Cleaning process after a kind of silicon wafer cmp

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning process after silicon wafer CMP, comprising the following steps: step (1), cleaning: removing the polishing slurry on a silicon wafer; step (2), detection: detecting the pre-cleaned silicon wafer by using a detecting machine, proceeding the step (3) if the pre-cleaned silicon wafer meets the requirements, and otherwise, returning to the step (1) to continue thepre-cleaning; and step (3), final cleaning: removing the particles generated by the silicon wafer in the step (2), and further removing SiO2 contained in the polishing slurry on the silicon wafer. Thecleaning process after silicon wafer CMP provided by the invention adds vibration equipment in the pre-cleaning process for cooperation with ozone water to quickly and effectively remove organic matters, SiO2, particles and the protective layer on the surface of the acidified film and facilitate the subsequent removal of the acidified film by hydrofluoric acid, so as to effectively remove organicmatters, SiO2 and particles, and adds alkaline liquid of high temperature state to rinse the silicon wafer in the final cleaning to effectively remove residual SiO2.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning silicon wafers, in particular to a cleaning process for silicon wafers after CMP. Background technique [0002] Silicon wafer cleaning is the most important and frequent step in the semiconductor device production process. In order to avoid contamination of semiconductor devices by trace particles and metal impurities and affect the performance and yield of devices, silicon wafers need to be cleaned repeatedly and multiple times in the semiconductor manufacturing process. [0003] In the existing semiconductor manufacturing process, in order to better meet the high requirements of photolithography for planarization, chemical mechanical polishing process, that is, CMP has been widely used in deep submicron technology (<0.25um). [0004] After the silicon wafer is CMP technology, many impurities remain on the silicon wafer, such as organic matter, some particles, and SiO 2 etc. These impuritie...

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[0004] After the silicon wafer is CMP technology, many impurities remain on the silicon wafer, such as organic matter, some particles, and SiO 2 etc. These impurities are attached to the acidified film on the surface of the silicon wafer. During the cleaning process of the silicon wafer, the impurities need to be removed in time. Otherwise, due to the high precision required by the semiconductor industry, if they are not removed in time, it will cause great damage to Impact

However, the effect of the current cleaning process is not thorough, and organic matter and SiO may remain after the final cleaning. 2 Such impurities cannot meet the cleaning requirements of silicon wafers after CMP technology