Patent ID: 6531401
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B08B,B24B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of treating a plurality of substrates, comprising:providing a treating member proximate a first substrate; forming an initial layer of frozen material over a surface of the treating member; treating a surface of the first substrate by moving the treating member having the initial layer of frozen material thereon relative to the surface of the first substrate; after treating the surface of the first substrate, removing the initial layer of frozen material from over the surface of the treating member; after removing the initial layer of frozen material, providing the treating member proximate an other substrate; treating a surface of the other substrate by moving the treating member relative to the surface of said other substrate; wherein a plurality of additional substrates are provided, the additional substrates having surfaces which are treated with the treating member after the surface of the first substrate is treated and before the surface of said other substrate is treated, the initial layer of frozen material remaining over a surface of the treating member during the treating of the surfaces of said plurality of additional substrates: and wherein one or more additional layers of frozen material are formed over the initial layer of frozen material after the surface of the first substrate is treated and before at least some of the surfaces of said additional substrates are treated.