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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Martin A. Hilkene, Gilroy, CA (US);
Majeed A. Foad, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthew D. Scotney-castle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Roman Gouk, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Verhaverbeke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter I. Porshnev, San Jose, CA (US);
Martin A. Hilkene, Gilroy, CA (US);
Majeed A. Foad, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthew D. Scotney-Castle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Roman Gouk, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Verhaverbeke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter I. Porshnev, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of removing resist material from a substrate having a magnetically active surface is provided. The substrate is disposed in a processing chamber and exposed to a fluorine-containing plasma formed from a gas mixture having a reagent, an oxidizing agent, and a reducing agent. A cleaning agent may also be included. The substrate may be cooled by back-side cooling or by a cooling process wherein a cooling medium is provided to the processing chamber while the plasma treatment is suspended. Substrates may be flipped over for two-sided processing, and multiple substrates may be processed concurrently.