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Substrates and methods of using those substrates

US11016401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 2018
Grant dateMay 25, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/7095
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of dislodging contamination from a part of an apparatus used in a patterning process, the method including: providing a cleaning substrate into contact with the part of the apparatus while the part is attached to the apparatus, the cleaning substrate comprising a material configured to chemically react with the contamination; and dislodging contamination on the part of the apparatus by chemical reaction between the material and the contamination.

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