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JP4410119B2 - Cleaning device, coating, developing device and cleaning method - Google Patents
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JP4410119B2
JP4410119B2 JP2005028241A JP2005028241A JP4410119B2 JP 4410119 B2 JP4410119 B2 JP 4410119B2 JP 2005028241 A JP2005028241 A JP 2005028241A JP 2005028241 A JP2005028241 A JP 2005028241A JP 4410119 B2 JP4410119 B2 JP 4410119B2
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2005-02-03 Application filed by 東京エレクトロン株式会社 filed Critical 東京エレクトロン株式会社
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2006-08-17 Publication of JP2006216794A publication Critical patent/JP2006216794A/en
2010-02-03 Publication of JP4410119B2 publication Critical patent/JP4410119B2/en
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The present invention relates to a technique for cleaning a substrate surface and a peripheral edge of a circular substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, which has been applied with a resist solution and then subjected to an immersion exposure process, for example.
In the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device or an LCD substrate, a resist pattern is formed on the substrate by a technique called photolithography. This technique is a series of steps in which a resist solution is applied to a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter referred to as a wafer), the resist is exposed in a predetermined pattern, and then a development process is performed to obtain a desired pattern. Has been done. Such processing is generally performed using a system in which an exposure apparatus is connected to a coating / developing apparatus for coating and developing a resist solution.
By the way, in recent years, device patterns have been increasingly miniaturized and thinned, and accordingly, there is an increasing demand for increasing the resolution of exposure. Therefore, in order to further improve the exposure technique using, for example, argon fluoride (ArF) or krypton fluoride (KrF) to increase the resolution, exposure is performed with a liquid layer that transmits light on the surface of the substrate (hereinafter referred to as “liquid”). ("Immersion exposure") has been studied. This immersion exposure is a technique that allows light to pass through, for example, pure water, and uses the feature that the wavelength of ArF at 193 nm is substantially 134 nm in water since the wavelength of light is shortened in water. .
An exposure apparatus that performs this immersion exposure will be briefly described with reference to FIG. Above the wafer W held in a horizontal posture by a holding mechanism (not shown), the exposure means 1 is arranged to face the surface of the wafer W with a gap. A lens 10 is interposed at the center tip of the exposure means 1, and a supply port for supplying a solution for forming a liquid layer on the surface of the wafer W, such as pure water, on the outer peripheral side of the lens 10. 11 and a suction port 12 for sucking and collecting the pure water supplied to the wafer W are provided. In this case, pure water is supplied from the supply port 11 to the surface of the wafer W, and the pure water is recovered by the suction port 12, thereby forming a liquid film (pure water film) between the lens 10 and the surface of the wafer W. ) Is formed. Light is emitted from a light source (not shown), and the light passes through the lens 10, passes through the liquid film, and is irradiated onto the wafer W, whereby a predetermined circuit pattern is transferred to the resist.
Subsequently, for example, as shown in FIG. 22, with the liquid film formed between the lens 10 and the surface of the wafer W, the exposure means 1 is slid in the horizontal direction to move to the next transfer area (shot area) 13. The exposure means 1 is arranged at a position corresponding to the above, and a predetermined circuit pattern is sequentially transferred onto the surface of the wafer W by repeating the light irradiation operation. The shot area 13 is shown larger than the actual area.
As one of the problems of the above-described immersion exposure, there is a concern that the resist is eluted on the liquid film side and the eluted components such as PAG (acid generator) and quencher remain on the wafer W. In particular, after the exposure process is completed, the liquid film formed on the surface of the wafer W is discharged from the wafer W. However, some liquid remains on the surface, and the peripheral edge of the wafer W has a bevel structure. Therefore, there is a possibility that the eluted component does not spill and remains on the inclined surface of the peripheral edge of the wafer W.
When the resist elution remains on the wafer W in this way, this elution will adhere to the wafer W and become a cause of generation of particles that cause defects, and the transfer arm when the wafer W is returned to the coating and developing apparatus side. It adheres to the surface and is scattered in the processing unit or transferred to another wafer W, causing particle contamination.
Thus, if the particles caused by the elution are attached to the surface of the wafer W, the particles are fixed or welded during the heat treatment after the exposure processing, and the adhesion of the particles affects the line width of the pattern. . Further, at the time of development processing, the pattern may be damaged by particles adhering to the wafer W.
For this reason, in performing immersion exposure processing, in order not to elute the resist to the liquid film side, a new resist solution that does not elute from the liquid film is developed, or immersion exposure is performed after the resist solution is applied to the wafer W. Previously, it has been studied to apply a water-repellent protective film to the surface of the wafer W in order to suppress the dissolution of the resist and make it difficult for the liquid during immersion exposure to remain on the surface of the wafer W. However, it is very difficult to develop a new resist solution, and the process for forming a protective film increases the number of steps and running cost, which is disadvantageous for device fabrication.
Accordingly, the present inventors perform resist solution coating processing, and then immersion exposure processing, and then cleaning the surface and peripheral portion of the wafer W to thereby remove particles such as elution components of the resist solution adhering thereto. Are considering removing. By the way, as a unit for cleaning the wafer W, so-called spin cleaning, which is combined with a coating unit or a development unit as is well known, rotates the wafer W while supplying a cleaning liquid to the center of the wafer W, and then performs shake-drying. It is common.
However, in such a cleaning apparatus, a recess is formed over the entire lower side of the table on which the wafer W is placed in order to collect the rotating mechanism for rotating the wafer W and the scattered cleaning liquid. It is necessary to install a cup body, which increases the size of the apparatus and complicates the mechanism. Further, when a suction device or the like is provided to reliably capture the scattered cleaning liquid in the cup body, the cleaning unit is further increased in size.
On the other hand, as a cleaning device that does not include a rotating mechanism or a cup body for collecting cleaning liquid, Patent Document 1 discloses a cleaning chamber including a heat exchanger that can be heated and cooled, and a heat exchanger that can be heated and cooled. A buffer tank provided with a cleaning tank, and a cleaning liquid in the buffer tank is supplied from substantially the center of the cleaning chamber to clean the wafer W, and the cleaning liquid is discharged through a discharge hole provided in a lower central portion of the cleaning chamber. A technique for collecting in a buffer tank is disclosed.
In the cleaning apparatus described in Document 1, the surface of the wafer W is cleaned by spraying the cleaning liquid toward the center of the wafer W, and the cleaning liquid falling from the surface of the wafer W flows into the discharge hole and enters the buffer tank. Although it is stored, it is difficult to spray the cleaning liquid uniformly over the entire surface of the wafer W, and it is difficult to surely clean the surface and the peripheral portion of the wafer W. Not suitable for cleaning.
