摘要 |
An apparatus for forming silicon oxide film is disclosed. The apparatus includes a spin coating unit, a carrying unit, and an oxidation unit. The spin coating unit forms a polymer film above a substrate by spin coating a solution including a polymer containing a silazane bond dissolved in an organic solvent. The carrying unit carries the substrate to the oxidation unit without contacting the polymer film. The oxidation unit, when receiving the substrate from the carrying unit, converts the polymer film into the silicon oxide film by either immersing the polymer film with a heated aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide, spraying the heated aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide over the polymer film, or exposing the polymer film to a reaction gas containing a hydrogen peroxide vapor. The apparatus, by itself, completes the polymer film formation and the polymer-to-silicon oxide film conversion within the apparatus itself.
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