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.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Provided are a method and an apparatus for forming a resist pattern in which amending operation is facilitated by a reduced workload of an operator and in the same time, the appropriate amendment can be performed. CONSTITUTION: A controller(7) having a controlling portion controls a processing of a coating and developing apparatus(100) with a coating unit(3A) and a developing unit(3B). An inspecting portion(A2) and the like measures at least one of a plurality of measurement items selected from, a reflection ratio and a film thickness of a base film and a resist film, a line width after the development, an accuracy that the base film matches with a resist pattern, a defect after the development, and so on. The measured data is transmitted to the controller(7). At the controller(7), a parameter subject to an amendment is selected based on the corresponding data of each of the measurement item such as the film thickness of the resist and the line width after the development, and the amendment of the parameters subject to the amendment is performed.