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Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Edwin Velazquez, Union City, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B24B 37/30 (2012.01); B24B 53/017 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B24B 37/30 (2013.01); B24B 53/017 (2013.01);
Abstract

A modular gas pallet assembly is disclosed herein, along with a cleaning unit and chemical mechanical polisher having the same. In one example, the gas pallet assembly includes three outlets and two or less inlets. The gas pallet assembly has first and second primary gas conduits secured to a first mounting plate. The second primary gas conduits is split into two branches, each having their own flow control. The modular gas pallet assembly is configured to provide gas towards a base plate of a substrate cleaner, to substrate gripping pins of the substrate cleaner, and to a bottom of a substrate held by the substrate gripping pins of the substrate cleaner.


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