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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Hong Shih, Walnut, CA (US);
Tuochuan Huang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Chunhong Zhou, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/302 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for cleaning silicon surfaces of electrode assemblies by efficiently removing contaminants from the silicon surfaces without discoloring the silicon surfaces using an acidic solution comprising hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, and balance deionized water.