Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER
CLEANING TECHNOLOGY
Science, Technology,
and Applications
Edited by
Werner Kern
NOYES PUBLICATIONS
WeStwOOd,New Jersey, U.S.A.
Contents
xi
xii Contents
6 Ultraviolet-Ozone Cleaning Of
Semiconductor Surfaces ....................................... 233
John R. Vig
1 .O INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 233
2.0 HISTORY OF UV/OZONE CLEANING ............................ 233
3.0 VARIABLES OF UVIOZONE CLEANING ........................ 237
3.1 Wavelengths Emitted by the UV Sources ............... 237
3.2 Distance Between the Sample and UV Source ....... 240
3.3 Contaminants.. ....................................................... 241
3.4 Precleaning ............................................................ 242
3.5 Substrate ............................................................... 243
3.6 Rate Enhancement Techniques.. ............................ 244
4.0 MECHANISM OF UV/OZONE CLEANING ...................... 246
5.0 UV/OZONE CLEANING IN VACUUM SYSTEMS ........... .248
6.0 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.. ........................................ 249
7.0 CONSTRUCTION OF A UVIOZONE CLEANING
FACILITY ............................................................... 251
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6.3
Contact/Interface Properties ................................... 318
6.4 Gate Oxide Properties.. .......................................... 321
7.0 INTEGRATED PROCESSING ......................................... 324
7.1 Concept ............................................................... 324
7.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of integrated
Processing ............................................................. 325
7.3 Requirements/Considerations of Integrated
Processing ............................................................. 326
7.4 Applications Involving Vapor Cleaning ................... 327
8.0 CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY ................................... 329
REFERENCES ............................................................... 330