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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:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Cyprian E. Uzoh, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Cyprian E. Uzoh, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ASM Nutool, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for wet processing of a conductive layer using a degassed process solution such as a degassed electrochemical deposition solution, a degassed electrochemical polishing solution, a degassed electroless deposition solution, and a degassed cleaning solution. The technique includes degassing the process solution before delivering the degassed process solution to a processing unit or degassing the process solution in-situ, within the processing unit.