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The present invention has been made under such circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to clean the substrate with a simple structure and to uniformly remove particles such as resist elution on the substrate surface and the peripheral portion. It is to provide a technique that can be removed. Still another object is to provide a technique that does not hinder the space saving of the coating and developing apparatus while satisfying the requirement of removing particles adhering to the substrate surface and the peripheral portion.
For this reason, the cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a substrate holding portion for horizontally holding a circular substrate,
A sealed container that seals the substrate while forming a gap between the front surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit and at least the peripheral edge of the back surface;
In order to supply the cleaning liquid toward the central part of the surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding part, a cleaning liquid supply path provided facing the central part;
A drying gas supply path for supplying a drying gas after the cleaning liquid is supplied to the substrate held by the substrate holding unit;
A fluid discharge path provided at the bottom of the hermetic container along a circle centered on the center of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit, and for discharging the cleaning liquid;
The gap in the peripheral area of the substrate between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container is formed to be narrower than the gap in the central area, and the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply path is the substrate. It spreads toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while filling the gap between the surface and the sealed container, and is discharged from the fluid discharge path.
Further, in the cleaning apparatus of the present invention, in order to supply the cleaning liquid toward the central portion of the surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion, a first cleaning liquid supply path provided facing the central portion; A second cleaning liquid supply path provided at the bottom of the sealed container in order to supply the cleaning liquid toward the back surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit;
The fluid discharge path may be provided in the sealed container so as to surround a peripheral portion of the substrate held by the substrate holding part. Further, the substrate holding part may be a ring-shaped vacuum chuck provided so as to surround a central part on the back side of the substrate, and the cleaning liquid supply path also serves as the dry gas supply path. Also good. The fluid discharge path may also serve as a discharge path for discharging the dry gas. Furthermore, the cleaning device can be used as a cleaning device for cleaning the surface and the peripheral portion of the substrate after the resist solution is applied to the surface and then the exposure process is performed.
Here, on the inner surface of the sealed container, a hydrophilic region subjected to a hydrophilic treatment and a hydrophobic region subjected to a hydrophobic treatment are concentrically centered from the central portion of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion. Alternatively, the gap between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container is gradually increased from the center part of the substrate toward the peripheral part. You may make it form so that it may become narrow. In addition, a plurality of grooves may be formed concentrically from the center of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion on the surface of the sealed container that faces the substrate surface held by the substrate holding portion. Further, a buffer chamber may be provided in the middle of the fluid discharge path provided in the sealed container in order to improve the fluid discharge uniformity in the circumferential direction of the substrate. Further, the gap in the peripheral region of the substrate between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container may be formed to be narrower than the gap in the central region, or the substrate holding The gap between the substrate surface held by the portion and the sealed container may be formed so as to be narrower and then wider than the gap in the central region in the peripheral region of the substrate.
Furthermore, the cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit provided in the cleaning liquid supply path, the dry gas flow rate adjusting unit provided in the dry gas supply path, and the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply path are supplied into the sealed container at the first cleaning liquid flow rate. Then, after supplying the second cleaning liquid flow rate larger than the first cleaning liquid flow rate, and then supplying the dry gas from the dry gas supply path instead of the cleaning liquid into the sealed container at the first dry gas flow rate, And a controller that controls the cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit and the dry gas flow rate adjusting unit so that the second dry gas flow rate is higher than the first dry gas flow rate.
Further, the cleaning liquid auxiliary supply unit for supplying the cleaning liquid to at least one peripheral region of the front surface or the back surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit has a circular shape centered on the center of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit. So that the gap between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container can be changed corresponding to the processing performed on the substrate. You may make it comprise. Here, the gap between the substrate held by the substrate holder and the sealed container is preferably 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. In addition, as the exposure process, for example, an immersion exposure process in which a liquid layer is formed on the surface of the substrate to perform exposure can be performed.
In such a cleaning apparatus, the substrate carried by the carrier to the carrier mounting portion is transferred to the processing portion, the resist solution is applied to the substrate by the processing portion, and then exposed through the interface portion. The exposed substrate that has been transported to the apparatus and returned through the interface unit is developed in the processing unit and delivered to the carrier mounting unit, and can be incorporated into a coating and developing apparatus. .
Further, in such a cleaning apparatus, in a cleaning method for cleaning a surface and a peripheral portion of a substrate after a resist solution is applied to the surface and then subjected to exposure processing , a substrate holding portion is provided therein , and this substrate For the gap between the surface of the substrate held horizontally in the holding portion and the inner wall surface facing the surface of the substrate, a sealed container configured such that the peripheral edge region of the substrate is narrower than the central region, A cleaning liquid is supplied toward the center of the substrate held while forming a gap with the sealed container inside the sealed container, and the substrate is filled with the cleaning liquid while filling the gap between the substrate surface and the sealed container. And spreading the cleaning liquid from the fluid discharge path provided at the bottom of the hermetic container along a circle centered on the center of the substrate, and then drying the cleaning liquid toward the substrate. Gas And venting toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while filling the gap between the substrate surface and the sealed container with the dry gas, and exhausting the dry gas from the fluid discharge path. A cleaning method is implemented. Further, at this time, the step of supplying the cleaning liquid supplies the cleaning liquid toward the center of the substrate held while forming a gap between the sealed container and the back surface of the substrate. The cleaning liquid is supplied, the gap between the substrate and the sealed container is expanded toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while being filled with the cleaning liquid, and the cleaning liquid is discharged from the fluid discharge path formed so as to surround the peripheral edge of the substrate. You may make it carry out like this.
In the above, in the present invention, a circular substrate is sealed inside the sealed container so as to form a gap between the front surface of the substrate and at least the peripheral edge of the back surface, and the cleaning liquid is directed toward the center of the substrate. While supplying, the washing | cleaning liquid is discharged | emitted from the fluid discharge path provided in the bottom part of the said airtight container along the circle centering on the center part of a board | substrate. Therefore, while the cleaning liquid fills the gap between the substrate surface and the sealed container, the cleaning liquid is in contact with the substrate from the center of the circular substrate toward the peripheral edge until reaching the fluid discharge path. It spreads concentrically around the center of the substrate. Accordingly, even if the rotation mechanism is not provided, the cleaning liquid can be spread concentrically from the center of the circular substrate, so that the surface from the substrate surface to the peripheral edge on the back side can be cleaned evenly. Further, in such a cleaning apparatus, since it is not necessary to provide a cup body and a rotation mechanism for collecting the cleaning liquid, the structure can be simplified and reduced in size.
Further, when such a cleaning apparatus is incorporated in the coating and developing apparatus, the space for installation can be reduced, and the enlargement of the coating and developing apparatus can be avoided. Also, by applying a resist solution and then cleaning the substrate after performing an exposure process, particle contamination of the substrate can be suppressed, and a resist pattern with high uniformity of line width and few defects can be formed. it can.
