Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12138666-B2
Application number	US-202318166603-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2023
Priority date	Feb 14, 2022
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes a chemical liquid nozzle 31 that includes a chemical liquid discharge port 95 discharging a chemical liquid in a chemical liquid discharge direction D 1 , inclined with respect to an upper surface of a substrate W, toward a target position P 1 within the upper surface of the substrate W, a spray shield 101 that includes a shield surface 104 directly opposing the upper surface of the substrate W and with which the shield surface 104 overlaps with the target position P 1 in plan view and, when the chemical liquid nozzle 31 and the shield surface 104 are viewed from below, all portions of the chemical liquid discharge port 95 are disposed at an outer side of an outer edge of the shield surface 104 or on the outer edge of the shield surface 104 , and a nozzle moving unit 38 that moves the chemical liquid nozzle 31 together with the spray shield 101.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate horizontally;
a chemical liquid nozzle that includes a chemical liquid discharge port that discharges a chemical liquid in a chemical liquid discharge direction, inclined with respect to an upper surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit, toward a target position on the upper surface of the substrate;
a spray shield that includes a shield surface directly opposing the upper surface of the substrate and with which the shield surface overlaps with the target position in plan view and, when the chemical liquid nozzle and the shield surface are viewed from below, all portions of the chemical liquid discharge port are disposed at an outer side of an outer edge of the shield surface or on the outer edge of the shield surface; the shield surface is not in contact with the chemical liquid on the substrate; and
a nozzle moving unit that moves the chemical liquid nozzle together with the spray shield, wherein
at least a portion of the shield surface is disposed higher than an upper end of the chemical liquid discharge port.

2. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the shield surface is disposed higher than a lower end of the chemical liquid discharge port.

3. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein when the chemical liquid nozzle and the shield surface are viewed from below, a shortest distance from the chemical liquid discharge port to the outer edge of the shield surface is shorter than a length of the shield surface in a front/rear direction of the spray shield that is horizontal and parallel to the chemical liquid discharge direction in plan view.

4. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate horizontally;
a chemical liquid nozzle that includes a chemical liquid discharge port that discharges a chemical liquid in a chemical liquid discharge direction, inclined with respect to an upper surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit, toward a target position on the upper surface of the substrate;
a spray shield that includes a shield surface directly opposing the upper surface of the substrate and with which the shield surface overlaps with the target position in plan view and, when the chemical liquid nozzle and the shield surface are viewed from below, all portions of the chemical liquid discharge port are disposed at an outer side of an outer edge of the shield surface or on the outer edge of the shield surface; and
a nozzle moving unit that moves the chemical liquid nozzle together with the spray shield, wherein
the chemical liquid discharge direction is a direction that is parallel in plan view to a direction in which the nozzle moving unit moves the chemical liquid nozzle horizontally.

5. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate horizontally;
a chemical liquid nozzle that includes a chemical liquid discharge port that discharges a chemical liquid in a chemical liquid discharge direction, inclined with respect to an upper surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit, toward a target position on the upper surface of the substrate;
a spray shield that includes a shield surface directly opposing the upper surface of the substrate and with which the shield surface overlaps with the target position in plan view and, when the chemical liquid nozzle and the shield surface are viewed from below, all portions of the chemical liquid discharge port are disposed at an outer side of an outer edge of the shield surface or on the outer edge of the shield surface; and
a nozzle moving unit that moves the chemical liquid nozzle together with the spray shield, wherein
a distance in a vertical direction from the upper surface of the substrate to the shield surface decreases as a distance from the chemical liquid discharge port in a front/rear direction of the spray shield that is horizontal and parallel to the chemical liquid discharge direction in plan view increases.

6. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein an upper end of the shield surface is a portion of the shield surface that is closest to the chemical liquid discharge port and is disposed higher than a lower end of the chemical liquid discharge port.

7. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein when the chemical liquid nozzle and the shield surface are viewed from below, a shortest distance from the chemical liquid discharge port to the upper end of the shield surface is shorter than a length of the shield surface in the front/rear direction of the spray shield.

8. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the chemical liquid nozzle includes a lower surface that directly opposes the upper surface of the substrate and
a lower end of the shield surface is disposed at a height equal to the lower surface of the chemical liquid nozzle or a height higher than the lower surface.

9. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the chemical liquid nozzle includes a lower surface that directly opposes the upper surface of the substrate and an outer circumferential surface of cylindrical shape that extends upward from the lower surface and
the chemical liquid discharge port opens at the outer circumferential surface of the chemical liquid nozzle.

10. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate processing apparatus further comprises: a first component liquid piping that guides a first component liquid exceeding 100° C. toward the chemical liquid discharge port; and a second component liquid piping that guides a second component liquid containing water and being less than 100° C. toward the chemical liquid discharge port;
the chemical liquid nozzle includes an arm portion of cylindrical shape that extends horizontally and a nozzle portion that extends downward from the arm portion,
the nozzle portion includes an internal space in which the first component liquid exceeding 100° C. and the second component liquid containing water and being less than 100° C. are mixed and the chemical liquid discharge port by which the mixed liquid of the first component liquid and the second component liquid mixed in the internal space is discharged as the chemical liquid, and
the first component liquid piping and the second component liquid piping are inserted in the arm portion of cylindrical shape and connected to the nozzle portion.

11. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate processing apparatus further comprises: a standby pod that houses the chemical liquid nozzle and the spray shield; and a cleaning liquid piping that guides a cleaning liquid to be supplied to the chemical liquid nozzle and the spray shield inside the standby pod; and
the standby pod includes a housing cup having an inner circumferential surface of cylindrical shape that, in plan view, surrounds the chemical liquid nozzle and the spray shield positioned at a standby position and a top cover projecting from the inner circumferential surface of the housing cup in plan view and forming an opening through which the chemical liquid nozzle and the spray shield pass when the chemical liquid nozzle and the spray shield enter inside the housing cup.

12. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the spray shield further includes a guard wall that extends downward from the shield surface.

13. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1

Assignees

• Screen Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Endo Toru
• Yamanouchi Yuta
• Segawa Yuta
• Aoki Rikuta
• Lin Tsung Ju
• Sawashima Jun

Classifications

• B08B3/024

  Cleaning by means of spray elements moving over the surface to be cleaned · CPC title

• B08B13/00

  Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning · CPC title

• B08B2203/0264

  Splash guards · CPC title

• B05B12/1418

  for supplying several liquids or other fluent materials in selected proportions to a single spray outlet (controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid G05D11/02) · CPC title

• B05B15/16

  for preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies, e.g. nozzle guards · CPC title