Chemical mechanical polishing system cleaning module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026048419-A1
Application number	US-202418802665-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 13, 2024
Priority date	Aug 13, 2024
Publication date	Feb 19, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A brush cleaning system for cleaning a substrate includes a tank, and a first cylindrical roller, a second cylindrical roller, and a third cylindrical roller disposed in the tank. The brush cleaning system also includes a first cleaning position defined between the first cylindrical roller and the second cylindrical roller, and a second cleaning position defined between the second cylindrical roller and the third cylindrical roller. When the substrate is disposed in the first cleaning position, the first cylindrical roller is configured to clean a first side of the substrate and the second cylindrical roller is configured to clean a second side of the substrate. When the substrate is disposed in the second cleaning position, the second cylindrical roller is configured to clean the second side of the substrate and the third cylindrical roller is configured to clean a first side of the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A brush cleaning system for cleaning a substrate, comprising:
a tank; a first cylindrical roller, a second cylindrical roller, and a third cylindrical roller disposed in the tank; a first cleaning position defined between the first cylindrical roller and the second cylindrical roller; and a second cleaning position defined between the second cylindrical roller and the third cylindrical roller, wherein, when the substrate is disposed in the first cleaning position, the first cylindrical roller is configured to clean a first side of the substrate and the second cylindrical roller is configured to clean a second side of the substrate, and when the substrate is disposed in the second cleaning position, the second cylindrical roller is configured to clean the second side of the substrate and the third cylindrical roller is configured to clean the first side of the substrate.

2 . The brush cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising a first support roller for supporting the substrate in the first cleaning position and a second support roller for supporting the substrate in the second cleaning position.

3 . The brush cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the first cylindrical roller is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and the second cylindrical roller is configured to rotate in a counterclockwise direction when the substrate is in the first cleaning position.

4 . The brush cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the second cylindrical roller is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and the third cylindrical roller is configured to rotate in a counterclockwise direction when the substrate is in the second cleaning position.

5 . The brush cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising a first sprayer configured to direct a cleaning fluid toward the first side of the substrate and a second sprayer configured to direct the cleaning fluid toward the second side of the substrate when the substrate is in the first cleaning position.

6 . The brush cleaning system of claim 5 , further comprising a third sprayer, and when the substrate is in the second cleaning position, the third sprayer is configured to direct a cleaning fluid toward the first side of the substrate and a second sprayer is configured to direct the cleaning fluid toward the second side of the substrate.

7 . The brush cleaning system of claim 6 , wherein the first sprayer directs cleaning fluid toward the first cylindrical roller when the substrate is in the second cleaning position.

8 . The brush cleaning system of claim 6 , wherein the third sprayer directs cleaning fluid toward the third cylindrical roller when the substrate is in the first cleaning position.

9 . The brush cleaning system of claim 6 , wherein each of the first, second, and third sprayers includes at least two nozzles.

10 . The brush cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first cylindrical roller and the third cylindrical roller are positioned at an angle from 3° to 15° relative to the substrate.

11 . A method of cleaning a substrate, comprising:
positioning the substrate at a first cleaning position between a first cleaning roller and a second cleaning roller in a brush cleaner; cleaning a first side of the substrate using the first cleaning roller and cleaning a second side of the substrate using the second cleaning roller; positioning the substrate at a second cleaning position between the second cleaning roller and a third cleaning roller in the brush cleaning; and cleaning the first side of the substrate using the third cleaning roller and cleaning the second side of the substrate using the second cleaning roller.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising supporting the substrate in the first cleaning position using a first support roller and supporting the substrate in the second cleaning position using a second support roller.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein when the substrate is in the first cleaning position, cleaning the first side comprises rotating the first cleaning roller in a clockwise direction, and cleaning the second side comprises rotating the second cleaning roller in a counterclockwise direction.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein when the substrate is in the second cleaning position, cleaning the first side comprises rotating the third cleaning roller in a counterclockwise direction, and cleaning the second side comprises rotating the second cleaning roller in a clockwise direction.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein when the substrate is in the first cleaning position, the method further comprises directing a cleaning fluid toward the first side of the substrate using a first sprayer and directing the cleaning fluid toward the second side of the substrate using a second sprayer.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein when the substrate is in the second cleaning position, the method further comprises directing the cleaning fluid toward the first side of the substrate using a third sprayer and directing the cleaning fluid toward the second side of the substrate using the second sprayer.

17 . The method of claim 16 , when the substrate is in the first cleaning position, the method further comprises directing the cleaning fluid toward the third cleaning roller using the third sprayer.

18 . The method of claim 16 , when the substrate is in the second cleaning position, the method further comprises directing the cleaning fluid toward the first cleaning roller using the first sprayer.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein positioning the substrate at the second cleaning position comprises moving the substrate from the first cleaning position to the second cleaning position and rotating the substrate such that the second side of the substrate faces the second cleaning roller when the substrate is in either the first cleaning position or the second cleaning position.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first cleaning roller and the second cleaning roller are positioned at an angle from 0° to 15° relative to the substrate.

Assignees

• Applied Materials Inc

Inventors

• Mikhaylichenko Ekaterina
• Lam Gary Ka Ho
• Brown Brian J
• Ma Yutao

Classifications

• A46B13/02

  power-driven {carriers} · CPC title

• A46B2200/3073

  Brush for cleaning specific unusual places not otherwise covered, e.g. gutters, golf clubs, tops of tin cans, corners · CPC title

• B08B1/12 Primary

  Brushes · CPC title

• B08B1/20

  Cleaning of moving articles, e.g. of moving webs or of objects on a conveyor · CPC title

• A46B13/001

  Cylindrical or annular brush bodies · CPC title