Sonic cleaning with an interference signal

An array of ultrasonic or megasonic transducers is used to clean a substrate. An interference signal that is the superposition of the signals from each transducer enhances the cleaning. The system improves cleaning by providing a higher intensity beam than is available from uncoupled transducers to...

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Hauptverfasser: OKORN-SCHMIDT HARALD F, FISCH EMILY E, GALE GLENN W, SYVERSON WILLIAM A
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description An array of ultrasonic or megasonic transducers is used to clean a substrate. An interference signal that is the superposition of the signals from each transducer enhances the cleaning. The system improves cleaning by providing a higher intensity beam than is available from uncoupled transducers to facilitate removal of smaller particles. In addition, the beam can be swept across the substrate to provide a uniform cleaning of the entire surface, avoiding dead spots. The system can be adapted for use in a vessel or for single wafer processing with a stream of fluid or a puddle of fluid.
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ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING,NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TRANSPORTING
title Sonic cleaning with an interference signal
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