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Operating method for wet etching system and related system

US10910237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 2019
Grant dateFeb 2, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67098
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wet etching system operating method includes providing an etching apparatus having an Nth etching solution, loading Nth batch substrates into the etching apparatus and performing an Nth etching process, discharging some of the Nth etching solution, refilling the etching apparatus with an (N+1)th etching solution supplied from a supply apparatus connected to the etching apparatus, and loading (N+1)th batch substrates into the etching apparatus and performing an (N+1)th etching process, wherein the (N+1)th etching solution has a temperature within or higher than a temperature management range of the (N+1)th etching process, and wherein the (N+1)th etching solution has a concentration within or higher than a concentration management range of the (N+1)th etching solution, N being a positive integer.

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