Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Deionized water conditioning system and methods
- Patent Title (中): 去离子水调节系统及方法
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Application No.: US12961274Application Date: 2010-12-06
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Publication No.: US09138784B1Publication Date: 2015-09-22
- Inventor: Jeffrey Alan Hawkins , Charles Lorenzo Merrill , Jason Daniel Marchetti , Kousik Ganesan , Bryan L. Buckalew
- Applicant: Jeffrey Alan Hawkins , Charles Lorenzo Merrill , Jason Daniel Marchetti , Kousik Ganesan , Bryan L. Buckalew
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Main IPC: B08B3/00
- IPC: B08B3/00 ; B08B3/10 ; B01D19/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for conditioning deionized water and delivering it to a semiconductor wafer in a post electrofill module includes a degassing station configured to remove dissolved gas from the deionized water flow, a heating station configured to heat the deionized water flow, and a nozzle configured to deliver the deionized water flow to the wafer. The heating and degassing are performed before the delivery of the deionized water flow to the wafer. In some implementations the degassing station includes a contact degasser or an inert gas bubbler, and the heating station is configured to heating the deionized water flow to a temperature of between about 35-40° C. In some embodiments the deionized water flow is passed through the degassing station before being passed through the heating station.
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