Method and apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11342204
APP PUB NO 20200203193A1
SERIAL NO

16668395

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The present disclosure provides a method and a cleaning apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of cleaning tanks, a dipping tank, a first robot hand, a second robot hand, and at least one drying chamber. The plurality of cleaning tanks is configured to clean a plurality of wafers held by a cassette by cleaning agents. The plurality of wafers is cleaned in the plurality of cleaning tanks through a batch process. The dipping tank is configured to rinse the plurality of wafers by a replacement agent. The at least one drying chamber is configured to dry the wafer taken by the second robot hand with single wafer process.

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XIA TAI XIN SEMICONDUCTOR (QING DAO) LTDSINO-GERMAN ECOPARK NO 172 TAIBAISHAN RD HUANGDAO DISTRICT QINGDAO CITY QINGDAO

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Nam, Chang-Hyeon Singapore, SG 20 50
Yeo, Injoon Singapore, SG 13 40

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