Multi-stage substrate cleaning method and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8317934
APP PUB NO 20100288311A1
SERIAL NO

12465594

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A first application of a cleaning material is made to a surface of a substrate. The cleaning material includes one or more viscoelastic materials for entrapping contaminants present on the surface of the substrate. A first application of a rinsing fluid is made to the surface of the substrate so as to rinse the cleaning material from the surface of the substrate. The first application of the rinsing fluid is also performed to leave a residual thin film of the rinsing fluid on the surface of the substrate. A second application of the cleaning material is made to the surface of the substrate having the residual thin film of rinsing fluid present thereon. A second application of the rinsing fluid is then made to the surface of the substrate so as to rinse the cleaning material from the surface of the substrate.

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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION4650 CUSHING PARKWAY FREMONT CA 94538

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ginzburg, Leon Santa Clara, US 9 39
Kawaguchi, Mark Sunnyvale, US 20 388
Kholodenko, Arnold San Francisco, US 61 2627
Lin, Cheng-Yu (Sean) Sunnyvale, US 13 48
Mikhaylichenko, Katrina San Jose, US 50 463
Wilcoxson, Mark Oakland, US 26 182

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