Methods and apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafers

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PATENT NO 9595457
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13133826

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A method for cleaning semiconductor substrate using ultra/mega sonic device comprising holding a semiconductor substrate by using a chuck, positioning a ultra/mega sonic device adjacent to the semiconductor substrate, injecting chemical liquid on the semiconductor substrate and gap between the semiconductor substrate and the ultra/mega sonic device, changing gap between the semiconductor substrate and the ultra/mega sonic device for each rotation of the chuck during the cleaning process. The gap can be increased or reduced by 0.5λ/N for each rotation of the chuck, where λ is wavelength of ultra/mega sonic wave, N is an integer number between 2 and 1000. The gap is varied in the range of 0.5λn during the cleaning process, where λ is wavelength of ultra/mega sonic wave, and n is an integer number starting from 1.

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ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI) INCBLD 4 NO 1690 CAI LUN ROAD ZHANGJIANG HIGH-TECH PARK SHANGHAI 201203

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Gao, Zhifeng Shanghai, CN 5 20
Huang, Yunwen Shanghai, CN 11 39
Jia, Zhaowei Shanghai, CN 38 48
Nuch, Sunny Voha Shanghai, CN 4 20
Wang, Hui Shanghai, CN 1115 8921
Wang, Jian Shanghai, CN 1906 17240
Wu, Junping Shanghai, CN 7 31
Xie, Liangzhi Shanghai, CN 33 68

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