Patent ID: 11886126
Assignee: CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 35:
36. An apparatus for removing at least a single particulate from a substrate, said apparatus comprising:
an analysis unit designed to determine at least one constituent of a material composition of the at least one single particulate;
at least one gas injection system designed to provide a gas matched to the determined constituent in an environment of the at least one single particulate; and
at least one micromanipulator unit designed to interact with the at least one single particulate, in which the at least one micromanipulator unit comprises bismuth (Bi) or a bismuth alloy, and the at least one constituent of the material composition of the at least one single particulate comprises tin (Sn);
wherein the matched gas contributes to removing the at least one single particulate from the substrate.