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Cleaning agent for silicon wafer

US9281178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2013
Grant dateMar 8, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D183/04
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cleaning agent for a silicon wafer (a first cleaning agent) contains at least a water-based cleaning liquid and a water-repellent cleaning liquid for providing at least a recessed portion of an uneven pattern with water repellency during a cleaning process. The water-based cleaning liquid is a liquid in which a water-repellent compound having a reactive moiety chemically bondable to Si element in the silicon wafer and a hydrophobic group, and an organic solvent including at least an alcoholic solvent are mixed and contained. With this cleaning agent, the cleaning process which tends to induce a pattern collapse can be improved.

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