WO2024018985A1 - 基板処理方法および基板処理システム - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a substrate processing method and a substrate processing system.
- Patent Document 1 describes dry cleaning a substrate that has been wet cleaned in the process of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- a wet-cleaned substrate is first subjected to a first thermal treatment in a high vacuum atmosphere at a temperature of 600° C. to 800° C. and a pressure of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 Pa to 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 Pa. Cleaning is performed to remove the oxide film remaining on the substrate.
- a second thermal cleaning is performed in a hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature of 750 to 800°C (800 to 900°C in some cases) and a pressure of 133.3 to 1000 Pa to remove contamination such as carbon.
- Patent Document 1 The dry cleaning in Patent Document 1 is performed as a pretreatment for the step of epitaxially growing a crystal layer on a substrate from which an oxide film has been removed, and at least the second thermal cleaning in a hydrogen atmosphere and the epitaxial growth step are performed in the same chamber. is carried out continuously.
- the present disclosure provides a technique that can remove deposits attached to a substrate after liquid processing.
- the step of transporting a substrate subjected to liquid processing by supplying a processing liquid into a vacuum chamber, and setting the inside of the vacuum chamber to a predetermined processing pressure lower than normal pressure.
- a method for treating a substrate wherein the temperature is lower than the boiling point of the deposit.
- deposits attached to the substrate can be removed after liquid treatment.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a substrate processing system according to an embodiment of a substrate processing apparatus.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a liquid processing unit included in the substrate processing system of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a vacuum processing area included in the substrate processing system of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing an example of the configuration of a vacuum baking unit provided in the vacuum processing area of FIG. 4.
- FIG. FIG. 3 schematically shows a COX diagram for explaining a method for determining processing conditions for vacuum baking. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other example of a structure of a vacuum bake unit.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a substrate processing system according to this embodiment.
- an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis that are perpendicular to each other are defined, and the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a vertically upward direction.
- the substrate processing system 1 includes a loading/unloading block 2 and a processing block 3.
- the loading/unloading block 2 and the processing block 3 are provided adjacent to each other.
- the loading/unloading block 2 has a carrier placement area 11 and a substrate transfer area 12.
- the carrier placement area 11 is also called a load port, and a plurality of carriers C (substrate transport containers) can be placed there.
- Each carrier C accommodates a plurality of substrates W (for example, semiconductor wafers) in a horizontal position at regular intervals in the vertical direction.
- the substrate transfer area 12 is provided with a substrate transfer device 13 and a delivery section 14 .
- the substrate transfer device 13 can be configured as, for example, an articulated transfer robot, and has, for example, a fork-shaped substrate holder that holds the substrate W as an end effector.
- the substrate transport device 13 can transport the substrate W between any carrier C placed on the carrier mounting area 11 and the transfer section 14 .
- the delivery section 14 is configured so that the substrate W can be temporarily placed thereon. It is also possible to separately provide the transfer section 14 for placing unprocessed substrates W and the transfer section 14 for placing processed substrates W in a vertically stacked manner.
- the processing block 3 is provided with a transport area 15, a liquid processing area 20, and a vacuum processing area 30.
- the substrate processing system 1 is configured as an integrated substrate processing system 1 that can perform both liquid processing and vacuum processing (vacuum baking processing).
- the substrate processing system 1 is configured as a system in which the constituent devices are housed in one common housing, except for a part of the carrier mounting area 11.
- a substrate transport device 16 is provided in the transport area 15.
- the substrate transfer device 16 can be configured as, for example, a multi-axis transfer robot, and has a substrate holder that holds the substrate as an end effector.
- a plurality of single-wafer type liquid processing units 21 are provided in the liquid processing area 20.
- the structure of the liquid processing unit 21 is not particularly limited, and any structure known in the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment can be used.
- the liquid processing unit 21 includes a spin chuck (substrate holding rotation mechanism) 211 that can hold a substrate W in a horizontal position and rotate it around a vertical axis, and a processing fluid ( One or more nozzles 212 for discharging processing liquid, processing gas, two fluids, etc.).
- the nozzle 212 is carried by an arm 213 for moving the nozzle 212. If there are multiple nozzles 212, multiple arms 213 may be provided, in which case each arm 213 may carry one or more nozzles 212.
- the liquid processing unit 21 has a liquid receiving cup 214 that collects the processing liquid scattered from the rotating substrate W.
