WO2016121704A1 - ウエットエッチング方法、基板液処理装置および記憶媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a technique for etching a peripheral portion of a substrate on which a plurality of films are stacked.
- bevel etching is performed by supplying an etching solution to a peripheral portion of the surface of a substrate on which a film of one layer is formed.
- etching solution a solution to remove only the upper film while leaving the lower film.
- the thickness of the SiGe film near the edge of the substrate tends to be thin (See, for example, FIG. 4 (a)). For this reason, the SiGe film near the edge disappears early during wet etching, and the SiO 2 film is exposed. If the etching is continued until the SiGe film is completely removed over the entire periphery of the substrate, the SiO 2 film near the edge may disappear and the underlying Si may be exposed.
- a Poly-Si film having a substantially uniform film thickness on the entire surface of the substrate Is formed (see, for example, FIG. 6A).
- the Poly-Si film on the periphery of the front surface and the entire back surface of the substrate is removed.
- the Poly-Si film in the vicinity of the edge etched by both the chemical solution supplied for etching the peripheral portion of the front surface and the chemical solution supplied for etching the back surface disappears early, The underlying SiO 2 film may also disappear.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of satisfactorily performing a bevel etching process on an upper layer of a substrate on which a two-layer film is formed.
- the first surface has a first surface and a second surface on the back side of the first surface, and at least a first layer as a lower layer on a peripheral portion of the first surface of the substrate;
- the first etching step includes the step of the etching inhibitor passing through the edge of the substrate to the first surface, and from the edge of the substrate in the peripheral portion of the first surface, Radial direction on the first surface than the edge So as to reach the first region up to the first radial position on the inside, the wet etching method of supplying the etching inhibiting solution by rotating the substrate.
- the computer when executed by a computer for controlling the operation of the substrate liquid processing apparatus, controls the substrate liquid processing apparatus to execute the wet etching method.
- a storage medium on which the program is recorded is provided.
- a first surface as a lower layer is provided on at least a peripheral portion of the first surface of the substrate.
- a substrate liquid processing apparatus for wet etching a substrate on which a layer and a second layer as an upper layer are laminated, a substrate holding mechanism that holds the substrate in a horizontal posture and rotates it around a vertical axis, and the first of the substrates
- a chemical nozzle for supplying a chemical solution capable of etching both the first layer and the second layer to a peripheral portion of one surface
- an etching inhibitor nozzle for supplying an etching inhibitor liquid to the second surface of the substrate
- a controller for controlling at least the rotation of the substrate by the substrate holding mechanism and the flow rate of the etching inhibitor supplied from the etching inhibitor nozzle; And the controller inhibits the etching on the second surface of the substrate by the etching inhibitor nozzle when the chemical nozzle supplies the chemical to the peripheral portion of the first surface of the substrate.
- a liquid is supplied, and the supplied etching inhibition liquid is caused to wrap around the first surface via the edge of the substrate, and the first edge of the first surface from the edge of the substrate is the first edge.
- a substrate liquid processing apparatus that reaches a first region up to a first radial position that is radially inward of the edge on the surface.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a substrate processing system according to the present embodiment.
- the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis that are orthogonal to each other are defined, and the positive direction of the Z axis is the vertically upward direction.
- the substrate processing system 1 includes a carry-in / out station 2 and a processing station 3.
- the carry-in / out station 2 and the processing station 3 are provided adjacent to each other.
- the loading / unloading station 2 includes a carrier placement unit 11 and a conveyance unit 12. A plurality of carriers C that accommodate a plurality of wafers W in a horizontal state are placed on the carrier placement unit 11.
- the transfer unit 12 is provided adjacent to the carrier placement unit 11 and includes a substrate transfer device 13 and a delivery unit 14 inside.
- the substrate transfer device 13 includes a substrate holding mechanism that holds the wafer W. Further, the substrate transfer device 13 can move in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction and turn around the vertical axis, and transfers the wafer W between the carrier C and the delivery unit 14 using the substrate holding mechanism. Do.
