Patent attributes
The invention provides an apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The apparatus includes at least one first tank, containing cleaning chemical, configured to implement batch cleaning process; one or more second tanks, containing cleaning liquid, configured to implement batch cleaning process; one or more single wafer cleaning modules, configured to implement single wafer cleaning and drying processes; a plurality of robots, configured to transfer one or more wafers to the at least one first tank and the one or more second tanks successively, and then to the one or more single wafer cleaning modules; and a controller, configured to control the plurality of robots to transfer the one or more wafers to the at least one first tank and the one or more second tanks successively, and then to the one or more single wafer cleaning modules.