- the liquid receiving cup 214 has a liquid drain port 215 for discharging the collected processing liquid to the outside of the liquid processing unit 21, and an exhaust port 216 for discharging the atmosphere inside the liquid receiving cup 214.
- Clean gas (clean air) is blown downward from a fan filter unit 218 provided on the ceiling of the chamber 217 of the liquid processing unit 21, drawn into the liquid receiving cup 214, and discharged to the exhaust port 216.
- a processing fluid supply mechanism 219 is provided to supply each nozzle 212 with a processing fluid necessary for the liquid processing performed on the substrate W in the liquid processing unit 21.
- the processing fluid supply mechanism 219 supplies processing fluids (chemical liquid, DIW (pure water), IPA (isopropyl alcohol), nitrogen gas, etc.) provided as factory power (although detailed illustrations of individual components are omitted).
- the processing fluid line may include a processing fluid source, a processing fluid line through which processing fluid supplied from the supply source to the nozzle 212 flows, and a flow control mechanism (on-off valve, flow rate control valve, etc.) interposed in the processing fluid line.
- the liquid processing units 21 may be stacked in multiple stages. In this case as well, the structure may be such that one substrate transport device 16 can carry substrates into and out of all the liquid processing units 21 .
- the vacuum processing area 30 includes a load lock section 31, a vacuum transfer section 32, and a vacuum bake section 33.
- the load lock section 31 is provided with a first load lock unit 311 and a second load lock unit 312.
- the first load lock unit 311 and the second load lock unit 312 are stacked vertically, for example, the first load lock unit 311 is on the upper side and the second load lock unit 312 is on the lower side.
- the first load lock unit 311 is used when transporting the substrate W from the atmospheric pressure side to the reduced pressure side
- the second load lock unit 312 is used when transporting the substrate W from the reduced pressure side to the atmospheric pressure side. It will be done.
- each load lock unit (311, 312) A substrate mounting table (not shown) on which a substrate W can be temporarily placed is provided inside each load lock unit (311, 312).
- the substrate mounting table of the second load lock unit 312 has a built-in cooling mechanism (not shown) for cooling the substrate W.
- the configuration of each load lock unit (311, 312) may be a common configuration used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment having a vacuum transfer system.
- the pressure within each load lock unit (311, 312) can be adjusted between atmospheric pressure (approximately 1 ⁇ 10 5 Pa) and medium vacuum (approximately 1 Pa).
- the vacuum transfer section 32 includes a vacuum transfer chamber 321 and a vacuum transfer machine 322 installed within the vacuum transfer chamber 321. While the substrate processing system 1 is in operation, the inside of the vacuum transfer chamber 321 is always maintained at a medium vacuum (for example, about 1 Pa) by a vacuum pump, here a rotary pump RP (see FIG. 4).
- the vacuum transfer machine 322 can be configured, for example, as an articulated transfer robot, and has a substrate holder that holds the substrate as an end effector.
- a loading/unloading entrance for the substrate W is provided in the portions of the first load lock unit 311 and the second load lock unit 312 facing the transfer area 15.
- a gate valve GV1 is provided at this loading/unloading entrance.
- a loading/unloading port for the substrate W is provided at the connection portion of the first load lock unit 311 and the second load lock unit 312 with the wall of the vacuum transfer chamber 321.
- a gate valve GV2 is provided at this loading/unloading entrance.
- the vacuum baking section 33 is provided with a plurality of vacuum baking units 34.
- the plurality of vacuum baking units 34 are stacked in the vertical direction.
- the vacuum baking unit 34 is. It has a vacuum chamber 341 that is approximately rectangular parallelepiped.
- the vacuum chamber 341 is hermetically connected to the wall of the vacuum transfer chamber 321.
- the vacuum chamber 341 has a substrate W loading/unloading port 342 provided with a gate valve GV3 in a connection area with the vacuum transfer chamber 321.
- a heater 343 is provided on the ceiling wall 3411 and bottom wall 3412 of the vacuum chamber 341.
- the heater 343 is, for example, a lamp heater.
- Examples of the lamp heater include a UV heater and an LED heater.
- the lamp heater is provided so that the front and back surfaces of the substrate W are uniformly irradiated with lamp light.
- the top surface of the bottom wall 3412 is provided with a plurality (eg, three) of stationary support pins 344 extending upwardly therefrom.
