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SOG coated apparatus to solve SOG non-uniformity in the VLSI process

US5454871A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1994
Grant dateOct 3, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02282
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for applying spin-on-glass material to a wafer under controlled humidity conditions is described, The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber. Within the treatment chamber are a spin-on-glass coater spin table, a plurality of hotplates connected to one another and from the coater spin table by a moving belt, and wafer handlers to transfer wafers onto the coater spin table and onto the moving belt. A dehumidifier is disposed on top of the treatment chamber and a humidity control unit is disposed on top of the dehumidifier through which air is drawn and whereby relative humidity within the treatment chamber can be controlled.

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