摘要:
A substrate processing apparatus comprises an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, a resist cover film processing block, a resist cover film removal block, a cleaning/drying processing block and an interface block. These blocks are arranged in the substrate processing apparatus in the above order. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block of the substrate processing apparatus. A hydrophobic processing unit is arranged in the resist cover film processing block and applies hydrophobic processing to the substrate before exposure processing.
摘要:
An underlayer is formed to cover the upper surface of a substrate and a guide pattern is formed on the underlayer. A DSA film constituted by two types of polymers is formed in a region on the underlayer where the guide pattern is not formed. Thermal processing is performed while a solvent is supplied to the DSA film on the substrate. Thus, a microphase separation of the DSA film occurs. As a result, patterns made of the one polymer and patterns made of another polymer are formed. Exposure processing and development processing are performed in this order on the DSA film after the microphase separation such that the patterns made of another polymer are removed.
摘要:
A cleaning processing part including an edge cleaning processing unit for cleaning an edge of a substrate is provided in an indexer block. An indexer robot provided in the indexer block transports an unprocessed substrate taken out of a cassette to the cleaning processing part before transporting the unprocessed substrate to an anti-reflection film processing block serving as a processor. The cleaning processing part cleans an edge and a back surface of a substrate.
摘要:
A thermal processing unit of a thermal processor for anti-reflection films includes: a covering nozzle for covering a substrate from above supported by a thermal processing plate and discharging an adhesion enhancing agent to a periphery of a substrate supported by the thermal processing plate; and a vaporization processor for supplying an adhesion enhancing agent in the vapor phase to the covering nozzle. While a substrate placed over the thermal processing plate is being subjected to thermal process, a control part causes the covering nozzle to discharge an adhesion enhancing agent in the vapor phase onto a periphery of a substrate to realize adhesion enhancement process. Thus, the adhesion between a resist coating film and a substrate surface in the periphery of a substrate is enhanced. Further, parallel implementation of thermal process and adhesion enhancement process exerts no influence on throughput.
摘要:
A thermal processing unit of a thermal processor for anti-reflection films includes: a covering nozzle for covering a substrate from above supported by a thermal processing plate and discharging an adhesion enhancing agent to a periphery of a substrate supported by the thermal processing plate; and a vaporization processor for supplying an adhesion enhancing agent in the vapor phase to the covering nozzle. While a substrate placed over the thermal processing plate is being subjected to thermal process, a control part causes the covering nozzle to discharge an adhesion enhancing agent in the vapor phase onto a periphery of a substrate to realize adhesion enhancement process. Thus, the adhesion between a resist coating film and a substrate surface in the periphery of a substrate is enhanced. Further, parallel implementation of thermal process and adhesion enhancement process exerts no influence on throughput.
摘要:
There is described a method of stably manufacturing a fine resist pattern narrower than the wavelength of exposing light from a stepper. Under the method, a resist pattern is formed on a semiconductor substrate through use of an acid catalyst chemically-amplified photoresist, and an organic film which includes an acid or which produces an acid on exposure to light is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the resist pattern. The organic film is then subjected to a heat treatment to thereby diffuse an acid. The surface layer of the resist pattern is made soluble in an alkaline developer, and the surface layer of the resist pattern is removed through use of the alkaline developer. As a result, a fine resist pattern is formed.
摘要:
A substrate rotates, and a liquid nozzle of a gas/liquid supply nozzle moves to a position above the center of the rotating substrate. In this state, a rinse liquid is discharged from the liquid nozzle onto the rotating substrate. The gas/liquid supply nozzle moves toward a position outside the substrate. A gas nozzle reaches the position above the center of the rotating substrate, so that the gas/liquid supply nozzle temporarily stops. With the gas/liquid supply nozzle stopping, an inert gas is discharged onto the center of the rotating substrate for a given period of time. After that, the gas/liquid supply nozzle again moves toward the position outside the substrate.
摘要:
Provided is a diffusing agent composition used for the printing of a dopant component on a semiconductor substrate, the diffusing agent composition including a silicon compound (A), a dopant component (B), and a non-dopant metal component (C). Among these components, the content of Na contained as the non-dopant metal component (C) is less than 60 ppb relative to the total amount of the composition.
摘要:
A product pattern and a test pattern for managing a focus offset value are patterned onto a product wafer by means of exposure, and is patterned onto the product wafer by means of exposure. The exposed product wafer is developed. A measurement section measures the dimension of the test pattern patterned on the product wafer. On the basis of the thus-measured dimension of the test pattern, the focus off set value set in a system for manufacturing a semiconductor device is computed by a computation section. The focus offset value set in a projection optical system of the system for manufacturing a semiconductor device is adjusted by means of an adjustment section so as to become identical with the computed focus offset value.
摘要:
A hot plate unit includes a cover. The cover includes an inner wall and an outlet. There is provided immediately under the outlet a plate having a ventilation hole. The distance between the plate and a main surface is identical to the distance between the main surface and the internal wall face. The hot plate unit has an displacement control valve for restricting displacement at a level in the range from at least 0.1 L/min to at most 1 L/min.