Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Including use of vacuum – suction – or inert atmosphere
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-08
2008-04-08
Barr, Michael (Department: 1792)
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Processes
Including use of vacuum, suction, or inert atmosphere
C134S022110, C134S022120, C134S026000, C134S036000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11892429
ABSTRACT:
A cleaning processing apparatus comprises a spin chuck for holding a wafer W, an under plate being positioned to face the back surface of the wafer W with a prescribed gap provided therebetween, a support member for supporting the under plate, and a nozzle hole formed to extended through the plate member and the support member. A chemical liquid, a pure water and a gas can be supplied into a nozzle hole through opening-closing valves, and the chemical liquid and the pure water remaining inside the nozzle hole can be sucked by a sucking device. A pure water remaining inside the nozzle hole is sucked and removed by using the sucking device after the processing of the wafer W with a pure water and, then, a gas is spurted onto the back surface of the wafer W.
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Mukoyama Masahiro
Nanba Hiromitsu
Orii Takehiko
Barr Michael
Patel Rita R
Smith , Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Tokyo Electron Limited
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