摘要:
Disclosed is a method of forming a silicon oxide film on a silicon wafer, comprises the steps of keeping a supersaturated hydrofluoric acid solution of silicon oxide on the surface of a silicon wafer in a thickness of not more than 20 mm, the solution having a predetermined temperature, heating the supersaturated solution until the solution reaches a thermal equilibrium, and maintaining for a predetermined period of time the temperature at which a thermal equilibrium is established in the supersaturated solution so as to form a silicon oxide film on the surface of the silicon wafer.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method of forming a silicon oxide film on a silicon wafer, comprises the steps of keeping a supersaturated hydrofluoric acid solution of silicon oxide on the surface of a silicon wafer in a thickness of not more than 20 mm, the solution having a predetermined temperature, heating the supersaturated solution until the solution reaches a thermal equilibrium, and maintaining for a predetermined period of time the temperature at which a thermal equilibrium is established in the supersaturated solution so as to form a silicon oxide film on the surface of the silicon wafer.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film including silicon, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen above a semiconductor substrate, forming a wiring trench in the insulating film, forming a metal film to be a metal wiring on the insulating film such that the metal film is provided in the wiring trench, forming the metal wiring by removing the metal film outside the wiring trench, performing a hydrophobic treatment to the surface of the insulating film after the forming the metal wiring, and forming a metal cap selectively on an upper surface of the metal wiring by plating after the performing the hydrophobic treatment.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film including silicon, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen above a semiconductor substrate, forming a wiring trench in the insulating film, forming a metal film to be a metal wiring on the insulating film such that the metal film is provided in the wiring trench, forming the metal wiring by removing the metal film outside the wiring trench, performing a hydrophobic treatment to the surface of the insulating film after the forming the metal wiring, and forming a metal cap selectively on an upper surface of the metal wiring by plating after the performing the hydrophobic treatment.
摘要:
A semiconductor cleaning method includes scrubbing a semiconductor wafer using a cleaning member made primarily of polyurethane and having micropores in a surface contacting the semiconductor wafer. The micropores have an average diameter ranging from 10 to 200 .mu.m. The cleaning member may be made of either polyurethane foam or non-woven fabric composed of fibers bound together by urethane resin. By this scrubbing step, particles that are strongly attached to the surface of a substrate such as the semiconductor wafer can easily be removed. During cleaning of the substrate, surface irregularities and crystalline protrusions on the surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer can be scraped off to adjust the surface roughness of the semiconductor wafer to a desired degree for making the semiconductor wafer surface flat.
摘要:
A film formed on a wafer is polished in a CMP unit. Thereafter, the wafer, which is adhered to a wafer holder, is moved to a portion above an optical sensor. A surface of the wafer is radiated with, for example, a visible ray, thereby measuring a thickness of the film which has been polished. A control unit automatically sets a polishing time for polishing a film on a wafer to be polished next.
摘要:
A polishing apparatus is a cluster type of apparatus having a plurality of units which perform various operations. The polishing apparatus includes a universal transfer robot having at least one arm for transferring a workpiece, a plurality of units disposed around the universal transfer robot and including a loading unit for receiving the workpiece to be polished, at least one polishing unit for polishing the workpiece, at least one washing unit for washing the workpiece which has been polished and an unloading unit for receiving the cleaned workpiece. Discrete mechanisms respectively transfer a clean workpiece and a dirty workpiece amongst the units.
摘要:
A workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer is positioned between a turntable and a top ring and polished by an abrasive cloth on the turntable while the top ring is being pressed against the turntable. The top ring has a retaining ring for preventing the workpiece from deviating from the lower surface of the top ring, and the retaining ring has an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of the workpiece. The rotation of the turntable imparts a pressing force in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the turntable to the workpiece so that an outer periphery of the workpiece contacts an inner periphery of the retaining ring, and the rotation of the retaining ring imparts a rotational force to the workpiece so that the workpiece performs a planetary motion relative to the top ring in the retaining ring.
摘要:
A semiconductor device support carrier used for a liquid phase process of a semiconductor device with a process liquid is disclosed. The semiconductor device support carrier comprises a support frame supporting the semiconductor device, and a dust protection plate mounted on the support frame and positioned above the semiconductor device. When the semiconductor device support carrier is drawn up from the process liquid, dust in the process liquid is pushed aside and out of the semiconductor device by the dust protection plate.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a method for chemical planarization includes: preparing a treatment liquid containing a hydrosilicofluoric acid aqueous solution containing silicon dioxide dissolved therein at a saturated concentration; and decreasing height of irregularity of a silicon dioxide film. In the decreasing, dissolution rate of convex portions is made larger than dissolution rate of concave portion of the irregularity while changing equilibrium state of the treatment liquid at areas being in contact with the convex portions of the irregularity, in a state in which the silicon dioxide film having the irregularity is brought into contact with the treatment liquid.