Nagase Co., Ltd.

Hirama Rika Kenkyujo Ltd.

Hirama Rika Kenkyujio Ltd.

Kouzo Tsukada

Shu Ogawa

Toshimoto Nakagawa

Shinichiro Shiotsu

Takahiro Houzan

Yoshitaka Nishijima

Yoshitaka Sato

In a semiconductor manufacturing process or a liquid crystal board manufacturing process, a resist stripping solution blending an organic alkali and an organic solvent is used for stripping the resist completely from the board. An apparatus for controlling this resist stripping solution comprises a resist stripping solution discharge device for discharging the resist stripping solution by detecting the dissolved resist concentration in the resist stripping solution by using an absorption photometer, a source solution and water replenishing device for replenishing the resist stripping source solution and pure water by detecting the liquid level of the resist stripping solution by a liquid level gauge, and a source solution and/or water replenishing device for replenishing at least one of the resist stripping source solution pure water by detecting the water concentration of the resist stripping solution by using an another absorption photometer. As a result, in an apparatus for controlling a resist stripping solution used in resist stripping in a semiconductor manufacturing process or a liquid crystal board manufacturing process, the quality of the resist stripping solution is controlled constantly, the solution consumption is saved, the operation down time is reduced, and the cost is lowered.

Apparatus for controlling resist stripping solution

A resist stripping solution is used in the stripping of resist in a liquid crystal board manufacturing process or semiconductor manufacturing process. The apparatus for controlling the resist stripping solution comprises a resist stripping solution discharge device for discharging resist stripping solution by detecting the dissolved resist concentration in the resist stripping solution using an absorption photometer, first replenishing device for replenishing organic solvent and alkanolamine such as MEA or the like by detecting the liquid level of the resist stripping solution using a liquid level gauge, and second replenishing device for replenishing at least one of organic solvent and alkanolamine such as MEA or the like by detecting the concentration of alkanolamine such as MEA or the like of the resist stripping solution by an absorption photometer. As a result, the quality of the resist stripping solution can always be constant, and the consumption volume of the solution, the operation down time and the cost can be notably reduced.

An alkaline developing solution is used in development of photosensitive organic resin (photoresist) in liquid crystal board manufacturing process or printed board manufacturing process. The apparatus for controlling developing solution comprises developing solution discharge device for discharging developing solution by detecting the dissolved resin concentration in the developing solution by means of an absorption photometer (16), first replenishing device for replenishing undiluted developing solution and pure water by detecting the liquid level of the developing solution by means of a liquid level gauge (3), and second replenishing device for replenishing undiluted developing solution or pure water by detecting the alkali concentration of the developing solution by an electric conductivity meter (15). By thus constituting, the developing performance of the developing solution may be always kept constant, and the operation down time may be notably shortened.

Apparatus for controlling developing solution

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Kouzo Tsukada