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Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and manufacturing line thereof

US6841485B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2000
Grant dateJan 11, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67173
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a semiconductor device manufacturing line for applying a series of processes on a semiconductor substrate, and forming an integrated circuit on the semiconductor substrate by employing a semiconductor wafer having a diameter of 6 inches (150±3 mm: SEAJ specification) or less for the semiconductor substrate. This manufacturing line comprises two sub-lines conforming to the same specifications, each of these sub-lines is composed of a series of processing units including a film forming unit, a pattern exposure unit, an etching unit, and a test unit. In at least one pattern exposure unit and one etching unit, fine processing of 0.3 μm or less can be performed.

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