JP2007150375A - Substrate processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate processing apparatus which cleans a substrate which is difficult to be cleaned with pure water. <P>SOLUTION: In a substrate processing apparatus 1 that processes a substrate 9, an IPA jet nozzle 40 is arranged to face a surface to be processed of a substrate 9 held by a holder 21. The IPA jet nozzle 40 is held oscillatably by a nozzle oscillation mechanism 43 via an arm 42. An IPA supply pipe 411 and a nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 are connected to the IPA jet nozzle 40. IPA and nitrogen gas supplied from the respective supply pipes are mixed by the IPA jet nozzle 40, and IPA micro liquid drops are formed. The formed IPA micro liquid drops are jetted out toward the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 and collide with the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 in rotating. As a result, the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 can be cleaned with IPA. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus that performs processing using IPA for a substrate.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been used a substrate processing apparatus that supplies various processing liquids to a semiconductor substrate or a glass substrate (hereinafter referred to as “substrate”) and processes the substrate. In substrate processing, cleaning processing also plays an important role, and physical cleaning using a brush or the like to physically remove particles on the substrate surface, chemical cleaning or the like using a chemical solution to clean the substrate surface, etc. is performed. .

  In recent years, as a cleaning method that has better cleaning effect than chemical cleaning while preventing pattern destruction on the substrate, which is a problem in physical cleaning, there is a method of ejecting fine droplets of pure water toward the substrate. Proposed. In this cleaning method, since fine droplets are ejected at high speed toward the substrate, the fine droplets of pure water may be charged and affect elements on the substrate. Therefore, pure water having a low specific resistance (for example, pure water in which carbon dioxide gas is dissolved) is used as a cleaning liquid in order to prevent charging.

On the other hand, in a substrate processing apparatus, isopropyl alcohol (hereinafter referred to as “IPA”) has been conventionally used for drying a substrate after cleaning. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for drying a substrate without leaving a dry stain by discharging IPA onto the substrate and replacing the processing liquid or pure water used for substrate processing with IPA. Yes. Further, in Patent Document 2, IPA made into microdroplets using a nozzle that mixes a gas and a liquid is sprayed on a processing space that accommodates a substrate that is stacked and arranged at a predetermined interval, and the substrate is formed by IPA drifting in the processing space. A method for replacing pure water or the like adhering to the surface has been proposed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-162898 JP 2001-77077 A

  By the way, in recent years, a film having a low dielectric constant such as a porous film having water repellency or having pores has attracted attention as an interlayer insulating film of a semiconductor device. However, in the case of a low dielectric film having water repellency, pure water having a large surface tension cannot sufficiently clean the surface of the film, and in the case of a porous film, water itself is disliked. Washing with pure water is not preferred.

  In addition, if pure water with a low specific resistance in which carbon dioxide is dissolved is used in a cleaning method in which fine droplets are ejected toward the substrate, copper wiring on the substrate may be corroded. The influence of semiconductor devices that are becoming increasingly miniaturized cannot be ignored.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its main purpose to clean a substrate with a cleaning liquid other than pure water.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, and a support part that supports the substrate, and an IPA microfluid toward the surface to be processed during rotation of the substrate supported by the support part. A nozzle unit for ejecting droplets to collide with the surface to be processed, the nozzle unit ejecting a liquid phase IPA toward a predetermined mixing position, and an inert gas at the mixing position. And a gas jet port that jets out, and the IPA and the inert gas are mixed at the mixing position immediately after jetting.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, and a support part that supports the substrate, and an IPA microfluid toward the surface to be processed during rotation of the substrate supported by the support part. A nozzle unit that ejects droplets to collide with the surface to be processed, and the nozzle unit generates IPA micro droplets by mixing liquid phase IPA and inert gas, The tip is formed of a conductive resin and grounded.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, and a support part that supports the substrate, and an IPA microfluid toward the surface to be processed during rotation of the substrate supported by the support part. A nozzle part for ejecting droplets to collide with the surface to be treated; and a substantially cylindrical partition member for preventing electrostatic discharge covering the periphery of the support part, wherein the nozzle part is inactive with the liquid phase IPA IPA microdroplets are generated by mixing with gas.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the partition member has a diameter of less than 700 millimeters.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the substrate processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the tip of the nozzle portion is formed of a conductive resin and grounded.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, wherein the nozzle portion is configured to eject an IPA in a liquid phase toward a predetermined mixing position. And a gas ejection port for ejecting the inert gas toward the mixing position, and the IPA and the inert gas are mixed at the mixing position immediately after the ejection.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, wherein the IPA supply unit stores the liquid phase IPA and the IPA from the IPA supply unit is purified water. And a mixing means for diluting.

