Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus

US9214331B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9214331-B2
Application numberUS-201113309070-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 1, 2011
Priority dateJan 6, 2011
Publication dateDec 15, 2015
Grant dateDec 15, 2015

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DIW in an excessively cooled state is supplied as a solidification liquid to a substrate W, and a solidified material of the DIW is formed by a landing impact on the substrate W. This makes the use of a gaseous refrigerant necessary to form a solidified material unnecessary, eliminates the need for a facility to generate the gaseous refrigerant, shortens a processing time and further enables running cost and the like to be suppressed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A substrate processing method, comprising: a preparation step of preparing a solidification liquid to be supplied to a substrate in a supercooled liquid state; a solidified material forming step of supplying the solidification liquid prepared in the preparation step to the substrate via a space and forming a solidified material of the solidification liquid on the substrate; and a removing step of removing the solidified material of the solidification liq…

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What does patent US9214331B2 cover?
DIW in an excessively cooled state is supplied as a solidification liquid to a substrate W, and a solidified material of the DIW is formed by a landing impact on the substrate W. This makes the use of a gaseous refrigerant necessary to form a solidified material unnecessary, eliminates the need for a facility to generate the gaseous refrigerant, shortens a processing time and further enables ru…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Miya Katsuhiko, Fujiwara Naozumi, Screen Holdings Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P70/15. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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