Abstract:
A dry cleaning method for use in semiconductor fabrication, including the following steps. An etched metallization structure is provided and placed in a processing chamber. The etched metallization structure is cleaned by introducing a fluorine containing gas/oxygen containing gas mixture into the processing chamber proximate the etched metallization structure without the use of a downstream microwave while applying a magnetic field proximate the etched metallization structure and maintaining a pressure of less than about 50 millitorr within the processing chamber for a predetermined time.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of reducing needle-like defects generated on a wafer rim in an etching process, wherein the etching process using both a photoresist material and hardmask material as a mask. After removing the photoresist material and the hardmask material, said method comprising the steps of: (i) depositing the photoresist material on the wafer again; (ii) performing wafer edge exposure (WEE) to form a ring of the wafer edge; and (iii) performing dry etching to the exposed ring of wafer edge to remove the needle-like defects generated on the wafer edge.
Abstract:
A post-cleaning method of a via etching process in the present invention has the steps of: (a) performing a photoresist strip process to remove the photoresist layer; b) performing a dry cleaning process which uses CF4 as the main reactive gas and is operated by dual powers; and (c) performing a water-rinsing process.