  Invention of Claim 8 is a substrate processing apparatus in any one of Claim 2 thru | or 7, Comprising: The air current which generate | occur | produces the airflow which goes to the back surface side from the to-be-processed surface side of a board | substrate around the said support part It further includes generating means.

  The invention according to claim 9 is a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, wherein a support unit for supporting the substrate, an IPA supply unit for storing liquid phase IPA, and IPA from the IPA supply unit are purified. During the rotation of the mixing means for diluting with water and the substrate supported by the support portion, the IPA fine droplets are generated from the IPA from the mixing means and are ejected toward the surface to be processed. And an airflow generating means for generating an airflow from the processing surface side to the back surface side of the substrate around the support portion.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the substrate processing apparatus according to the ninth aspect, the nozzle section generates IPA microdroplets by mixing liquid phase IPA and an inert gas.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the substrate processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the tip of the nozzle portion is formed of a conductive resin and grounded.

  A twelfth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first, second, and ninth to eleventh aspects, wherein the substantially cylindrical partition for preventing electrostatic discharge covers the periphery of the support portion. A member is further provided, and the diameter of the partition member is less than 700 millimeters.

  A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first, second, and ninth to eleventh aspects, wherein the support portion and the nozzle portion are disposed inside, and the substrate is processed. A cylindrical cover extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface is further provided, and the minimum width of the cover is less than 700 millimeters in a direction parallel to the surface to be processed of the substrate.

  A fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, further comprising a swinging mechanism that swings the nozzle portion along the surface to be processed of the substrate.

  A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, wherein the distance between the tip of the nozzle portion and the surface to be processed of the substrate is 5 mm or more and 50 mm or less. The

  A sixteenth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, wherein an angle formed by the ejection direction of the nozzle portion and the surface to be processed of the substrate is 45 degrees or more.

  A seventeenth aspect of the present invention is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixteenth aspects, wherein the speed of the IPA fine droplets ejected from the nozzle portion is 10 to 300 meters per second. is there.

  The invention according to claim 18 is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17, further comprising a discharge unit that discharges the processing liquid toward the substrate.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to clean a substrate using IPA microdroplets, and thus it is possible to appropriately clean even a substrate that is difficult to clean with pure water.

  Further, in the inventions of claims 15 to 17, the surface to be processed of the substrate can be efficiently cleaned, and in the inventions of claims 2, 5 and 11, charging of the IPA fine droplets can be suppressed.

  In the inventions of claims 3, 4, 12 and 13, electrostatic discharge can be prevented, and in the inventions of claims 7 to 9, the concentration of IPA gas around the support portion can be reduced.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a substrate processing apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The substrate processing apparatus 1 is an apparatus that performs processing and cleaning by discharging various processing liquids to the substrate 9.

  The substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a cup 2 that accommodates a substrate 9 to be processed, and a disk-shaped support portion 21 that supports the substrate 9 in the cup 2, and the support portion 21 is connected to a lower support portion drive mechanism 22. Connected. A plurality of chuck pins 211 are movably provided on the outer periphery of the support portion 21, and the substrate 9 is held on the support portion 21 by the chuck pins 211. The support unit drive mechanism 22 includes a shaft 221 connected to the lower surface of the support unit 21 and a motor 222 that rotates the shaft 221 about the rotation axis J1. As will be described later (see FIG. 3), the side periphery of the cup 2 is covered with a cover, but the cover is not shown in FIG.

  A processing liquid discharge nozzle 3 that discharges a processing liquid such as an etching liquid toward the processing surface (upper surface) of the substrate 9 is provided above the support portion 21. A processing liquid supply pipe 31 is connected to the processing liquid discharge nozzle 3, and the processing liquid supply pipe 31 is connected to the processing liquid supply unit 32 via a control valve 312. The processing liquid discharge nozzle 3 can be moved back and forth with respect to the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 by a mechanism not shown.

