Patent ID: 6406358
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B08B,H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting a brush member for cleaning a generally planar surface of a microelectronic substrate as the microelectronic substrate rotates about a substrate axis, the apparatus comprising a support member having an entrance port configured to be coupled to a source of liquid, the support member including first and second generally flat flanges, the first and second flanges being removably coupleable to each other to clamp the brush member therebetween, the first flange having the entrance port and at least one exit aperture in fluid communication with the entrance port and positioned to deliver the fluid directly to and through the brush member, the second flange having brush apertures sized to removably receive portions of the brush member with the portions of the brush member projecting through the brush apertures to contact the microelectronic substrate, the , the support member further having a support member axis oriented generally parallel to the substrate axis and a support surface proximate to the at least one exit aperture for supporting the brush in a fixed position relative to the at least one exit aperture.