Patent ID: 6095167
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B08B,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for rinsing and drying semiconductor wafers, comprising:a chamber having a base, substantially opposed side walls, and substantially opposed end walls and having at least one semiconductor wafer disposed therein, said substantially opposed side walls and said substantially opposed end walls extending upwardly from said base and each of said substantially opposed side walls positioned adjacent each of said substantially opposed end walls;an actuator communicating with at least one of said substantially opposed side walls for moving at least one of said upwardly extending side walls vertically downward relative to said base such that said upwardly extending side wall is positioned below said at least one semiconductor wafer disposed on said base of said chamber;a rinse liquid injection assembly positioned over said chamber for directing rinse liquid on said at least one semiconductor wafer in said chamber; anda drying fluid injection assembly positioned over said chamber or directing drying fluid on said at least one semiconductor wafer in said chamber.