Coating processes – Centrifugal force utilized
Patent
1996-06-03
1997-11-18
Bell, Janyce
Coating processes
Centrifugal force utilized
427336, 427348, 4273855, 118 52, 118 56, 118320, 437231, B05D 312
Patent
active
056885555
ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for preventing the formation of humps along the edge of substrates while being spin coated. Said humps are especially observed in edge rinsing substrates that are being coated with spin-on-glass (SOG) and state of the art photoresists. The edge rinse is usually directed at the edge of the substrate at a certain angle from the vertical axis of the rotating substrate. The hump is a consequence of the phenomenon of hydraulic jump that occurs in fluid flow. The humps, later in the manufacturing process, disintegrate causing particle contamination problems. A novel technique is proposed where the formation of humps is prevented by directing a jet stream of gas at the hump. The jet is placed along the plane of the spinning substrate, and behind the rinse nozzle in the direction of the spin.
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Ackerman Stephen B.
Bell Janyce
Saile George O.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd
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