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Method and apparatus for supercritical ozone treatment of a substrate

US7219677B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 31, 2001
Grant dateMay 22, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for treating a substrate with a reaction solvent formed of supercritical ozone in a feed phase. The feed phase can be aqueous, e.g., formed of heated, deionized water, nonaqueous, e.g., formed of a dense fluid, such as supercritical carbon dioxide, liquid carbon dioxide, supercritical nitrogen or combinations the dense fluids or the feed phase can be a mixture of aqueous and nonaqueous phases.

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