  Above the support portion 21, an IPA ejection nozzle 40 that ejects micro droplets of IPA toward the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 is further provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the IPA ejection nozzle 40 is supported by an arm 42, and the arm 42 is connected to a nozzle swing mechanism 43. The nozzle swinging mechanism 43 has a shaft 431 that rotates about the rotation axis J2, and a motor 432 connected to one end of the shaft 431. By controlling the motor 432, the IPA ejection nozzle 40 is rotated by the rotation axis J2. Oscillates along the surface to be processed of the substrate 9.

  The nozzle swing mechanism 43 is fixed to the lift stage 441 of the nozzle lift mechanism 44 and can be lifted. The nozzle lifting mechanism 44 has a structure in which a nut 444 fixed to a lifting stage 441 is attached to a ball screw 443 and a motor 442 is connected to the ball screw 443. When the motor 442 rotates, the elevating stage 441 moves up and down smoothly along the guide rail 445 together with the nut 444.

  An IPA supply pipe 411 and a nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 are connected to the IPA ejection nozzle 40. The IPA supply pipe 411 is connected to the IPA mixing tank 415 through the control valve 413, and the nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 is connected to the nitrogen gas supply unit 416 through the control valve 414. Then, IPA and nitrogen gas are supplied to the IPA jet nozzle 40 by controlling the opening and closing of the control valves 413 and 414.

  The IPA mixing tank 415 is connected to an IPA supply unit 417 for storing liquid phase IPA, and the liquid phase IPA is supplied to the IPA mixing tank 415. Further, a pure water supply unit (not shown) is connected to the IPA mixing tank 415, and when pure water is supplied from the pure water supply unit, the liquid phase IPA is diluted to a predetermined concentration in the IPA mixing tank 415. . Thereby, the diluted IPA is supplied to the IPA ejection nozzle 40. Hereinafter, the diluted IPA is simply referred to as IPA.

  The substrate processing apparatus 1 further includes a control unit 5, and the support unit driving mechanism 22, the nozzle swinging mechanism 43, the nozzle lifting mechanism 44, and the control valves 312, 413, and 414 are connected to the control unit 5. And the process of the board | substrate 9 by the substrate processing apparatus 1 is performed because the control part 5 controls each operation | movement.

  FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the IPA jet nozzle 40. As described above, the IPA jet nozzle 40 is connected to the IPA supply pipe 411 and the nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 and mixes two kinds of fluids (gas and liquid) to generate a fine droplet (hereinafter referred to as such). These nozzles are called “two-fluid nozzles”). The substrate 9 is located below the IPA ejection nozzle 40. Hereinafter, the structure of the IPA ejection nozzle 40 and the manner in which IPA microdroplets are generated will be described.

  The IPA ejection nozzle 40 has an inner nozzle member 401 connected to the IPA supply pipe 411 in the center, and an outer nozzle member 402 connected to the nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 is provided around the inner nozzle member 401. The inner nozzle member 401 has a cylindrical shape centered on the central axis J <b> 3, and a jet outlet 403 (hereinafter referred to as “IPA jet outlet”) of the inner nozzle member 401 faces the surface to be processed of the substrate 9. To position. As a result, the IPA supplied from the IPA supply pipe 411 is ejected from the IPA ejection port 403 toward the processing surface of the substrate 9 along the central axis J3.

  A gap 405 is formed between the inner nozzle member 401 and the outer nozzle member 402, and a nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 is connected to the gap 405. The gap 405 opens in an annular shape around the IPA outlet 403, and the opening is a nitrogen gas outlet 404 (hereinafter referred to as “gas outlet”). Further, the diameter of the gap 405 with the central axis J3 as the center decreases toward the gas jet port 404, and the nitrogen gas supplied from the nitrogen gas supply pipe 412 is jetted out from the gas jet port 404 vigorously.

  The jetted nitrogen gas proceeds so as to converge to a point P1 on the central axis J3 that is a predetermined distance away from the IPA jet port 403, and is mixed with the IPA jetted from the IPA jet port 403 at the point P1. By mixing, the IPA in the liquid phase becomes microdroplets (hereinafter referred to as “IPA microdroplets”), and the generated IPA microdroplets travel toward the substrate 9 at a high speed by nitrogen gas.

  A cylindrical projecting portion 406 that projects toward the substrate 9 is provided around the gas ejection port 404, and the projecting portion 406 spreads IPA and IPA microdroplets outward (in a direction away from the central axis J3). It is prevented.

