Abstract:
Methods and delivery systems for providing a gas phase of a multi-component liquid source for delivery to a critical process application are provided. The methods include concentration of a component of the liquid source which is less volatile than water for delivery of a gas stream comprising the less volatile component to a critical process application. Critical process applications include decontamination and microelectronic processing applications.
Abstract:
A method and chemical delivery system are provided. The method includes providing a concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution in a boiler having a head space, boiling the concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution to produce a dilute vapor comprising hydrogen peroxide within the head space of the boiler, and adding a dilute aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution to the concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution within the boiler to maintain the concentration of the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution in the boiler. The method further includes delivering the dilute vapor comprising hydrogen peroxide to a critical process or application. The chemical delivery system includes a concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, a boiler having a head space configured for boiling the concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution and producing a dilute vapor comprising hydrogen peroxide within the head space, and a manifold configured for adding a dilute aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution to the concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution within the boiler to maintain the concentration of the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution in the boiler, wherein the manifold is further configured to deliver the dilute vapor comprising hydrogen peroxide to a critical process or application.
Abstract:
Methods for the gas-phase delivery of gases, such as process gases, from the gas phase of a multicomponent source liquid are provided. The methods are generally directed to the generation of process gases having mass flow rates which are proportional to the input power delivered to the multicomponent source liquid containers. The methods may be used to deliver process gases to critical process applications.
Abstract:
A method and chemical delivery system and device are provided. One method includes contacting a non-aqueous hydrazine solution with a carrier gas and/or vacuum and delivering a gas stream comprising hydrazine to a critical process or application. One chemical delivery system and device includes a non-aqueous hydrazine solution having a vapor phase that is in contact with a carrier gas and/or vacuum. One device includes a chamber for containing a liquid comprising at least one volatile process chemical, such as a non-aqueous hydrazine solution, a hydrogen peroxide solution, or another suitable process chemical, and a head space from which the volatile can be drawn using a carrier gas and/or vacuum. Another method useful in the present invention involves drawing a process chemical from a device as a disclosed herein using a carrier or vacuum and delivering the process chemical to a critical process or application.
Abstract:
A method (500) for cleaning an article such as a EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography reticle is provided. The method includes evacuating a cleaning chamber and loading the article to be cleaned into the cleaning chamber (510); preparing the environment of the chamber (520) by connecting the cleaning chamber to a vapor source while controlling pressure in the cleaning chamber to a predetermined pressure; controlling a temperature of the article relative to a temperature of the vapor source so as to form a liquid film (530) over the article and over particles present on the article; isolating the cleaning chamber from the vapor source; evaporating the liquid film (540) by exposing the cleaning chamber to one or more condensing surfaces whose temperature is lower than that of the article, the evaporating liquid transporting at least a portion of the particles away from the article, which is then unloaded from the chamber (560). The cleaning steps (520 to 540) can be repeated (550) as desired.