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http://dx.doi.org/10.5757/JKVS.2009.18.2.097

Activation of Stripper Solution by Plasma and Hardness/Modulus of Elasticity Change of the Surface  

Kim, Soo-In (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University)
Kim, Hyun-Woo (Korea Science Academy)
Noh, Seong-Cheol (Korea Science Academy)
Yoon, Duk-Jin (Korea Science Academy)
Chang, Hong-Jun (Korea Science Academy)
Lee, Jong-Rim (Korea Science Academy)
Lee, Chang-Woo (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.18, no.2, 2009 , pp. 97-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the modem semiconductor industry, the progress that consumes the most capital and labor is cleansing process. Cleansing process is to remove impurities that can affect the operation of the device and deteriorate its function. Especially, Photoresist (PR) progress that etches the device always requires cleansing at the end of the progress. Also, HDI-PR (High-Dose Ion-implanted Photoresist) created from PR progress is difficult to remove. Thus, in modem IC cleansing, many steps of cleansing are used, including dry and wet cleansing. In this paper, we suggested to combine existing dry-cleansing and wet-cleansing, each represented by plasma cleansing and stripper solution, as Plasma Liquid-Vapor Activation (PLVA). This PLVA method enhances the effect of existing cleansing solution, and decreases the amount of solution and time required to strip. We stripped HDI-PR by activated solution and measured surface hardness and Young's modulus by Nano-indenter. Nano-indenter is the equipment that determines the hardness and the modulus of elasticity by indenting nano-sized tip with specific shape into the surface and measuring weight and z-axis displacement. We measured the change of surface hardness and Young's modulus before and after the cleansing. As a result, we found out that the surface hardness of the sample sharply decreased after the cleansing by plasma-activated PR stripper solution. It can be considered that if physical surface-cleansing process is inserted after this, more effective elimination of HDI-PR is possible.
Keywords
HDI-PR strip; Plasma liquid-vapor activation (PLVA); Nano-indenter system;
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