  Since the IPA microdroplets ejected toward the processing surface of the substrate 9 in this way collide with the processing surface at high speed, it is possible to physically remove particles on the processing surface. Become. Further, even when a highly water-repellent or porous film is formed on the surface to be processed of the substrate 9, the IPA microdroplets are efficiently applied to the entire surface to be processed without impairing the characteristics of the film. Can be supplied well.

  As described above, the IPA ejection nozzle 40 is a so-called external mixing type two-fluid nozzle that generates IPA microdroplets by mixing IPA and nitrogen gas outside, and easily generates IPA microdroplets. be able to.

  The inner nozzle member 401 and the outer nozzle member 402 constituting the tip of the IPA jet nozzle 40 are formed of a conductive resin using PEEK (polyether ether ketone) resin or the like and are grounded. Thereby, charging of IPA when IPA is ejected at high speed is suppressed. Furthermore, since IPA has a function of removing charges, damage to the element due to static electricity is suppressed when an element or the like is formed on the surface to be processed of the substrate 9.

  In addition, when the angle formed between the ejection direction of the IPA ejection nozzle 40 (direction of the central axis J3) and the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 is 90 degrees, the particle removal efficiency is highest, and preferably the ejection direction and the surface to be processed are The angle formed by is set to 45 degrees or more. Furthermore, from the viewpoint that the removal efficiency is not impaired and the design can be easily performed, the distance between the tip of the IPA ejection nozzle 40 and the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 (distance from the ejection port to the droplet irradiation region) is: It is preferable to be 5 mm or more and 50 mm or less.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing the relationship between the cover 20 and the cup 2 which are not shown in FIG. The cover 20 has a cylindrical shape (may be a cylinder or a prismatic surface) with the support portion 21 as the center, and is in a direction perpendicular to the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 supported by the support portion 21. It is attached to the cup 2 so as to extend. Further, the treatment liquid discharge nozzle 3 and the IPA ejection nozzle 40 are supported by an arm inserted from a predetermined insertion port of the cover 20.

  A fan unit 231 for generating an airflow is provided above the cover 20, and the fan unit 231 passes through the HEPA filter 232 from the processing surface side to the back surface side (from above to below) of the substrate 9. The airflow which goes is generated and the air in the cover 20 is exhausted from the exhaust port 233 provided under the support part 21. Thereby, the density | concentration of IPA gas around the support part 21 is reduced.

Here, the explosion limit concentration of IPA is 2.5 to 12.0 vol%, and highly volatile IPA volatilizes in a large amount only by being ejected from the nozzle. In the experiment, it has been confirmed that the IPA volatilization amount is 26.6% when IPA is supplied to the IPA ejection nozzle 40 at 100 cc / min and nitrogen gas is simultaneously supplied at 100 L / liter. Furthermore, when the down flow (supply and exhaust) of 1 m ³ per minute is performed by the fan unit 231, it is confirmed that the IPA gas concentration is 0.78 vol%, and the IPA gas concentration is significantly lower than the explosion limit concentration. Yes.

  Further, the cover 20 in the substrate processing apparatus 1 has a shape with a minimum width of less than 700 mm in a direction parallel to the surface to be processed of the substrate. According to the ESD Safety Guidelines published by the Industrial Safety Technology Association (revised March 1998, Labor and Industrial Safety Research Institute, page 51), the size of the space charge cloud is less than 700 mm in diameter, or the average electric field of the space charge cloud is 1 kV If it is less than / cm, brush discharge (electrostatic discharge) from the space charge cloud is prevented. That is, by setting the minimum width of the cover 20 in the horizontal direction to less than 700 mm, electrostatic discharge in the processing space within the cover 20 can be reliably prevented.

  Next, the operation flow of the substrate processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of operations in which the substrate processing apparatus 1 processes the substrate 9.

  First, diluted IPA is generated by previously mixing IPA before dilution and pure water in the IPA mixing tank 415 (step S10), and the substrate 9 to be processed is placed (loaded) on the support portion 21 (step). S11). At that time, the substrate 9 is carried into the cover 20 by opening an outlet (not shown) provided in the cover 20. Note that the substrate 9 may be placed on the support portion 21 by moving the cover 20 up and down by a separate lifting mechanism.

