Abstract:
A method for treating substrates with treating liquids, using a treating tank for storing the treating liquids, a holding mechanism for holding the substrates in a treating position inside the treating tank, first and second treating liquid supply devices, a temperature control device, and a control device. A first treating liquid is supplied into the treating tank, then a second treating liquid of lower surface tension and higher boiling point than the first treating liquid is supplied, and placed in a temperature range above the boiling point of the first treating liquid and below the boiling point of the second treating liquid. Then the second treating liquid supply device may be controlled to replace the first treating liquid with the second treating liquid, while controlling the temperature control device to maintain the second treating liquid in the same temperature range.
Abstract:
A degassing module mounted in an intermediate position of a delivery pipe includes a fluid passage formed of a gas-permeable film material. The fluid passage is enclosed in a gas-tight vacuum chamber. A degassing pipe is connected to the vacuum chamber. The degassing pipe has a switch valve for breaking a communication between a sealed space in the vacuum chamber and a vacuum source, thereby forming a closed section including part of the degassing pipe and the sealed space in the vacuum chamber. A reduced quantity of solvent evaporates from a treating solution flowing through the fluid passage of the degassing module, and passes in the form of solvent vapor through the gas-permeable film material into the sealed space of the vacuum chamber. This minimizes change in the concentration and temperature of the treating solution flowing through the degassing module. The degassing pipe has a trap formed in an intermediate position thereof. A liquid level sensor detects the treating solution collected in a predetermined quantity in the trap. An alarm is given in response to a detection signal from the sensor. When the fluid passage of the degassing module is broken, the abnormality is detected reliably to avoid inconveniences due to a decrease in the degassing capability of the degassing module.
Abstract:
A method for treating substrates with treating liquids, using a treating tank for storing the treating liquids, a holding mechanism for holding the substrates and placing the substrates in a treating position inside the treating tank, a first and a second treating liquid supply device, a temperature control device, and a control device. A first treating liquid is supplied into the treating tank, then a second treating liquid of lower surface tension and higher boiling point than the first treating liquid, is supplied into the treating tank, and placed in a temperature range above the boiling point of the first treating liquid and below the boiling point of the second treating liquid, and then controlling the second treating liquid supply device to replace the first treating liquid stored in the treating tank with the second treating liquid, and controlling the temperature control device to maintain the second treating liquid in the same said temperature range.
Abstract:
A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates with a treating liquid includes a treating tank having an inner tank for storing the treating liquid, and an outer tank for collecting the treating liquid overflowing the inner tank. A supply pipe interconnects the inner tank and the outer tank for circulating the treating liquid. A first branch pipe is shunted from the supply pipe, and a separator is mounted on the first branch pipe for separating deionized water and a solvent in the treating liquid, and discharging the deionized water. A second branch pipe interconnects positions upstream and downstream of the separator, and a deionized water remover is mounted on the second branch pipe for adsorbing and removing deionized water from the treating liquid. An injection pipe is connected to the supply pipe for injecting deionized water in a position downstream of the separator. A solvent injector injects the solvent into the injection pipe. A controller carries out a deionized water cleaning process for supplying deionized water from the injection pipe and cleaning the substrates inside the cleaning tank with deionized water, then a replacing process for injecting the solvent from the solvent injector and replacing the deionized water with the solvent, a separating and removing process for switching to the first branch pipe and causing the separator to remove the deionized water from the treating liquid, and an adsorbing and removing process for switching to the second branch pipe and causing the deionized water remover to adsorb and remove the deionized water from the treating liquid.
