IP Library Patent Application 13457750
Patent Application
App. No. 13/457,750

System and Method for Cleaning Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment Parts

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13/457,750
Abstract

An exemplary embodiment discloses a process for cleaning semiconductor fabrication equipment parts with non-metallic surfaces. The process optionally includes providing a semiconductor fabrication part with a non-metallic surface to be cleaned and applying a dilute aqueous solution to remove contamination from the non-metallic surface. The aqueous solution optionally includes dilute amounts of hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The dilute amounts would optionally be in the ranges of 0.5-1.5% wt. hydrofluoric acid, 0.1-0.5% wt. nitric acid and 1-10% wt. hydrogen peroxide.

Claims (15)

1 . A method for reducing sub-surface damage to a part comprising:

determining how deep is the sub-surface damage beneath a surface of a part;

chemically etching said surface of said part; and

stopping said chemical etching of said surface at about said depth of said sub-surface damage.

2 . A method for cleaning a part comprising:

performing an ultrasonication cleaning process to a surface of a part to be cleaned;

spray rinsing said part with a dilute chemical mixture; and

spray rinsing said part with deionized water.

3 . A method for cleaning a part as recited in claim 2 further comprising repeating said spray rinsing of said part with a dilute chemical mixture and spray rinsing said part with deionized water based upon the specification of purity for said part.

4 . A method for determining contamination of an openable part having inner surfaces comprising:

introducing a part into a controlled clean environment of at least class 1000 ;

opening said part in said controlled clean environment; and

running contamination analysis on said inner surfaces of said part.

5 . A method for determining contamination as recited in claim 4 where running contamination analysis includes applying a known volume of ultra pure water to a cavity of a part, extracting said water, and analyzing contaminants found in said water.

6 . A method for determining contamination as recited in claim 4 where running a contamination analysis includes applying a known volume of a high purity extraction solution to a cavity of a part, extracting said extraction solution, and analyzing contaminants found in said extraction solution.