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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2005
Steven Verhaverbeke, San Francisco, CA (US);
J. Kelly Truman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Steven Verhaverbeke, San Francisco, CA (US);
J. Kelly Truman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a novel cleaning method and a solution for use in a single wafer cleaning process. According to the present invention the cleaning solution comprises ammonium hydroxide (NHOH), hydrogen peroxide (HO), water (HO) and a chelating agent. In an embodiment of the present invention the cleaning solution also contains a surfactant. And still yet another embodiment of the present invention the cleaning solution also comprises a dissolved gas such as H. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, this solution is used by spraying or dispensing it on a spinning wafer.