Method and apparatus for removing contamination from substrate
First Claim
1. A method for removing contamination from a substrate, comprising:
- disposing a cleaning material over a substrate, the cleaning material including a plurality of solid components dispersed within a liquid medium;
applying a force to a solid component of the plurality of solid components to bring the solid component within proximity to a contaminant present on the substrate such that a mechanical linkage is established between the solid component and the contaminant so as to bind the contaminant to the solid component wherein the mechanical linkage is created by deformation of the solid component due to imprinting by the contaminant; and
moving the solid component away from the substrate such that the contaminant mechanically linked to the solid component is removed from the substrate into the liquid medium, wherein the contaminant remains mechanically linked to the solid component within the liquid medium.
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Abstract
A cleaning material is disposed over a substrate. The cleaning material includes solid components dispersed within a liquid medium. A force is applied to the solid components within the liquid medium to bring the solid components within proximity to contaminants present on the substrate. The force applied to the solid components can be exerted by an immiscible component within the liquid medium. When the solid components are brought within sufficient proximity to the contaminants, an interaction is established between the solid components and the contaminants. Then, the solid components are moved away from the substrate such that the contaminants having interacted with the solid components are removed from the substrate.
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1. A method for removing contamination from a substrate, comprising:
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disposing a cleaning material over a substrate, the cleaning material including a plurality of solid components dispersed within a liquid medium; applying a force to a solid component of the plurality of solid components to bring the solid component within proximity to a contaminant present on the substrate such that a mechanical linkage is established between the solid component and the contaminant so as to bind the contaminant to the solid component wherein the mechanical linkage is created by deformation of the solid component due to imprinting by the contaminant; and moving the solid component away from the substrate such that the contaminant mechanically linked to the solid component is removed from the substrate into the liquid medium, wherein the contaminant remains mechanically linked to the solid component within the liquid medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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11. A method for removing contamination from a substrate, comprising:
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disposing a cleaning material over a substrate, the cleaning material including a plurality of solid components dispersed within a liquid medium; applying a force to a solid component of the plurality of solid components to bring the solid component within proximity to a contaminant present on the substrate such that a mechanical linkage is established between the solid component and the contaminant so as to bind the contaminant to the solid component wherein the mechanical linkage is created by deformation of the solid component due to imprinting by the contaminant; and moving the solid component away from the substrate such that the contaminant mechanically linked to the solid component is removed from the substrate into the liquid medium, wherein the contaminant remains mechanically linked to the solid component within the liquid medium, wherein the cleaning material further includes a plurality of immiscible components defined to apply the force to the solid component to bring the solid component within proximity to the contaminant such that the mechanical linkage is established between the solid component and the contaminant. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27)
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