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PURPOSE: A bit of exposure equipment and an exposure method using the same are provided to perform simultaneously an exposure and an alignment on a shot of a wafer without a regular correction term by forming a plurality of first align marks on a reticle and a plurality of second align marks on the shot corresponding to the first align marks. CONSTITUTION: A bit of exposure equipment includes a wafer stage, a reticle, a light source, and a lens unit. The wafer stage(150) loads a wafer(140). The reticle(130) is installed over the wafer. The reticle includes a predetermined pattern(131). The light source(110) irradiates a ray of light. The lens unit(120) transmits the light to a shot(141) of the wafer via the reticle. A plurality of first align marks(132) are formed on the predetermined pattern of the reticle. A plurality of second align marks(142) are formed on the shot of the wafer corresponding to the first align marks, respectively.
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PURPOSE: A transfer apparatus of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and a method of controlling the same are provided to improve the stability of a transferring process by using a photo-sensor and a light receiving part. CONSTITUTION: A transfer apparatus(200) includes a connection part, a transfer part, a driving part, a photo-diode, a light receiving part, and a controller. The connection part(260) is connected to a bit of semiconductor manufacturing equipment(290). The transfer part is used for transferring a wafer through the connection part into the equipment. The driving part(240) is connected to the transfer part. At this time, the driving part faces the connection part. The photo-sensor(270) is fixed on the connection part. The light receiving part is fixed on the driving part. The controller controls the motion of the transfer part corresponding to data provided from the photo-sensor and the light receiving part.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for forming a metal interconnection of a dual damascene structure is provided to improve process margin and reliability by effectively preventing destructive photoresist. CONSTITUTION: The first and second insulating layer are formed on a substrate(100) with a conductive pattern(90). The first insulating pattern(115a) having a via is formed to expose the conductive pattern by selectively etching the second and first insulating layer. At this time, nitrogen material is generated in the via. The nitrogen material is substituted by applying hydrogen. The second insulating pattern(125b) including a trench is formed by selectively etching the second insulating layer, thereby forming a dual damascene pattern. Then, a metal interconnection(160a) is formed in the dual damascene pattern.
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PURPOSE: A dual damascene method for metal line is provided to prevent generation of undercut by performing a plasma dry-etch process for removing inorganic materials. CONSTITUTION: A diffusion barrier(14) is formed on a lower copper line(12). An inorganic interlayer dielectric(16), an etch-stop layer(18), and an insulating layer having a low dielectric constant are sequentially formed on the diffusion barrier. A via hole(34) is formed by performing an etch process. The via hole is buried by inorganic materials. A trench(30) is formed by performing the etch process. The lower copper line is exposed by removing the inorganic materials and the diffusion barrier from the via hole. In addition, the inorganic materials are removed by a dry-etch method using plasma of source gas including CxFy-gas, oxygen-contained gas, and inert gas.
Abstract translation:目的:提供用于金属线的双镶嵌方法,以通过执行用于去除无机材料的等离子体干蚀刻工艺来防止产生底切。 构成:在下铜线(12)上形成扩散阻挡层(14)。 在扩散阻挡层上依次形成无机层间电介质(16),蚀刻停止层(18)和具有低介电常数的绝缘层。 通过执行蚀刻工艺形成通孔(34)。 通孔被无机材料掩埋。 通过执行蚀刻工艺形成沟槽(30)。 通过从通孔去除无机材料和扩散阻挡层来暴露下部铜线。 此外,通过使用包括C x F y,气体和惰性气体的源气体的等离子体的干蚀刻方法除去无机材料。
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for forming a metal line of a semiconductor device is provided to prevent a thinning phenomenon and a lifting phenomenon of the second photoresist pattern by using a dual damascene method. CONSTITUTION: The first interlayer dielectric pattern(120a) having the first trench is formed on a substrate(100). The second etch-stop layer is formed on the first interlayer dielectric pattern. The second etch-stop layer spacer is formed by etching back the second etch-stop layer. The second interlayer dielectric(140) is formed thereon. A mask pattern is formed on the second interlayer dielectric. The second trench is formed by etching the second interlayer dielectric. The mask pattern is removed therefrom. The first trench and the second trench are buried by metallic materials.
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PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a MIM capacitor is provided to obtain a process margin in a cleaning process by forming a dielectric layer on a diffusion barrier of a metal line. CONSTITUTION: The first metal line(110a) and the second metal line(110b) are formed on a substrate(100). A diffusion barrier pattern for exposing the first metal line is formed on the substrate in order to prevent the damage of the second metal line. A dielectric layer is formed on the diffusion barrier pattern and the second metal line. A top electrode layer is formed on the dielectric layer. The first photoresist pattern is formed on the top electrode layer in order to define a capacitor region. A top electrode(140a) of a capacitor is formed by over-etching the exposed top electrode layer.
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PURPOSE: A gas supply line system is provided to prevent a mixing error of gases in lines for supplying plural gases by using plural controllers, a pneumatic controller, and an interruption controller. CONSTITUTION: A gas supply line system includes a plurality of lines, a plurality of controllers, and a pneumatic controller. The lines are used for transferring gases. The controllers(26,27) are installed on each line in order to control the flow of the gases. The pneumatic controller(25) is used for controlling a driving operation of the controller installed on the same line of the lines. The gas supply line system further includes an interruption controller(28) to control the flow of the line corresponding to the target gas. The interruption controller is connected to the pneumatic controller through an air flow line.
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PURPOSE: A wafer exposure apparatus is provided to control the size of beam corresponding to an area of a real exposure part of a wafer by adding a beam size control unit and a lens to a leveling part. CONSTITUTION: A wafer exposure apparatus includes a wafer, a leveling part(20) for controlling a horizontal degree of a wafer stage, and an exposure part for emitting beams to the wafer to form circuit patterns. The leveling part includes a beam source unit(21), a first beam diffraction grid(22), a beam reflection unit(25) for reflecting the beam of the first beam diffraction grid, a second beam diffraction grid(24), and a beam detection unit(23). The wafer exposure apparatus further includes a beam size control unit(28) installed on a beam path in order to control the size of the beam. The wafer exposure apparatus further includes a lens(29) for condensing the beam.
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PURPOSE: A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus having a wafer centering correction system and a wafer centering method are provided to be capable of precisely aligning the first center of a rotating spin chuck and the second center of a wafer for improving productivity. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus(101) is provided with a spin chuck(105) for supporting a wafer(102), a main controller, an arm for transferring the wafer to the spin chuck, and a wafer centering system. At this time, the wafer centering system includes a CCD(Charge Coupled Device) light emitting device(103) for irradiating light through each pixel of a two-dimensional array and a CCD light receiving device(104) opposite to the CCD light emitting device.
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PURPOSE: A semiconductor exposure system including a bake unit is provided to improve the efficiency and the productivity by installing the bake unit within the semiconductor exposure system to perform an exposure process and a post-bake process in offline. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor exposure system(1) including a bake unit includes a bake unit(11). Apart from stem tracks(2,3) in a coating process and a developing process, the semiconductor exposure system(1) including the bake unit(11) is operated in offline. The bake unit of the semiconductor exposure system(1) is connected to a purge system. After a bake process is performed, the bake unit is purged by the purge system.