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Final Cleaning: The next step in the process after polishing is a rather intense regimen of cleans and scrubs to remove trace metals, residues and particles from the surface(s) of the finished Silicon wafers. Normally most wafer manufacturers use a final cleaning method developed by RCA in the 1970's the first part of this clean is called SC1 and consists of Ammonium Hydroxide followed by a dilute Hydrofluoric acid clean followed by a DI water Rinse. Next the SC2 clean which consists of Hydrochloric acid and Hydrogen peroxide followed by a DI water rinse. Many companies modify these cleans to make them even more effective. After all this cleaning and rinsing the finished wafers will now go through a front and backside scrub to remove even the smallest particles
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