- the processing station 3 is provided adjacent to the transfer unit 12.
- the processing station 3 includes a transport unit 15 and a plurality of processing units 16.
- the plurality of processing units 16 are provided side by side on the transport unit 15.
- the transfer unit 15 includes a substrate transfer device 17 inside.
- the substrate transfer device 17 includes a substrate holding mechanism that holds the wafer W. Further, the substrate transfer device 17 can move in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction and can turn around the vertical axis, and transfers the wafer W between the delivery unit 14 and the processing unit 16 using the substrate holding mechanism. I do.
- the processing unit 16 performs predetermined substrate processing on the wafer W transferred by the substrate transfer device 17.
- the substrate processing system 1 includes a control device 4.
- the control device 4 is a computer, for example, and includes a control unit 18 and a storage unit 19.
- the storage unit 19 stores a program for controlling various processes executed in the substrate processing system 1.
- the control unit 18 controls the operation of the substrate processing system 1 by reading and executing the program stored in the storage unit 19.
- Such a program may be recorded in a computer-readable storage medium and installed in the storage unit 19 of the control device 4 from the storage medium.
- Examples of the computer-readable storage medium include a hard disk (HD), a flexible disk (FD), a compact disk (CD), a magnetic optical disk (MO), and a memory card.
- the substrate transfer device 13 of the loading / unloading station 2 takes out the wafer W from the carrier C placed on the carrier placement unit 11 and receives the taken-out wafer W. Place on the transfer section 14.
- the wafer W placed on the delivery unit 14 is taken out from the delivery unit 14 by the substrate transfer device 17 of the processing station 3 and carried into the processing unit 16.
- the wafer W loaded into the processing unit 16 is processed by the processing unit 16, then unloaded from the processing unit 16 by the substrate transfer device 17, and placed on the delivery unit 14. Then, the processed wafer W placed on the delivery unit 14 is returned to the carrier C of the carrier platform 11 by the substrate transfer device 13.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the processing unit 16.
- the processing unit 16 includes a chamber 20, a substrate holding mechanism 30, a processing fluid supply unit 40, and a recovery cup 50.
- the chamber 20 accommodates the substrate holding mechanism 30, the processing fluid supply unit 40, and the recovery cup 50.
- An FFU (Fan Filter Unit) 21 is provided on the ceiling of the chamber 20.
- the FFU 21 forms a down flow in the chamber 20.
- the substrate holding mechanism 30 includes a holding part 31, a support part 32, and a driving part 33.
- the holding unit 31 holds the wafer W horizontally.
- pillar part 32 is a member extended in a perpendicular direction, a base end part is rotatably supported by the drive part 33, and supports the holding
- the drive unit 33 rotates the column unit 32 around the vertical axis.
- the substrate holding mechanism 30 rotates the support unit 32 by rotating the support unit 32 using the drive unit 33, thereby rotating the wafer W held by the support unit 31. .
- the processing fluid supply unit 40 supplies a processing fluid to the wafer W.
- the processing fluid supply unit 40 is connected to a processing fluid supply source 70.
- the recovery cup 50 is disposed so as to surround the holding unit 31, and collects the processing liquid scattered from the wafer W by the rotation of the holding unit 31.
- a drain port 51 is formed at the bottom of the recovery cup 50, and the processing liquid collected by the recovery cup 50 is discharged from the drain port 51 to the outside of the processing unit 16. Further, an exhaust port 52 for discharging the gas supplied from the FFU 21 to the outside of the processing unit 16 is formed at the bottom of the recovery cup 50.
- the processing unit 16A includes a chemical nozzle 41, a rinse nozzle 42, and an etching inhibitor nozzle 43 as components of the processing fluid supply unit 40 (see FIG. 2).
- the chemical solution nozzle 41 has a chemical solution such as DHF (dilute hydrofluoric acid) at a peripheral portion including the bevel portion of the surface of the wafer W (meaning a surface on which a device is formed), that is, at the position P1 which is the inner peripheral edge of the etching target portion. Supply.
