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Cleaning apparatus

US6308361A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1999
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus is suitable for cleaning workpieces that require a high degree of cleanliness, such as semiconductor wafers, glass substrates, or liquid crystal displays. The cleaning apparatus has a holding device for holding the substrate and a cleaning unit capable of slidably contacting the surface of the substrate. The cleaning unit has a nozzle for ejecting high-pressure cleaning liquid onto the substrate, and a cleaning member surrounding the nozzle.

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