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Cleaning member and cleaning method of substrate processing equipment

a technology of substrate processing equipment and cleaning members, which is applied in the field of cleaning members, can solve the problems of reduced working ratio and long time-consuming to regulate the temperatur

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-12
NITTO DENKO CORP
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[0010] However, in the case of a conventional cleaning member, it is necessary to lower the temperature of a chuck table having a high temperature to room temperature at its cleaning. This is because the cleaning member is thermoplastic and hence its adhesive strength increases with a decrease of its elastic modulus under a high temperature atmosphere even if it is non-adhesive at room temperature. Therefore, it is a problem that it takes a lot of time to regulate the temperature of the chuck-table (temperature lowering / temperature elevation) and hence working ratio is reduced.
[0012] As a results of intensive studies for achieving the aforementioned object, the present inventors have found that a cleaning member having a cleaning layer which is non-adhesive within a wide temperature range of room temperature to a high temperature and exhibits a tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) of a specific value or less can be well carried into a substrate processing equipment within a wide temperature range of room temperature to a high temperature without causing inconveniences such as adhesion as before even when the temperature of the chuck table having a high temperature is not lowered to room temperature and also the foreign matter attached to the inside of the apparatus can be removed conveniently and securely by carrying the member, and thus they have accomplished the invention.
[0017] Thus, in the invention, by using a cleaning member having a cleaning layer which is non-adhesive at the temperature range of 25 to 200° C. and has a tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) of 3,000 MPa or less, in particular, 100 MPa or less, the cleaning member can be well carried into a substrate processing equipment within a wide temperature range of room temperature to a high temperature and also foreign matter attached to the inside of the apparatus can be removed conveniently and securely.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the case of a conventional cleaning member, it is necessary to lower the temperature of a chuck table having a high temperature to room temperature at its cleaning.
Therefore, it is a problem that it takes a lot of time to regulate the temperature of the chuck-table (temperature lowering / temperature elevation) and hence working ratio is reduced.

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example 1

[0037] As a cleaning layer, a polytetrafluoroethylene-based film having a thickness of 25 μm (manufactured by Mitsui Fluorochemical Co., Ltd.) was used. The tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) under atmospheres of 25° C., 100° C., and 200° C. was 87 MPa, 71 MPa, and 45 MPa, respectively. The tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) was measured in accordance with a test method JIS K7127 (test speed 50 mm / minute, test piece width 10 mm, initial chuck interval 10 mm). In addition, the 180° peel adhesive strength toward the silicon wafer (mirror side) (measured in accordance with JIS Z0237) under atmospheres of 25° C., 100° C., and 200° C. was 0 N / 10 mm width in all cases.

[0038] Into a 500 mL-volume three-necked flask-type reactor equipped with a thermometer, a stirrer, a nitrogen-inlet tube, and a reflux condenser were introduced 73 parts of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 10 parts of n-butyl acrylate, 0.15 parts of N,N-dimethylacrylamide, 5-parts of acrylic acid, 0.15 part of 2,2′-azo...

example 2

[0046] A cleaning sheet B was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a polyethersulfone-based film having a thickness of 25 μm (“Sumilite FS-1300” manufactured by Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.) was used as a cleaning layer instead of the polytetrafluoroethylene-based film.

[0047] The tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) under atmospheres of 25° C., 100° C., and 200° C. were 2,034 MPa, 1,850 MPa, and 1,634 MPa, respectively. In addition, the 180° peel adhesive strength toward the silicon wafer (mirror side) under atmospheres of 25° C., 100° C., and 200° C. was 0 N / 10 mm width in all cases.

[0048] Then, after the separator at the adhesive layer side was peeled off, the above cleaning sheet B was attached to the mirror side of an 8-inch silicon wafer, a carrying member, by means of a hand roller to prepare a carrying member B with a cleaning function.

[0049] On Apparatus C, while the chuck table was maintained at the temperature of 200° C., the carrying member B wit...

example 3

[0051] A polyethersulfone-based film having a thickness of 400 μm (“Sumilite FS-1300” manufactured by Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.) was used as a cleaning layer. This film was used as a cleaning sheet C and the sheet was singly punched into an 8-inch silicon wafer shape to prepare a cleaning member C.

[0052] On Apparatus E, while the chuck table was maintained at the temperature of 200° C., the cleaning member C was carried with bringing the cleaning layer come into the carrying system, whereby the carrying system such as the chuck table was cleaned. As a result, any phenomenon that the cleaning layer strongly adhered to the contacting site was not observed and the member could be carried without problems. Moreover, as a result of visual observation on the surface of the cleaning member C which came out of the apparatus, 9 pieces of foreign matter (14 pieces on the table) were trapped and thus it was understood that foreign matter could be trapped.

[0053] Moreover, on Apparatus F, af...

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Abstract

A cleaning member comprising a cleaning layer which is non-adhesive at the temperature range of 25 to 200° C. and has a tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) of 3,000 MPa or less, particularly preferably 100 MPa or less, a cleaning sheet having the above cleaning layer as such a cleaning member, or a carrying member with a cleaning function having the above cleaning layer on the carrying member.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a cleaning member for cleaning a substrate processing equipment and a cleaning method of a substrate processing equipment using the same. BACKGROUND ART [0002] In various substrate processing equipment which dislike foreign matter, such as production apparatus and inspection apparatus of semiconductors, flat panel displays, printed wiring boards, and the like, substrates are carried while physically being brought into contact with respective carrying systems. In that case, when foreign matter is attached to a substrate or carrying system, it stains the succeeding substrates one by one, so that it is necessary to perform a cleaning treatment by periodically stopping the apparatus. Therefore, there was a problem of reducing the working ratio and requiring considerable labor. [0003] For the purpose of solving this problem, there have been proposed a method wherein foreign matter attached to the inside of a substrate process...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L13/38
CPCH01L21/67028H01L21/02
Inventor TERADA, YOSHIOMARUOKA, NOBUAKI
Owner NITTO DENKO CORP