Abstract:
A method of processing a substrate is disclosed. The method uses a substrate processing apparatus including a processing tank that retains a processing liquid and that accommodates a workpiece substrate, a recirculation system recirculating the processing liquid into the processing tank by supplying the processing liquid heated by a recirculation system heater from a lower portion of the processing tank and collecting the processing liquid from an upper portion of the processing tank, a plurality of heaters distributed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the processing tank to heat the processing liquid. The method includes setting a first temperature setpoint to a heater located on the upper portion of the processing tank, and setting a second temperature setpoint lower than the first temperature setpoint to a heater located on the lower portion of the processing tank.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a first film including a conductive material above a semiconductor substrate; forming a second film on the first film; forming a third film including a conductive material on the second film; exposing a part of the second film; and wet etching the second film. In the wet etching, a first and second insulation films are deposited on side surfaces of the first and third films, and part of a space between the first and third films is blocked by the first and second insulation films to form an air gap between the first and third films.
Abstract:
A chemical liquid treatment apparatus includes processing chambers; a chemical liquid feeding unit configured to cyclically feed a chemical liquid into the processing chambers; and a modifying unit. The modifying unit, when using a chemical liquid in which an effect thereof varies with a chemical liquid discharge time, is configured to calculate a variation of the effect of the chemical liquid based on the chemical liquid discharge time and is configured to modify the chemical liquid discharge time for each of the processing chambers based on the calculated variation of the effect of the chemical liquid and a cumulative time of the chemical liquid discharge time.