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- the present invention relates generally to apparatuses and methods for cleaning thin discs, such as semiconductor wafers, compact discs, glass substrates and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to cleaning hydrophobic wafers using a surfactant containing solution.
- wafer cleaning and drying methods include one or more rinsing steps either with pure deionized water or with a cleaning solution.
- the surfaces of silicon wafers typically are converted from hydrophobic to hydrophilic because hydrophilic surfaces do not attract particles and hydrophilic surfaces help rinsing water and cleaning solution to wet the wafer's surfaces.
- Conversion from a hydrophobic state to a hydrophilic state occurs for example when the surfaces of silicon wafers react with oxygen or an oxidizer to form a thin oxide layer, which passivates the surfaces of the silicon wafer (i.e., forms a passivation layer).
- the passivation layer is hydrophilic, and thus facilitates subsequent cleaning processes.
- the surfaces of low-k dielectric wafers (wafers that have a low-k dielectric formed thereon), however, do not react with oxygen or an oxidizer to form a hydrophilic passivation layer.
- low-k dielectric wafers have hydrophobic surfaces. Therefore, when aqueous cleaning solutions are applied to the surfaces of a low-k dielectric wafer, the aqueous cleaning solutions are repelled therefrom.
- Hydrophobic wafers are more difficult to clean than hydrophilic silicon wafers, due to the poor wettability of aqueous cleaning solutions on hydrophobic low-k dielectric wafers. Also, the efficiency of chemical residues removal by deionized water rinsing is very low. Drying of hydrophobic wafers is even more challenging than cleaning, due to the high affinity of particle contaminants to the hydrophobic surfaces. Further, because pure DI water is typically sprayed directly onto the hydrophobic surfaces during rinsing, water marks or residues are commonly observed on the hydrophobic surfaces during drying. Such water marks and residue may cause subsequent device failure.
- the semiconductor industry is increasing the use of low-k dielectric wafers and, hence, much attention has been directed to improved methods for cleaning a hydrophobic wafer.
- the present invention provides a method and an apparatus that uses a surfactant to clean a hydrophobic wafer.
- the inventive cleaning method comprises two main aspects.
- the inventive cleaning method may clean a wafer by applying a surfactant without using pure DI water.
- the inventive cleaning method may clean a wafer by applying a surfactant followed by applying pure DI water during a short rinsing step that is sufficiently short so that rinsing ceases in one aspect, before the surfactant has been completely rinsed from the wafer, thus eliminating or minimizing the contact of pure DI water with the wafer.
- These aspects may be performed in any conventional cleaning and drying apparatus that is appropriately programmed to perform the inventive method.
- inventive methods may be employed within an SRD, scrubber, or within any tank or other type system that includes spray nozzles, any of which may further include application of vapors to achieve Marangoni drying.
- either of the methods described above is performed as a final step in a cleaning sequence that employs a plurality of cleaning apparatuses, and that further maintains a surfactant layer on the wafer during transfer between the plurality of cleaning apparatuses, and that does not contact the wafer with pure DI water prior to the final clean/dry step, if at all.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an inventive cleaning method that may be performed in any apparatus that may clean and dry a hydrophobic wafer;
- FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of an SRD that may perform the inventive cleaning method
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of an IPA dryer with a tank module that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer using the inventive cleaning method;
- FIG. 4A is a partially sectional side view of an inventive IPA dryer with an SRD chamber that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer using the inventive cleaning method;
- FIG. 4B is a top plan view of the IPA dryer of FIG. 4A;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of a scrubber that may perform the inventive cleaning method
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an inventive cleaning method that may be performed in a cleaning sequence that employs a plurality of cleaning apparatuses.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic side elevational view of a cleaner that may employ the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart useful in describing two aspects of an inventive cleaning method 11 that may be performed in any apparatus that may clean and dry a wafer.
- Such apparatuses include, for example, a spin-rinse-dryer (SRD) as described further below with reference to FIG. 2, an IPA dryer that employs a fluid tank as described further below with reference to FIG. 3, an IPA dryer that employs an SRD chamber as described further below with reference to FIGS. 4 A-B, a scrubber device as described further below with reference to FIG. 5, or any conventional dryer that may rinse and dry a wafer.
- SRD spin-rinse-dryer
- the inventive cleaning method 11 starts at step 13 .
- a cleaning solution that comprises a surfactant i.e., a surfactant containing solution
- a surfactant i.e., a surfactant containing solution
- the surfactant containing solution may comprise a WAKO NCW surfactant (e.g., NCW-601A: an aqueous solution (approximately 30 percent) of polyoxyalkylene alkylphenyl ether, NCW-1001: polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether 30 percent (w/w) aqueous solution, NCW-1002: polyoxyalkylene alky ether 10 percent (w/w) aqueous solution).
- the WAKO NCW surfactant may have a concentration of 0.01% to 0.1% by volume.
- step 17 pure DI water is applied to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer.
- the pure DI water is applied for a sufficiently short period of time (e.g., approximating five seconds or less) such that as the layer of surfactant containing solution is removed (step 19 a ) or nearly removed (step 19 b ), the pure DI water spray stops. Accordingly, DI water is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer's surface. Thus, fewer water marks may form on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer as the wafer is dried (step 21 ). Thereafter the process ends at step 23 .
- step 25 a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution used in step 15 is applied to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer.
- the diluted surfactant containing solution is applied for ten seconds or less, depending on the hydrophobicity of the wafer.