- the rinsing nozzle 42 supplies DIW (pure water) as a rinsing liquid to a position P2 radially inward from the position P1 at which the chemical liquid nozzle 41 supplies chemical liquid on the wafer W surface.
- DIW pure water
- the etching inhibitor nozzle 43 is an etching for lowering the etching rate at the peripheral portion of the back surface of the wafer W (meaning the surface where no device is formed) and inside the position where the SiGe film can be formed.
- Supply inhibitor In the present embodiment, the etching inhibiting liquid is made of DIW, and the chemical rate is diluted with DIW, so that the etching rate is lowered.
- the etching inhibitor is not limited to DIW as long as it has a function of reducing the etching rate of the supplied chemical.
- the etching inhibitor nozzle 43 is used to supply the liquid. Therefore, in this case, in order to supply DIW as the rinse liquid to the back surface of the wafer W, a rinse nozzle is further provided.
- the chemical liquid nozzle 41, the rinsing nozzle 42, and the etching inhibitor liquid nozzle 43 are controlled to have flow rates controlled through processing liquid supply mechanisms 71, 72, and 73 as components of the processing fluid supply source 70 (see FIG. 2), respectively.
- processing liquid supply mechanisms 71, 72, and 73 as components of the processing fluid supply source 70 (see FIG. 2), respectively.
- the chemical solution, the rinse solution, and the etching inhibitor solution can be supplied.
- Each processing liquid supply mechanism (71, 72, 73) includes an on-off valve, a flow control valve, and the like interposed in a processing liquid line connecting nozzles (41, 42, 43) corresponding to each liquid supply source. be able to.
- the processing unit 16 has a top plate 34 (top plate) that covers the upper center of the wafer W held by the holding unit 31. Nitrogen gas is supplied between the wafer W and the top plate 34 through a gas discharge port provided at the center of the top plate 34. Due to the flow G1 of the nitrogen gas, splashes of the chemical solution and the rinsing liquid are applied to the wafer W. Adhering to the center of the surface (upper surface) is prevented.
- the recovery cup 50 (shown schematically in FIG. 2) includes an outer cup body 50a and an inner cup body 50b. As the wafer W rotates, a gas flow G2 is formed that flows outward from between the upper surface of the inner cup body 50b and the back surface (lower surface) of the wafer W. Adhering to the central part of the back surface is prevented.
- the chemical nozzle 41 and the rinse nozzle 42 may be fixed to the top plate 34 so as to move together with the top plate 34.
- the chemical nozzle 41 and the rinsing nozzle 42 are fixed to a nozzle arm (not shown), and may move between a processing position shown in FIG. 3 and a retracted position (not shown) outside the collection cup 50.
- the etching inhibitor nozzle 43 can be fixed to the inner cup body 50b, for example. Instead of this, the etching inhibitor nozzle 43 may be configured as a nozzle hole formed in the inner cup body 50b.
- the holding unit 31 is configured as a vacuum chuck that vacuum-sucks the center of the back surface of the wafer W.
- the wafer W that is the object to be processed in the first embodiment is formed of a silicon substrate.
- a SiO 2 film as a lower layer and a SiGe film as an upper layer are formed. Is formed.
- the SiO 2 film is continuously formed over the entire surface of the wafer W and the back surface.
- the SiGe film is formed over the entire surface of the wafer W (not formed on the back surface).
- the SiGe film passes through the edge WE of the wafer W and reaches the bevel portion on the back surface of the wafer W.
- the edge WE of the wafer W means a circle passing through a portion farthest from the center of the wafer W.
- the wafer W is loaded into the processing unit 16 and held by the holding unit 31 in a horizontal posture. Thereafter, the wafer W is rotated around the vertical axis.
- it means a bevel portion WB (here, the outermost peripheral portion of the wafer W which is inclined) on the surface (device forming surface) of the rotating wafer W.
- End surfaces P1 to WB The chemical liquid for etching (here, for example, DHF) is supplied from the chemical liquid nozzle 41 to a peripheral portion including the first peripheral portion), that is, the position P1 that is the inner peripheral edge of the site to be etched.