  Next, the control unit 5 controls the control valve 312 to discharge a predetermined processing liquid from the processing liquid discharge nozzle 3 toward the substrate 9 (step S12), and the substrate 9 is rotated by the support unit driving mechanism 22. As a result, the processing liquid spreads over the entire surface to be processed, and processing with the processing liquid is performed.

  Subsequently, the control unit 5 controls the nozzle lifting mechanism 44 to raise and lower the IPA ejection nozzle 40 until the distance between the IPA ejection nozzle 40 and the processing surface of the substrate 9 becomes a predetermined distance. Then, the control unit 5 controls the control valves 413 and 414 to adjust the flow rates of IPA and nitrogen gas, and the IPA fine droplets mixed by the IPA jet nozzle 40 as described above vigorously toward the substrate 9. It is ejected (step S13). It should be noted that the rotation of the substrate 9 is continued while the speed is controlled when the IPA microdroplet is ejected.

  Further, when the IPA micro droplet is ejected, the IPA ejecting nozzle 40 performs the swinging operation by the nozzle swinging mechanism 43. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation state of the IPA ejection nozzle 40 by the nozzle swing mechanism 43.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the nozzle swing mechanism 43 (see FIG. 1) drives the arm 42 around the rotation axis J <b> 2, so that the IPA ejection nozzle 40 fixed to the tip of the arm 42 swings on the substrate 9. Move. At that time, the IPA ejection nozzle 40 swings to a position where it intersects with the outer edge of the substrate 9 (points indicated by P2 and P3 in FIG. 5) and passes through the rotation axis J1 of the substrate 9 (support portion 21). . By such a swinging operation of the IPA ejection nozzle 40 and the rotation of the substrate 9, the IPA fine droplets from the IPA ejection nozzle 40 are ejected over the entire surface to be processed of the substrate 9. Cleaning is performed.

  In addition, in order to sufficiently obtain the cleaning effect by the IPA fine droplets, the control valves 413 and 414 are controlled by the control unit 5 so as to be ejected at a speed of 10 m to 300 m per second (see FIG. 1). Thereby, the particles on the substrate 9 are effectively removed without destroying the pattern on the substrate 9.

  In the substrate processing apparatus 1, an IPA microfluid having a particle diameter of 5 to 20 μm obtained when the flow rate of nitrogen gas supplied to the IPA jet nozzle 40 is 50 to 100 L / min and the IPA flow rate is 100 to 150 mL / min. Drops are used.

  When the cleaning by the ejection of the IPA microdroplet is completed, the control unit 5 closes the control valve 414 to stop the supply of nitrogen gas, and only the liquid phase IPA is ejected (discharged) from the IPA ejection nozzle 40 onto the substrate 9. (Step S14). As a result, the liquid phase IPA is filled in the entire surface of the substrate 9 to be processed. At this time, the rotation of the substrate 9 may be stopped. Thereafter, the support unit drive mechanism 22 rotates the support unit 21 at a high speed, whereby the IPA on the substrate 9 is scattered and volatilized, and the substrate 9 is dried without leaving a dry stain on the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 ( Step S15).

  Although the substrate processing apparatus 1 has been described above, the substrate processing apparatus 1 can efficiently clean the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 by ejecting the IPA droplets toward the substrate 9 and also the surface of the surface to be processed. The destruction of the pattern is suppressed. In addition, by using IPA whose surface tension is smaller than that of water, even when a highly water-repellent film is formed on the surface to be processed, the IPA spreads over the entire surface to be processed. Can be removed. Furthermore, a series of steps of washing, rinsing and drying can be easily performed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the inside of the cover 20a of the substrate processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the substrate processing apparatus shown in FIG. 6, a brush portion 3a is provided in place of the processing liquid discharge nozzle 3 of the substrate processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Moreover, the partition member 20b is provided in the upper part of the cup 2 arrange | positioned inside the cover 20a so that the circumference | surroundings of the support part 21 may be covered. The partition member 20b has a substantially cylindrical shape centered on the support portion 21 and has a diameter of less than 700 mm. Thereby, the electrostatic discharge in the inside of the partition member 20b is prevented. Also, below the cup 2, there is provided an IPA collection unit 24 that collects IPA waste liquid that scatters from the substrate 9 and flows downward along the inner surface of the cup 2. The IPA collected by the IPA collection unit 24 is regenerated and reused through a filter provided separately.

