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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Neal T. Murphy, Richardson, TX (US);
Claire Ching-Shan Jung, Plano, TX (US);
Daryl R. Koehl, Garland, TX (US);
Donald J. Rigsby, Garland, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed including a vapor dryer chamber ( ) with a lid ( ). A heater ( ) is disposed within the vapor dryer chamber to vaporize liquid drying medium ( ), preferably isopropyl alcohol, in the bottom of the vapor dryer chamber ( ). Cooling coils ( ) disposed within an upper portion of the vapor drying chamber ( ) condense the drying medium vapor. A vapor monitor assembly ( ) is disposed within the vapor dryer chamber ( ) to monitor the vapor concentration within vapor dryer chamber ( ). A controller ( ) is associated with the vapor monitor assembly ( ) and evaluates vapor concentration measurements from the vapor monitor ( ).