CONFIGURABLE SINGLE SUBSTRATE WET-DRY INTEGRATED CLUSTER CLEANER

摘要

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for cleaning substrates. The cleaning chamber defines a processing cavity adapted to accommodate a substrate therein. In one embodiment, the cleaning chamber includes an upper plate, a lower plate and a gas manifold disposed there between. A substrate is disposed in the processing cavity without contacting other chamber components by a Bernoulli effect and/or by a fluid cushion above and/or below the substrate. Fluid is flowed into the processing cavity at an angle relative to a radial line of the substrate to induce rotation of the substrate during a cleaning and drying process. A cleaning process involves flowing one or more fluids onto a surface of the substrate during its rotation. One-sided and two-sided cleaning and drying is provided.