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Device for processing substrate

US6589338B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2000
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02052
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This substrate processing device is identical to a wafer cleaning device 5 for cleaning a wafer W, which includes a supply nozzle 34 for supplying APM and the pure water, a spin chuck 31 for carrying the wafer W and a container 31 for accommodating the spin chuck 31. The container 30 includes an inner processing chamber 42 and an outer processing chamber 43 and is constructed so as to be movable up and down to the spin chuck 31. A first drainage line 50 is connected to the inner processing chamber 42 to discharge APM and the interior atmosphere, while a second drainage line 51 is connected to the outer processing chamber 43 to discharge pure water and the interior atmosphere. With the connection of the first drainage line 50, the wafer cleaning device 5 is adapted so that the supply nozzle 34 supplies APM to a surface of the wafer W again. Therefore, it is possible to reuse this processing liquid advantageously and additionally, an exhaust displacement can be reduced.

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