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Method of metal oxide thin film cleaning

US6457479B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2001
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2021

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

Abstract

A method of cleaning a metal oxide thin film on a silicon wafer, includes dipping the wafer in an organic solvent; drying the wafer in a nitrogen atmosphere; and stripping any photoresist from the wafer in an oxygen atmosphere under partial vacuum at a temperature of about 200° C. The wafer may also be cleaned by dipping in a polar organic solvent and subjecting the wafer to ultrasound while immersed in the solvent.

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