Cleaning process for semiconductor device fabrication
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1. A method of making an integrated circuit, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate having a photosensitive layer;
exposing the photosensitive layer to a radiation beam;
developing the exposed photosensitive layer, wherein the developing is performed in a first chamber; and
performing a cleaning process on the developed photosensitive layer, wherein the cleaning process is formed in the first chamber, and wherein the cleaning process includes using a rinse solution including at least one of ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and oxalic acid and another acid.
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Abstract
A method of making an integrated circuit is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is exposed to a radiation beam. The exposed photosensitive layer is developed in a first chamber. In the first chamber, a cleaning process is performed on the developed photosensitive layer. The cleaning process includes using a rinse solution including at least one of ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and oxalic acid.
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1. A method of making an integrated circuit, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a photosensitive layer; exposing the photosensitive layer to a radiation beam; developing the exposed photosensitive layer, wherein the developing is performed in a first chamber; and performing a cleaning process on the developed photosensitive layer, wherein the cleaning process is formed in the first chamber, and wherein the cleaning process includes using a rinse solution including at least one of ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and oxalic acid and another acid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, the method comprising:
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providing a semiconductor substrate; applying a developer to the semiconductor substrate in a first chamber; and applying a rinse solution, after applying the developer, to the semiconductor substrate in the first chamber, wherein the rinse solution includes a first component being at least one of ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and oxalic acid;
a second component being another acid; and
de-ionized water. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of semiconductor fabrication, comprising:
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providing a substrate having a photosensitive layer; exposing the photosensitive layer to a radiation beam; developing the exposed photosensitive layer; performing a cleaning process on the developed photosensitive layer, wherein the cleaning process includes using a rinse solution including oxalic acid; performing a hard bake process on the cleaned and developed photosensitive layer to form a masking element in the photosensitive layer; and using the masking element to pattern an underlying layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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