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Substrate washing and drying apparatus, substrate washing method, and substrate washing apparatus

US5845660A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1996
Grant dateDec 8, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S134/902
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A substrate washing and drying apparatus comprising a processing section for holding wafers, to which process solution to wash and vapor for drying the wafers are introduced, a supply/discharge port for introducing solution to the process section, and discharging the solution from the process section, a solution supply mechanism for selecting one from a plurality of kinds of solution, a drying vapor generation section having a heater for generation vapor for drying, a discharging solution mechanism having an opening for rapidly discharging the solution from the processing section, resistivity detecting means for detecting a resistivity value of the process solution, and a controller for controlling the supply of solution to the process section based on the resistivity value detected by the resistivity detecting means.

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