAM Research of Fremont CA.
Amorphous Silicon etch rate 6000–4800 Å/min
Photoresist etch rate ~3000–5000 Å/min
Titanium Nitride (TiN) etch rate 3600 Å/min
Aluminum etch rate ~175 Å/min
Pressure: 7.5 mTorr
Power applied to upper electrode in chamber: 350 W
Power applied to lower electrode in chamber that connects to the silicon
substrate 202 or other portion of the wafer: 75 W or less of opposite
polarity of upper electrode.
Note: power levels applied to upper and lower electrodes in process
chamber represent one effective applied value, other ranges can be
determined by experimentation.
N2: 0–20 standard cubic centimeters per minute (sccm)
BCl3: 40 sccm
SF6: 20–40 sccm
Cl2: 0 sccm
He: 8 Torr
Time: 110–300 seconds
In one embodiment, the gasses are kept in separate containers to the
formation of the plasma, and are combined at a nozzle assembly to
form the plasma. During etching, the etchants can be heated to a
desired level within the processing chamber.
Example Interconnect Metal Vias
The embodiment of etching techniques that are used to etch the support metal via 24 as described with respect to
While there are two metal layers 204 a and 204 b shown in
Although the invention is described in language specific to structural features and methodological steps, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or steps described. Rather, the specific features and steps disclosed represents preferred forms of implementing the claimed invention.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jul 21, 2004
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