Patent ID: 6061605
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: G03F,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for coating a semiconductor wafer comprising:providing a host controller;connecting a self-controlled heating module to the host controller;connecting a self-controlled cooling module to the host controller;connecting a self-controlled coating station to the host controller;selecting a semiconductor wafer to be coated from a collection of semiconductor wafers;determining a treatment recipe corresponding to the selected semiconductor wafer;placing the selected semiconductor wafer into the self-controlled heating module;issuing heating instructions from the host controller to the self-controlled heating module containing the semiconductor wafer;heating the semiconductor wafer in the self-controlled heating module in accordance with the heating instructions from the host controller;removing the heated semiconductor wafer from the self-controlled heating module;placing the heated semiconductor wafer into the self-controlled cooling module;issuing cooling instructions from the host controller in accordance with the recipe to the self-controlled cooling module;cooling the semiconductor wafer in the self-controlled cooling module in accordance with the cooling instructions from the host controller;removing the cooled semiconductor wafer from the cooling module;placing the cooled semiconductor wafer into the self-controlled coating station;issuing coating instructions from the host controller in accordance with the recipe to the self-controlled coating station; andcoating the semiconductor wafer in accordance with the coating instructions.