Furthermore, when performing immersion exposure, by washing the substrate after the immersion exposure process, even if the resist elution is attached to the substrate during the immersion exposure process, the elution can be removed. In addition, particle contamination caused by resist elution in the process after immersion exposure processing can be suppressed.
First, an overall configuration of a resist pattern forming system in which an exposure unit (exposure apparatus) is connected to a coating and developing apparatus in which the cleaning apparatus of the present invention is incorporated will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, B1 is a carrier mounting part for carrying in / out a carrier 2 in which, for example, 13 wafers W are hermetically stored, and provided with a mounting part 20a on which a plurality of carriers 2 can be placed side by side. A carrier station 20, an opening / closing part 21 provided on a wall surface in front of the carrier station 20, and a delivery means A 1 for taking out the wafer W from the carrier 2 through the opening / closing part 21 are provided.
A processing unit B2 surrounded by a casing 22 is connected to the back side of the carrier mounting unit B1, and heating / cooling system units are multi-staged sequentially from the front side to the processing unit B2. Shelf units U1, U2, and U3, and main transfer means A2 and A3 that transfer wafers W between these units U1 to U3 and liquid processing units U4 and U5 are alternately arranged. . That is, the shelf units U1, U2, U3 and the main transfer means A2, A3 are arranged in a line in the front-rear direction when viewed from the carrier mounting portion B1, and an opening for wafer transfer (not shown) is formed at each connection portion. Thus, the wafer W can freely move in the processing section B2 from the shelf unit U1 on one end side to the shelf unit U3 on the other end side.
The main transport means A2 and A3 include one side of the shelf units U1, U2 and U3 arranged in an example of the front and rear as viewed from the carrier mounting part B1, and one side of the right side liquid processing units U4 and U5, which will be described later, for example. It is placed in a space surrounded by a partition wall 23 composed of a side and a back surface forming one surface on the left side. In the figure, reference numeral 24 denotes a temperature / humidity adjusting unit including a temperature adjusting device for processing liquid used in each unit, a duct for adjusting temperature / humidity, and the like.
The shelf units U1, U2, and U3 are configured such that various units for performing pre-processing and post-processing of the processing performed in the liquid processing units U4 and U5 are stacked in a plurality of stages, for example, 10 stages. Includes a delivery unit, a hydrophobic treatment unit (ADH), a temperature control unit (CPL) for adjusting the wafer W to a predetermined temperature, and a heating unit (BAKE) for performing the heat treatment of the wafer W before applying the resist solution. , A heating unit (PAB) called a pre-baking unit for performing heat treatment of the wafer W after application of the resist solution, a heating called a post-baking unit for heat-treating the wafer W after development processing, etc. A unit (POST) and the like are included.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the liquid processing units U4 and U5 include an antireflection film coating unit (BARC) 26, a resist coating unit (COT) 27, and a developing unit for supplying a developing solution to the wafer W for developing processing ( DEV) 28 and the like are stacked in a plurality of stages, for example, five stages.
An exposure unit B4 that performs, for example, immersion exposure is connected to the back side of the shelf unit U3 in the processing unit B2 via an interface unit B3. This interface unit B3 is composed of a first transfer chamber 3A and a second transfer chamber 3B provided in front and rear between the processing unit B2 and the exposure unit B4, and can be moved up and down and rotated around the vertical axis, respectively. A first transfer arm 31 and a second transfer arm 32 that are freely movable and retractable are provided.
Furthermore, in the first transfer chamber 3A, a shelf unit U6 is provided on the right side of the first transfer arm 31 with the first transfer arm 31 interposed therebetween, and the shelf unit U6 includes, for example, A delivery unit, a high-precision temperature control unit (CPL), a heating / cooling unit (PEB) for post-exposure baking of the wafer W after immersion exposure, and the cleaning device 4 of the present invention are stacked, for example, vertically. Is provided. The high-precision temperature control unit (CPL), heating / cooling unit (PEB), and cleaning device 4 may be provided in the shelf units U1, U2, U3 of the processing unit B2.
An example of the flow of the wafer W in such a resist pattern forming system will be described. The wafer W in the carrier 2 placed on the carrier platform B1 is a temperature control unit (CPL) → an antireflection film formation unit (BARC). ) → Heating unit (BAKE) → Temperature control unit (CPL) → Coating unit (COT) → Heating unit (PAB) → Exposure unit B4 is transported along the path of the exposure unit B4. Immersion exposure is performed in the state of forming. The wafer W after the exposure process is transferred to the cleaning device 4 where the surface and peripheral edge of the wafer W are cleaned and dried. Next, the wafer W passes through the path of the heating unit (PEB) → high-precision temperature control unit (CPL) → development unit (DEV) → heating unit (POST) → temperature control unit (CPL) → carrier 2 of the carrier mounting portion B1. Be transported.
Next, a first embodiment of the cleaning apparatus 4 of the present invention incorporated in the resist pattern forming apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a flat cylindrical sealed container for sealing the wafer W, which is a circular substrate. The sealed container 41 is composed of a lower container 41A and a lid body 41B that can be moved up and down by a lifting mechanism 41C. It is configured. A vacuum chuck 42 serving as a substrate holding unit for holding the wafer W horizontally is provided inside the sealed container 4. The vacuum chuck 42 includes a ring-like suction / adsorption portion 42 a provided so as to surround the center portion on the back surface side of the wafer W, and the other end side is connected to a vacuum pump 43. Thus, a gap is formed between the front and back surfaces of the wafer W held on the vacuum chuck 42 and the inner surface of the sealed container 41, and the gap is set to a slight gap of, for example, 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. Is done.
A fluid supply path 5 for supplying a cleaning solution toward the center of the surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42 is opposed to the center of the surface of the wafer W on the upper surface of the sealed container 41. Is provided. In this example, one end side of the fluid supply path 5 is connected to a fluid supply hole 40 formed at substantially the center of the upper surface of the sealed container 41, and the other end side is connected to a cleaning liquid supply path 51 and a dry gas supply path 52. Branched. The other end side of the cleaning liquid supply path 51 is connected to a cleaning liquid supply source 53 via a cleaning liquid flow rate adjustment unit 51a, a filter 51b, and a deaeration module 51c. The other end of the dry gas supply path 52 is connected to a dry gas supply source 54 via a dry gas flow rate adjusting unit 52a and a filter 52b. Here, as the cleaning liquid, for example, pure water or functional water can be used, and as the dry gas, for example, nitrogen gas or the like can be used. The functional water has a function of containing ozone, adjusting pH, and activating water molecules. The filters 51b and 52b are for removing particles contained in the cleaning liquid and the dry gas, and the degassing module 51c is a cleaning liquid for preventing foaming in the sealed container 41 when the cleaning liquid is supplied to the sealed container 41. The gas component inside is removed.
