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Substrate treating apparatus and exposing apparatus for cleaning a chuck cleaning tool with treating bath

US8027017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2009
Grant dateSep 27, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67057
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus and an exposing apparatus that a chuck member, a chuck cleaning member including a cleaning tool removing a foreign substance on a substrate loading surface of the chuck member and a tool cleaning member cleaning a cleaning tool are disposed to be adjacent to each other inside a treating room. The present inventive concept also provides a method of cleaning a cleaning tool using a tool cleaning member. According to the above the apparatuses and the method, contamination of a chuck member by a cleaning tool is prevented and a defocus phenomenon caused by a particle on a chuck member during an exposing process can be minimized.

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