  The other configuration of the substrate processing apparatus in FIG. 6 is the same as that of the substrate processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1. An IPA ejection nozzle 40 is disposed to face the surface to be processed, and a fan unit 231 to a HEPA filter are disposed in the cover 20a. Downflow is occurring via H.232.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow of operations in which the substrate processing apparatus shown in FIG. 6 processes the substrate 9. Hereinafter, the flow of the operation of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 (and reference numerals attached to FIG. 1).

  First, diluted IPA is generated in the same manner as the operation shown in FIG. 4 (step S20), and the substrate 9 is loaded on the support portion 21 (step S21). And the control part 5 rotates the support part 21, and brush cleaning is performed by the brush part 3a (step S22). After the brush cleaning is completed, IPA fine droplets are ejected from the IPA ejection nozzle 40 toward the substrate 9 (step S23). As a result, the surface to be processed of the substrate 9 is further cleaned after the brush cleaning.

  When the cleaning with the IPA fine droplets is finished, the control valve 414 is closed, and the liquid phase IPA is ejected (discharged) from the IPA ejection nozzle 40 toward the substrate 9 (step S24). Then, the support part 21 is rotated at high speed, and the IPA on the substrate 9 is scattered and volatilized, and the substrate 9 is dried (step S25). As described above, in the substrate processing apparatus shown in FIG. 6, after the physical cleaning is performed on the substrate 9 by the brush unit 3a, the cleaning with the IPA micro droplets is performed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made.

  The IPA ejection nozzle 40 may be a so-called internal mixing type two-fluid nozzle that mixes IPA and nitrogen gas inside the nozzle to generate IPA droplets. The so-called external mixing type two-fluid nozzle described in the above embodiment generates particles inside like the internal mixing type two-fluid nozzle, or liquid drops from the nozzle tip when unnecessary. It has the advantage that it does not cause the problem.

  The IPA mixing tank 415 may be supplied with IPA that has been diluted in advance, or IPA may be diluted in the IPA supply pipe 411 by providing a mixing valve in the IPA supply pipe 411. IPA does not necessarily need to be diluted, but the amount of IPA used and the amount of volatilization can be reduced by dilution. In the case of dilution, it is preferable that the content concentration is 10% or more in order to maintain the static elimination effect of IPA. Also, the IPA concentration may not be strictly uniform.

  The gas supplied to the IPA ejection nozzle 40 is not limited to nitrogen gas, and other inert gas may be used. A plurality of support portions 21 may be provided, and a plurality of substrates may be processed in parallel by the substrate processing apparatus.

  The cover 20 may have other shapes as long as it is approximately cylindrical. The partition member 20b is preferably cylindrical in terms of matching the shape of the opening of the cup 2, but may be other cylindrical shapes. The cover 20 and the partition member 20b are not strictly distinguished from each other, and the partition member 20b shown in FIG. 6 may serve as an inner cover disposed in the cover 20a. Further, the cover 20 and the partition member 20b may be provided separately from the cup 2. If the cover 20 and the partition member 20b are approximately cylindrical and have a shape in which a sphere having a diameter of 700 mm does not enter the interior (a space having the processing surface of the substrate 9 as a bottom surface), the purpose of preventing electrostatic discharge is to be achieved. Can be achieved.

  Further, in the substrate processing apparatus shown in FIG. 6, a nozzle swing mechanism 43 or a nozzle lifting mechanism 44 (not shown) may be provided inside the cover 20a.

  The substrate processing apparatus 1 may be provided with both the processing liquid discharge nozzle 3 and the brush portion 3a, or may be provided with only the IPA ejection nozzle 40. Further, other physical cleaning may be performed as cleaning other than cleaning with a brush. The processing and cleaning of the substrate 9 by the substrate processing apparatus 1 are not limited to the processing and cleaning of the upper surface of the substrate 9, and may be performed on the lower surface.