- the substrate W carried into the vacuum chamber 341 is supported by support pins 344 and heated by radiant heat from the heater 343.
- a radiation thermometer 345 is provided on the bottom wall 3412. The temperature of the substrate W is controlled by controlling the output of the heater 343 based on the deviation between the actual temperature of the substrate W measured by the radiation thermometer 345 and the target temperature.
- An exhaust port 346 and an air supply port 347 are provided in the bottom wall 3412 of the vacuum chamber 341, preferably in the center of the bottom wall 3412. By providing the exhaust port 346 and the air supply port 347 below the central portion of the substrate W, the airflow within the vacuum chamber 341 during exhaust and air supply can be made uniform.
- the exhaust port 346 is connected to an exhaust line 3461 in which an on-off valve 3462 and a vacuum pump (here, a turbo molecular pump TMP) are interposed.
- a vacuum pump here, a turbo molecular pump TMP
- TMP turbo molecular pump
- the air supply port 347 is connected to a gas supply source 3473 (for example, a nitrogen gas supply source) via an air supply line 3471 in which an on-off valve 3472 is provided.
- a gas supply source 3473 for example, a nitrogen gas supply source
- an on-off valve 3472 is provided.
- the pressure within the vacuum chamber 341 can be detected by a pressure sensor 348.
- the detected value of the pressure sensor 348 can be used, for example, to control when the pressure inside the vacuum chamber 341 is set to high vacuum and when the pressure is returned to medium vacuum.
- the substrate transfer device 16 in the transfer area 15 carries the substrate W into and out of the first load-lock unit 311 and the second load-lock unit 312, which are provided with the gate valve GV1, through the transfer entrances of these load-lock units. be able to.
- the vacuum transport machine 322 of the vacuum transport section 32 transports the substrate W into and out of the first load lock unit 311 and the second load lock unit 312 through the transport entrances of the load lock units 311 and 312 provided with the gate valve GV1. can do.
- the vacuum transfer machine 322 of the vacuum transfer section 32 can carry substrates W into and out of all the vacuum baking units 34 of the vacuum baking section 33 .
- the substrate processing system 1 includes a control device 100.
- the control device 100 is made up of, for example, a computer, and includes a calculation section 101 and a storage section 102.
- the storage unit 102 stores programs (including processing recipes) that control various processes executed in the substrate processing system 1.
- the calculation unit 101 controls the operation of the substrate processing system 1 by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 102.
- the program may be one that has been recorded on a computer-readable storage medium, and installed in the storage unit 102 of the control device 100 from the storage medium.
- Examples of computer-readable storage media include hard disks (HD), flexible disks (FD), compact disks (CD), magnetic optical disks (MO), and memory cards.
- Processing of the substrate W is performed under the control of the control device 100.
- the substrate transport device 13 of the loading/unloading block 2 takes out one substrate W from the carrier C placed on the carrier placement area 11, and places the taken out substrate W on the transfer section 14.
- the substrate W placed on the transfer section 14 is taken out from the transfer section 14 by the substrate transport device 16 of the processing block 3, and is carried into one liquid processing unit 21 of the liquid processing area 20, where it is loaded with a predetermined liquid. Processing is performed.
- the liquid processing unit 21 can perform liquid processing consisting of the following steps, for example.
- a chemical solution for example, DHF, SC1, etc.
- IPA is supplied to the substrate from another nozzle 212 to perform an IPA replacement step
- the substrate is rotated at high speed without any liquid being supplied to the substrate.
- a drying step is performed to dry the substrate. After the drying process, the substrate has attached to it minute deposits (for example, those derived from organic substances dissolved in IPA) that are not a problem according to conventional standards. This deposit is removed by a vacuum baking process which will be described later.
- the substrate W that has been processed in the liquid processing unit 21 is taken out from the liquid processing unit 21 by the substrate transport device 16.
- the substrate W is carried into the first load lock unit 311 in which the gate valve GV2 is closed and the gate valve GV1 is opened.
- the gate valve GV1 is closed, and the inside of the first load lock unit 311 is evacuated until the pressure becomes approximately equal to the pressure inside the vacuum transfer chamber 321 (for example, about 1 Pa).
- the gate valve GV2 is opened, and the vacuum transfer machine 322 takes out the substrate W from the first load lock unit 311.
