METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLES

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APP PUB NO 20130098391A1
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13277527

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In a method and apparatus for treating a surface of an article, an improved rinse liquid prevents build-up of static charge while avoiding damages to certain types of exposed metal surfaces. In one embodiment, a semiconductor wafer having structures including at least one of cobalt, nickel and platinum is rotated on a spin chuck, as a rinse liquid is dispensed onto a surface of the wafer. The rinse liquid is a dilute aqueous solution of a base of the formula

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LAM RESEARCH AGSEZ STRASSE 1 VILLACH A-9500

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HOFFMANN, Stephan Finkenstein, DE 13 40
KRAUS, Harald Villach, AT 49 177
METTIN, Gunter Villach, AT 2 4

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