Flattening method and flattening apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10916455
APP PUB NO 20190228994A1
SERIAL NO

16371796

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A flattening method, by utilizing the advantages of the CARE method and making up for the disadvantages, can perform removal processing of a surface of a workpiece at a sufficient processing rate and can provide a processed surface having enhanced flatness without leaving damage in the processed surface. A flattening method comprises at least two surface removal steps and at least two cleaning steps, the final surface removal step being a catalyst-referred etching step comprising immersing a workpiece in a processing solution containing at least one of hydrohalic acid, hydrogen peroxide water and ozone water, and bringing a surface of a catalyst platen into contact with or close proximity to a surface to be processed of the workpiece to process the surface, said catalyst platen having in a surface a catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum, gold, a ceramic solid catalyst, a transition metal, glass, and an acidic or basic solid catalyst.

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EBARA CORPORATION11-1 HANEDA ASAHI-CHO OTA-KU TOKYO 144-8510

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Hara, Hideyuki Osaka, JP 119 890
Murata, Junji Osaka, JP 63 303
Sano, Yasuhisa Osaka, JP 15 143
Yagi, Keita Tokyo, JP 64 526
Yamauchi, Kazuto Osaka, JP 33 238

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