Abstract:
The objective of the present invention is to properly generate the reference image of a substrate and to properly inspect the defects of the substrate. The present invention relates to a method of generating the image of a wafer which is the reference of defect inspection, based on photographed substrate images after the wafer is photographed. The present invention includes a component separation process of separating the plane distribution Z of a pixel value in the photographed substrate images into pixel value distribution components by using a Zernike polynomial expression according to the substrate images, a Zernike index calculation process of calculating the Zernike index of each pixel value distribution component separated by the Zernike polynomial expression, a Zernike index calculation process of extracting a value which has a gap between each calculated Zernike index and a center value (1) and a preset value or more (2) from the center value according to a Zernike index having the same dimension, an image speciation process of specifying each substrate image having the extracted value, and an image generation process of generating the image of the wafer which is the reference of the defect inspection by mixing the specific substrate images.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing method etc. capable of suppressing the volatilization of a fluorine-containing organic solvent for dry prevention until a substrate is carried into a processing container, and the decomposition of the fluorine-containing organic solvent within the processing container. A substrate (W) in which the surface is covered by a first fluorine-containing organic solvent is carried into a processing container (31). A high pressure fluid made of a second fluorine-containing organic solvent in which the boiling point is lower than the first fluorine-containing organic solvent is provided to the processing container (31). A high pressure fluid condition of a compound of the first and second fluorine-containing organic solvents is formed within the processing container (31). The first fluorine-containing organic solvent which covers the surface of the substrate is removed. A dried substrate (W) is obtained by discharging the fluid within the processing container (31) as the state of the high pressure fluid or gas. [Reference numerals] (321) Feeding unit; (5) Control unit
Abstract:
레지스트 패턴의 선폭이 웨이퍼면 내에서 균일하게 형성되도록, 열판의 온도 설정을 한다. PEB 장치의 열판은 복수의 열판 영역에 분할되어 있고, 각 열판 영역마다 온도 설정할 수 있다. 열판의 각 열판 영역에는, 열판에 적재되는 웨이퍼면 내의 온도를 조정하기 위한 온도 보정치가 각각 설정된다. 이 열판의 각 열판 영역의 온도 보정치는 열판에 있어서 열처리되어 형성되는 레지스트 패턴의 선폭과 온도 보정치의 상관으로부터 작성된 산출 모델에 의해 산출되어 설정된다. 산출 모델(M)은 레지스트 패턴의 선폭 측정치에 기초하여, 웨이퍼면 내의 선폭이 균일하게 되는 것과 같은 온도 보정치를 산출한다.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A substrate cleaning method and a substrate cleaning apparatus are provided to remove by-production and residual fluorine without damage to a pattern in forming the laminated pattern of a silicon layer and an insulating layer through plasma etching. CONSTITUTION: In a substrate cleaning method and a substrate cleaning apparatus, a substrate is exposed to an HF gas to remove a by-product. The chemical compound gas includes hydrogen gas, carbon and hydrogen. Cleaning gas including rare gases are made plasma and are applied to the substrate to remove the RESIDUAL FLUORINE on the substrate.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a pattern-forming apparatus (1) for performing a sequence of processes including a first heat treatment for heating a substrate W to which a resist liquid has been applied, a exposure process for exposing the resist film into a predetermined pattern, a second heat treatment for expediting the chemical reaction in the resist film after exposure, a development process for developing the exposed resist film, and an etching process for removing an oxide film by using the resist pattern formed after the development process as a mask. This pattern-forming apparatus (1) comprises a test device (400) for measuring the state of the pattern formed after the etching process, and a control unit (500) for setting the conditions in the first heat treatment and/or the second heat treatment basing on the measurement results so that the in-plane states of the pattern of the substrate W after the etching process become uniform.
Abstract:
A pattern-forming apparatus (1) comprises a test device (400) for measuring the state of a resist pattern formed on a substrate W after development and outputting the first measurement result, and for measuring the state of a resist pattern formed on the substrate W after etching and outputting the second measurement result; a storage means (502) recorded with a correlation formula obtained from the first measurement result and the second measurement result; and a control unit (500) for setting the conditions in the first heat treatment and/or the second heat treatment basing on the difference between the target value of the pattern state after development and the first measurement result by obtaining the target value of the pattern state after development from the target value of the pattern state after etching based on the correlation formula.
Abstract:
A pattern-forming apparatus (1) comprises a test device (400) for measuring the side wall angle SWA of a resist pattern which is formed on a substrate W after a development process, and a control unit (500) for setting the treatment conditions in the first heat treatment units (71-74) or the second heat treatment units (84-89) basing on the difference between the target value of the side wall angle SWA of the resist pattern after development process and the actual value of the side wall angle SWA measured by the test device (400) so that the side wall angle SWA after development approach the target value.