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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Acm Research (Shanghai), Inc., Shanghai, CN;

Inventors:

Hui Wang, Shanghai, CN;

Zhenming Chu, Shanghai, CN;

Zeran Li, Shanghai, CN;

Xiaoyan Zhang, Shanghai, CN;

Deyun Wang, Shanghai, CN;

Fuping Chen, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/0209 (2013.01); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a wafer backside cleaning method, comprising: using a wafer clamping part to hold a wafer, a gap being formed between the wafer clamping part and the wafer; injecting a protective gas into the gap at a first flow rate; adjusting the flow rate of the protective gas from the first flow rate to a second flow rate, and rotating the wafer under the drive of the first rotational speed of the wafer clamping part to clean the backside of the wafer; adjusting the rotational speed of the wafer clamping part from the first rotational speed to a second rotational speed, so that the wafer is driven by the wafer clamping part to rotate for the drying process; stopping rotating the wafer, adjusting the flow rate of the protective gas to the first flow rate again from the second flow rate, and then taking out the wafer; and stopping injecting the protective gas after the wafer is taken out. According to the present invention, adjusting the switching logic and flow rate of the protective gas can ensure that the front side of the wafer is not prone to adsorption of external impurities during a wafer backside cleaning process, thereby improving the wafer backside cleaning stability.


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Wang, Hui. (2026). Wafer backside cleaning method (U.S. Patent No. 12518961). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12518961

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