- pure DI water is never used (only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer), water marks may not form on the surfaces thereof as the wafer is dried (step 21 ). Thereafter, the process ends at step 23 .
- a cleaning solution of, for example, 1000 ppm may be rinsed with a more dilute cleaning solution having 500 ppm.
- FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of an SRD 101 that may perform the inventive cleaning method 11 of FIG. 1.
- a hydrophobic wafer W is shown supported by a pair of grippers G, which extend from a rotateable flywheel 105 .
- the flywheel 105 is coupled to a motor 107 adapted to control the rotational speed of the flywheel 105 .
- a pair of nozzles 109 a , 109 b are coupled to a source of surfactant containing solution 111 and a source of rinsing fluid 112 , and are positioned to supply the surfactant containing solution and the rinsing fluid to the center of the front and back surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W, respectively.
- the rinsing fluid may comprise pure DI water.
- the source of rinsing fluid 112 may comprise a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution that is contained in the source of surfactant containing solution 111 .
- a controller 113 is coupled to the source of surfactant containing solution and the source of rinsing fluid 111 , and comprises a memory having a program stored therein adapted to automatically perform the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 1.
- the SRD may be configured as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/544,660, filed Apr. 6, 2000 (AMAT No. 3437/CMP/RKK) the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference.
- FIG. 3 shows a tank module configured for Marangoni drying
- FIGS. 4 A-B show an SRD configured for Marangoni drying.
- a rinsing fluid supply comprising one or more rinsing fluid nozzles 207 is positioned to spray rinsing fluid across the entire horizontal diameter of a hydrophobic wafer W as the hydrophobic wafer W is lifted from the tank 203
- a drying vapor supply comprising one or more drying vapor nozzles 211 is positioned to flow drying vapor (e.g., IPA) across the entire horizontal diameter of the hydrophobic wafer W as the hydrophobic wafer W is lifted from the tank 203
- a wafer shuttle 213 may be positioned to transfer the hydrophobic wafer W to the lifting mechanism 205 .
- a first pair of rails 215 may be permanently mounted within the tank 203 and may be positioned to support the hydrophobic wafer W as the lifting mechanism 205 lifts the hydrophobic wafer W.
- a second pair of rails 217 may be permanently mounted above the tank 203 and may be positioned to receive the hydrophobic wafer W from the first pair of rails 215 .
- the nozzle 311 b shuts off and the IPA nozzle 313 sprays IPA liquid to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W.
- Each of the nozzles may begin in a position that sprays the center of the wafer and may then scan radially across the wafer to the wafer's edge as the wafer rotates.
- the second aspect may comprise the same steps as the first aspect.
- the nozzle 311 b supplies a diluted surfactant containing solution to the layer of surfactant containing solution on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W (in one aspect, for a short period of time, approximately ten seconds or less). Because pure DI water is never used, and only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer W, water marks may not form on the surfaces thereof.
- a plurality of spray nozzles 413 coupled to a source of surfactant containing solution 415 are positioned to spray the surfactant containing solution at the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W during wafer scrubbing.
- a rinsing fluid nozzle 419 is coupled to a source of rinsing fluid 421 , and is positioned to spray rinsing fluid at the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W either after wafer scrubbing or during the final portion of wafer scrubbing when the brushes are not in contact with the wafer.
- the source of rinsing fluid may comprise pure DI water.
- the source of rinsing fluid 421 may comprise a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution contained in the source of surfactant containing solution 415 .
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an inventive cleaning method 501 that may be performed in any conventional cleaning system.
- the inventive cleaning method 501 starts at step 503 .
- the hydrophobic wafer having the layer of surfactant containing solution thereon is transferred to a second cleaning apparatus in step 507 .
- the transfer occurs quickly enough so that the hydrophobic wafer maintains the layer of surfactant containing solution thereon as it transfers to the second cleaning apparatus. Because the layer of the surfactant containing solution that has formed on the hydrophobic wafer's surfaces may dry more slowly than pure DI water (and because the transfer occurs sufficiently quick) the hydrophobic wafer's surfaces remain wet as the wafer is transferred from the first cleaning apparatus to the second cleaning apparatus, which may reduce the affinity of particle contaminants to the hydrophobic surfaces.
- the second cleaning apparatus may comprise the SRD 101 as described above with reference to FIG. 2, the IPA dryer 201 as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the IPA dryer 301 as described above with reference to FIG. 4, the inventive scrubber 401 as described above with reference to FIG. 5, or any rinsing and drying apparatus that may rinse and dry a wafer in accordance with the method of FIG. 1.
- a rinsing fluid is applied to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer, having the layer of surfactant containing solution formed thereon, for a short time.
- the rinsing fluid is DI water and is applied for a sufficiently short period of time such that as the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the hydrophobic wafer's surface is removed or nearly removed, the DI water spray stops. Accordingly, DI water is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer's surface.
- a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution used in step 505 is applied to the wafer W.
- the dilution of the surfactant containing solution may increase over time.
- step 511 thereafter, in step 511 , while still in the second cleaning apparatus, the hydrophobic wafer is dried (e.g., by spinning or through application of IPA, as described with reference to FIGS. 3 - 4 B).
- step 513 the inventive process ends.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic side elevational view of an integrated cleaner 601 (e.g., having a mechanism for transferring wafers directly from one cleaning apparatus to the next) that may employ the inventive cleaning method 501 of FIG. 6.
- a hydrophobic wafer W is polished by a polisher (not shown)
- the hydrophobic wafer W may enter the cleaner 601 to be cleaned and dried.