In this example, the cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit 51a and the dry gas flow rate adjusting unit 52a are both main valves MV1 and MV2, bypass flow paths B1 and B2 that bypass the main valves MV1 and MV2, and these bypass flow paths B1. , B2 and sub-valves SV1, SV2. Thus, in this example, the valve of the cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit 51a and the dry gas flow rate adjusting unit 52a is switched in the sealed container 41 via the fluid supply path 5 that also serves as the cleaning liquid supply path 51 and the dry gas supply path 52. Thus, the cleaning liquid is supplied, and then the dry gas is supplied.
In addition, a fluid discharge portion 44 for discharging the cleaning liquid is provided at the bottom of the sealed container 41 along a circle centering on the center portion of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42. The fluid discharge part 44 is, for example, a ring-shaped slit provided so as to surround the vacuum chuck 42, and a discharge pipe 44 a for discharging the fluid to the outside of the sealed container 41 is connected to the fluid discharge part 44. Has been. The other end of the discharge pipe 44a is branched through a gas-liquid separator 45 and connected to a waste liquid tank 46 for storing liquid (cleaning liquid) and a suction means 47 for sucking gas (dry gas). Has been. In the figure, V1 is a drain valve, and V2 is an exhaust valve. In this example, a fluid discharge path is configured by the fluid discharge portion 44 and the discharge pipe 44a.
Further, for example, three elevating pins 48 for delivering the wafer W to the vacuum chuck 42 are provided inside the vacuum chuck 42 of the sealed container 41, and these elevating pins 48 are provided by an elevating mechanism 48a. , A transfer position where the tip of the wafer W is transferred to and from the unillustrated transfer means, and a processing position where the tip is positioned below the vacuum chuck 42. It can be moved up and down.
Further, the cleaning device 4 includes a control unit C by which the cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit 51a, the dry gas flow rate adjusting unit 52a, the lifting mechanisms 41c and 48a, the vacuum pump 43, the drain valve V1, and the exhaust gas are provided. The driving of the valve V2 is controlled.
In such a cleaning apparatus 4, first, as shown in FIG. 5A, the lid body 41 </ b> B is opened, the raising / lowering pins 48 are positioned at the delivery position, and the wafer W is removed from the first transfer arm 31 (not shown). Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the lift pins 48 are lowered to the processing position, the wafer W is transferred to the vacuum chuck 42, the vacuum pump 43 is operated, and the vacuum chuck 42 operates the wafer. The center part of the back surface side of W is sucked and held, and the lid 41B is closed to seal the wafer W inside the sealed container 41. Here, the wafer W carried into the cleaning device 4 is, for example, a wafer W that has been subjected to immersion exposure in the exposure unit B4.
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6A, first, the sub valve SV1 and the drain valve V1 are opened, and the remaining valves V2, MV1, SV2, and MV2 are closed, and the flow rate is such that no bubbles are generated from the cleaning liquid L. For example, the first cleaning liquid flow rate of about 0.2 to 1 liter / min is supplied for about 10 seconds, for example, and the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41 is filled with the cleaning liquid.
Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, first, the main valve MV1 and the drainage valve V1 are opened, and the remaining valves V2, SV1, SV2, and MV2 are closed, and the cleaning liquid L is more than the first cleaning liquid flow rate. A large second cleaning liquid flow rate is supplied, for example, for about 10 seconds at a flow rate of about 0.5 to 2 liters / minute. The cleaning liquid L is discharged from the fluid discharge unit 44 while supplying the cleaning liquid L so that the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41 is filled with the cleaning liquid L. As a result, the cleaning liquid L spreads from the front surface of the wafer W toward the peripheral edge, and further flows to the back surface side and flows to the fluid discharge section 44 outside the vacuum chuck 42 in contact with the wafer W. The resist elution and particles adhering to the front and back surfaces of the W are flowed together with the cleaning liquid L and discharged from the fluid discharge portion 44.
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the sub valve SV2 and the drain valve V1 are opened, the remaining valves V2, MV1, SV1, and MV2 are closed, and the flow rate is such that the drying gas G is pushed out the cleaning liquid L, for example. The first dry gas flow rate of about 0.5 to 10 liters / minute is supplied for about 10 seconds, for example, the cleaning liquid L is replaced with the dry gas G, and the cleaning liquid L is discharged to the waste liquid tank 46 by the fluid discharge unit 44.
Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, first, the main valve MV2 and the exhaust valve V2 are opened, and the remaining valves V1, SV1, MV1, and SV2 are closed, and the drying gas G is supplied from the first drying gas flow rate. The wafer W is supplied by supplying a large second drying gas flow rate, for example, for about 10 seconds at a flow rate of about 5 to 50 liters / minute, and allowing the drying gas G to flow through the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41. The front and back surfaces of the are dried.
After cleaning and drying of the wafer W in this manner, all the valves V1, V2, MV1, SV1, MV2, and SV2 are closed, the lid body 41B is opened, and the vacuum pump 43 is released from the suction of the wafer W, and then is lifted and lowered. The pins 48 are raised to the delivery position, and the wafer W is delivered to the first transfer arm 31 (not shown). Next, the wafer W is transferred by the first transfer arm 31 to a heating unit that performs the PEB process of the next process.
Thus, in the cleaning apparatus 4 of the present invention, the wafer W is held in a state where a slight gap is formed between the front surface and the rear surface side peripheral portion of the wafer W inside the sealed container 41, and the wafer W is held at the center of the wafer W. While supplying the cleaning liquid toward the surface, the cleaning liquid is discharged from a fluid discharge portion 44 provided along a circle centered on the central portion on the back side of the wafer W. For this reason, the cleaning liquid spreads concentrically from the center of the wafer W toward the peripheral edge in a state in contact with the circular wafer W so as to fill the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41, and further from the peripheral edge. It goes around to the back side and spreads toward the fluid discharge part 44. Accordingly, even if the rotation mechanism is not provided, since the cleaning liquid can be spread concentrically from the center of the circular wafer W, the front surface of the wafer W and the front-side peripheral edge of the fluid discharge unit 44 are The cleaning liquid comes into contact without leakage, and cleaning is performed evenly over the entire surface of the wafer W and the peripheral surface on the back side.
At this time, as described above, the cleaning liquid is supplied toward the central portion of the wafer W, while the cleaning liquid is discharged from the fluid discharge portion 44 provided along a circle centering on the central portion on the back surface side of the wafer W. As a result, the cleaning liquid spreads substantially uniformly and concentrically in the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41, so that the flow rate of the cleaning liquid becomes substantially constant in the circumferential direction of the wafer W. Therefore, the progress of the cleaning process is aligned in the circumferential direction of the wafer W, and the cleaning process is performed uniformly in the circumferential direction of the wafer W.
