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Cleaning machine and cleaning method

US11935737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 2021
Grant dateMar 19, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/6776
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed in the present disclosure are a cleaning machine and a cleaning method. The cleaning machine includes: a wet cleaning module, configured to execute a wet cleaning process on a wafer; a dry cleaning module, configured to execute a dry cleaning process on the wafer; a conveying module, configured to input the wafer into the wet cleaning module or the dry cleaning module, or output the wafer from the wet cleaning module or the dry cleaning module; a transferring module, configured to transfer the wafer from the wet cleaning module to the dry cleaning module or transfer the wafer from the dry cleaning module to the wet cleaning module; and a processing module, configured to extract gas from the transferring module.

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