- the cleaner 601 may comprise a plurality of cleaning modules 603 , each cleaning module 603 having a wafer support 605 a - d that may support a vertically oriented wafer W.
- a horizontally oriented hydrophobic wafer W may be loaded onto the wafer support 605 e of the input module 613 . While re-orienting the wafer W, the first wafer handler 619 a may elevate upon actuation of the wafer transfer mechanism 617 , thereby extracting the wafer W from the input module 613 , and may index (i.e., move horizontally) to position the wafer W above the megasonic cleaner module 607 . Thereafter, the first wafer handler 619 a may lower the vertically oriented wafer W into the megasonic cleaner module 607 and may place the wafer W on the wafer support 605 a . The wafer W may then be megasonically cleaned with a surfactant containing solution bath.
- the hydrophobic wafer W may be effectively cleaned, rinsed, and dried with minimal water marks.
- the invention can be performed within any conventional scrubber (whether employing one or more roller brushes or one or more disk shaped brushes and/or any conventional spin rinse dryer or IPA dryer can be adapted to perform the present invention.
- a vertical orientation may be employed, the invention may also be performed on wafers having other orientations (e.g. horizontal).
- the surfactant concentration may gradually decrease over time.
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A method and an apparatus that uses a surfactant to clean a hydrophobic wafer is provided. In a first aspect, the method may clean and dry a wafer without applying pure DI water to the wafer. In a second aspect, the method may clean a wafer by applying pure DI water to the wafer only for a short duration of time such that the DI water application ceases prior to or as soon as a surfactant solution is rinsed from the wafer thereafter the wafer is dried. In a further aspect a hydrophobic wafer is maintained wetted with surfactant as it is transferred between cleaning apparatuses and is rinsed via diluted surfactant or via a brief DI water spray and is thereafter dried.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/644,177, filed Aug. 23, 2000, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/150,656, filed Aug. 25, 1999, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
- The present invention relates generally to apparatuses and methods for cleaning thin discs, such as semiconductor wafers, compact discs, glass substrates and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to cleaning hydrophobic wafers using a surfactant containing solution.
- As semiconductor device geometries continue to decrease, the importance of ultra clean processing increases. Conventional wafer cleaning and drying methods include one or more rinsing steps either with pure deionized water or with a cleaning solution. Before cleaning, the surfaces of silicon wafers typically are converted from hydrophobic to hydrophilic because hydrophilic surfaces do not attract particles and hydrophilic surfaces help rinsing water and cleaning solution to wet the wafer's surfaces.
- Conversion from a hydrophobic state to a hydrophilic state occurs for example when the surfaces of silicon wafers react with oxygen or an oxidizer to form a thin oxide layer, which passivates the surfaces of the silicon wafer (i.e., forms a passivation layer). The passivation layer is hydrophilic, and thus facilitates subsequent cleaning processes. The surfaces of low-k dielectric wafers (wafers that have a low-k dielectric formed thereon), however, do not react with oxygen or an oxidizer to form a hydrophilic passivation layer. Thus, absent treatment, low-k dielectric wafers have hydrophobic surfaces. Therefore, when aqueous cleaning solutions are applied to the surfaces of a low-k dielectric wafer, the aqueous cleaning solutions are repelled therefrom.
- Hydrophobic wafers are more difficult to clean than hydrophilic silicon wafers, due to the poor wettability of aqueous cleaning solutions on hydrophobic low-k dielectric wafers. Also, the efficiency of chemical residues removal by deionized water rinsing is very low. Drying of hydrophobic wafers is even more challenging than cleaning, due to the high affinity of particle contaminants to the hydrophobic surfaces. Further, because pure DI water is typically sprayed directly onto the hydrophobic surfaces during rinsing, water marks or residues are commonly observed on the hydrophobic surfaces during drying. Such water marks and residue may cause subsequent device failure. The semiconductor industry is increasing the use of low-k dielectric wafers and, hence, much attention has been directed to improved methods for cleaning a hydrophobic wafer.
- Accordingly, a need exists for an improved method and apparatus for cleaning hydrophobic wafers.
- The present invention provides a method and an apparatus that uses a surfactant to clean a hydrophobic wafer. The inventive cleaning method comprises two main aspects. In the first aspect, the inventive cleaning method may clean a wafer by applying a surfactant without using pure DI water. In the second aspect, the inventive cleaning method may clean a wafer by applying a surfactant followed by applying pure DI water during a short rinsing step that is sufficiently short so that rinsing ceases in one aspect, before the surfactant has been completely rinsed from the wafer, thus eliminating or minimizing the contact of pure DI water with the wafer. These aspects may be performed in any conventional cleaning and drying apparatus that is appropriately programmed to perform the inventive method. For example, the inventive methods may be employed within an SRD, scrubber, or within any tank or other type system that includes spray nozzles, any of which may further include application of vapors to achieve Marangoni drying. In a third aspect of the invention, either of the methods described above is performed as a final step in a cleaning sequence that employs a plurality of cleaning apparatuses, and that further maintains a surfactant layer on the wafer during transfer between the plurality of cleaning apparatuses, and that does not contact the wafer with pure DI water prior to the final clean/dry step, if at all.