- the vacuum transfer machine 322 carries the taken-out substrate W into the vacuum chamber 341 of one vacuum baking unit 34 with the gate valve GV3 open, and places it on the support pins 344.
- the gate valve GV3 is closed.
- the pressure inside the vacuum chamber 341 is approximately 1 Pa, which is approximately equal to the pressure inside the vacuum transfer chamber 321.
- the inside of the vacuum chamber 341 is evacuated by the turbo molecular pump TMP to a high vacuum of, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa, and the substrate W is heated to a predetermined temperature (for example, 40° C. to 200° C.) by the heater 343. It is heated to a temperature of about 30°F (°C). Note that settings of pressure and temperature will be described later.
- the pressure in the vacuum chamber 341 and the temperature of the substrate W are monitored by a pressure sensor 348 and a radiation thermometer 345, respectively, and based on the monitoring results, the turbo molecular pump TMP and The operating state of heater 343 is controlled.
- the above degree of vacuum and substrate temperature are maintained for a predetermined period of time (for example, about 60 to 600 seconds)
- the above-mentioned deposits adhering to the surface of the substrate W are vaporized, and the substrate It separates from the surface of W and is exhausted from the vacuum chamber 341 via the exhaust line 3461.
- This vacuum baking process can further increase the cleanliness of the surface of the substrate W.
- N2 gas is supplied into the vacuum chamber 341 via the air supply line 3471 to make the pressure inside the vacuum chamber 341 almost equal to the pressure inside the vacuum transfer chamber 321 (about 1 Pa).
- N2 gas is supplied while monitoring the pressure inside the vacuum chamber 341 with the pressure sensor 348, and when the pressure inside the vacuum chamber 341 reaches about 1 Pa, the on-off valve 3472 is closed. be able to.
- the gate valve GV3 is opened, and the vacuum transfer machine 322 takes out the substrate W from the vacuum chamber 341.
- the taken out substrate W is carried into the second load lock unit 312 in which the gate valve GV2 is opened and the gate valve GV1 is closed.
- the gate valve GV2 is closed, and the atmosphere (for example, air in a clean room) is introduced into the second load lock unit 312, and the pressure inside the second load lock unit 312 is brought to atmospheric pressure.
- the temperature of the substrate W is lowered to around room temperature (23° C.) by a cooling mechanism provided on the substrate mounting table. It is not necessarily necessary to lower the temperature of the substrate W to room temperature, and the temperature may be higher than room temperature as long as it does not interfere with transporting the substrate W and storing it in the carrier C.
- the gate valve GV1 is opened, and the substrate transfer device 16 in the transfer area 15 takes out the substrate W from the second load lock unit 312 and transfers it to the transfer section 14.
- the substrate transfer device 13 in the substrate transfer area 12 takes out the substrate W from the transfer section 14 and stores it in the original carrier C.
- the liquid processing unit 21 and the vacuum baking unit 34 are installed in one substrate processing system 1 that shares a housing, the substrate W after liquid processing can be transferred to the liquid processing unit in a short time. 21 to the vacuum baking unit 34. Therefore, concerns regarding Q time can be eliminated.
- the deposits attached to the substrate W in the liquid processing unit 21 may grow by adsorbing substances in the atmosphere around the substrate over time, or may become fixed or crystallized when dried. In other words, there is a possibility that it becomes difficult to remove the deposits as time passes. According to the embodiment described above, such problems can be solved and the efficiency of removing deposits can be improved.
- the deposits to be removed by vacuum baking include, for example, molecular-level organic substances dissolved in IPA (isopropyl alcohol) that is supplied to the substrate just before the final drying process during wet cleaning (liquid treatment). Illustrated. Unlike particles (resin or metal fine powder) that are generated due to dust generated by sliding between parts, organic substances dissolved in IPA are It cannot be removed by Organic substances may be eluted from a new filter installed in the IPA supply line, especially when HOT-IPA is used. When IPA containing dissolved organic matter is supplied to the substrate, the organic matter remains on the substrate and becomes particles when the IPA evaporates.
- IPA isopropyl alcohol
- the particles generated in this way have a size of, for example, less than 20 nm, but such small particles have also become a problem as semiconductor devices have become smaller in recent years. Further, in wet processing of a substrate, a processing liquid containing an organic acid such as a fatty acid is sometimes supplied to the substrate, and this organic acid can also cause particles.