Furthermore, since the cleaning and drying of the wafer W are performed by continuously supplying the cleaning liquid and the drying gas to the gap between the sealed container 41 and the wafer W, a rotation mechanism of the wafer W such as a spin cleaning device, A large cup body or the like for collecting the scattered cleaning liquid is not necessary, and the apparatus can be simplified and downsized. Further, since the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41 is a small size, even if the cleaning liquid and the drying gas are supplied so as to fill the gap, the amount of the cleaning liquid and the drying gas can be small. The amount of these cleaning liquids and dry gas can be reduced. Further, the cleaning liquid flowing through the gap can be easily recovered without providing a cup body.
Further, as described above, after supplying the cleaning liquid at the first cleaning liquid flow rate, the cleaning liquid is supplied at the second cleaning liquid flow rate larger than the first cleaning liquid flow rate, and then the drying gas is supplied at the first drying gas flow rate. Then, by supplying the second drying gas flow rate larger than the first drying gas flow rate, a high cleaning effect can be obtained while suppressing the generation of bubbles by the cleaning liquid.
Furthermore, in the present invention, a ring-shaped vacuum chuck 42 provided so as to surround the central portion on the back surface side of the wafer W is used as the substrate holding portion, and the vacuum chuck 42 is hermetically sealed with a fluid discharge portion 44. Since the container 41 is provided and the elevating pins 48 are provided therein, when the cleaning liquid or the dry gas is supplied, the vacuum chuck 42 becomes the end point of the flow path of the cleaning liquid or the dry gas, and the fluid discharge section in front of the vacuum chuck 42 As a result, the cleaning liquid and the drying gas are prevented from leaking to the lifting pin 48 side.
When such a cleaning apparatus 4 is incorporated in the resist pattern forming apparatus described above, the installation space for the cleaning apparatus can be saved, so even if it is incorporated in the interface unit B3 or the processing unit B2. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an increase in the size of the resist pattern forming apparatus.
Further, in this cleaning apparatus 4, when the wafer W before being subjected to immersion exposure and subjected to the heating (PEB) process is subjected to the cleaning process, the liquid adhering to the front surface and the back surface side of the wafer W. Since particles such as resist elution during immersion exposure are removed, scattering and transfer of particles to the transfer arm and other processing units when the wafer W is returned to the coating and developing apparatus side are suppressed. Particle contamination can be prevented.
In addition, since a situation in which the uniformity of the in-plane temperature of the wafer W is not deteriorated during the heating (PEB) process after the exposure process due to particles such as resist elution, for example, for a chemically amplified resist. The acid catalyst generated at the time of exposure can be uniformly diffused in the resist, and the high uniformity of the line width of the pattern can be ensured. Further, since development defects due to the particles can be suppressed, a resist pattern with few defects can be obtained.
In this embodiment, the fluid discharge path may be provided at the bottom of the hermetic container along a circle centered on the center of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42. For example, a number of discharge pipes may be provided. You may make it provide in the bottom part of the airtight container 41 along the circle centering on the center part of the wafer W hold | maintained at the said vacuum chuck | zipper 42. FIG. In addition, a cleaning liquid discharge path and a dry gas discharge path may be separately provided in the sealed container 41. Further, for example, the cleaning liquid supply path 51 is provided in the sealed container 41 so as to face the central portion of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42, and the dry gas supply path 52 is connected to the sealed container 41 separately from the cleaning liquid supply path 51. You may do it.
Next, various configuration examples of the cleaning device 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The cleaning apparatus 4 shown in FIGS. 8 to 12 is configured to uniformly spread the cleaning liquid on the surface of the wafer W in a concentric manner around the center of the wafer W, and to push out the concentric shape uniformly from the wafer W. It is an example.
First, in the cleaning device 4 shown in FIG. 8, a hydrophilic region 51 subjected to a hydrophilic treatment and a hydrophobic region 52 subjected to a hydrophobic treatment are held on a vacuum chuck 42 on the inner surface of the sealed container 41. It is formed alternately along a circle centered on the center of the wafer W. Here, FIG. 8B is a plan view of the inner surface of the lid body 41B of the sealed container 41. In this example, the central portion of the lid body 41B facing the central portion of the wafer W is included. A region formed by a circle centered at the center is defined as a hydrophilic region, and then the adjacent ring-shaped region centered at the center is defined as a hydrophobic region, and thus the surface facing the peripheral edge of the wafer W and the wafer W The ring-shaped hydrophilic region and the hydrophobic region are alternately formed with a width of about 10 mm, for example, up to the fluid discharge path 44 through the surface opposite to the rear surface. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
In such a configuration, the hydrophobic region 52 is formed next to the hydrophilic region 51 on the inner surface of the sealed container 41, and the cleaning liquid is supplied to the hydrophilic region 51 in the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41. Then, at first, the cleaning solution is repelled in the adjacent hydrophobic region 52, and the cleaning solution moves toward the adjacent hydrophobic region 52 after the hydrophilic region 51 is completely filled with the cleaning solution. For this reason, the cleaning liquid surely spreads in the order of hydrophilic region 51 → hydrophobic region 52 → hydrophilic region 51, so that the cleaning liquid tends to spread concentrically from the center of the wafer W. Accordingly, the flow rate of the cleaning liquid tends to be uniform in the circumferential direction of the wafer W, and thus the cleaning process also proceeds uniformly in the circumferential direction of the wafer W. Also, when the dry gas is supplied, the cleaning liquid quickly flows from the central portion of the wafer W to the fluid discharge portion 44 through the peripheral portion, so that the replacement with the dry gas is centered on the central portion of the wafer W. It progresses quickly in a concentric circle.
Further, in the cleaning apparatus 4 shown in FIG. 9, the gap between the surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42 and the sealed container 41 is gradually reduced from the center of the wafer W toward the periphery. The lid body 41B (upper surface) and the bottom surface of the sealed container 41 are provided with an angle of, for example, about 1 ° to 2 °. Even in this case, the gap is set to 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
In such a configuration, the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41 has a planar area that increases from the central portion toward the peripheral portion, so that the peripheral portion of the wafer W has the same height as the gap. The volume of the gap increases as it goes to. For this reason, when the same amount of cleaning liquid is supplied, the flow velocity vector of the cleaning liquid becomes smaller from the central portion toward the peripheral portion of the wafer W.
Therefore, when the lid 41B of the sealed container 41 is angled so as to descend from the center of the wafer W toward the peripheral edge, even if the area increases from the center of the wafer W toward the peripheral edge, Since the height is reduced, the volume of the gap is made uniform. For this reason, the flow velocity vectors when the cleaning liquid spreads from the central portion toward the peripheral portion of the wafer W can be made uniform, whereby the flow of the cleaning liquid is made uniform in the radial direction of the wafer W, and the cleaning in the radial direction is almost uniform. Can be done.
In addition, by providing an angle on the upper surface of the sealed container 41, when the drying gas is supplied next to the cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid flows quickly from the central portion of the wafer W toward the peripheral portion. Easy to progress. Further, by providing an angle so that the bottom surface of the sealed container 41 descends toward the fluid discharge portion 44, the cleaning liquid can be discharged smoothly, and the replacement of the cleaning liquid with the dry gas can be further facilitated. Is quickly dried.
