Method for Reducing the Damage Induced by a Physical Force Assisted Cleaning
First Claim
1. A method for performing a physical force-assisted cleaning process on a patterned surface of a substrate comprising:
- a) supplying a cleaning liquid to a patterned surface of a substrate, andb) applying a physical force to the cleaning liquid in contact with the patterned surface, whereby the physical force leads to bubble formation in the cleaning liquid,wherein prior to or during the application of the physical force, an additive is supplied to said surface, and said additive is maintained in contact with said surface for a time, said additive and said time being chosen so that substantially complete wetting of the surface by the cleaning liquid is achieved.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for performing a physical force-assisted cleaning process on a patterned surface of a substrate, including providing a substrate having at least one patterned surface, supplying a cleaning liquid to the patterned surface, and applying a physical force to the cleaning liquid in contact with the patterned surface, whereby the physical force leads to bubble formation in the cleaning liquid. Furthermore, and prior to applying the physical force, an additive is supplied to the surface, and the additive is maintained in contact with the surface for a given time, the additive and the time being chosen so that a substantially complete wetting of the surface by the cleaning liquid is achieved.
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1. A method for performing a physical force-assisted cleaning process on a patterned surface of a substrate comprising:
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a) supplying a cleaning liquid to a patterned surface of a substrate, and b) applying a physical force to the cleaning liquid in contact with the patterned surface, whereby the physical force leads to bubble formation in the cleaning liquid, wherein prior to or during the application of the physical force, an additive is supplied to said surface, and said additive is maintained in contact with said surface for a time, said additive and said time being chosen so that substantially complete wetting of the surface by the cleaning liquid is achieved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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