- the liquid supplied to the substrate in the wet cleaning process just before the final drying process should be one that has a lower surface tension than the rinsing liquid (DIW), can be easily replaced with the rinsing liquid, and has relatively high volatility.
- DIW rinsing liquid
- it is not limited to IPA.
- alcohols other than IPA may be used.
- IPA is actually used in most cases.
- the organic matter (deposit) described above is removed from the surface of the substrate by vaporizing (or decomposing and vaporizing).
- vaporizing or decomposing and vaporizing
- the “detachment limit temperature” refers to the temperature at which the substance to be removed cannot be desorbed from the substrate even if the pressure is below the vapor pressure line of the COX diagram of the substance to be removed at a temperature lower than the relevant temperature. The meaning differs from substance to substance.
- erucamide C 22 H 43 NO
- the COX diagram of erucamide is schematically shown in FIG.
- the boiling point (under atmospheric pressure) of erucamide is about 480°C
- the withdrawal limit temperature is about 40°C.
- the processing temperature of the vacuum baking process needs to be at least about 40°C or higher.
- the vapor pressure at 200°C is approximately 8 Pa
- the vapor pressure at 50°C is approximately 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa.
- Processing at a temperature near the vapor pressure line VP takes a long time, so when the processing temperature is 200°C, the processing pressure is, for example, 1 Pa, and when the processing temperature is 50°C, the processing pressure is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 -5 Pa. , vacuum baking may be performed. If there is no risk that the heat will adversely affect the semiconductor device components already formed on the substrate, it is possible to increase the processing temperature even higher than 200°C, for example up to about 300°C. . However, in general, from the viewpoint of avoiding thermal damage to the substrate and semiconductor device components already formed on the substrate or surface oxidation, it is considered that the upper limit of the processing temperature is preferably about 200°C.
- the processing pressure is at least about 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa. That is, the upper limit of the processing temperature can be determined depending on whether or not there is an adverse effect on the substrate, and the lower limit of the processing pressure can be determined by taking into consideration throughput, running cost, device manufacturing cost, etc.
- the lower limit of the treatment temperature may be higher than the above-mentioned separation limit temperature. In other words, in FIG.
- the area is located within a triangular area surrounded by the vapor pressure line VP and two straight lines indicating the upper limit value of the processing temperature and the lower limit value of the processing pressure determined based on the above concept. What is necessary is to determine the appropriate processing conditions (processing temperature and processing pressure).
- Erucamide has a large molecular weight and is one of the substances that are particularly difficult to remove among the substances that are expected to be removed by vacuum baking. Therefore, if the treatment conditions are determined according to erucamide, it is possible to simultaneously remove erucamide and other deposits by vacuum baking.
- adhesion materials suitable for removal by vacuum baking include those that are physically adsorbed to the surface of the substrate, and those that adhere to the surface of the substrate as a result of suppressing vaporization due to entanglement of molecules.
- Things that are physically adsorbed on the surface of the substrate include those that are bonded by polar attraction such as hydrogen bonds, and those that are bonded by van der Waals force.
- Most of the deposits derived from the processing liquid used in the wet process (especially cleaning treatment) of semiconductor substrates fall under the above category.
- it is difficult to remove substances that are adsorbed (chemically adsorbed) on the substrate surface due to bonds with extremely high binding energy such as chemical bonds (ionic bonds, supplicant bonds, and metallic bonds).
- FIG. 6 a modified embodiment of the vacuum baking unit 34 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.
- the vacuum baking unit 34 according to the modified embodiment is different from FIG. 4 in that, instead of the immovable support pin 344, a lift pin 349 that can be raised and lowered, a lifting mechanism 3491 for the lift pin 349, and a cover 3492 for the lifting mechanism 3491 are provided. Unlike the vacuum bake unit 34 shown, all other configurations are the same.
- FIG. 7 in order to avoid complicating the drawing, components provided near the bottom wall 3412 of the vacuum chamber 341 (configuration for exhaust and air supply, radiation thermometer 345, etc.), pressure sensor 348, and vacuum transfer chamber 321 are shown. It should be noted that the description of vacuum pumps, etc. for use is omitted.
- the lift pin 349 is passed through a through hole provided in the bottom wall 3412 of the vacuum chamber 341.
- the lower end of the lift pin 349 is supported by a disk-shaped or spider arm-shaped pin support 3493.