  In step S14 or S24, the liquid phase IPA may be discharged to the substrate 9 from a nozzle provided separately. Alternatively, step S14 or S24 may be omitted, and the substrate 9 may be dried using IPA attached to the substrate 9 when the IPA microdroplets are ejected.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a substrate processing apparatus according to a first embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a nozzle part. It is a figure which shows the mode inside the cover of a substrate processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the flow of the operation | movement which processes a board | substrate. It is a figure which shows the mode of a rocking | fluctuation of a nozzle part. It is a figure which shows the mode inside the cover of the substrate processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of the operation | movement which processes a board | substrate.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Substrate processing apparatus 3 Processing liquid discharge nozzle 9 Substrate 20 Cover 20b Partition member 21 Support part 40 IPA ejection nozzle 43 Oscillation mechanism 231 Fan unit 403 IPA ejection port 404 Gas ejection port 415 IPA mixing tank 416 IPA supply unit P1 point position)

Claims (18)

A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate,
A support for supporting the substrate;
A nozzle unit that ejects IPA microdroplets toward the surface to be processed during rotation of the substrate supported by the support unit, and collides with the surface to be processed;
With
The nozzle part is
An IPA outlet for ejecting liquid phase IPA toward a predetermined mixing position;
A gas outlet for injecting an inert gas toward the mixing position;
Have
The substrate processing apparatus, wherein IPA and inert gas are mixed at the mixing position immediately after ejection. A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate,
A support for supporting the substrate;
A nozzle unit that ejects IPA microdroplets toward the surface to be processed during rotation of the substrate supported by the support unit, and collides with the surface to be processed;
With
The nozzle unit generates IPA microdroplets by mixing liquid phase IPA and inert gas,
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein a tip of the nozzle portion is formed of a conductive resin and is grounded. A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate,
A support for supporting the substrate;
A nozzle unit that ejects IPA microdroplets toward the surface to be processed during rotation of the substrate supported by the support unit, and collides with the surface to be processed;
A substantially cylindrical partition member for preventing electrostatic discharge covering the periphery of the support;
With
The substrate processing apparatus, wherein the nozzle unit generates IPA microdroplets by mixing liquid phase IPA and an inert gas. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein the partition member has a diameter of less than 700 millimeters. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein a tip of the nozzle portion is formed of a conductive resin and is grounded. A substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
The nozzle part is
An IPA outlet for ejecting liquid phase IPA toward a predetermined mixing position;
A gas outlet for injecting an inert gas toward the mixing position;
Have
The substrate processing apparatus, wherein IPA and inert gas are mixed at the mixing position immediately after ejection. The substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
An IPA supply section for storing liquid phase IPA;
A mixing means for diluting IPA from the IPA supply section with pure water;
A substrate processing apparatus further comprising: A substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 7,
An apparatus for processing a substrate, further comprising an airflow generating means for generating an airflow from the processing surface side to the back surface side of the substrate around the support portion. A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate,
A support for supporting the substrate;
An IPA supply section for storing liquid phase IPA;
A mixing means for diluting IPA from the IPA supply section with pure water;
During rotation of the substrate supported by the support unit, a nozzle unit that generates IPA microdroplets from the IPA from the mixing unit and is ejected toward the processing surface to collide with the processing surface;
An airflow generating means for generating an airflow directed from the processing surface side to the back surface side of the substrate around the support portion;
A substrate processing apparatus comprising: The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 9, comprising:
The substrate processing apparatus, wherein the nozzle unit generates IPA microdroplets by mixing liquid phase IPA and an inert gas. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein a tip of the nozzle portion is formed of a conductive resin and is grounded. A substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2 and claims 9 to 11,
Further comprising a substantially cylindrical partition member for preventing electrostatic discharge covering the periphery of the support portion,
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein the partition member has a diameter of less than 700 millimeters. A substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2 and claims 9 to 11,
The support part and the nozzle part are arranged inside, further comprising a cylindrical cover extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface to be processed of the substrate,
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein a minimum width of the cover is less than 700 millimeters in a direction parallel to a surface to be processed of the substrate. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1,
A substrate processing apparatus, further comprising a swing mechanism that swings the nozzle portion along a surface to be processed of the substrate. 15. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
A substrate processing apparatus, wherein a distance between a tip of the nozzle portion and a surface to be processed of the substrate is 5 mm or more and 50 mm or less. A substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
The substrate processing apparatus characterized in that an angle formed by the ejection direction of the nozzle part with the surface to be processed of the substrate is 45 degrees or more. The substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 16,
The substrate processing apparatus characterized in that the velocity of the IPA fine droplets ejected from the nozzle section is 10 to 300 meters per second. A substrate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17,
A substrate processing apparatus, further comprising a discharge unit that discharges a processing liquid toward the substrate.

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