Abstract:
A heat treatment apparatus and a substrate processing apparatus having the heat treatment apparatus incorporated therein are provided. Nitrogen gas flowing through a gas inlet (16) into a chamber (15) is diffused by a diffusion filter (18) to produce a uniform laminar flow in a horizontal direction, and the laminar flow exits from the chamber (15) through an opening (41) to prevent outside air from entering the chamber (15), thereby maintaining a low oxygen concentration atmosphere within the chamber (15). Performing heat treatment upon a substrate by a heater (30) within the chamber (15) prevents oxygen molecules from being introduced into a film on the substrate to provide a low dielectric constant of the film. Within the chamber (15), the substrate (W) held on a transport arm (60) in which a coolant is circulated is rapidly cooled down. Thus, processing time is shortened, and high processing efficiency is provided. Therefore, the heat treatment apparatus can form the predetermined film having a low dielectric constant and provide high processing efficiency.
Abstract:
Holes having a variety of shapes exist on a surface of a substrate. When pure water is supplied on the substrate in a rinsing process, part of the pure water enters the holes. The pure water which have entered the holes can be hardly shaken off even though the substrate is rotated at a high speed. Therefore, HFE is held on the substrate so as to form an HFE layer after the rinsing process. In this case, the HFE enters the holes while the pure water emerges from the holes to the upper surface of the HFE due to a difference in specific gravity between the pure water and the HFE. Thus, the pure water is reliably prevented from remaining in the holes.
Abstract:
The substrate treatment method includes: a cleaning step of supplying deionized water to a major surface of a substrate to clean the substrate; a pre-drying treatment step of supplying a pre-drying treatment liquid containing an organic solvent more volatile than the deionized water to the major surface of the substrate after the cleaning step to replace deionized water remaining on the major surface with the pre-drying treatment liquid; and a drying step of removing the pre-drying treatment liquid supplied to the major surface of the substrate after the pre-drying treatment step to dry the substrate. The pre-drying treatment step includes: a deionized water/organic solvent mixture supplying step of supplying a mixture of the deionized water and the organic solvent as the pre-drying treatment liquid to the major surface of the substrate; and a mixing ratio changing step of increasing the proportion of the organic solvent in the mixture of the deionized water and the organic solvent during the deionized water/organic solvent mixture supplying step.
Abstract:
A substrate treating method for treating substrates with a treating liquid includes a deionized water cleaning step for supplying deionized water from an injection pipe and cleaning the substrates inside a cleaning tank with deionized water, then a replacing step for injecting a solvent from a solvent injector and replacing the deionized water with the solvent, a separating and removing step for switching a channel to a branch pipe and causing a separator to remove the deionized water from the treating liquid, and an adsorbing and removing step for switching the channel to another branch pipe and causing a deionized water remover to adsorb and remove the deionized water from the treating liquid.
Abstract:
The substrate treatment method includes: a cleaning step of supplying deionized water to a major surface of a substrate to clean the substrate; a pre-drying treatment step of supplying a pre-drying treatment liquid containing an organic solvent more volatile than the deionized water to the major surface of the substrate after the cleaning step to replace deionized water remaining on the major surface with the pre-drying treatment liquid; and a drying step of removing the pre-drying treatment liquid supplied to the major surface of the substrate after the pre-drying treatment step to dry the substrate. The pre-drying treatment step includes: a deionized water/organic solvent mixture supplying step of supplying a mixture of the deionized water and the organic solvent as the pre-drying treatment liquid to the major surface of the substrate; and a mixing ratio changing step of increasing the proportion of the organic solvent in the mixture of the deionized water and the organic solvent during the deionized water/organic solvent mixture supplying step.
Abstract:
A substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method, with which a resist can be removed satisfactorily from the substrate and a processing solution used for removing the resist can be recycled, are provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate holding means holding a substrate; a peroxosulfuric acid generating means generating a peroxosulfuric acid using sulfuric acid; a mixing means mixing the peroxosulfuric acid generated by the peroxosulfuric acid generating means and sulfuric acid of higher temperature and higher concentration than the sulfuric acid used in the peroxosulfuric acid generating means; and a discharging means discharging, toward the substrate held by the substrate holding means, the mixed solution of the peroxosulfuric acid and the sulfuric acid mixed by the mixing means as a processing solution for removing a resist from the substrate.