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7360546 Cleaning apparatus for semiconductor wafer  
A cleaning apparatus for a semiconductor wafer comprising: a double container including an inner container with an upper opening for accommodating a substrate to be cleaned and an outer container...
7306680 Method of cleaning by removing particles from surfaces, a cleaning apparatus and a lithographic projection apparatus  
A lithographic mask is placed in a chamber which is then sealed. The gas pressure in the chamber is reduced to dislodge contaminant particles on the mask surface.
7293567 Application of acoustic and vibrational energy for fabricating bumped IC die and assembly of PCA's  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving a screen printing process by applying vibrational energy to assist in the print release, cleaning, and drying processes. The vibrational energy or...
7282099 Dense phase processing fluids for microelectronic component manufacture  
Method for processing an article by contacting the article with a dense fluid. The article is introduced into a sealable processing chamber and the processing chamber is sealed. A dense fluid is...
7279050 One-piece bottom edge wipe sponge for cleaning a photoreceptor drum  
A one-piece sponge cleans and removes coating material from the bottom edge, inside and outside surface of a photoreceptor drum. The one-piece sponge has an inner sponge section and an outer sponge...
7264680 Process and apparatus for treating a workpiece using ozone  
A method for cleaning a semiconductor workpiece having a metal layer in a processing chamber includes the steps of introducing a liquid solution including dissolved carbon dioxide onto the...
7258747 Multi-motion stainbrush  
A method of using an electric stainbrush for cleaning inanimate surfaces is provided. The electric stainbrush includes a handle having a motor disposed therein, a head having a longitudinal axis,...
7255749 Substrate cleaning method and substrate cleaning apparatus  
In a cleaning treatment of a substrate using an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride or a mixture of an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid as a cleaning liquid, the...
7250086 Method of using a solid rinse additive dispenser for dispensing a use solution in a dishwashing machine  
A preferred embodiment method for dispensing a use solution from a solid product into a dishwashing machine includes placing a solid product in a dispenser. The product dispenser ( 10 ) for...
7235141 Lift-off method and chemical liquid tank  
A lift-off procedure is provided which enables prevention of damage to a wiring pattern caused by contact of a metal being peeled off from a wafer with a wiring pattern at a time of lift-off...
7226512 Load lock system for supercritical fluid cleaning  
A substrate is transferred from an environment at about vacuum into a load lock through a first door. The substrate is then sealed within the load lock. The pressure within the load lock is raised...
7208049 Process solutions containing surfactants used as post-chemical mechanical planarization treatment  
Process solutions comprising one or more surfactants are used to reduce the number of defects in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. In certain preferred embodiments, the process solution of...
7195021 In-situ cleaning of light source collector optics  
A method for cleaning optics in a chamber. The method can include introducing a first etchant into a chamber that encloses an optical component and a source of electromagnetic radiation that is...
7172975 Process for the wet chemical treatment of semiconductor wafers  
A process for the wet chemical treatment of semiconductor wafers, in which the semiconductor wafers are treated with treatment liquids, has the semiconductor wafers firstly treated with an aqueous...
7163588 Processing a workpiece using water, a base, and ozone  
Contaminants such as photoresist are quickly removed from a wafer having metal features, using water, ozone and a base such as ammonium hydroxide. Processing is performed at room temperature to...
7141124 Processes and compositions for use in garment restoration  
The present invention relates to process and methods, as well as compositions and systems for use in laundering smoke-damaged garments. In particular, the present invention utilizes ozonated water...
7077915 Method of and apparatus for washing photomask and washing solution for photomask  
Organic matter and metal impurities present on the surface of a photomask are removed. Foreign matter still adhering to the surface of the photomask is removed with H 2 gas dissolved water. The...
7055534 Golf grip cleaning wipe  
Articles, solutions, and methods for enhancing the grasping of and cleaning athletic equipment grips, in particular a golf club grip. These articles, solutions, and methods preferably comprise a...
7052375 Method of making carrier head backing plate having low-friction coating  
Planarizing machines, carrier heads for planarizing machines and methods for planarizing microelectronic-device substrate assemblies in mechanical or chemical-mechanical planarizing processes. In...
7045022 Removal of adherent molten metal from surfaces  
The present invention provides a method and process for removing adherent molten metal from a surface by applying a non-wetting agent for the metal to the surface or to the adherent molten metal....
7037380 Method for cleaning chamber of deposition apparatus for organic EL device production  
A compound such as Alq 3 accumulated on the inner surface of a chamber at the time of organic EL device production and wasted is recovered and recycled, whereby the production cost is reduced. The...
7033068 Substrate processing apparatus for processing substrates using dense phase gas and sonic waves  
Embodiments of the invention are directed to substrate processing apparatuses and methods for processing substrates. In one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus includes a processing...
7017594 Atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma device to clean and sterilize the surfaces of probes, cannulas, pin tools, pipettes and spray heads  
The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for the use of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma to clean and sterilize the surfaces of liquid handling devices.
7005010 Multi-process system  
A system for processing a workpiece includes an inner chamber pivotably supported within an outer chamber. The inner chamber has an opening to allow liquid to drain out. A motor pivots the inner...
7001470 Cleaning process for photomasks  
A photomask provided with a light-shielding coating on a surface of a glass substrate is cleaned with O 3 gas solved water to eliminate organic substances adhered on a surface of the photomask (S...