Further, the cleaning device 4 shown in FIG. 10 is held by the vacuum chuck 42 on the surface (the inner surface of the lid body 41B of the sealed container 41) facing the surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42 of the sealed container 41. This is an example in which a plurality of ring-shaped grooves (recesses) 53 are formed concentrically from the center of the wafer W. When viewed from the side, the groove 53 is formed in an arc shape as shown in FIG. 9A, for example, and as shown on the inner surface of the lid 41B of the sealed container 41 in FIG. In this example, from the first groove portion 53a including a center portion of the inner surface of the lid body 41B of the sealed container 41 facing the center portion of the wafer W, the width is, for example, 5 mm. A ring-shaped groove 53 having a width of about 20 mm, preferably about 8 mm, and a depth of the deepest part of 0.5 mm to 3 mm, preferably about 2 mm, is formed.
Thus, when the ring-shaped groove 53 is formed on the inner surface of the lid 41B, the groove 53 serves as a buffer, and the cleaning liquid spreads further toward the outer periphery after filling the groove 53. The wafer W can be made to flow concentrically from the central portion toward the peripheral portion. When the drying gas is supplied next to the cleaning liquid, the groove 53 serves as a buffer, so that the drying gas can be uniformly vented from the center of the wafer W toward the outer periphery. Then, the surface of the wafer W is quickly replaced with the drying gas toward the peripheral portion, and the surface of the wafer W can be quickly dried. Furthermore, due to the unevenness of the groove 53, a turbulent flow is generated in the cleaning liquid, and this turbulent flow comes into contact with the wafer W, so that the cleaning effect is enhanced.
Furthermore, the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 11 improves the uniformity of fluid discharge in the circumferential direction of the wafer W over the entire circumference of the fluid discharge portion 44 in the middle of the fluid discharge portion 44 provided in the sealed container 41. For this purpose, an exhaust buffer chamber 54 is provided. In such a configuration, when the cleaning liquid and the drying gas are discharged, the cleaning liquid and the drying gas are once discharged from the fluid discharge path after filling the buffer chamber 54. Here, since the buffer chamber 54 is provided over the entire circumference of the fluid discharge portion 44 provided along a circle centering on the central portion of the wafer W, the cleaning liquid and the dry gas are once supplied to the buffer chamber 54. The discharge pressure of the cleaning liquid and the exhaust pressure of the dry gas can be substantially uniform over the entire circumference of the wafer W, and as a result, the cleaning liquid from the central portion to the peripheral portion of the wafer W The supply of the drying gas can be made uniform over the entire circumference of the wafer W.
Further, the cleaning device shown in FIG. 12 is an example in which a supply buffer chamber 55 that is tapered so as to expand downward is provided in the fluid supply hole 40 of the lid body 41 </ b> B of the sealed container 41. Since the cleaning liquid and the dry gas flow along the taper from the fluid supply hole 40, they are easily and uniformly diffused toward the peripheral edge of the wafer W.
Furthermore, the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 13 changes the thickness of the lid 41 </ b> B of the sealed container 41 so that the gap between the surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42 and the sealed container 41 is changed to the peripheral edge of the wafer W. In this example, the partial region is formed to be narrower than the central region. Here, the gap in the peripheral area is preferably set to about 0.5 to 1 mm, but in this case, the gap is set to 5 mm or less.
In this way, when supplying the cleaning liquid, the flow changes when the gap is narrowed, and the cleaning liquid is filled up to the front of the area where the gap is narrowed, and then spread further toward the peripheral portion. I will continue to flow. Therefore, even when the flow rate of the cleaning liquid is different in the circumferential direction of the wafer W before the area where the gap is narrowed, the cleaning liquid fills up to the front of the area and then spreads to the peripheral portion. The flow velocity is adjusted, and the flow velocity distribution at the periphery of the wafer W can be made uniform.
Further, when the gap is narrowed, the cleaning pressure is increased and the cleaning power is increased. However, since the peripheral portion of the wafer W has a bevel structure as described above and the amount of adhering particles is large, It is effective to clean the part with a high cleaning effect. Further, when supplying the drying gas, even if the flow velocity of the drying gas differs in the circumferential direction of the wafer W before reaching the region where the gap is narrowed, the flow velocity is adjusted in the region, and the wafer W At the peripheral edge, the dry gas is uniformly vented in the circumferential direction.
Here, in this example, the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41 is not abruptly narrowed at the peripheral edge of the wafer W, but the lid 41B and the bottom surface of the sealed container 41 are tapered as shown in FIG. The gap may be gradually reduced from the center of the wafer W toward the peripheral edge, and a constant gap of, for example, about 0.5 to 1 mm may be formed at the peripheral edge. Even in this case, the gap is set to 5 mm or less. Even in this case, it is possible to make the flow velocity distribution in the circumferential direction of the cleaning liquid and the drying gas uniform and to improve the cleaning effect of the peripheral portion of the wafer W.
Next, a configuration example made for the purpose of enhancing the cleaning effect of the peripheral portion of the wafer W will be described. The cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 15 includes a cleaning liquid auxiliary supply unit for supplying a cleaning liquid to at least one peripheral region of the front surface or the back surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42. In this example, the sealed container 41 is provided along a circle centered on the center of W. In this example, for example, a cleaning liquid is applied to the periphery of the surface of the wafer W in the lid 41B of the sealed container 41. A first cleaning liquid channel 61 for supply is formed over the entire circumference. The cleaning liquid channel 61 includes a buffer chamber 62 in the middle, and is formed obliquely so as to face outward as it goes downward so that the cleaning liquid can be discharged toward the peripheral edge of the wafer W.
In this example, for example, a second cleaning liquid channel 63 for supplying the cleaning liquid to the peripheral edge of the back surface of the wafer W is formed over the entire circumference inside the bottom surface of the sealed container 41. The path 63 includes a buffer chamber 64 in the middle, and is formed obliquely so as to face outward as it goes upward so that the cleaning liquid can be discharged toward the peripheral portion on the back surface side of the wafer W.
The first and second cleaning liquid flow paths 61 and 63 are connected to the cleaning liquid supply path 51 via the pipe 65 and the supply valve V3, and the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning liquid flow paths 61 and 63 at a predetermined timing. It is supplied and discharged to the peripheral portions of the front and back surfaces of the wafer W.
