Etchant mixing system for edge bevel removal of copper from silicon wafers

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PATENT NO 6333275
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09557695

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A chemical etching system provides a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide and serves as the etchant for removing residual copper from an edge bevel region of a semiconductor wafer. The etching system includes a dilution module where concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated hydrogen peroxide are diluted to the appropriate concentrations and then stored. To reduce the likelihood that oxygen bubbles (from hydrogen peroxide decomposition) will appear in the etchant solution, stored sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide are mixed immediately prior to use. In this manner, the dissolved oxygen concentration in the hydrogen peroxide decreases well below the saturation level.

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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC3970 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Alexy, John B West Linn, OR 8 400
Feng, Jinbin Tigard, OR 2 381
Mayer, Steven T Lake Oswego, OR 217 7299

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