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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Arthur H. Laflamme, Jr., Rowley, MA (US);
Thomas Hamelin, Georgetown, MA (US);
Jay R Wallace, Danvers, MA (US);
Inventors:
Arthur H. LaFlamme, Jr., Rowley, MA (US);
Thomas Hamelin, Georgetown, MA (US);
Jay R Wallace, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23F 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); C23C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chemical oxide removal (COR) processing system is presented, wherein the COR processing system includes a first treatment chamber and a second treatment chamber. The first treatment chamber comprises a chemical treatment chamber that provides a temperature controlled chamber having a protective barrier. The second treatment chamber comprises a heat treatment chamber that provides a temperature-controlled chamber having a protective barrier.