In this case, since the cleaning liquid can be directly sprayed on the peripheral portion of the front surface or the back surface of the wafer W having a particularly large amount of adhering particles, the cleaning power of the peripheral portion is increased, and the particles can be reliably removed. . In this example, the cleaning liquid auxiliary supply unit is formed by the first and second cleaning liquid flow paths 61 and 63 and the cleaning liquid supply system. However, either one of the first and second cleaning liquid flow paths 61 or 63 is connected to the cleaning liquid auxiliary supply section. Instead of forming the cleaning liquid channels 61 and 64 over the entire circumference of the lid 41B and the bottom surface of the sealed container 41, a nozzle section for supplying the cleaning liquid toward the peripheral edge of the wafer W may be provided. A large number of wafers may be arranged along a circle centered on the center of the wafer W. The buffer chambers 62 and 64 are not necessarily provided.
Further, the cleaning apparatus 4 shown in FIG. 16 has a gap between the surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42 and the sealed container 41 such that the peripheral area of the wafer W is, for example, 0.5 to 1 mm larger than the central area. In this example, it is narrowed to a certain extent and then widened rapidly. Even in this case, the gap is set to 5 mm or less. In such a configuration, since the gap between the wafer W and the sealed container 41 is abruptly narrowed at the peripheral edge of the wafer surface, the flow rate of the cleaning liquid in this region is increased, thereby increasing the cleaning effect of the region. Can do.
Subsequently, a configuration example made for the purpose of enhancing the drying effect of the wafer W will be described. In the cleaning device 4 shown in FIG. 17, for example, a first dry gas channel 66 for supplying a dry gas to the peripheral portion of the surface of the wafer W is formed over the entire circumference inside the lid 41 </ b> B of the sealed container 41. In addition, for example, a second dry gas channel 67 for supplying a dry gas to the peripheral portion of the back surface of the wafer W is formed over the entire circumference inside the bottom surface of the sealed container 41.
The first dry gas flow channel 66 is formed obliquely so as to face the outer side toward the lower side so that the dry gas can be supplied toward the peripheral edge of the wafer W. The passage 67 is formed obliquely so as to face the outer side toward the upper side so that the dry gas can be supplied toward the peripheral portion on the back surface side of the wafer W. Such first and second dry gas flow paths 66 and 67 are connected to the dry gas supply path 52 via a pipe 68 and a supply valve V4, and the dry gas flow paths 66 and 67 are connected at a predetermined timing. The dry gas is supplied to the front and back edges of the wafer W.
In this way, the drying gas can be directly blown to the peripheral portion of the front surface and the back surface of the wafer W, so that the peripheral region is quickly dried. At this time, in this example, either one of the first and second dry gas flow paths 66 and 67 may be provided, and the dry gas flow path is formed over the entire circumference of the top surface and the bottom surface of the sealed container 41. Instead of this, a large number of nozzles for supplying a dry gas toward the peripheral edge of the wafer W may be provided along a circle centered on the center of the wafer W.
As described above, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 18, the fluid discharge path may be provided in the sealed container 41 so as to surround the periphery of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42. In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes a fluid discharge part formed on the side wall of the sealed container 41 over the entire circumference, and 72 denotes a discharge pipe. The fluid discharge part 71 and the discharge pipe 72 constitute a fluid discharge part. ing. The other end side of the discharge pipe 72 is connected to the suction means 47 and the waste liquid tank 46 via the gas-liquid separator 45 as in the first embodiment. An annular supply channel 73 for supplying cleaning liquid and dry gas is formed around the vacuum chuck 42 on the back side of the wafer W, and the cleaning liquid is supplied to the supply channel 73 via a pipe 74. The passage 51 and the dry gas supply passage 52 are connected via a valve V5.
Even in this case, the cleaning liquid or the dry gas supplied to the gap between the front surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 41 and the gap between the back surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 41 spreads from the center of the wafer W toward the peripheral edge, Since the fluid is discharged from the fluid discharge portion 71 formed outside the peripheral edge of the wafer W, the entire front and back surfaces of the wafer W are cleaned evenly. In this example as well, the configurations shown in FIGS. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15, and 17 may be combined.
In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 19, the gap between the surface of the wafer W held by the vacuum chuck 42 and the sealed container 8 can be changed in accordance with the processing performed on the wafer W. It may be configured. In this sealed container 8, the peripheral portions of the upper plate 81 and the bottom plate 82 are connected to the side walls 81b and 82b by flexible members 81a and 82a, and the upper plate 81 and the bottom plate 82 are moved up and down by the lifting mechanisms 83 and 84, respectively. It is configured freely. In the figure, reference numeral 85 denotes a vacuum chuck, and the vacuum chuck 85 is also configured to be lifted and lowered by a lifting mechanism 85a.
In such a configuration, when the upper plate 81 and the bottom plate 82 are moved up and down by the lifting mechanisms 83 and 84, the flexible members 81 a and 82 a are bent to ensure a sealed state, and the gap between the wafer W surface and the sealed container 8 is secured. The gap between the back surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 8 can be adjusted within a range of 0.5 mm to 5 mm, for example. The point that the fluid discharge portion 44 is formed on the bottom surface 82 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
In such a cleaning apparatus 4, the wafer W is sucked and held on the vacuum chuck 85, the upper surface 81 is closed and sealed, and then the gap between the wafer W surface and the sealed container 8 is lifted by the lifting mechanisms 83, 84, 85. The gap between the back surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 8 is adjusted to a predetermined gap. Next, in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, the cleaning liquid and the drying gas are sequentially supplied to clean and dry the front and back peripheral portions of the wafer W.
With this configuration, the surface of the wafer W and the sealed container are adapted to processing performed on the wafer W, for example, when the cleaning liquid is supplied and when the dry gas is supplied, or when the resist material is changed. 8, the gap between the back surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 8 can be adjusted to a predetermined gap, and an appropriate gap can be formed between the wafer W and the sealed container 8 for processing. Efficiency and drying efficiency can be further increased. Since the hydrophobicity varies depending on the resist material, it is effective to be able to adjust the gap between the back surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 8 in this way.
Furthermore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 20, a mixing chamber 86 for cleaning liquid and dry gas is provided, and the cleaning liquid supply path 51 and the dry gas supply path 52 are connected to supply the cleaning liquid and the dry gas. These may be mixed and then supplied to the central portion of the wafer W via the fluid supply path 5, and in this case, a high cleaning effect can be obtained.
Further, in the present invention, in order to increase the drying efficiency of the inner surface of the wafer W and the sealed container 41, the entire inner surface of the sealed container 41 may be subjected to a hydrophobic treatment. Since adhesion of water droplets is suppressed, the drying of the wafer W and the inner surface of the sealed container 41 with the drying gas can be performed quickly. Moreover, the area | region which contacts the washing | cleaning liquid of the airtight containers 41 and 8 may be comprised with a fluorine resin, In this case, the elution of the impurity to a washing | cleaning liquid can be suppressed.