- the pin support 3493 can be moved up and down by a linear actuator such as an air cylinder.
- the cover 3492 is airtightly connected to the bottom wall 3412 and prevents the atmosphere from flowing into the vacuum chamber 341 through the through hole in the bottom wall 3412 through which the lift pin 349 is passed.
- the substrate W by lowering the lift pins 349 supporting the substrate W, the substrate W can be brought into close contact with the bottom wall 3412 of the vacuum chamber 341.
- the substrate W can be heated also by heat conduction from the heater 343, and the temperature of the substrate can be quickly raised.
- the lift pins 349 may be raised, and then vacuum baking may be performed while heating the substrate W by thermal radiation.
- the substrate W may be kept in close contact with the bottom wall 3412 of the vacuum chamber 341 and heated by thermal conduction.
- a resistance heater such as a rubber heater can be used as the heater 343, especially the heater provided on the bottom wall 3412.
- the heater 343 may be a resistance heater.
- the resistance heater may be attached to the surface of the wall (3411, 3412) of the vacuum chamber 341, or may be embedded inside the wall.
- the heater 343 is a lamp heater, the lamp heater may be provided on the vacuum side surface (the inner surface facing the processing space of the wall) of the wall (3411, 3412), or the wall may be made of a light-transmitting material. For example, it may be made of quartz and provided outside the wall (outside the vacuum chamber 341).
- a configuration may be adopted in which the substrate W is directly transported from the atmospheric space to the vacuum chamber 341 of the vacuum bake unit 34 without going through a load lock unit.
- a rotary pump and a turbo-molecular pump can be connected to the vacuum chamber 341, and the rotary pump can first perform rough evacuation, and then the turbo-molecular pump can perform evacuation.
- high vacuum may not be necessary depending on the type of deposit to be removed. In that case, it is not necessary to use a high vacuum pump such as a turbo molecular pump, and only a medium vacuum pump such as a rotary pump may be used.
- a high vacuum pump such as a turbo molecular pump
- a medium vacuum pump such as a rotary pump
- the storage unit 102 of the control device 100 may store a plurality of combinations of processing pressures and processing temperatures for the vacuum baking process prepared in advance.
- the control device 100 displays a plurality of combinations on a user interface (not shown) such as a display of the substrate processing system 1, and the operator selects one combination from the plurality of combinations using a keyboard or touch panel. It may be possible to do so.
- the control device 100 controls the operation of the vacuum baking unit 34 to perform the vacuum baking process based on the selected combination.
- the lower the processing pressure the lower the processing temperature is set.
- the substrate processing system 1 includes a control device 100.
- the control device 100 is made up of, for example, a computer, and includes a calculation section 101 and a storage section 102.
- the storage unit 102 stores programs (including processing recipes) that control various processes executed in the substrate processing system 1.