6939836 Surfactant system  
The invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising in combination an alkyl pyrrolidone, such as a C8-C18 linear alkyl pyrrolidone, and an alkyl polysaccharide such as an alkyl...
6939408 Method for surface preparation of workpieces utilizing fluid separation techniques  
A method for preparing a workpiece surface utilizing two more fluids of differing density and miscibility which create one or more fluid interfaces wherein the fluids are chosen such that the...
6926012 Method for supercritical processing of multiple workpieces  
An apparatus for supercritical processing of multiple workpieces comprises a transfer module, first and second supercritical processing modules, and a robot. The transfer module includes an...
6913027 Resist stripping method and apparatus  
A method and an apparatus capable of stripping resist efficiently in a short amount of time. A stripping solution under high pressure is jetted from a nozzle to a rotating wafer. The resist layer...
6911097 Photoresist stripper using nitrogen bubbler  
Provided is a process and apparatus characterized by a gas distribution plate in which a gas supply manifold directs gas bubbles from the bottom of a process tank upward and between wafers...
6907890 Capillary drying of substrates  
An apparatus and method for drying substrates. The inventive apparatus comprises: an object support member for supporting at least one substrate in a process tank having one or more support...
6899767 Method of cleaning processing chamber of semiconductor processing apparatus  
A method of cleaning the interior of a processing chamber first performs a halogenation treatment by supplying a treatment gas containing a halogenating gas into the processing chamber and heating...
6875285 System and method for dampening high pressure impact on porous materials  
System and method for reducing damage to a semiconductor substrate when using cleaning fluids at elevated pressures to clean the semiconductor substrates. A preferred embodiment comprises applying...
6869487 Process and apparatus for treating a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer  
A novel chemistry, system and application technique reduces contamination of semiconductor wafers and similar substrates and enhances and expedites processing. A stream of liquid chemical is...
6858089 Apparatus and method for semiconductor wafer cleaning  
An improved method for removing contaminant particles from a surface of a semiconductor wafer includes forming a sacrificial film on the surface of the wafer and then removing the sacrificial film...
6845779 Edge gripping device for handling a set of semiconductor wafers in an immersion processing system  
A microelectronic substrate handling device comprising first and second support structures spaced from each other, the first support structure having a series of upper teeth defining a series of...
6824622 Cleaner and method for removing fluid from an object  
A cleaner and method for removing excess residual cleaning fluid from an object, particularly a semiconductor wafer, before or as the wafer is removed from a cleaning chamber of a CMP cleaner, for...
6821352 Compositions for removing etching residue and use thereof  
A composition for removing etching residue and a method using same are disclosed herein. In one aspect, there is provided a method for removing etching residue from a substrate comprising:...
6799586 Substrate processing method  
An outer covering wall ( 26 ) and an inner covering wall ( 27 ), which are capable of surrounding a rotor ( 24 ), can be horizontally moved. A wafer carrier waiting portion ( 30 ) is disposed right...
6799585 Use of solutions containing enzymes for cleaning fermentation or storage tanks  
A process is presented for cleaning fermentation or storage tanks with an enzyme-containing formulation containing one or more laccases, peroxidases, oxireductases, transferases, isomerases,...
6799583 Methods for cleaning microelectronic substrates using ultradilute cleaning liquids  
A method of cleaning a surface of an article using cleaning liquids in combination with acoustic energy. Preferably, an ultradilute concentration of a cleaning enhancement substance, such as...
6782898 Ring-shaped part washing method and washing jig used in the method  
In a ring shaped part washing method an ultrasonic vibration plate 33 is disposed in a washing tank 23 filled with a washing fluid 31 , and ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic...
6776853 Cleaning method and method for manufacturing liquid crystal device  
In a cleaning apparatus 500 , as a pre-cleaning step, cleaning is performed in a first and a second backup cleaning bath 602 and 603 using a hydrocarbon-based cleaning liquid composed of a...
6753306 Germicidal and disinfectant composition  
A germicide and disinfectant composition contains detergent and at least two enzymes adapted to cause lysis in glycoprotein in infectious agents. These germicidal and disinfectant compositions are...
6752192 Label release and separation system  
A system for releasing and separating labels from containers has a releaser for mixing the containers with introduced fluids and for providing the containers with a sufficient retention time and...
6746543 Apparatus for and method of cleaning objects to be processed  
A cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method for cleaning a object are provided. In the cleaning apparatus, a drying chamber 42 and a cleaning bath 41 are separated from each other up and down,...
6736148 Automated semiconductor processing system  
An automated semiconductor processing system has an indexer bay perpendicularly aligned with a process bay within a clean air enclosure. An indexer in the indexer bay provides stocking or storage...
6732749 Particle barrier drain  
A system and method for reducing the amount of contaminants that come into contact with wafer substrates during the production of integrated circuit devices. The system allows for uniform overflow...
6726777 Cleaning method and apparatus using fluid spraying  
Cleaning fluid is sprayed upwards from under a substantially horizontally-held object to be cleaned for cleaning the underside of the object. At this time, an accelerating fluid accelerates the...
6701941 Method for treating the surface of a workpiece  
An apparatus for supplying a mixture of a treatment liquid and ozone for treatment of a surface of a workpiece, and a corresponding method are set forth. The preferred embodiment of the apparatus...