- Other features and aspects of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, the appended claims and the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an inventive cleaning method that may be performed in any apparatus that may clean and dry a hydrophobic wafer;
- FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of an SRD that may perform the inventive cleaning method;
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of an IPA dryer with a tank module that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer using the inventive cleaning method;
- FIG. 4A is a partially sectional side view of an inventive IPA dryer with an SRD chamber that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer using the inventive cleaning method;
- FIG. 4B is a top plan view of the IPA dryer of FIG. 4A;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of a scrubber that may perform the inventive cleaning method;
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an inventive cleaning method that may be performed in a cleaning sequence that employs a plurality of cleaning apparatuses; and
- FIG. 7 is a schematic side elevational view of a cleaner that may employ the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 6.
- An inventive cleaning method and apparatus that uses a surfactant to clean hydrophobic wafers (e.g., low-k dielectric wafers) is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart useful in describing two aspects of an
inventive cleaning method 11 that may be performed in any apparatus that may clean and dry a wafer. Such apparatuses include, for example, a spin-rinse-dryer (SRD) as described further below with reference to FIG. 2, an IPA dryer that employs a fluid tank as described further below with reference to FIG. 3, an IPA dryer that employs an SRD chamber as described further below with reference to FIGS. 4A-B, a scrubber device as described further below with reference to FIG. 5, or any conventional dryer that may rinse and dry a wafer. Further aspects of the inventive cleaning method may be performed in a cleaning sequence that employs a plurality of cleaning apparatuses as described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 6, and the cleaning system of FIG. 7. - With reference to FIG. 1, the
inventive cleaning method 11 starts atstep 13. Instep 15, a cleaning solution that comprises a surfactant (i.e., a surfactant containing solution) is applied to the surfaces of a hydrophobic wafer in an apparatus that may clean and dry the hydrophobic wafer, thus forming a layer of surfactant containing solution on the wafer. In one aspect, the surfactant containing solution may comprise a WAKO NCW surfactant (e.g., NCW-601A: an aqueous solution (approximately 30 percent) of polyoxyalkylene alkylphenyl ether, NCW-1001: polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether 30 percent (w/w) aqueous solution, NCW-1002: polyoxyalkylene alky ether 10 percent (w/w) aqueous solution). The WAKO NCW surfactant may have a concentration of 0.01% to 0.1% by volume. - In a first aspect the process proceeds to
step 17. Instep 17, pure DI water is applied to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer. The pure DI water is applied for a sufficiently short period of time (e.g., approximating five seconds or less) such that as the layer of surfactant containing solution is removed (step 19 a) or nearly removed (step 19 b), the pure DI water spray stops. Accordingly, DI water is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer's surface. Thus, fewer water marks may form on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer as the wafer is dried (step 21). Thereafter the process ends atstep 23. - In a second aspect the process proceeds from
step 15 tostep 25. Instep 25, a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution used instep 15 is applied to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer. In one aspect, the diluted surfactant containing solution is applied for ten seconds or less, depending on the hydrophobicity of the wafer. In the second aspect, because pure DI water is never used (only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer), water marks may not form on the surfaces thereof as the wafer is dried (step 21). Thereafter, the process ends atstep 23. For test results that employed a diluted NCW surfactant, having a concentration of less than 500 parts per million (ppm), no particle residue issue resulted. Accordingly, for wafers with higher hydrophobicity a cleaning solution of, for example, 1000 ppm may be rinsed with a more dilute cleaning solution having 500 ppm. - FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of an
SRD 101 that may perform theinventive cleaning method 11 of FIG. 1. Within theSRD 101, a hydrophobic wafer W is shown supported by a pair of grippers G, which extend from arotateable flywheel 105. Theflywheel 105 is coupled to amotor 107 adapted to control the rotational speed of theflywheel 105. - A pair of
nozzles surfactant containing solution 111 and a source of rinsingfluid 112, and are positioned to supply the surfactant containing solution and the rinsing fluid to the center of the front and back surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W, respectively. In the first aspect, the rinsing fluid may comprise pure DI water. In the second aspect, the source of rinsingfluid 112 may comprise a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution that is contained in the source ofsurfactant containing solution 111. - A
controller 113 is coupled to the source of surfactant containing solution and the source of rinsingfluid 111, and comprises a memory having a program stored therein adapted to automatically perform the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 1. The SRD may be configured as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/544,660, filed Apr. 6, 2000 (AMAT No. 3437/CMP/RKK) the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference. - The operation of both aspects of the
SRD 101 are described below. Regarding the first aspect, in operation, thenozzles flywheel 105 rotates, thus forming a layer of surfactant containing solution across the surface of the wafer. Thereafter, the surfactant solution spray ceases and theflywheel 105 continues to rotate while thenozzles - When the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the hydrophobic wafer's surface is removed or nearly removed, the
nozzles motor 107 either maintains or increases the rotational speed (e.g., to approximately 1000 to 2500 rpm) of theflywheel 105 such that any remaining DI water and surfactant containing solution are displaced from the hydrophobic wafer W via the rotational speed, and/or dried from the hydrophobic wafer W. Optionally, heated nitrogen also may be directed to the hydrophobic wafer W's surfaces via a nozzle (not shown) to further aid in drying the hydrophobic wafer W. - In the first aspect, because pure DI water is applied only to the layer of surfactant containing solution on the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, and is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, fewer water marks may form on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W.
- The operation of the second aspect may comprise the same steps as the operation of the first aspect. In the second aspect, however, the
nozzles - In the second aspect, because pure DI water is never used, and only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer W, fewer water marks may form on the surface of the wafer W.
- Inventive IPA dryers that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer using the inventive cleaning method are described below with reference to FIG. 3, which shows a tank module configured for Marangoni drying, and with reference to FIGS.4A-B, which show an SRD configured for Marangoni drying.
