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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Hisashi Muraoka, Yokohama, JP;
Rieko Muraoka, Yokohama, JP;
Asuka Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuru Endo, Yokohama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for removing an organic film such as a resist film from a substrate surface are provided. These are very safe even at high temperatures, and use a treatment liquid which can be recycled and reused. A treatment liquid typically formed from liquid ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, or a liquid mixture of these two compounds, and in particular such a treatment liquid containing dissolved ozone, is contacted with a substrate with an organic film, and the organic film is removed. Furthermore, an apparatus of the present invention (A) a treatment liquid delivery device for transporting the treatment liquid to a treatment area, (B) a film contact device for bringing the treatment liquid into contacting with the organic film surface of the substrate within the treatment area, (C) a liquid circulation device for recycling treatment liquid discharged from the treatment area and returning the recycled liquid to the treatment area via one or more temporary storage devices, and (D) an ozone dissolution device for bringing ozone containing gas into contact with the treatment liquid either within the treatment area and/or within the temporary storage devices.
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