Mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method
Technical field
The present invention relates to the detection method in the semi-conductor chip manufacture process, relate in particular to a kind of mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method.
Background technology
In semiconductor fabrication processes, the making of wafer (wafer) must be passed through a plurality of programs, and wafer need transmit between each process procedure, and the transmission of wafer all is to be finished by mechanical arm usually.Thereby these transmit all there is pollution in operation to the one or more wafers in the batch-wafer potential collision hazard.Simultaneously, the complexity of semiconductor crystal circle structure is higher, and the size of semiconductor crystal circle structure is littler, and its requirement to the manufacturing environment cleanliness factor is just higher.
In order to reduce the pollution of crystal column surface, before carrying out wafer transmission operation, need that all metal contamination level is carried out on the mechanical arm surface that is used for the wafer transmission and detect.Common way is: at first, utilize the wafer front surface after polishing fully to contact with described mechanical arm.Then, the wafer with enrichment mechanical arm surface composition carries out the metal contamination level detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instrument (ICP-MS).
But after carrying out the metal contamination level detection through the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instrument, this wafer upper surface will be scratched, and seriously influence the performance and the cost yield of wafer, even increase manufacturing cost, the waste wafer.On the other hand, if do not carry out the pollution detection of mechanical arm surface metal, then the mechanical arm surface contamination inevitably causes wafer contamination, damages the reliability of device potentially.
At the problem that prior art exists, this case designer relies on the industry experience for many years of being engaged in, and the active research improvement is so there has been mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method of the present invention.
Summary of the invention
The present invention be directed in the prior art, when the mechanical arm surface being carried out the metallic pollution detection, need to utilize the wafer after polishing to go to contact the mechanical arm surface, cause the wafer generation to scratch and waste, and operation inconvenience, defectives such as inefficiency provide a kind of mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method.
In order to address the above problem, the invention provides a kind of mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method, described method comprises: the preparation of mechanical arm surface metal composition sampler; The preparation of volumetric flask and cleaning; Frying in shallow oil of cleaning solvent dipped in; Mechanical arm surface wiping; The extraction of mechanical arm surface metal composition; The pollution detection of mechanical arm surface metal.Wherein, described sampler comprises grip part and the sampling portion that is fixed on grip part one end.An end that differs from the grip part of described sampling portion is the square toes structure.Described sampling portion is prepared by non-dust cloth.Described metal ingredient includes but not limited to alkaline metal and earth alkali metal.
Optionally, described cleaning solvent is a ultrapure water.
Optionally, to fry in shallow oil the time of dipping in be 2~5 minutes for described cleaning solvent.
Optionally, described wiping is to move to the upper end from the mechanical arm lower end.
Optionally, described mobile distance is 6cm.
In sum, the sampler that the sampling portion that the present invention is prepared by non-dust cloth by employing is constituted carries out the sampling of mechanical arm surface metal composition, and carry out the surface metal pollution detection by the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instrument, and not only reduced the waste of wafer, saved manufacturing cost.Simultaneously, mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method of the present invention is convenient and simple for operation, has improved production efficiency.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the sampler of mechanical arm surface metal composition of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method of the present invention.
Embodiment
By the technology contents, the structural attitude that describe the invention in detail, reached purpose and effect, described in detail below in conjunction with embodiment and conjunction with figs..
See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the sampler 1 of mechanical arm surface metal composition.Described sampler 1 comprises grip part 11 and is fixed on the sampling portion 12 of grip part 11 1 ends.An end that differs from grip part 11 of described sampling portion 12 is the square toes structure with certain width.In the present embodiment, described sampling portion 12 adopts the non-dust cloths preparation.
See also Fig. 2, Figure 2 shows that the process flow diagram that utilizes sampler 1 to carry out the metal ingredient sampling on the mechanical arm surface.
Execution in step S21: the preparation of mechanical arm surface metal composition sampler.Described sampler 1 comprises grip part 11 and is fixed on the sampling portion 12 of grip part 11 1 ends.An end that differs from grip part 11 of described sampling portion 12 is the square toes structure with certain width.In the present embodiment, described sampling portion 12 adopts the non-dust cloths preparation.
Execution in step S22: the preparation of volumetric flask and cleaning.Described volumetric flask comprises first volumetric flask that is used for the splendid attire cleaning solvent and is used for second volumetric flask of the sampler 1 of splendid attire enrichment mechanical arm surface metal composition.Described cleaning solvent is a ultrapure water.Before extracting mechanical arm surface metal ingredient, at first clean described first volumetric flask and second volumetric flask outside with isopropyl alcohol, and with difference splendid attire ultrapure water in described first volumetric flask and second volumetric flask.
Execution in step S23: frying in shallow oil of cleaning solvent dipped in.First volumetric flask of splendid attire ultrapure waters is immersed in the sampling portion 12 of sampler 1, and soak time is 2~5 minutes, so that sampling portion 12 fully absorbs ultrapure waters, until saturated.Simultaneously, utilize the inwall of first volumetric flask to separate oversaturated ultrapure water.
Execution in step S24: mechanical arm surface wiping.Utilize sampler 1, a side of the sampling portion 12 of described sampler 1 is contacted with the lower end part on mechanical arm surface through step S22 operation, and mild mobile from lower to upper preset distance, carry out surperficial wiping.In the present embodiment, the distance that moves from lower to upper is 6 centimetres.At this moment, the wiping area S on mechanical arm surface just can learn.
Execution in step S25: the extraction of mechanical arm surface metal composition.Step S23 is finished, then the metallic element on the sampling portion 12 enrichment mechanical arm surfaces of sampler 1.And the sampler 1 of enrichment mechanical arm surface metal composition inserted second volumetric flask, and encapsulation is preserved.
Execution in step S26: mechanical arm surface metal pollution detection.Second volumetric flask with mechanical arm surface metal composition that encapsulation is preserved is inspected by ready samples, and carry out the surface metal pollution detection by the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instrument.Described metallic pollution includes but not limited to alkaline metal and earth alkali metal.Described inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instrument detects and adopts this area gimmick commonly used.Described metal contamination level is weighed with the ratio of atom number and wiping area S.
In sum, the sampler 1 that the sampling portion 12 that the present invention is prepared by non-dust cloth by employing is constituted carries out the sampling of mechanical arm surface metal composition, and carry out the surface metal pollution detection by the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instrument, and not only reduced the waste of wafer, saved manufacturing cost.Simultaneously, mechanical arm surface metal contamination detection method of the present invention is convenient and simple for operation, has improved production efficiency.
Those skilled in the art all should be appreciated that, under the situation that does not break away from the spirit or scope of the present invention, can carry out various modifications and variations to the present invention.Thereby, if when any modification or modification fall in the protection domain of appended claims and equivalent, think that the present invention contains these modifications and modification.