Emergent Technologies, LLC

Richard L Bersin

A method is provided for removing photoresist from a substrate, wherein the method comprises producing a gas plasma from a gas mixture comprising oxygen, CF.sub.4, nitrogen, and hydrogen; substantially eliminating any electrically charged particles from the plasma to produce a plasma effluent; heating the substrate to a temperature in the range of from about 250 to 300 degrees Centigrade; exposing the substrate and photoresist thereon to the effluent while said temperature is maintained; and simultaneously with the exposure step, irradiating the substrate with collimated ultraviolet radiation.

Method and apparatus for dry processing of substrates

This invention relates to an apparatus and process for the uniform dry process treatment of the surface of a substrate. More particularly, the invention relates to an apparatus and process wherein a gas plasma composition having at least one reactive specie is supplied through a first inlet port into a chamber means containing the substrate to be treated. A second gas is also supplied into the chamber through a second inlet port thereby redirecting the gas plasma composition into contact with the substrate in a substantially uniform manner.

A method and apparatus for dry processing of a substrate is provided. More particularly, a substrate is exposed to a gas, such as an effluent from a gas plasma, having at least one reactive specie, such as a free radical, the gas having substantially no electrically charged particles present. Simultaneously, the substrate is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation to enhance the reaction rate in a controlled manner. Also provided is a means for irradiating the wafer with infrared radiation to heat the wafer independently of the irradiation with ultraviolet radiation.

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Orange, CT, United States of America

Richard L Bersin