Edge and bevel cleaning process and system
US6777338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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