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Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020

Filed:

May. 08, 2018
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sriskantharajah Thirunavukarasu, Singapore, SG;

Jen Sern Lew, Singapore, SG;

Arvind Sundarrajan, Singapore, SG;

Srinivas Nemani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B08B 6/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B08B 6/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/67028 (2013.01); H01L 21/6831 (2013.01); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of methods and apparatus for removing particles from a surface of a substrate, such as from the backside of the substrate, are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for removing particles from a surface of a substrate includes: a substrate handler to expose the surface of the substrate; a particle separator to separate particles from the exposed surface of the substrate; a particle transporter to transport the separated particles; and a particle collector to collect the transported particles.


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