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Substrate cleaning apparatus

US10643865B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 2017
Grant dateMay 5, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67046
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a substrate holding unit, a brush, an arm, a discharge portion and a guide member. The substrate holding unit is configured to hold a substrate rotatably. The brush has a main body, a cleaning body provided at a lower portion of the main body and configured to be pressed onto the substrate, and a hollow portion formed in the main body and provided with an open top and an open bottom. The arm is configured to rotatably support the main body with a spindle therebetween. The discharge portion is provided at the arm, and plural kinds of processing liquids are discharged from the discharge portion while being switched. The guide member is provided between the discharge portion and the brush, and is configured to receive the processing liquid discharged from the discharge portion and guide the received processing liquid into the hollow portion.

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