Process gas generation for cleaning of substrates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9966280
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13783382

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Provided is a method and system for cleaning a substrate with a cleaning system comprising a pre-treatment system and a wet clean system. One or more objectives for the pre-treatment system are selected and two or more pre-treatment operating variables including UV dose, substrate temperature, oxygen partial pressure, oxygen and ozone partial pressure, and/or total pressure, are optimized to meet the pre-treatment objectives, using metrology measurements. The substrate includes a layer to be cleaned and an underlying dielectric layer having a k-value. A pre-treatment gas comprising oxygen and/or ozone is delivered onto a surface of the substrate and irradiated with a UV device, generating oxygen radicals. Cleaning of the substrate in the pre-treatment process is set at less than 100% in order to ensure the change in k-value of the substrate is within a set range for the substrate application.

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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDAKASAKA BIZ TOWER 3-1 AKASAKA 5-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 107-6325

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Brown, Ian J Austin, US 32 342

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