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Edge and bevel cleaning process and system

US6777338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateJan 15, 2002
Grant dateAug 17, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32134
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides at least one nozzle that sprays a rotating workpiece with an etchant at an edge thereof. The at least one nozzle is located in an upper chamber of a vertically configured processing subsystem that also includes mechanisms for plating, cleaning and drying in upper and lower chambers.

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