- the calculation unit 101 controls the operation of the substrate processing system 1 by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 102.
- the substrate is not limited to a semiconductor wafer, and may be any other type of substrate used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, such as a glass substrate or a ceramic substrate.
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次に、真空ベークユニット34の変形実施形態について図6を参照して説明する。変形実施形態に係る真空ベークユニット34は、不動の支持ピン344に代えて、昇降可能なリフトピン349、リフトピン349の昇降機構3491、昇降機構3491のカバー3492が設けられている点のみが図4に示した真空ベークユニット34と異なり、他の構成は全て同じである。図7では、図面の煩雑化を避けるため、真空チャンバ341の底壁3412付近に設けられた構成(排気および給気のための構成、輻射温度計345等)、圧力センサ348、真空搬送室321用の真空ポンプ等の記載が省略されている点に留意されたい。
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- 処理液が供給されることによって液処理された基板を真空チャンバに搬入する工程と、
前記真空チャンバ内を常圧よりも低い予め定められた処理圧力とした状態で、予め定められた処理温度で前記基板を加熱することにより、前記液処理により前記基板の表面に付着した付着物を除去する真空ベーク工程と、
を備え、
前記処理温度は、大気圧下における前記付着物の沸点よりも低い温度である、基板処理方法。 - 前記処理温度は300℃以下である、請求項1記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記処理温度は40℃~200℃の範囲内の温度であり、前記処理圧力は1×10-5Pa~1Paの範囲内の圧力である、請求項1記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記真空ベーク工程の処理圧力および処理温度の複数種類の組み合わせが予め用意され、この用意された複数種類の組み合わせから1つの組み合わせが選択され、選択された処理圧力および処理温度の組み合わせに従い、前記真空ベーク工程が実行され、前記複数種類の組み合わせにおいて、処理圧力が低いほど処理温度が低く設定されている、請求項1記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記液処理は、前記基板の表面を、水よりも表面張力が低い有機溶剤で覆う溶剤被覆工程と、前記有機溶剤で覆われた前記基板を乾燥させる乾燥工程とを含み、前記乾燥工程によって乾燥させられた前記基板が前記真空チャンバに搬入されて前記真空ベーク工程が施される、請求項1記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記付着物には、前記有機溶剤に溶解していた有機化合物由来の物質が含まれる、請求項5記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記真空ベーク工程の実行中には、前記付着物と反応しうる活性を有するガスが前記真空チャンバには供給されない、請求項1記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記真空ベーク工程の終了後、前記基板が前記真空チャンバから搬出されるまでの間にも、前記基板の表面と反応しうる活性を有するガスが前記真空チャンバには供給されない、請求項7記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記基板に処理液を供給して前記基板に液処理を施す液処理工程をさらに備え、前記液処理工程は前記真空ベーク工程を実行する前に実行される、請求項1記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記基板処理方法は、基板処理システムにより実行され、
前記基板処理システムは、前記基板処理システムは、基板を収容した基板搬送容器を受け入れて払い出す容器搬出入ブロックと、前記容器搬出入ブロックにある基板搬送容器から取り出された基板を処理する処理ブロックと、を備え、
前記処理ブロックに、複数の液処理ユニットが配置される液処理エリアと、前記真空ベーク工程を実行するための複数の機器が設けられた真空処理エリアと、前記液処理エリアと前記真空処理エリアとの間で前記基板を搬送する基板搬送装置が設けられた搬送エリアと、が設けられ、少なくとも前記液処理エリア、前記真空処理エリアおよび前記搬送エリアは共通のハウジング内に設けられており、前記真空処理エリアに設けられる複数の機器には前記真空チャンバを有する少なくとも1つの真空ベークユニットが含まれている、請求項9記載の基板処理方法。 - 前記真空処理エリアに設けられる複数の機器には、第1ロードロックユニットおよび第2ロードロックユニットと、各々が前記真空チャンバを有する複数の真空ベークユニットと、前記第1および第2ロードロックユニットと前記真空ベークユニットとの間において減圧雰囲気で基板を搬送する減圧搬送機と、を備えており、前記搬送エリアの前記基板搬送装置は、前記第1および第2ロードロックユニットとの間で基板を受け渡し可能に設けられており、前記第2ロードロックユニットは前記真空ベーク工程が施された前記基板を冷却する機能を有している、請求項10記載の基板処理方法。
- 基板処理システムであって、
基板を収容した基板搬送容器を受け入れて払い出す容器搬出入ブロックと、前記容器搬出入ブロックにある基板搬送容器から取り出された基板を処理する処理ブロックと、を備え、
前記処理ブロックに、複数の液処理ユニットが配置される液処理エリアと、基板に対して真空ベーク工程を実行するための複数の機器が設けられた真空処理エリアと、前記液処理エリアと前記真空処理エリアとの間で前記基板を搬送する基板搬送装置が設けられた搬送エリアと、が設けられ、少なくとも前記液処理エリア、前記真空処理エリアおよび前記搬送エリアは共通のハウジング内に設けられており、前記真空処理エリアに設けられる複数の機器には請求項1に記載された基板処理方法における真空ベーク工程を実行するための真空チャンバを有する少なくとも1つの真空ベークユニットが含まれている、基板処理システム。 - 前記真空処理エリアに設けられる複数の機器には、第1ロードロックユニットおよび第2ロードロックユニットと、各々が前記真空チャンバを有する複数の真空ベークユニットと、前記第1および第2ロードロックユニットと前記真空ベークユニットとの間において減圧雰囲気で基板を搬送する減圧搬送機と、を備えており、前記搬送エリアの前記基板搬送装置は、前記第1および第2ロードロックユニットとの間で基板を受け渡し可能に設けられており、前記第2ロードロックユニットは前記真空ベーク工程が施された前記基板を冷却する機能を有している、請求項12記載の基板処理システム。
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