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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
Erik M. Freer, Campbell, CA (US);
John M. DE Larios, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Katrina Mikhaylichenko, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Ravkin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mikhail Korolik, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred C. Redeker, Fremont, CA (US);
Erik M. Freer, Campbell, CA (US);
John M. de Larios, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Katrina Mikhaylichenko, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Ravkin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mikhail Korolik, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred C. Redeker, Fremont, CA (US);
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Material for cleaning using a tri-state body are disclosed. A substrate having a particle deposited thereon is provided. A tri-state body that has a solid portion, liquid portion, and a gas portion is generated. A force is applied over the tri-state body to promulgate an interaction between the solid portion and the particle. The tri-state body is removed along with the particle from the surface of the substrate. The interaction between the solid portion and the particle causes the particle to be removed along with the tri-state body.