KR20170059024A - Circulated Ozonate Water Generator - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for supplying ozonated water, recycling ozone gas used in ozonated water production and recycling ozonated water discharged from a semiconductor process equipment by bypass, thereby efficiently supplying ozonated water and supplying ozonated water An ozonated water supply apparatus and method capable of minimizing the cost are provided.
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The present invention relates to an ozonated water supply device used in a semiconductor manufacturing process, and more particularly, to an ozonated water supply device for recycling an ozonated water discharged into a bypass in a semiconductor manufacturing process, Supply device.
BACKGROUND ART Ozone water has been widely used for removing organic compounds and metal impurities adhered to the surface of a semiconductor substrate in semiconductor manufacturing processes, or for oxidizing the surface of a semiconductor substrate.
Ozone water is widely used because of its strong oxidation reaction, its decomposition product is oxygen, and it is easy to treat the wastewater after substrate cleaning.
1 is a schematic view showing a conventional ozonated water supply device.
1, the conventional ozone generating apparatus is a cooling water (PCW: process cooling water), and oxygen (O 2) and nitrogen (N 2) the supplied received ozone (0 3), a discharge tube for generating a gas discharge (Ozonizer And a
Here, ozone water (DO3) discharged through the dissolution module (20) is supplied to the semiconductor process chamber.
However, when the conventional ozonated water supply apparatus is operated and the ozonated water (DO3) starts to be supplied to the semiconductor process chamber, the supplied ozonated water (D03) is discharged to the bypass and unnecessarily consumed . Even when the ozonated water supply device normally supplies the ozonated water, the ozonated water is discharged to the bypass and unnecessarily consumed even if the process is not progressed in the chamber. That is, there is a problem that ozonated water is wasted.
Further, even when the generated ozone water (DO3) is generated in excess of the supply amount required for the semiconductor process, the remaining ozone water not supplied to the semiconductor process chamber is discharged as it is, resulting in waste of ozone water, Which increases the production cost due to an increase in ozonated water supply cost.
Also, ozone gas supplied to the dissolution module through the discharge tube is also wasted.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ozonated water supply device capable of maximizing resource utilization efficiency by recycling ozone gas and ozonated water.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an ozonated water supply device capable of improving the semiconductor manufacturing process by appropriately controlling the concentration of supplied ozonated water.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ozonated water supply apparatus comprising:
An ozonizer for generating ozone gas (O 3 gas); A dissolution module that receives ozone gas from the ozone generator to generate ozone water (DIO 3 ); A buffer tank which is bypassed from the external equipment and supplies the recovered ozonated water to the dissolution module; And an excess ozone gas recovery unit for recovering surplus ozone gas from the dissolution module and supplying the surplus ozone gas to the buffer tank.
Preferably, the ozonated water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a temperature adjusting unit for adjusting the temperature of the ozonated water supplied from the buffer tank to the dissolution module.
Preferably, the surplus ozone gas recovery unit includes an aspirator for supplying ozone gas to the buffer tank due to a pressure difference between the first ozone gas recovered from one end of the dissolution module and the second ozone gas recovered from the other end of the dissolution module, Lt; / RTI >
Preferably, the ozonated water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first regulator for supplying ultrapure water to the buffer tank; And a second regulator for supplying recovered ozonated water to the buffer tank.
Preferably, the ozonated water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes means for monitoring the concentration of the ozonated water in the ozonated water discharge pipe of the dissolution module.
Preferably, the buffer tank is capable of discharging ozone water having the ozone concentration adjusted by receiving the ultrapure water, the recovered ozone water, and the excess ozone gas.
Preferably, the ozonated water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a pump for supplying ozone water from the buffer tank to the dissolution module, and the temperature control unit may include a heat exchanger disposed at a rear end of the pump .
Preferably, the buffer tank may include a plurality of sensors for sensing the flow rate in the tank.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of supplying ozonated water to a semiconductor process equipment, the method comprising: generating ozone gas; Mixing ozone gas and ultrapure water through a dissolution module to produce ozone water; Recovering surplus ozone gas when generating the ozonated water; Supplying the ozonated water to the process equipment; Recovering ozonated water bypassed in the process equipment; Mixing the ultrapure water, the recovered ozone water, and the recovered ozone gas in a buffer tank to produce ozone water for re-supply having a controlled concentration; And supplying the re-supply ozonated water to the process equipment through the dissolution module.
Preferably, the ozonated water supply method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include adjusting a temperature of the ozonated water supplied from the buffer tank to the dissolution module.
Preferably, the ozonated water supply method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: adjusting the flow rate of the ultrapure water flowing into the buffer tank; And adjusting the flow rate of the recovered ozonated water flowing into the buffer tank.
The ozonated water supply device according to the embodiments of the present invention has an excellent effect of maximizing utilization of ozone gas and ozone water resources and improving the semiconductor manufacturing process environment and drastically lowering the manufacturing cost.
1 is a block diagram schematically showing a conventional ozonated water generating apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an ozonated water supply apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an ozonated water supply apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows that a coolant pipe is further provided in the buffer tank for controlling the temperature of the ozonated water supplied from the buffer tank.
Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
2 is a configuration diagram showing an ozonated water supply apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2, the ozonated water supply apparatus according to the invention ozone gas (O 3 Gas) the generated ozone generating unit for (Ozonizer, 110) and the ozone water when supplied to the ozone gas from the ozone generator (110) (DIO 3 And a
The dissolving
The ozonated water supplied from the dissolving
On the other hand, when ozone gas and ozone water recovered into the
The
The circulation pump 180 serves to supply the ultrapure water or ozonated water discharged from the
The ozonated water (ultrapure water) discharged from the
The ozone water discharged from the
Basically, the concentration and the temperature of the ozonated water can be set differently according to the purpose of the semiconductor process, and the concentration and temperature control of the ozonated water are very important for the zero treatment of the semiconductor process such as cleaning or etching.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an ozonated water supply apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, a coolant pipe is further provided in the buffer tank for controlling the temperature of the ozonated water supplied from the
3, a
( 5 ° C to 20 ° C ) lower than the temperature ( 20 ° C to 30 ° C ) of the ultrapure water supplied to the buffer tank for cooling the ozonated water in the buffer tank (150) 610). The
A flow rate control valve 631 for adjusting the flow rate of the cooling water, that is, the flow rate of the cooling water flowing into the
Whether or not the cooling water flows into the
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the extra ozone recovery unit (reference numeral 170 'in FIG. 2) according to the present embodiment in more detail.
Referring to FIG. 4, excess ozone gas can be recovered from one end and the other end of the
Hereinafter, the driving of the ozonated water supply apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The DIW is supplied to the
Here, when the ozonated water supply device is started for the first time, since there is no ozonated water to be recovered, only ultra-pure water is supplied to the dissolution module to generate ozonated water.
The
When the ozonated water is generated as described above, the ozonated water is supplied to the semiconductor process chamber through the supply line, and excess ozonated water is bypassed and introduced into the
On the other hand, surplus ozone gas is recovered from the
The recovered ozonated water, DIW, and recovered ozone gas are mixed in the
Here, when the ozone water recovered to the
If only the re-supplied ozonated water is supplied to the dissolution module through the circulation tank, it is not necessary to control the concentration of the ozonated water, so that the ozone (O 3 ) gas and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) supply can be stopped and only the ozonated water can be recirculated .
By repeating the above process, ozonated water bypassed in the process equipment is recycled, and ozonated water circulation is possible without ozone water. In addition, surplus ozone gas is recovered from the dissolving module and recycled to produce ozone water, whereby the working environment can be improved and the amount of gas (oxygen, CO2, etc.) of the apparatus to be introduced can be reduced, and the concentration of ozone water can be easily controlled.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
110: ozone generator 120: dissolution module
150: Buffer tank 170: Surplus ozone gas recovery unit
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A dissolution module that receives ozone gas from the ozone generator to generate ozone water (DIO 3 );
A buffer tank which is bypassed from the external equipment and supplies the recovered ozonated water to the dissolution module; And
And a surplus ozone gas recovery section for recovering surplus ozone gas from the dissolution module and supplying it to the buffer tank
Ozone water supply.
And a temperature controller for controlling the temperature of the ozonated water supplied from the buffer tank to the dissolution module.
The surplus ozone gas recovery unit includes:
And an aspirator for supplying ozone gas to the buffer tank by a pressure difference between the first ozone gas recovered from one end of the dissolution module and the second ozone gas recovered from the other end of the dissolution module.
A first regulator for supplying ultrapure water to the buffer tank; And
And a second regulator for supplying recovered ozonated water to the buffer tank
Ozone water supply.
Further comprising means for monitoring the concentration of the ozonated water in the ozonated water discharge pipe of the dissolution module.
The buffer tank
Wherein the ozone water is supplied with the ultrapure water, the recovered ozone water, and the excess ozone gas to discharge the ozone water whose ozone concentration is adjusted.
Further comprising a pump for supplying ozonated water from the buffer tank to the dissolution module,
Wherein the temperature control unit includes a heat exchanger disposed at a downstream end of the pump
Ozone water supply.
Wherein the buffer tank comprises a plurality of sensors for sensing a flow rate in the tank.
Generating ozone gas;
Mixing ozone gas and ultrapure water through a dissolution module to produce ozone water;
Recovering surplus ozone gas when generating the ozonated water;
Supplying the ozonated water to the process equipment;
Recovering ozonated water bypassed in the process equipment;
Mixing the ultrapure water, the recovered ozone water, and the recovered ozone gas in a buffer tank to produce ozone water for re-supply having a controlled concentration; And
And supplying the re-supply ozonated water to the process equipment through the dissolution module
Ozone water supply method.
And adjusting the temperature of the ozonated water supplied from the buffer tank to the dissolution module.
Adjusting a flow rate of the ultrapure water flowing into the buffer tank; And
And adjusting the flow rate of the recovered ozone water flowing into the buffer tank
Ozone water supply method.
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