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Alkali-based treating liquid, treating liquid adjusting method and equipment, treating liquid supplying method and equipment

US6752545B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2002
Grant dateJun 22, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/322
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A treating liquid adjusting equipment for adjusting an alkali-based treating liquid for use in treating an organic film applied onto a substrate, which includes an adjusting portion. The adjusting portion for adjusting an alkalinity of the alkali-based treating liquid is such that a concentration of a first component contained in the alkali-based treating liquid and constituting an organic film of a same type as or different type from the organic film is in a range of 0.0001 to 2.0 mass %, and a concentration of an alkali component contained in the alkali-based treating liquid is in a range of 0.05 to 2.5 mass %.

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