There is provided a substrate processing method and apparatus which can measure and monitor thickness and/or properties of a film formed on a substrate as needed, and quickly correct a deviation in process conditions, and which can therefore stably provide a product of constant quality. A substrate
There is provided a substrate processing method and apparatus which can measure and monitor thickness and/or properties of a film formed on a substrate as needed, and quickly correct a deviation in process conditions, and which can therefore stably provide a product of constant quality. A substrate processing method for processing a substrate having a metal and an insulating material exposed on its surface in such a manner that a film thickness of the metal, with an exposed surface of the metal as a reference plane, is selectively or preferentially changed, including measuring a change in the film thickness and/or a film property of the metal during and/or immediately after processing, and monitoring processing and adjusting processing conditions based on results of this measurement.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: on a substrate having a metal portion and an insulating material portion, with metal of said metal portion and insulating material of said insulating material portion exposed at a surface of said substrate, selectively forming a coating film on an exposed
What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: on a substrate having a metal portion and an insulating material portion, with metal of said metal portion and insulating material of said insulating material portion exposed at a surface of said substrate, selectively forming a coating film on an exposed surface of said metal portion; defining on said substrate a measurement area and a target area; preparing beforehand a calibration curve showing a relationship between a film property of coating film in said measurement area and a film property of this coating film in said target area; determining a film property of the selectively formed coating film in said measurement area during and/or immediately after selectively forming said coating film; and converting the film property as determined to a film property of the selectively formed coating film in said target area by using said calibration curve. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the film property of the coating film represented by said calibration curve, and the film property of the selectively formed coating film, comprise at least one of film composition, density, refractive index, surface roughness, reflectance and interface width. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the film property of the selectively formed coating film in said measurement area comprises using an optical sensor, with said measurement area being sufficiently larger than a spot size of an optical beam emitted from said optical sensor. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said optical sensor is an optical sensor that utilizes spectroreflectometry, ellipsometry or spectroscopic ellipsometry. 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said optical sensor is an optical sensor that utilizes X-ray reflectance, grazing-incidence fluorescent X-rays or a plurality of laser interferometers. 6. The method according to claim 3, wherein defining on said substrate a measurement area comprises providing a dummy pattern on said substrate, with said dummy pattern serving as said measurement area. 7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: based on the film property resulting from converting the film property as determined, adjusting processing conditions for a next substrate to be processed. 8. A method comprising: on a substrate having a metal portion and an insulating material portion, with metal of said metal portion and insulating material of said insulating material portion exposed at a surface of said substrate, selectively forming a coating film on an exposed surface of said metal portion; defining on said substrate a measurement area and a target area; preparing beforehand a calibration curve showing a relationship between a film thickness of coating film in said measurement area and a film thickness of this coating film in said target area; measuring a film thickness of the selectively formed coating film in said measurement area during and/or immediately after selectively forming said coating film; and converting the film thickness as measured to a film thickness of the selectively formed coating film in said target area by using said calibration curve. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein measuring the film thickness of the selectively formed coating film in said measurement area comprises using an optical sensor, with said measurement area being sufficiently larger than a spot size of an optical beam emitted from said optical sensor. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said optical sensor is an optical sensor that utilizes spectrorefletometry, ellipsometry or spectroscopic ellipsometry. 11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said optical sensor is an optical sensor that utilizes X-ray reflectance, grazing-incidence fluorescent X-rays or a plurality of laser interferometers. 12. The method according to claim 9, wherein defining on said substrate a measurement area comprises providing a dummy pattern, on said substrate, with said dummy patter serving as said measurement area. 13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: based on the film thickness resulting from converting the film thickness as measured, adjusting processing conditions for a next substrate to be processed.
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