- This chemical solution can etch both the SiO 2 film and the SiGe film (there is no significant difference in etching rate).
- the reference numeral “CHM” is attached to the chemical solution.
- the supplied chemical solution flows along the surface (upper surface) of the wafer W while spreading outward in the radial direction by centrifugal force.
- a part of the chemical liquid that has flowed into the bevel portion WB is separated from the wafer W due to centrifugal force and scattered, but the other part of the chemical liquid exceeds the edge WE of the wafer W due to surface tension and is on the back surface (lower surface) of the wafer W.
- the SiGe film in contact with the chemical solution is etched over time.
- the back surface of the wafer W is etched from the etching inhibitor nozzle 43 while maintaining the discharge of the chemical liquid from the chemical nozzle 41.
- DIW as an etching inhibitor is supplied to the peripheral portion of the (lower surface).
- DIW supplied from the etching inhibitor nozzle 43 flows along the back surface of the wafer W while spreading radially outward by centrifugal force.
- a part of DIW that has flowed into the bevel portion WB on the back surface side is separated from the wafer W due to centrifugal force and scattered, but the other part of DIW exceeds the edge WE of the wafer W due to surface tension. It goes around to the bevel part WB of the surface (upper surface).
- the DIW flow momentum is sufficiently large compared to the chemical flow momentum, the DIW flow will displace the chemical flow.
- an apparent interface (collision position) between the DIW liquid film and the chemical liquid film is generated on the bevel portion WB on the surface (upper surface) of the wafer W, as shown in FIG.
- the flow of DIW shall be set.
- the remaining SiGe film is covered with a chemical solution, and the exposed SiO 2 film is covered with DIW.
- the etching rate of the SiO 2 film can be significantly reduced, or the etching of the SiO 2 film can be substantially stopped.
- the apparent interface position (first radial position P3 shown in FIG. 4B) between the DIW liquid film and the chemical liquid film is the supply flow rate of DIW, the supply flow rate of the chemical solution, and the wafer as the etching inhibitor. It can be adjusted by changing parameters such as the rotational speed of W.
- a parameter value for setting the position of the interface to a desired position can be obtained by experiments. For example, by setting the DIW supply flow rate to be higher than the chemical supply flow rate, the DIW can be made to reach the position of the first radial position P3 shown in FIG. 4B.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram only, and there is no clear interface between the DIW liquid film and the chemical liquid film as illustrated in FIG. Actually, a low-concentration chemical solution diluted with DIW exists in the vicinity of the portion where the DIW collides with the chemical solution.
- the etching rate of the SiGe film by the chemical solution diluted to a low concentration is at least lower than the etching rate of the SiGe film by the chemical solution discharged from the chemical solution nozzle 41.
- the desired etching processing result is obtained that the SiGe film on the peripheral portion of the front surface of the wafer W and the SiGe film on the back surface of the wafer are completely removed while the SiO 2 film remains in the entire front and back surfaces of the wafer. ing.
- the chemical solution is supplied to the rotating wafer W and simultaneously the etching inhibitor is supplied to the wafer W, so that the film to be etched in a specific region (second region) on the wafer W can be obtained. While the etching rate is kept high, the etching rate of the film to be etched in another specific region (first region) on the wafer W can be greatly reduced or made substantially zero.
- etching of a film to be etched (SiGe film of the present embodiment) having a non-uniform film thickness distribution that wraps around while being thinned to the bevel portion on the back surface of the wafer W through the edge WE of the wafer W,
- the process can be completed at almost the same timing in each part of the film to be etched. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the base from being locally damaged by the chemical after the film to be etched disappears.
- the chemical solution is supplied to the front surface (upper surface) which is one surface of the wafer W
- the etching inhibitor solution is supplied to the back surface (lower surface) which is the other surface of the wafer W
- the etching inhibitor solution is made to wrap around the wafer surface. Collision (mixing) with the chemical solution. Even if the chemical liquid is discharged toward the first position on the surface of the wafer W and the etching inhibition liquid is discharged to the second position on the surface of the wafer W (a position outside in the radial direction from the first position), As described above, it is possible to form a region having a high etching rate and a region having a low etching rate.
