APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BRUSH CLEANING USING PERIODIC CHEMICAL TREATMENTS

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APP PUB NO 20240332037A1
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18130407

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A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) system include apparatus and methods to clean brushes used to scrub substrates, including brush cleaning using periodic chemical treatment. One or more embodiments include a method of operating the CMP system to rotate a first one or more scrubber brushes while the first one or more scrubber brushes are in contact with a first substrate, performing, concurrent with the rotating during the first time duration, a cleaning operation for a second one or more scrubber brushes, performing, during a second time duration of the cleaning cycle, the cleaning operation for the first one or more scrubber brushes, and rotating, concurrent with the performing the cleaning operation during the second time duration, the second one or more scrubber brushes while the second one or more scrubber brushes are in contact with a second substrate.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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BROWN, Brian J Palo Alto, US 204 5717

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