{"id":5394,"date":"2024-06-19T15:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/43.135.177.8\/?p=5394"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:03:54","slug":"semiconductor-photolithography-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whmicro.com\/?p=5394","title":{"rendered":"Process of Semiconductor photolithography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row rt_row_background_width=&#8221;default&#8221; rt_row_style=&#8221;default-style&#8221; rt_row_borders=&#8221;&#8221; rt_row_paddings=&#8221;true&#8221; rt_bg_effect=&#8221;classic&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; rt_bg_video_format=&#8221;self-hosted&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243; rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_top_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"text-dst\">I. selection of photoresist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">There are two basic types of photoresist: positive lithography and negative lithography, the difference is as follows<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5395 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/43.135.177.8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-300x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/whmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1.png 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">II. Lithography process steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">1.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Clean silicon wafer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">Remove contaminants, impurities and particles by chemical cleaning, rinsing and drying to reduce pinholes and other defects to provide photoresist adhesion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">2. <\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Pre-drying and bottom film coating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">Using HMDS as the primer, the-OH group on the surface of SiO2 can be removed, and the moisture on the wafer surface can be removed by dehydration and baking at 100C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">3.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Photoresist coating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">The silicon wafer is placed on a high-speed rotating vacuum chuck, the liquid photoresist droplets are placed in the center of the wafer, and the photoresist expands outward by centrifugal force to spread evenly on the surface of the wafer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">4.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Prebake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">Promote the full volatilization of the solvent in the film, make the film dry, and increase the adhesion and wear resistance to its SiO2.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">The baking time should not be too long and the temperature should not be too high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">5.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Alignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">In order to form a pattern on the silicon wafer successfully, the correct pattern on the silicon wafer must be aligned with the pattern on the mask. The registration accuracy is to measure the ability of the alignment system to engrave the layout onto the silicon wafer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">7.post exposure bake<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">The thermal motion of photoresist molecules occurs, and the overexposed and underexposed photoresist molecules are redistributed. Post-drying can balance the standing wave effect (interference between incident light and reflected light) and provide resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">8.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Develop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">The purpose of dissolving the softened part of the photoresist is achieved by developing, rinsing and drying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">9.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Hard film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">The temperature is usually 100-130 \u2103 higher than the pre-drying temperature, and the time is 2 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Evaporate all organic solvents in photoresist, improve resistance to etching and injection, improve photoresist and surface adhesion, polymerization and make photoresist more stable, photoresist flow to fill pinholes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">10.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Graphic detection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">Through SEM, OM testing, if there are problems such as misalignment, mask rotation, wafer rotation, X-ray direction misalignment, critical size, surface irregularities (scratches, pinholes, defects and contaminants) need to peel off the photoresist and start over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5396 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/43.135.177.8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/whmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">III. Wet etching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">1.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">When a material on the surface of silicon is dissolved in a chemical solution, the by-products are gases, liquids, or solids soluble in etching solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">2. <\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">The utility model has the advantages of simple process, good corrosion selectivity, serious drilling corrosion, poor precision and above 3um.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">3.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">It is generally used to etch SiO2\/Si\/Poly-Si\/Si3N4\/Al2O3\/TiO2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">IV. Dry etching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">1.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Strong anisotropic corrosion, high resolution, can etch the lines below 3um.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">2. <\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Sputtering etching: the formation of high-energy plasma, bombarding the etched material, causing it to be spattered out by the hit atoms to form etching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">3.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Plasma (Plasma) etching: plasma is produced. After glow discharge, the etching gas becomes a chemically active ion and free radical-plasma. The plasma active group reacts with the etched material.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-dst\">4.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text-dst\">Reactive ion etching (RIE): using both plasma etching and sputtering etching mechanisms, active ions plus ion bombardment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><audio style=\"display: none;\" controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_top_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar-for-portfolio&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row rt_row_background_width=&#8221;default&#8221; rt_row_style=&#8221;default-style&#8221; rt_row_borders=&#8221;&#8221; rt_row_paddings=&#8221;true&#8221; rt_bg_effect=&#8221;classic&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; rt_bg_video_format=&#8221;self-hosted&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243; rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_top_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_column_text]I. selection of photoresist. There are two basic types of photoresist: positive lithography and negative lithography, the difference is as follows &nbsp; II. 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