摘要:
A substrate processing apparatus has a plating apparatus configured to plate a substrate to deposit a metal on a surface of the substrate and an additional process apparatus configured to perform an additional process on the substrate. The plating apparatus has a substrate placement stage on which the substrate to be transferred to the additional process apparatus is placed. The additional process apparatus has an additional process unit configured to perform the additional process on the substrate and a substrate transfer device operable to transfer the substrate between the substrate placement stage of the plating apparatus and the additional process unit. The substrate processing apparatus can perform an additional process in addition to a plating process without lowering a throughput of the apparatus and can upgrade the additional process at a low cost.
摘要:
The present invention provides an electrolytic processing apparatus which is capable of increasing an in-plane uniformity of a film thickness of a plated film by making more uniform an electric field distribution over an entire surface to be processed of a substrate even if the substrate has a large area, and controlling more uniformly a speed, over the entire surface to be processed of the substrate. The electrolytic processing apparatus of this invention includes: a substrate holder for holding a substrate, a first electrode for being brought into contact with the substrate to supply current to a surface, to be processed, of the substrate; a second electrode disposed substantially parallel to the surface, to be processed, of the substrate in a position facing the surface, to be processed, of the substrate held by the substrate holder; a high resistance structure disposed between the substrate held by the substrate holder and the second electrode; an electrolytic solution introducing portion for introducing an electrolytic solution into a region across which the substrate held by the substrate holder and the high resistance structure face each other, from laterally of the high resistance structure; and a power source for applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode.
摘要:
An electrolytic solution control method can control the composition of an electrolytic solution efficiently with high precision, and can remove a partially decomposed product of an organic component from an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution control method includes storing an electrolytic solution containing an organic component and an inorganic component in an electrolytic solution storage tank while controlling and keeping the electrolytic solution at a predetermined composition, adjusting an inorganic component of the waste electrolytic solution after use in electrolytic processing in an electrolytic processing apparatus, and then returning the waste electrolytic solution to the electrolytic solution storage tank.
摘要:
The present invention provides a plating apparatus which uses an insoluble anode and which can perform plating of a substrate stably while preventing oxygen gas, generated due to the use of the insoluble anode, from causing defects in the substrate. The plating apparatus includes: a substrate holder for holding a substrate; a cathode section including a seal ring for contacting a peripheral portion of a surface, to be plated, of the substrate held by the substrate holder to seal the peripheral portion water-tightly, and a cathode for contacting the substrate to supply current to the substrate; a vertically-movable electrode head provided above the cathode section, including an anode chamber housing an anode made of an insoluble material and having a bottom opening closed with a water-permeable porous member; a plating solution injection section for injecting a plating solution between the anode and the surface, to be plated, of the substrate held by the substrate holder; a power source for applying a plating voltage between the cathode and the anode; and a gas discharge line for discharging a gas from the anode chamber.
摘要:
An apparatus for processing a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a polishing section configured to polish a substrate, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the substrate, and a cleaning section configured to clean and dry the polished substrate. The cleaning section has plural cleaning lines for cleaning plural substrates. The plural cleaning lines have plural cleaning modules and plural transfer robots for transferring the substrates.
摘要:
An apparatus for processing a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a polishing section configured to polish a substrate, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the substrate, and a cleaning section configured to clean and dry the polished substrate. The cleaning section has plural cleaning lines for cleaning plural substrates. The plural cleaning lines have plural cleaning modules and plural transfer robots for transferring the substrates.
摘要:
A substrate polishing apparatus includes a substrate holding mechanism having a head for holding a substrate to be polished, and a polishing mechanism including a polishing table with a polishing pad mounted thereon. The substrate held by the head is pressed against the polishing pad on the polishing table to polish the substrate by relative movement of the substrate and the polishing pad. The substrate polishing apparatus also includes a substrate transfer mechanism for delivering the substrate to be polished to the head and receiving the polished substrate. The substrate transfer mechanism includes a substrate to-be-polished receiver for receiving the substrate to be polished, and a polished substrate receiver for receiving the substrate which has been polished.
摘要:
A substrate polishing apparatus includes a substrate holding mechanism having a head for holding a substrate to be polished, and a polishing mechanism including a polishing table with a polishing pad mounted thereon. The substrate held by the head is pressed against the polishing pad on the polishing table to polish the substrate by relative movement of the substrate and the polishing pad. The substrate polishing apparatus also includes a substrate transfer mechanism for delivering the substrate to be polished to the head and receiving the polished substrate. The substrate transfer mechanism includes a substrate to-be-polished receiver for receiving the substrate to be polished, and a polished substrate receiver for receiving the substrate which has been polished.
摘要:
A substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; a pan surrounding a periphery of the substrate holder; a cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing section; and a cell cover, capable of closing a top opening of the cell, having a plurality of spray nozzles for separately spraying at least two types of processing liquids, wherein the pan and the cell each have an individual liquid discharge line.
摘要:
A substrate holding apparatus can meet the request for a smaller-sized compact apparatus while ensuring a sufficient immersion depth of a substrate in a processing liquid. The substrate holding apparatus includes: a substrate holder (84) for supporting a substrate (W) by bringing a peripheral portion of a surface of the substrate (W) into contact with a first sealing member (92); and a substrate pressing section (85) for lowering relative to the substrate holder (84) so as to press the substrate (W) held by the substrate holder (84) downward, thereby bringing the first sealing member (92) into pressure contact with the substrate (W); wherein the substrate pressing section (85) is provided with a second ring-shaped sealing member (170) which makes pressure contact with an upper surface of a ring-shaped holding section of the substrate holder (84), thereby sealing the peripheral region of the substrate pressing section (85).