Patent ID: 9335279
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B08B,G01N,G03F

Claim Text:
1. An inspection specimen cleaning system, comprising: a light source, the light source configured to provide a mixture of photons generated by at least one of: an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source, a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light source, a deep ultraviolet (DUV) light source, an ultraviolet (UV) light source, a visible light source or an infrared (IR) light source towards a surface of the inspection specimen; and a gas source, the gas source configured to provide a mixture of gases that includes at least two of: H wherein the as source is controlled through a processor that executes a set of instructions stored on a processor-readable storage medium, and wherein when the set of instructions is executed, a composition of the mixture of gases is selected to form reactive free radicals in combination with the mixture of photons to dissociate contaminate compounds on the surface of the inspection specimen.