- the chemical solution is supplied to one surface of the wafer W, the etching inhibition solution is supplied to the other surface, and the two are collided using the wraparound of the liquid, thereby causing the chemical solution and the etching inhibition.
- the liquid collides gently. For this reason, the liquid splash resulting from the collision between the chemical solution and the etching inhibitory solution is suppressed to the minimum.
- the chemical solution is supplied to one surface of the wafer W, the etching inhibitor solution is supplied to the other surface, and the two are collided using the wraparound of the liquid. It is possible to adjust the position of the collision point (position P3) between the chemical solution and the etching inhibitor solution only by adjusting the discharge flow rate of the chemical solution and the discharge flow rate of the etching inhibitor solution in association with the rotation speed. For this reason, it is possible to adjust the position of the collision point between the chemical solution and the etching inhibitory solution without providing a mechanism for finely adjusting the discharge position of the etching inhibitory solution, and to prevent the configuration of the apparatus from becoming complicated.
- a processing unit 16B is used in addition to the processing unit 16A used in the first embodiment described above.
- half of the processing units 16 of the substrate processing system 1 can be processing units 16A and the other half can be processing units 16B.
- the processing unit 16B includes a bay plate 311 and a gripping claw 312 attached to the bay plate 311 as the holding unit 31 (denoted as “31 ′” for distinction) illustrated in FIG.
- the gripping claw 312 can swing to grip and release the wafer W.
- a processing liquid supply pipe 44 as a component of the processing fluid supply unit 40 (see FIG. 2) is inserted into a support column 32 ′ extending downward from the bee plate 311.
- a processing liquid nozzle 45 is provided at the upper end of the processing liquid supply pipe 44. The processing liquid nozzle 45 is located directly below the central portion of the back surface (lower surface) of the wafer W.
- the processing unit 16B has a rinse nozzle 46 for supplying a rinse liquid to the surface (upper surface) of the substrate.
- the rinse nozzle 46 is movable between a processing position directly above the center of the surface (upper surface) of the wafer W and a retracted position retracted from the recovery cup 50 via a nozzle moving mechanism (not shown).
- the processing liquid nozzle 45 has a processing liquid supply mechanism (chemical liquid supply mechanism) 75A and a processing liquid supply mechanism (rinsing liquid supply mechanism) 75B as components of the processing fluid supply source 70 (see FIG. 2).
- a chemical solution eg, DHF
- a rinse solution eg, DIW
- a rinse liquid can be supplied to the rinse nozzle 46 at a controlled flow rate via a treatment liquid supply mechanism 76 as a component of the treatment fluid supply source 70.
- Each processing liquid supply mechanism (75A, 75B, 76) includes an on-off valve, a flow control valve, and the like interposed in a processing liquid line that connects a nozzle (45, 46) corresponding to each liquid supply source. it can.
- a wafer W which is an object to be processed in the second embodiment, is composed of a silicon substrate as shown in FIG. 6, and on the silicon substrate, an SiO 2 film as a lower layer and Poly-Si (polysilicon) as an upper layer.
- a film is formed.
- the SiO 2 film is formed by a batch type oxidation processing apparatus, and is continuously formed over the entire surface of the wafer W (device forming surface) and the back surface (device non-forming surface).
- the Poly-Si film is formed by a batch type low pressure CVD apparatus, and is continuously formed on the entire surface of the front surface and the back surface of the wafer W.
