Patent classifications
H01L21/67103
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRYING SUBSTRATE
Provided is a substrate drying apparatus. The substrate drying apparatus may include an upper chamber body including an inlet configured to introduce a supercritical fluid into a chamber space, a lower chamber body including an outlet configured to discharge the supercritical fluid outside the chamber space, and a stage configured to be loaded with a wet substrate and arranged in the chamber space, wherein the upper chamber body and the lower chamber body are configured such that the chamber space is closed by bringing the upper chamber body into contact with the lower chamber body, and the chamber space is opened by separating the upper chamber body from the lower chamber body, and the stage comprises a heater configured to heat the substrate and the supercritical fluid.
MULTI-ZONE HEATER WITH MINIMUM RF LOSS
Exemplary substrate support assemblies may include an electrostatic chuck body defining a substrate support surface that defines a substrate seat. The substrate support assemblies may include a support stem coupled with the electrostatic chuck body. The substrate support assemblies may include an upper heater embedded within the electrostatic chuck body. The upper heater may include a center heater zone and one or more annular heater zones that are concentric with the center heating zone. The substrate support assemblies may include a lower heater embedded within the electrostatic chuck body at a position below the upper heater. The lower heater may include a plurality of arcuate heater zones.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-TRANSFER-PRINTING
In an aspect, a system and method for assembling a semiconductor device on a receiving surface of a destination substrate is disclosed. In another aspect, a system and method for assembling a semiconductor device on a destination substrate with topographic features is disclosed. In another aspect, a gravity-assisted separation system and method for printing semiconductor device is disclosed. In another aspect, various features of a transfer device for printing semiconductor devices are disclosed.
Hyperbaric clean method and apparatus for cleaning semiconductor chamber components
Embodiments of a methods and cleaning systems for cleaning components for use in substrate processing equipment are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cleaning system includes a boiler having a heater configured to heat a fluid; a clean chamber fluidly coupled to the boiler via at least one of a gas line and a liquid line, wherein the clean chamber includes one or more fixtures in an interior volume therein for holding at least one component to be cleaned, and wherein the clean chamber includes a heater for heating the interior volume; and an expansion chamber fluidly coupled to the clean chamber via a release line for evacuating the clean chamber, wherein the release line includes a release valve to selectively open or close a flow path between the expansion chamber and the clean chamber, and wherein the expansion chamber includes a chiller and a vacuum port.
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM
A substrate processing apparatus can suppress particle generation on a substrate, and can reduce a consumption amount of a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a processing chamber 30 having a processing space 31 in which a substrate W is processed; a vaporizing tank 60, configured to store the processing liquid therein, having a vaporization space 61 in which the stored processing liquid is allowed to be vaporized; a decompression driving unit 70 configured to decompress the vaporization space 61; and a control unit 18. The control unit 18 vaporizes the processing liquid into the processing gas by decompressing the vaporization space 61 without through the processing space 31, and then, vaporizes the processing liquid into the processing gas by decompressing the vaporization space 61 through the processing space 31, and supplies an inert gas into the vaporization space 61.
Semiconductor process chamber with heat pipe
A semiconductor processing system processes semiconductor wafers in a process chamber. The process chamber includes semiconductor process equipment for performing semiconductor processes within the chamber. The process chamber includes a heat pipe integrated with one or more components of the process chamber. The heat pipe effectively transfers heat from within the chamber to an exterior of the chamber.
Direct lift cathode for lithography mask chamber
Exemplary lithography mask processing chambers may include a substrate support that includes a plurality of lift pins that are vertically translatable relative to a top surface of the substrate support. The lithography mask processing chambers may include a cover ring positioned atop the substrate support. The cover ring may define a rectilinear substrate seat. A top surface of the rectilinear substrate seat may be elevated above the top surface of the substrate support. An outer periphery of the rectilinear substrate seat may be positioned outward of the plurality of lift pins.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF A SUBSTRATE SUPPORT APPARATUS
Systems, method and related apparatuses for adjusting support elements of a support apparatus to approximate a surface profile of a wafer. The support apparatus may include a group of mutually lateral adjacent support elements, each mutually lateral adjacent support element is configured to independently move at least vertically and comprising an upper surface. The support apparatus may further include a thermal energy transfer device operably coupled to each of the mutually lateral support elements, and an actuator system operably coupled to each of the support elements to selectively move one or more of the mutually lateral support elements vertically.
STAGE FOR HEATING AND COOLING OBJECT
A stage for heating and cooling an object installed in a chamber 1 includes : a stage body 5, 6 that has a mounting surface on which an object is mounted; a heating unit 7 for heating the mounting surface; and a cooling unit 8 for cooling the mounting surface. The stage body 5, 6 also has a first groove 10 into which the heating unit is inserted and a second groove 10 into which the cooling unit is inserted. The gap between the first groove and the heating unit and the gap between the second groove and the cooling unit have a heat-conductive medium.
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INNER TUBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
According to one aspect of a technique the present disclosure, there is provided a processing apparatus including: an inner tube provided with a substrate accommodating region in which substrates are accommodated along an arrangement direction; an outer tube provided outside the inner tube; gas supply ports provided on a side wall of the inner tube along the arrangement direction; first exhaust ports provided on the side wall of the inner tube along the arrangement direction; a second exhaust port provided at a lower end portion of the outer tube; and a gas guide for controlling a flow of gas in an annular space between the inner tube and the outer tube and including a first fin near a lowermost first exhaust port among the first exhaust ports that is closest to the second exhaust port in a space between the lowermost first exhaust port and the second exhaust port.