Potted transducer array with matching network in a multiple pass configuration
US6314974A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S134/902
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a pair of parallel megasonic transducers that generate parallel columns of megasonic waves across a cleaning container. Semiconductor wafers move back and forth transverse to the columns. The transducers have their back side potted with a silicone elastomer to prevent corrosion. In another embodiment megasonic waves from in-line transducers are dispersed with a cylindrical quartz rod. Water is enriched with ozone by pumping ozone under pressure through a filter into sealed housing of deionized water.
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