IP Library Granted Patent US 7,323,080
Granted Patent B2
US 7,323,080 · App. 11/084,034 · Granted Jan 29, 2008

Apparatus for treating substrate

Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,323,080
App. No.
11/084,034
Granted
Jan 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present is directed to an apparatus for etching the top edge and bottom of a wafer. The apparatus includes a substrate support part for supporting a wafer and a movable protect part for preventing fluid for an etch from flowing into a non-etch portion of the wafer. The top edge and bottom of the wafer is etched by a wet etch, and a boundary of the non-etch portion and the edge of the wafer is etched by a dry etch.

Claims (36)

1. An apparatus for treating a substrate, comprising:

a substrate support part having a rotatable support plate and a support pin protruding from a top surface of the support plate to support a substrate to be spaced apart from a top surface of the support plate;

a wet etch part for supplying wet etchant to a space between a bottom surface of the substrate placed on the support pin and the support plate and to an edge portion of the top surface of the substrate to perform an etch; and

a dry etch part for supplying plasma to a boundary portion between the edge portion and a non-etch portion of the top surface of the substrate placed on the support plate to perform an etch, the non-etch portion being a portion to be unetched, and

said wet etch part and said dry etch part, capable of performing an etch on said substrate simultaneously.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dry etch part comprises:

a plasma torch for enabling internally supplied gas to be excited into a plasma state and for injecting generated plasma to the edge of the substrate;

a torch moving part for moving the plasma torch vertically or horizontally; and

a gas supply part for supplying gas into the plasma torch.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the gas supply part comprises:

a first supply pipe configured for supplying an etch gas to the plasma torch during an etch process; and

a second supply pipe configured for supplying oxygen gas onto the substrate after the etch process is completed.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a protection part spaced apart from the top surface of the wafer for preventing the wet etchant from flowing into the non-etch portion of the top surface of the substrate.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the protection part comprises:

a protect cover having a protrusion formed to correspond to a boundary portion between the non-etch portion and the edge portion of the top surface of the substrate and a bottom where a supply hole is configured for injecting nitrogen gas or inert gas into the protrusion; and

a cover moving part for moving the protect cover vertically or horizontally.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the plasma torch is connected with the protect cover.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wet etch part comprises:

a chemical flow path formed in the support plate as a flow path of an etchant supplied to the space; and

a chemical supply pipe connected with the chemical supply part and the chemical flow path to supply an etchant to the chemical flow path.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the edge portion of the top surface of the substrate and the bottom surface of the substrate are etched by the wet etch part, and a portion adjacent to the boundary portion between the edge portion and the non-etch portion of the substrate is etched by the dry etch part.

9. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the plasma torch comprises: a body in which a gas inflow space is formed, the body being made of dielectric material;

a first electrode inserted into the gas inflow space of the body;

a second electrode disposed to cover at least a part of the outer sidewall of the body; and

a dielectric substance covering at least a part of the second electrode, the dielectric substance being made of dielectric material.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the gas inflow space is straightly formed in the body, and the first electrode is a rod-shaped electrode that is straightly disposed at the center of the space along the gas inflow space.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the dielectric substance is disposed to cover the end of the first electrode.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the dielectric substance is formed by coating the first electrode with dielectric material.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second electrode is a coil-type electrode or a plate-type electrode.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the plasma torch further comprises: a cover disposed to cover the second electrode to prevent the second electrode from being exposed to the outside.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the plasma torch further comprises: at least one electrode holder disposed at the space in the body to fix the first electrode.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:

a magnet for establishing a magnetic field at a migration path of plasma generated in the body to offer an acceleration force to the plasma.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the magnet is disposed to surround the outer sidewall of the body below the second electrode.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the magnet is installed at the support part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2005
From: KIM, IN-JUN; CHO, JUNG-KEUN; CHOI, JANG-SEOB; CHOI, YONG-NAM; BAE, JEONG-YONG
To: SEMES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2004-0031368 · May 4, 2004 · national
KR 10-2004-0031369 · May 4, 2004 · national
KR 10-2004-0031371 · May 4, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050247667A1 · Nov 10, 2005