SUBSTRATE HOLDER ASSEMBLY, APPARATUS, AND METHODS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160201986A1
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14593841

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In one or more embodiments, a substrate holder apparatus is provided. A substrate holder apparatus includes a frame having multiple substrate contact supports configured to contact and support a substrate, and one or more vacuum ports configured to apply a vacuum at one or more locations along a bottom edge of a substrate. The one or more vacuum ports provide air outflow that removes liquid and/or residue along a bottom edge of the substrate after immersion into a tank. Assemblies including the substrate holder apparatus and methods of cleaning substrates with the substrate holder apparatus are provided, as are additional aspects.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Atkinson, Jim K Los Gatos, US 12 36
Domin, Jonathan P Sunnyvale, US 7 4
Hanson, Kyle M Kalispell, US 157 2514
Mikhaylichenko, Ekaterina San Jose, US 16 25
Velazquez, Edwin Union City, US 11 22

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