IP Library Granted Patent US 12690408
Granted Patent B2
US 12690408 · App. 18/447,702 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Substrate processing apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventors: Yosuke Maruyama (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Takahiro Kawata (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Satoshi Nakaoka (Yokkaichi Mie, JP)
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
H10P72/0426H10P50/283H10P72/7606H10P72/7618H10P72/7621
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12690408
App. No.
18/447,702
Filed
Aug 10, 2023
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1716
USPC
156/345.18
Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing tank configured to store a solution capable of processing a substrate; a supply configured to supply the solution to the processing tank; a holding member having an openable and closable support portion capable of sandwiching the substrate, the holding member configured to hold the substrate in the processing tank; a first drive mechanism configured to move the holding member in a first direction along a substrate surface; and a guide disposed between the support portion and the supply in the processing tank and configured to guide a rotational movement of the substrate in the first direction.

Claims (17)

1 . A substrate processing system comprising:

a substrate;

a processing tank configured to store a solution capable of processing the substrate;

a supply configured to supply the solution to the processing tank;

a lifter having an openable and closable support portion capable of sandwiching the substrate, the lifter configured to hold the substrate in the processing tank;

a first motor configured to move the lifter in a first direction that is aligned with a major surface of the substrate; and

a guide disposed between the support portion and the supply in the processing tank and configured to guide a rotational movement of the substrate;

wherein the guide has a first guide, a second guide, and a third guide between the first guide and the second guide, and wherein a distance from a left end portion of the first guide to a right end portion of the second guide is equal to or greater than a length of a circumference of the substrate, so as to rotate the substrate at least once.

2 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the lifter further has a shaft portion and a head portion supported by the shaft portion, and the support portion has a pair of support members extending downward from the head portion.

3 . The substrate processing system according to claim 2 , further comprising a third motor configured to open and close the pair of support members.

4 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the supply has a supply port configured to discharge the solution, the supply port configured to increase a flow rate of the solution as a distance from the substrate to the supply port increases.

5 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the guide along a plane including a third direction and the first direction is formed in an arc shape recessed downward, the third direction intersecting the first direction and a second direction.

6 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein a recess portion extending along a direction of movement of the substrate is disposed on a surface of the guide facing the support portion.

7 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second motor configured to move the lifter in a third direction intersecting both of the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction.

8 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the supply has a supply port configured to discharge the solution, and the guide has a slit penetrating the guide at a position above a corresponding supply port.

9 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the supply has a supply port configured to discharge the solution, and a space between the first guide and the second guide corresponds to a position above the supply port.

10 . The substrate processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first motor is configured to reduce a movement speed of the lifter as a distance from the substrate to the supply port increases.