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of an
IPA dryer 201 that employs atank 203 and that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer using the inventive cleaning method. Thetank 203 is filled with a surfactant containing solution. TheIPA dryer 201 comprises alifting mechanism 205 coupled to thetank 203 and adapted to lift wafers from thetank 203. A rinsing fluid supply comprising one or more rinsingfluid nozzles 207 is positioned to spray rinsing fluid across the entire horizontal diameter of a hydrophobic wafer W as the hydrophobic wafer W is lifted from thetank 203, and a drying vapor supply comprising one or moredrying vapor nozzles 211 is positioned to flow drying vapor (e.g., IPA) across the entire horizontal diameter of the hydrophobic wafer W as the hydrophobic wafer W is lifted from thetank 203. optionally, awafer shuttle 213 may be positioned to transfer the hydrophobic wafer W to thelifting mechanism 205. - A first pair of
rails 215 may be permanently mounted within thetank 203 and may be positioned to support the hydrophobic wafer W as thelifting mechanism 205 lifts the hydrophobic wafer W. A second pair ofrails 217 may be permanently mounted above thetank 203 and may be positioned to receive the hydrophobic wafer W from the first pair ofrails 215. - In a first aspect, the rinsing fluid may comprise pure DI water. In a second aspect, the rinsing fluid may comprise a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution in the
tank 203. - The rinsing
fluid nozzles 207 are coupled to acontroller 219, and thecontroller 219 comprises a memory having a program stored therein adapted to automatically perform the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 1. An exemplary IPA dryer that employs a fluid tank is disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/280,118, filed Mar. 26, 1999 (AMAT No. 2894/CMP/RKK), the entirety of which is incorporated herein by this reference. - The operation of both aspects of the
IPA dryer 201 are described below. In the first aspect, the hydrophobic wafer W is placed in thetank 203 whereby a layer of surfactant containing solution is formed on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W. Thelifting mechanism 205 elevates and lifts the hydrophobic wafer W from the fluid. - As the hydrophobic wafer W reaches the top of the tank fluid, the rinsing
fluid nozzles 207 are engaged and begin to spray pure DI water to the layer of surfactant containing solution that has been formed on the front and back surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W, which creates an air/wafer/rinsing fluid interface in the form of a meniscus. As soon as the hydrophobic wafer W intersects the pure DI water sprays from the rinsingfluid nozzles 207, the dryingvapor nozzles 211 are engaged and direct a drying vapor flow to the rinsing fluid meniscus M which forms on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W. The drying vapors are absorbed by the rinsing fluid, which lowers the surface tension of the rinsing fluid and induces a Marangoni flow from the meniscus toward the bulk of the rinsing fluid. The Marangoni flow thereby dries the hydrophobic wafer W's surface. The wafer W may be lifted at a speed which does not result in the surfactant being completely rinsed from the wafer W (thereby avoiding direct contact between the DI water and the surface of the wafer W) but that is slow enough to allow sufficient IPA drying (e.g., 0.1 to 0.5 inches/sec.). Heated nitrogen may be directed to the hydrophobic wafer W's surfaces via a nozzle (not shown) to further aid the drying of the hydrophobic wafer W. - In the first aspect, because pure DI water is applied only to the layer of diluted surfactant containing solution on the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, and is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, fewer water marks may form on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W.
- The operation of the second aspect may comprise the same steps as the operation of the first aspect. In the operation of the second aspect, however, the rinsing
fluid nozzles 207 supply a diluted surfactant containing solution to the front and the back surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W. - In the second aspect, because pure DI water is never used, and only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer W, water marks may not form on the surfaces thereof.
- FIG. 4A is a partially sectional side view of an
IPA dryer 301 that employs anSRD 303 and that may rinse and dry a hydrophobic wafer W using the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 1. FIG. 4B is a top plan view of theIPA dryer 301 of FIG. 4A. - Within the
IPA dryer 301, the hydrophobic wafer W is shown supported on aspin chuck 307. Thespin chuck 307 is coupled to amotor 309 adapted to rotate thespin chuck 307 about a vertical axis. - A
supply comprising nozzles - The
nozzles IPA nozzle 313 are coupled to acontroller 315, and thecontroller 315 comprises a memory having a program stored therein adapted to automatically perform the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 1. - The operation of both aspects of the
IPA dryer 301 are described below. In the first aspect, thenozzle 311 a supplies the surfactant containing solution to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W, thus forming a layer of surfactant containing solution thereon while thechuck 307 rotates. Thereafter, the surfactant spray ceases and thespin chuck 307 continues to rotate at a slow speed (e.g., 300 rpm) while thenozzle 311 b sprays pure DI water to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W. The DI water spray continues for a short time (e.g., approximately five seconds or less). Then, thenozzle 311 b shuts off and theIPA nozzle 313 sprays IPA liquid to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W. Each of the nozzles may begin in a position that sprays the center of the wafer and may then scan radially across the wafer to the wafer's edge as the wafer rotates. - The IPA liquid lowers the surface tension of the rinsing fluid, which allows the rinsing water to be easily removed from the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W. Thereafter, the
motor 309 either maintains or increases the rotational speed of the spin chuck 307 (e.g., to approximately 1000 to 2500 rpm) such that any remaining DI water, IPA liquid, and surfactant containing solution is displaced from the hydrophobic wafer W via the rotational speed, and/or dried from the hydrophobic wafer W. - In the first aspect, because pure DI water is applied only to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, and is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, fewer water marks may form on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W. Also, as described above, the IPA liquid may rapidly remove the pure DI water from the surface of the hydrophobic wafer305.
