Handbook of Silicon Wafer Cleaning Technology

The second Edition of the Handbook of Silicon Wafer Cleaning Technology is intended to provide knowledge of wet, plasma, and other surface conditioning techniques used to manufacture integrated circuits. The integration of the clean processes into the device manufacturing flow will be presented with respect to other manufacturing steps such as thermal, implant, etching, and photolithography processes. The Handbook discusses both wet and plasma-based cleaning technologies that are used for removing contamination, particles, residue, and photoresist from wafer surfaces. Both the process and the equipment are covered. A review of the current cleaning technologies is included. Also, advanced cleaning technologies that are under investigation for next generation processing are covered; including supercritical fluid, laser, and cryoaerosol cleaning techniques. Additionally theoretical aspects of the cleaning technologies and how these processes affect the wafer is discussed such as device damage and surface roughening will be discussed. The analysis of the wafers surface is outlined. A discussion of the new materials and the changes required for the surface conditioning process used for manufacturing is also included.- Focused on silicon wafer cleaning techniques including wet, plasma, and other surface conditioning techniques used to manufacture integrated circuits- As this book covers the major technologies for removing contaminants, it is a reliable reference for anyone that manufactures integrated circuits, or supplies the semiconductor and microelectronics industries- Covers processes and equipment, as well as new materials and changes required for the surface conditioning process- Editors are two of the top names in the field and are both extensively published- Discusses next generation processing techniques including supercritical fluid, laser, and cryoaerosol

Part 1: Introduction and OverviewOverview and Evolution of Silicon Wafer Cleaning TechnologyOverview of Wafer Contamination and DefectivityPart 2: Wet-Chemical ProcessesParticle Deposition and AdhesionAqueous Cleaning and Surface Conditioning ProcessesPart 3: Dry Cleaning ProcessesGas-phase Wafer Cleaning TechnologyPlasma Stripping and CleaningCryogenic Aerosols and Supercritical Fluid CleaningPart 4: Analytical and Control AspectsDetection and Measurement of Particulate ContaminantsSurface Chemical Composition and MorphologyUltratrace Impurity and Surface Morphology AnalysisAnalysis and Control of Electrically Active ContaminantsPart 5: Directions for the Near Future