- the wafer W is loaded into the processing unit 16A and held by the holding unit 31 in a horizontal posture. Thereafter, the wafer W is rotated. Next, it is set as the state similar to FIG.3 (b) in 1st Embodiment demonstrated previously. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, a chemical solution (here, for example, DHF) is supplied from the chemical solution nozzle 41 to the position P1, and etching is performed from the etching inhibitor solution nozzle 43 to the peripheral portion of the back surface (lower surface) of the wafer W. Supply DIW as inhibitor. If it does so, only the range from the position where DIW and a chemical
- a chemical solution here, for example, DHF
- the discharge of the chemical solution from the chemical solution nozzle 41 is stopped while the discharge of the DIW from the etching inhibitor solution nozzle 43 is maintained, the DIW is discharged from the rinse nozzle 42, and the wafer W is rinsed. Thereafter, while maintaining the rotation of the wafer W (preferably increasing the rotation speed of the wafer W), the discharge of DIW as the rinse liquid from the rinse nozzle 42 and the etching inhibitor liquid nozzle 43 is stopped, and the wafer W is shaken and dried ( Spin dry).
- the wafer W is unloaded from the processing unit 16A, loaded into the processing unit 16B, and supported horizontally by the holding portion 31 'as shown in FIG. Next, by operating the driving unit 33 ′, the wafer W is rotated around the vertical axis.
- a chemical for example, DHF in this case
- the chemical liquid flows along the back surface (lower surface) of the wafer W while spreading outward in the radial direction by centrifugal force.
- the chemical liquid that has flowed into the bevel portion on the back side is separated from the wafer W by the centrifugal force and scattered, but a part of the chemical liquid exceeds the edge WE of the wafer W due to the surface tension and is beveled on the surface (upper surface) of the wafer W. (See FIG. 6C).
- the Poly-Si film in contact with the chemical solution is etched with time, and finally disappears as shown in FIG.
- the discharge of the chemical liquid is stopped from the processing liquid nozzle 45 and DIW as the rinsing liquid is discharged.
- DIW serving as a rinsing liquid is discharged to the portion, and the wafer W is rinsed. Thereafter, while maintaining the rotation of the wafer W (preferably increasing the rotation speed of the wafer W), the DIW discharge from the processing liquid nozzle 45 and the rinse nozzle 46 is stopped, and the wafer W is shaken off (spin dry). .
- a series of etching processes is completed.
- the Poly-Si film on the peripheral portion of the front surface of the wafer W and the Poly-Si film on the back surface of the wafer are completely removed, while the SiO 2 film remains on the entire front and back surfaces of the wafer.
- the desired etching process result is obtained.