- The second aspect may comprise the same steps as the first aspect. In the second aspect, however, the
nozzle 311 b supplies a diluted surfactant containing solution to the layer of surfactant containing solution on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer W (in one aspect, for a short period of time, approximately ten seconds or less). Because pure DI water is never used, and only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer W, water marks may not form on the surfaces thereof. - FIG. 5 is a side view of an
inventive scrubber 401 that may perform the inventive cleaning method of FIG. 1. Theinventive scrubber 401 comprises a pair of PVA brushes 403 a, 403 b. Each brush may comprise a plurality of raisednodules 405 across the surface thereof, and a plurality ofvalleys 407 located among thenodules 405. Theinventive scrubber 401 also may comprise aplatform 409 adapted to support a hydrophobic wafer W and a mechanism (not shown) adapted to rotate the pair of PVA brushes 403 a, 403 b. Theplatform 409 comprises a plurality of spinning mechanisms 411 a-c adapted to spin the hydrophobic wafer W. - As further shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of
spray nozzles 413 coupled to a source ofsurfactant containing solution 415 are positioned to spray the surfactant containing solution at the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W during wafer scrubbing. A rinsingfluid nozzle 419 is coupled to a source of rinsingfluid 421, and is positioned to spray rinsing fluid at the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W either after wafer scrubbing or during the final portion of wafer scrubbing when the brushes are not in contact with the wafer. In the first aspect, the source of rinsing fluid may comprise pure DI water. In the second aspect the source of rinsingfluid 421 may comprise a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution contained in the source ofsurfactant containing solution 415. - A
controller 423 is coupled to bothsources program 425 adapted to control the supply of surfactant containing solution and the supply of rinsing fluid delivered to the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W. Thecontroller 423 may also be coupled to the pair of PVA brushes 403 a, 403 b. Theprogram 425 controls thescrubber 401 so as to operate as described below. Theinventive scrubber 401 may be configured as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/191,061, filed Nov. 11, 1998 titled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE EDGE OF A THIN DISC”, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference. - The operation of both aspects of the
inventive scrubber 401 are described below. In the first aspect, the PVA brushes 403 a, 403 b are initially in an open position (not shown), a sufficient distance from each other so as to allow a hydrophobic wafer W to be inserted therebetween. Thereafter, the hydrophobic wafer W to be cleaned is positioned between the PVA brushes 403 a, 403 b and the brushes assume a closed position, sufficiently close to each other so as to both hold the hydrophobic wafer W in place therebetween and to exert a force on the wafer surfaces sufficient to achieve effective cleaning. Mechanisms (not shown) adapted to move thebrushes - Once the
brushes brushes brushes - The front and back surfaces of the wafer W are cleaned of slurry residue or other particles when contacted by the
nodules 405 of thebrushes brushes spray nozzles 413, thus forming a layer of surfactant containing solution thereon. After the hydrophobic wafer W is sufficiently scrubbed, thebrushes 403 a, 405 b may assume the open position while the spinning mechanism continues to rotate the hydrophobic wafer W at a slow speed (e.g., 50 rpm). The rinsingfluid nozzle 419 sprays pure DI water for a short period of time (e.g., approximately five seconds or less) to the layer of surfactant containing solution formed on the front and back surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W. After the rinsing step, hot nitrogen gas may be directed onto the wafer surfaces to dry the hydrophobic wafer W while the wafer W rotates. Alternatively a rinsing fluid nozzle and an IPA nozzle may scan radially from the center to the edge of the wafer, as the wafer rotates. Because pure DI water is applied only to the layer of surfactant containing solution on the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, and is not applied directly to the hydrophobic wafer W's surface, fewer water marks may form on the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W. - The second aspect of operation may comprise the same steps as the first aspect of operation. In the second aspect, however, the rinsing
fluid nozzle 419 supplies a diluted surfactant containing solution to the front and the back surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W (in one aspect, for a short period of time, such as approximately ten seconds or less). - In the second aspect, because pure DI water is never used, and only diluted surfactant containing solution is used to rinse the hydrophobic wafer W, water marks may not form on the surfaces thereof.
