摘要:
A substrate processing method dose not use or only use the least possible amount of an organic solvent, and can quickly and completely remove a liquid from a wet substrate surface without allowing the liquid to remain on the substrate surface. The substrate processing method for drying a substrate surface which is wet with a liquid, includes: removing the liquid from the substrate surface and sucking the liquid together with its surrounding gas into a gas/liquid suction nozzle, disposed opposite the substrate surface, while relatively moving the gas/liquid suction nozzle and the substrate parallel to each other; and blowing a dry gas from a dry gas supply nozzle, disposed opposite the substrate surface, toward that area of the substrate surface from which the liquid has been removed while relatively moving the dry gas supply nozzle and the substrate parallel to each other.
摘要:
A composite electrolytic processing method makes it possible to remove a conductive film without leaving it in an electrically-insulated state on an underlying barrier film, thereby exposing the barrier film. The electrochemical mechanical polishing method includes: applying a voltage between a first electrode connected to one pole of a power source and a second electrode, connected to the other pole of the power source, for feeding electricity to a conductive film of a polishing object; filling an electrolytic liquid into a space between the first electrode and the conductive film of the polishing object; and pressing and rubbing the conductive film against a polishing surface of a polishing pad to polish the conductive film in such a manner that a barrier film underlying the conductive film becomes gradually exposed from the center toward the periphery of the polishing object.
摘要:
An electrolytic processing apparatus can increase the efficiency of the dissociation reaction of water and efficiently perform electrolytic processing, and can eliminate the need for an operation for a change of ion exchanger. The electrolytic processing apparatus includes: a processing electrode and a feeding electrode; a liquid supply section for supplying a liquid containing an ion-exchange material between the workpiece and at least one of the processing electrode and the feeding electrode; a power source for applying a voltage between the processing electrode and the feeding electrode; and a drive section for moving the workpiece and at least one of the processing electrode and the feeding electrode relative to each other; wherein electrolytic processing of the workpiece is carried out while keeping the workpiece not in contact with and close to the processing electrode at a distance of not more than 10 μm.
摘要:
An electrolytic processing apparatus can increase the efficiency of the dissociation reaction of water and efficiently perform electrolytic processing, and can eliminate the need for an operation of a change of ion exchanger. The electrolytic processing apparatus includes: a processing electrode and a feeding electrode; a liquid supply section for supplying a liquid containing an ion-exchange material between the workpiece and at least one of the processing electrode and the feeding electrode; a power source for applying a voltage between the processing electrode and the feeding electrode; and a drive section for moving the workpiece and at least one of the processing electrode and the feeding electrode relative to each other; wherein electrolytic processing of the workpiece is carried out while keeping the workpiece not in contact with but close to the processing electrode at a distance of not more than 10 μm.
摘要:
The present invention provides an electrochemical polishing method capable of increasing a polishing speed while preventing excessive polishing, such as dishing or erosion. In the electrochemical polishing method, when a voltage applied to a conductive film formed on the surface of a substrate is increased at a contact surface pressure of 0 between the surface of the substrate and a polishing pad, a voltage at a first change point C that allows a current density to start to decrease after an increase is referred to as a minimum voltage. In addition, when the voltage is increased at a contact surface pressure having a finite value, a voltage at a second change point B that allows the current density to be maintained constant after the decrease is referred to as a maximum voltage. In this case, the surface of the conductive film is polished while maintaining the voltage to be not lower than the minimum voltage and not higher than the maximum voltage. Further, the present invention provides an electrochemical polishing method capable of rapidly removing a conductive film in regions other than a contact plug or wiring line forming region while preventing excessive polishing, such as dishing or erosion. In the electrochemical polishing method, in a step of increasing a voltage, when the voltage is increased at a contact surface pressure of 0, a voltage at a first change point C that allows a current density to start to decrease after an increase is referred to as a threshold voltage, and the voltage is increased such that a voltage in a region in which a barrier film is exposed is higher than the threshold voltage.
摘要:
A polishing apparatus (30) has a polishing surface (32), a top ring (36) for holding a wafer (W), motors (46, 56) to move the polishing surface (32) and the wafer (W) relative to each other at a relative speed, and a vertical movement mechanism (54) to press the wafer (W) against the polishing surface (32) under a pressing pressure. The polishing apparatus (30) also has a controller (44) to adjust a polishing condition in a non-Preston range in which a polishing rate is not proportional to a product of the pressing pressure and the relative speed. The polishing apparatus (30) can simultaneously achieve uniform supply of a chemical liquid to a surface of the wafer (W) and a uniform polishing rate within the surface of the wafer (W).
摘要:
A polishing apparatus (30) has a polishing surface (32), a top ring (36) for holding a wafer (W), motors (46, 56) to move the polishing surface (32) and the wafer (W) relative to each other at a relative speed, and a vertical movement mechanism (54) to press the wafer (W) against the polishing surface (32) under a pressing pressure. The polishing apparatus (30) also has a controller (44) to adjust a polishing condition in a non-Preston range in which a polishing rate is not proportional to a product of the pressing pressure and the relative speed. The polishing apparatus (30) can simultaneously achieve uniform supply of a chemical liquid to a surface of the wafer (W) and a uniform polishing rate within the surface of the wafer (W).
摘要:
A substrate processing method forms a plated film which is thin and has a high flatness by covering the surface (outermost surface) of a substrate, excluding interior surfaces of recesses such as trenches, with a plating inhibiting material such as an SAM-forming molecular species. The substrate processing method comprises: preparing a substrate having recesses formed in a surface; attaching a plating inhibiting material for inhibiting plating to an outermost surface, which excludes interior surfaces of the recesses, of the substrate surface; and then carrying out electroplating of the surface of the substrate, thereby filling the recesses with a plated metal.
摘要:
A neutral particle beam processing apparatus comprises a plasma generator for generating positive ions and/or negative ions in a plasma, a pair of electrodes (5, 6) involving the plasma generated by the plasma generator therebetween, and a power supply (102) for applying a voltage between the pair of electrodes (5, 6). The pair of electrodes (5, 6) accelerate the positive ions and/or the negative ions generated by the plasma generator. The positive ions and/or the negative ions are neutralized and converted into neutral particles while being drifted in the plasma between the pair of electrodes (5, 6) toward a workpiece (X). The accelerated neutral particles pass through one of the electrodes (6) and are applied to the workpiece (X).
摘要:
A beam processing apparatus comprises a workpiece holder (20) for holding a workpiece (X), a plasma generator for generating a plasma in a vacuum chamber (3), first electrode (4) disposed in the vacuum chamber (3), and a second electrode (5) disposed upstream of the first electrode (4) in the vacuum chamber (3). The beam processing apparatus further comprises a voltage applying unit for applying a variable voltage between the first electrode (4) and the second electrode (5) to alternately extract positive ions (6) and negative ions from the plasma generated by the plasma generator.