- the target film for etching is not limited to the above-described film, and may be any type of laminated film of two layers (or two or more layers) that does not have a large difference in etching rate due to a chemical for etching.
- the substrate to be etched according to the above embodiment is not limited to the semiconductor wafer W, and may be any substrate such as a glass substrate or a ceramic substrate.
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を備え、前記制御装置は、前記薬液ノズルが前記基板の前記第1面の周縁部分に前記薬液を供給しているときに、前記エッチング阻害液ノズルにより前記基板の前記第2面に前記エッチング阻害液を供給して、この供給したエッチング阻害液を前記基板の端縁を介して前記第1面に回り込ませ、前記第1面の周縁部分のうちの前記基板の前記端縁から、前記第1面上において前記端縁よりも半径方向内側にある第1半径方向位置に至るまでの第1領域に到達させる基板液処理装置が提供される。
次に、上記基板処理システム1を用いて実行されるウエットエッチング方法の第1実施形態について説明する。まず、ウエットエッチング方法の第1実施形態の実施に適合させた処理ユニット16(16A)の構成について、図3を参照して説明する。
次に、上記基板処理システム1を用いて実行されるウエットエッチング方法の第2実施形態について説明する。この第2実施形態では、上述した第1実施形態で用いた処理ユニット16Aに加えて処理ユニット16Bが用いられる。具体的には、例えば、基板処理システム1の処理ユニット16のうちの半数を処理ユニット16Aとし、残りの半数を処理ユニット16Bとすることができる。
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- 第1面と、前記第1面の裏側の第2面とを有し、前記基板の少なくとも前記第1面の周縁部分に、下層としての第1層と上層としての第2層とが積層されている基板をウエットエッチングする方法であって、
前記基板を回転させることと、
回転している前記基板の前記第1面に、前記第1層および前記第2層の両方をエッチングし得る薬液を供給することと、
前記基板に前記薬液を供給しているときに、前記基板の前記第2面にエッチング阻害液を供給することと、を有する第1エッチング工程を備え、
前記第1エッチング工程は、前記エッチング阻害液が前記基板の端縁を通って前記第1面に回り込み、前記第1面の周縁部分のうちの前記基板の前記端縁から、前記第1面上において前記端縁よりも半径方向内側にある第1半径方向位置に至るまでの第1領域に到達するように、前記基板を回転させて前記エッチング阻害液を供給することを特徴とする、ウエットエッチング方法。 - 前記基板の前記第2面に前記エッチング阻害液を供給することは、予め定められた時間だけ前記基板の前記第1面に前記薬液を供給した後に、あるいは、前記薬液により予め定められた量だけ前記第2層がエッチングされた後に開始される、請求項1記載のウエットエッチング方法。
- 前記エッチング阻害液の液膜により前記基板の表面がカバーされることにより、あるいは、前記薬液が前記エッチング阻害液により希釈されることにより、前記薬液によるエッチングが防止または抑制される、請求項2記載のウエットエッチング方法。
- 前記エッチング阻害液は、前記第1層が除去されたた結果として露出した前記第2層の前記薬液によるエッチングを防止または抑制する、請求項2記載のウエットエッチング方法。
- 前記エッチング方法は、第2エッチング工程をさらに備え、
前記第1エッチング工程では、前記第1領域に、前記エッチング阻害液を到達させた状態で、前記第1面の周縁部分のうちの前記第1領域よりも半径方向内側にある第2領域にある前記第2層のエッチングが行われるよう前記薬液を供給し、
前記第2エッチング工程は、前記薬液が前記基板の端縁を通って前記第1面に回り込むように前記薬液を前記基板の第2面に供給することを含み、これにより、前記第2面上の前記第2層および前記第1面の前記第1領域にある前記第2層を同時にエッチングする、請求項1記載のウエットエッチング方法。 - 前記エッチング阻害液の液膜により前記基板の表面がカバーされることにより、あるいは、前記薬液が前記エッチング阻害液により希釈されることにより、前記薬液によるエッチングが防止または抑制される、請求項5記載のウエットエッチング方法。
- 前記エッチング阻害液の液膜により前記基板の表面がカバーされることにより、あるいは、前記薬液が前記エッチング阻害液により希釈されることにより、前記薬液によるエッチングが防止または抑制される、請求項1記載のウエットエッチング方法。
- 前記エッチング阻害液は純水である、請求項1記載のウエットエッチング方法。
- 基板液処理装置の動作を制御するためのコンピュータにより実行されたときに、前記コンピュータが前記基板液処理装置を制御して請求項1記載のウエットエッチング方法を実行させるプログラムが記録された記憶媒体。
- 第1面と、前記第1面の裏側の第2面とを有し、前記基板の少なくとも前記第1面の周縁部分に、下層としての第1層と上層としての第2層とが積層されている基板をウエットエッチングする基板液処理装置において、
前記基板を水平姿勢で保持して鉛直軸線周りに回転させる基板保持機構と、
前記基板の前記第1面の周縁部分に前記第1層および前記第2層の両方をエッチングし得る薬液を供給する薬液ノズルと、
前記基板の前記第2面にエッチング阻害液を供給するエッチング阻害液ノズルと、
前記基板保持機構による前記基板の回転および前記エッチング阻害液ノズルから供給される前記エッチング阻害液の流量を少なくとも制御する制御装置と、
を備え、
前記制御装置は、前記薬液ノズルが前記基板の前記第1面の周縁部分に前記薬液を供給しているときに、前記エッチング阻害液ノズルにより前記基板の前記第2面に前記エッチング阻害液を供給して、この供給したエッチング阻害液を前記基板の端縁を介して前記第1面に回り込ませ、前記第1面の周縁部分のうちの前記基板の前記端縁から、前記第1面上において前記端縁よりも半径方向内側にある第1半径方向位置に至るまでの第1領域に到達させる基板液処理装置。
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