- As previously stated, other aspects of the invention comprise a cleaning sequence that is performed within a plurality of apparatuses, as described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an
inventive cleaning method 501 that may be performed in any conventional cleaning system. Theinventive cleaning method 501 starts atstep 503. - In
step 505, a surfactant containing solution is applied to the surfaces of a hydrophobic wafer in a first cleaning apparatus so as to form a layer of surfactant containing solution thereon, which helps a cleaning solution wet the hydrophobic wafer's surfaces as described further below. The surfactant molecules may comprise a hydrophilic head portion and a hydrophobic tail portion. The hydrophobic portion may attach the surfactant molecule to the hydrophobic surface of the wafer. The hydrophilic end may attach to the cleaning solution, which enables a cleaning solution to wet the hydrophobic surface of the wafer. For example, the first cleaning apparatus may comprise a megasonic cleaner as described below with reference to FIG. 6 and/or theinventive scrubber 401 as described above with reference to FIG. 4, etc. - Then, the hydrophobic wafer having the layer of surfactant containing solution thereon is transferred to a second cleaning apparatus in
step 507. The transfer occurs quickly enough so that the hydrophobic wafer maintains the layer of surfactant containing solution thereon as it transfers to the second cleaning apparatus. Because the layer of the surfactant containing solution that has formed on the hydrophobic wafer's surfaces may dry more slowly than pure DI water (and because the transfer occurs sufficiently quick) the hydrophobic wafer's surfaces remain wet as the wafer is transferred from the first cleaning apparatus to the second cleaning apparatus, which may reduce the affinity of particle contaminants to the hydrophobic surfaces. - The second cleaning apparatus may comprise the
SRD 101 as described above with reference to FIG. 2, theIPA dryer 201 as described above with reference to FIG. 3, theIPA dryer 301 as described above with reference to FIG. 4, theinventive scrubber 401 as described above with reference to FIG. 5, or any rinsing and drying apparatus that may rinse and dry a wafer in accordance with the method of FIG. 1. - In
step - In a second aspect (step509 b), a diluted surfactant containing solution that is more dilute than the surfactant containing solution used in
step 505 is applied to the wafer W. The dilution of the surfactant containing solution may increase over time. - Thereafter, in
step 511, while still in the second cleaning apparatus, the hydrophobic wafer is dried (e.g., by spinning or through application of IPA, as described with reference to FIGS. 3-4B). Instep 513 the inventive process ends. - FIG. 7 is a schematic side elevational view of an integrated cleaner601 (e.g., having a mechanism for transferring wafers directly from one cleaning apparatus to the next) that may employ the
inventive cleaning method 501 of FIG. 6. After a hydrophobic wafer W is polished by a polisher (not shown), the hydrophobic wafer W may enter the cleaner 601 to be cleaned and dried. The cleaner 601 may comprise a plurality of cleaningmodules 603, eachcleaning module 603 having a wafer support 605 a-d that may support a vertically oriented wafer W. The cleaningmodules 603 may include amegasonic cleaner module 607, a pair of scrubber modules 609 a-b, and a spin-rinse-dryer module 611. The cleaner 601 also may optionally comprise aninput module 613 and anoutput module 615. Both theinput module 613 and theoutput module 615 may have awafer support - A
wafer transfer mechanism 617, having a plurality of wafer handlers 619 a-e, may be movably coupled above the modules 607-615. The wafer handlers 619 a-e may be positioned to selectively place and extract a wafer to and from the wafer supports 605 a-f upon actuation of thewafer transfer mechanism 617. Thewafer transfer mechanism 617 may be adapted to lift, lower, and to index horizontally forward and backward so as to transfer wafers between theinput module 613, the cleaningmodules 603, and theoutput module 615. Specifically, thewafer transfer mechanism 617 may comprise an overhead walking beam-type robot, and the cleaner 601 may be configured as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/558,815, filed Apr. 26, 2000 titled “SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE CLEANING SYSTEM” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference. - In operation, a horizontally oriented hydrophobic wafer W may be loaded onto the
wafer support 605 e of theinput module 613. While re-orienting the wafer W, thefirst wafer handler 619 a may elevate upon actuation of thewafer transfer mechanism 617, thereby extracting the wafer W from theinput module 613, and may index (i.e., move horizontally) to position the wafer W above themegasonic cleaner module 607. Thereafter, thefirst wafer handler 619 a may lower the vertically oriented wafer W into themegasonic cleaner module 607 and may place the wafer W on thewafer support 605 a. The wafer W may then be megasonically cleaned with a surfactant containing solution bath. - After the vertically oriented wafer W is megasonically cleaned in the surfactant containing solution bath, the
second wafer handler 619 b may extract the wafer W and quickly transfer the wafer W to thefirst scrubber module 609 a for scrubbing. Thereafter, thethird substrate handler 619 c may quickly transfer the wafer W to thesecond scrubber module 609 b for scrubbing. Within the scrubber modules 609 a-b, a surfactant containing solution may be applied to the wafer W while the scrubber brushes scrub the surface of the wafer W. - After cleaning within the scrubber modules609 a-b is complete, the
fourth substrate handler 619 d may extract the wafer W, having the layer of surfactant containing solution thereon, and may transfer the wafer W to the spin-rinse-dryer module 611. Within the spin-rinse-dryer module 611, the wafer W may be rotated at high speed (e.g., 900 RPM) while either pure DI water (for a short period of time only) or a diluted surfactant containing solution is sprayed on the layer of surfactant containing solution that is formed on the wafer W. After the wafer W is sufficiently rinsed (as described above with reference to FIG. 1), the wafer W is spin-dried. - The
fifth wafer handler 619 e may then extract the vertically oriented wafer W from the spin-rinse-dryer module 611, horizontally orient the wafer W, and place the wafer W on thehorizontal wafer support 605 f of theoutput module 615. Thereafter, the wafer W may be extracted from the cleaner 601 by a wafer handler. - Because throughout the cleaning an drying process, the solutions that directly touch the surfaces of the hydrophobic wafer W are surfactant containing solutions, the hydrophobic wafer W may be effectively cleaned, rinsed, and dried with minimal water marks.
