Cleaning method for a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus
First Claim
1. A cleaning method for a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus, comprising:
- taking out a subject piece and a film thereon from a processing chamber, after film formation is performed on said subject piece in said processing chamber, the processing chamber including at least one of said subject piece;
applying said light having a predetermined wavelength to a monitoring section which is provided at a tip of at least one monitoring device to indirectly monitor a thickness of a film formed on said subject piece, while said light is isolated from an atmosphere in said processing chamber and a substance in said processing chamber, and introducing cleaning gas capable of removing a substance deposited on said monitoring section into said processing chamber;
measuring a reflection light which is said application light reflected near said monitoring section, while said reflection light is isolated from said atmosphere in said processing chamber and said substance introduced into said processing chamber;
measuring an amount of a substance corresponding to a thickness of a film deposited on said monitoring section based on a measurement result of said reflection light; and
introducing, into said processing chamber, a cleaning gas which can remove the substance on said monitoring section until a measurement value of the amount of said substance on said monitoring section becomes 0.
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Abstract
A cleaning method for a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes a process of forming a film on a subject piece in a processing chamber, applying light having a predetermined wavelength to a monitoring section to indirectly monitor a thickness of a film formed on the subject piece, introducing cleaning gas capable of removing a substance deposited on the monitoring section into the processing chamber, measuring a reflection light which is the application light reflected near the monitoring section, measuring an amount of a substance corresponding to a thickness of a film deposited on the monitoring section based on a measurement result of the reflection light; and introducing, into the processing chamber, a cleaning gas which can remove the substance on the monitoring section until a measurement value of the amount of the substance on the monitoring section becomes zero.
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8 Claims
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1. A cleaning method for a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus, comprising:
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taking out a subject piece and a film thereon from a processing chamber, after film formation is performed on said subject piece in said processing chamber, the processing chamber including at least one of said subject piece; applying said light having a predetermined wavelength to a monitoring section which is provided at a tip of at least one monitoring device to indirectly monitor a thickness of a film formed on said subject piece, while said light is isolated from an atmosphere in said processing chamber and a substance in said processing chamber, and introducing cleaning gas capable of removing a substance deposited on said monitoring section into said processing chamber; measuring a reflection light which is said application light reflected near said monitoring section, while said reflection light is isolated from said atmosphere in said processing chamber and said substance introduced into said processing chamber; measuring an amount of a substance corresponding to a thickness of a film deposited on said monitoring section based on a measurement result of said reflection light; and introducing, into said processing chamber, a cleaning gas which can remove the substance on said monitoring section until a measurement value of the amount of said substance on said monitoring section becomes 0. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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