Furthermore, the cleaning apparatus of the present invention is not used only for cleaning the wafer W after immersion exposure, but can be applied to all processes for cleaning a substrate. Further, using this cleaning apparatus, for example, after the resist solution is applied and the heating (PAB) process is performed, the surface and peripheral portion of the wafer W are cleaned before the immersion exposure. In this case, particles adhering to the wafer W surface and peripheral edge can be removed, and the exposure accuracy can be improved.
1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a coating and developing apparatus according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the said coating and developing apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the washing | cleaning apparatus integrated in the said application | coating and developing apparatus. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the other example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus, and a top view which shows the inner surface of the upper surface (lid body) of an airtight container. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus, and a top view which shows the inner surface of the upper surface (lid body) of an airtight container. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the further another example of the said washing | cleaning apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing for demonstrating immersion exposure. It is a top view for demonstrating immersion exposure.
W Semiconductor wafer 20 Carrier 4 Cleaning device 41 Sealed container 41A Lower container 41B Cover body 42 Vacuum chuck 44 Fluid discharge part 5 Fluid supply path 51 Cleaning liquid supply path 52 Drying gas supply path
A substrate holder for holding the circular substrate horizontally;
The gap in the peripheral area of the substrate between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container is formed to be narrower than the gap in the central area, and the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply path is the substrate. A cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus extends toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while filling a gap between the surface and the sealed container and is discharged from the fluid discharge path.
A first cleaning liquid supply path provided to face the central portion in order to supply the cleaning liquid toward the central portion of the surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion;
A second cleaning liquid supply path provided at the bottom of the sealed container in order to supply the cleaning liquid toward the back surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit;
A fluid discharge path provided in the sealed container so as to surround a peripheral edge of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit, and for discharging the cleaning liquid;
The gap in the peripheral area of the substrate between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container is formed to be narrower than the gap in the central area, and the cleaning liquid from the first cleaning liquid supply path Is spread toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while filling the gap between the substrate surface and the sealed container, is discharged from the fluid discharge path, and the cleaning liquid from the second cleaning liquid supply path A cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus spreads toward a peripheral edge of the substrate while filling a gap therebetween, and is discharged from the fluid discharge path.
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the substrate holding part is a ring-shaped vacuum chuck provided so as to surround a central part on the back side of the substrate.
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning liquid supply path also serves as the dry gas supply path.
The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid discharge path also serves as a discharge path for discharging the dry gas.
6. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus is a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface and a peripheral portion of a substrate after a resist solution is applied to the surface and then an exposure process is performed. The cleaning apparatus according to 1.
On the inner surface of the sealed container, a hydrophilic region that has been subjected to a hydrophilic treatment and a hydrophobic region that has been subjected to a hydrophobic treatment are arranged along a circle centered on the central portion of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion. 7. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning device is formed alternately.
7. The gap between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container is formed so as to gradually become narrower from the center part to the peripheral part of the substrate. The cleaning apparatus according to any one of the above.
A plurality of grooves are formed concentrically from a central portion of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion on a surface of the sealed container facing the substrate surface held by the substrate holding portion. The cleaning apparatus according to any one of 1 to 6.
The buffer chamber is provided in the middle of the fluid discharge path provided in the hermetic container in order to improve the uniformity of fluid discharge in the circumferential direction of the substrate. Cleaning device.
The gap between the substrate surface held by the substrate holder and the sealed container is formed so as to be narrower and then wider than the gap in the central region in the peripheral region of the substrate. The cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .
A cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit provided in the cleaning liquid supply path;
A drying gas flow rate adjusting unit provided in the drying gas supply path;
After supplying the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply path into the sealed container at the first cleaning liquid flow rate, the cleaning liquid is supplied at a second cleaning liquid flow rate that is larger than the first cleaning liquid flow rate, and then replaced with the cleaning liquid from the dry gas supply path. The cleaning liquid flow rate adjusting unit and the dry gas flow rate adjustment so that the dry gas flow rate is supplied to the sealed container at the first dry gas flow rate and then the second dry gas flow rate is higher than the first dry gas flow rate. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit that controls the unit.
A cleaning liquid auxiliary supply unit for supplying a cleaning liquid to at least one peripheral region of the front surface or the back surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit is formed in a circular shape centering on the center of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus is provided along the sealed container.
The gap between the substrate surface held by the substrate holding part and the sealed container is configured to be able to be changed in accordance with processing performed on the substrate. The cleaning apparatus according to any one of the above.
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a gap between the substrate held by the substrate holding unit and the sealed container is 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less.
The exposure process, the cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 15 characterized in that it is a liquid immersion exposure process of performing exposure to form a liquid layer on the substrate surface.
The cleaning liquid supply path and the drying gas supply path are connected, and a mixing chamber is provided for mixing the cleaning liquid and the drying gas. The cleaning liquid and the drying gas are supplied to the mixing chamber, mixed, and then passed through the fluid supply path. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus is configured to be supplied to a central portion of the substrate.
A cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17 , comprising:
The substrate carried by the carrier to the carrier mounting portion is transferred to the processing portion, and after the resist solution is applied to the substrate in the processing portion, the substrate is transferred to the exposure apparatus via the interface portion, and the interface A coating and developing apparatus, wherein the exposed substrate returned through the section is developed by the processing section and transferred to the carrier mounting section.
In the cleaning method for cleaning the surface and the peripheral portion of the substrate on which the resist solution is applied and then subjected to the exposure process,
A substrate holding portion is provided in the inside, and the peripheral region of the substrate is narrower than the central region in the gap between the surface of the substrate held horizontally by the substrate holding portion and the inner wall surface facing the surface of the substrate. Using a sealed container configured to be
A cleaning liquid is supplied to the inside of the closed container toward the center of the surface of the substrate held while forming a gap between the closed container and the gap between the substrate surface and the closed container is filled with the cleaning liquid. Expanding toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while filling, and discharging the cleaning liquid from a fluid discharge path provided at the bottom of the sealed container along a circle centered on the center of the substrate;
Next, a drying gas is supplied to the substrate instead of the cleaning liquid, and the gap between the substrate surface and the sealed container is filled with the drying gas, and the air is vented toward the peripheral edge of the substrate. And a step of evacuating from the air.
In the cleaning method for cleaning the surface and peripheral edge of the substrate after the resist solution is applied and then subjected to the exposure process,
The inside of the sealed container, supplies the cleaning liquid toward the center of the holding surface of the substrate while forming a gap between said sealed container, the cleaning liquid is supplied toward the rear surface of the substrate, and the substrate Expanding the gap toward the peripheral edge of the substrate while filling the gap between the sealed container with the cleaning liquid, and discharging the cleaning liquid from a fluid discharge path formed so as to surround the peripheral edge of the substrate;
Next, a dry gas is supplied to the substrate instead of the cleaning liquid, and the gap between the substrate and the sealed container is filled with the dry gas, and the air is vented toward the peripheral edge of the substrate. The dry gas is discharged from the fluid discharge path. And a step of evacuating.
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