- The foregoing description discloses only the preferred embodiments of the invention, modifications of the above-disclosed apparatus and method which fall within the scope of the invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. For instance, the invention can be performed within any conventional scrubber (whether employing one or more roller brushes or one or more disk shaped brushes and/or any conventional spin rinse dryer or IPA dryer can be adapted to perform the present invention. Although a vertical orientation may be employed, the invention may also be performed on wafers having other orientations (e.g. horizontal). Also, when more dilute surfactant is employed as the rinsing fluid, the surfactant concentration may gradually decrease over time. In fact, in a further aspect, the invention may comprise applying a surfactant containing solution to a hydrophobic wafer and thereafter drying the hydrophobic wafer, without applying pure DI water. Accordingly, the step of applying a first more concentrated surfactant containing solution may be omitted. In an exemplary aspect, a WAKO NCW surfactant containing solution containing less than 500 ppm surfactant may be applied to a hydrophobic wafer (e.g. in any apparatus or apparatuses capable of rinsing and drying a wafer) and the wafer thereafter be dried, without applying pure DI water to the wafer.
- Finally, it will be understood that as used herein wafer is not to be limited to a patterned or unpatterned semiconductor substrate but may include glass substrates, flat panel displays and the like. Also, as used herein pure DI water means deionized water that is not mixed with another substance. Thus pure DI water does not include DI water that is mixed or combined with a surfactant (whether mixed or combined prior to being applied to the wafer, or mixed or combined on the wafer's surface).
- Accordingly, while the present invention has been disclosed in connection with the preferred embodiments thereof, it should be understood that other embodiments may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined by the following claims.
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1. A method of cleaning a hydrophobic wafer, comprising:
applying a surfactant containing solution to a surface of a hydrophobic wafer in a first cleaning apparatus to thereby form a layer of surfactant on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer;
transferring the hydrophobic wafer having the surfactant layer formed thereon to a second cleaning apparatus;
rinsing the surface of a hydrophobic wafer with pure DI water in the second cleaning apparatus; and
drying the hydrophobic wafer in the second cleaning apparatus;
wherein pure DI water is applied to the hydrophobic wafer only in the rinsing step and wherein transferring the hydrophobic wafer to a second cleaning apparatus comprises maintaining a layer of surfactant containing solution on the hydrophobic wafer as the hydrophobic wafer transfers to a second cleaning apparatus.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein applying a surfactant containing solution to a surface of a hydrophobic wafer in a first cleaning apparatus comprises at least partially submerging the hydrophobic wafer in a tank of fluid that contains a surfactant containing solution.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein applying a surfactant containing solution to a surface of a hydrophobic wafer in a first cleaning apparatus comprising scrubbing the hydrophobic wafer using the surfactant containing solution in a first scrubber.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein transferring the hydrophobic wafer to a second cleaning apparatus comprises transferring the hydrophobic wafer to a scrubber.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein transferring the hydrophobic wafer to a second cleaning apparatus comprises transferring the hydrophobic wafer to a spin-rinse-dryer.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the surfactant containing solution comprises a WAKO NCW surfactant.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the WAKO NCW surfactant comprises a concentration of 0.01% to 0.1% by volume.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein rinsing the surface of a hydrophobic wafer with pure DI water in a second cleaning apparatus comprises rinsing the surface of a hydrophobic wafer with pure DI water in a second cleaning apparatus for 5 seconds or less.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein transferring the hydrophobic wafer to a second cleaning apparatus comprises transferring the hydrophobic wafer to an IPA dryer.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein drying the hydrophobic wafer comprises Marangoni drying the hydrophobic wafer.
11. A method of rinsing and drying a hydrophobic wafer, comprising:
placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus;
applying a diluted surfactant to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer within the cleaning apparatus; and
drying the hydrophobic wafer within the cleaning apparatus.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the diluted surfactant containing solution comprises a concentration of 0.01% to 0.1% surfactant by volume.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein the diluted surfactant is applied for five seconds or less.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a spin-rinse-dryer.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a scrubber.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a Marangoni dryer and wherein drying the hydrophobic wafer comprises Marangoni drying.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the Marangoni dryer comprises a tank containing a surfactant.
18. The method of claim 16 wherein the Marangoni dryer comprises a spin-rinse-dryer.
19. A method of rinsing and drying a hydrophobic wafer, comprising:
placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus;
applying a surfactant to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer to form a surfactant layer thereon;
spraying pure deionized water on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer;
ceasing the deionized water spray as soon as the surfactant layer is rinsed from the surface of the hydrophobic wafer; and
drying the hydrophobic wafer.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a spin-rinse-dryer.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a scrubber.
22. The method of claim 19 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a Marangoni dryer and wherein drying the hydrophobic wafer comprises Marangoni drying.
23. A method of rinsing and drying a hydrophobic wafer, comprising:
placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus;
applying a surfactant to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer to form a surfactant layer thereon;
spraying pure deionized water on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer;
ceasing the deionized water spray within five seconds; and
drying the hydrophobic wafer.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a spin-rinse-dryer.
25. The method of claim 23 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a scrubber.
26. The method of claim 23 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a Marangoni dryer and wherein drying the hydrophobic wafer comprises Marangoni drying.
27. A method of rinsing and drying a hydrophobic wafer, comprising:
placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus;
applying a surfactant to the surface of the hydrophobic wafer to form a surfactant layer thereon;
spraying pure deionized water on the surface of the hydrophobic wafer;
ceasing the deionized water spray before the surfactant layer is completely rinsed from the surface of the hydrophobic wafer; and
drying the hydrophobic wafer.
28. The method of claim 27 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a spin-rinse-dryer.
29. The method of claim 27 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a scrubber.
30. The method of claim 27 wherein placing a hydrophobic wafer in a cleaning apparatus comprises placing the hydrophobic wafer in a Marangoni dryer and wherein drying the hydrophobic wafer comprises Marangoni drying.
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