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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Chang Kuo, Singapore, SG;
Ismail Kashkoush, Orefield, PA (US);
Nick Yialamas, Allentown, PA (US);
Gregory Skibinski, Orefield, PA (US);
Akrion, LLC, Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
Silicon wafers are treated with chemicals during the manufacture of integrated circuits according to the method of the invnention in the apparatus of the invention which comprises a process tank for cleaning, rinsing, and/or drying silicon wafers; a first chemical supply vessel suitable for being pressurized, fluidly coupled to the process tank; a chemical flow sensor for electronically monitoring the flow rate of chemical from the first hemical supply vessel; a first chemical flow metering valve for electronically controlling the flow rate of chemical from the first chemical supply vessel; a supply of hot DI water fluidly coupled to the process tank; a hot water metering valve for electronically controlling the flow rate of hot DI water from the supply of the hot DI water; a supply of cold DI water fluidly coupled to the process tank; a cold water metering means for electronically controlling the flow rate of cold DI water from the supply of cold DI water; water flow sensor means for electronically monitoring the flow rate of DI water; means for mixing the DI water and the first chemical to produce a solution of the first chemical in water; conductivity sensor means to electronically measure the conductivity of solution of the first chemical in water; temperature sensor means to electronically measure the temperature of the solution being supplied to the process tank; and control means for automatically adjusting the precise flow rate, temperature, pressure, and chemical concentration of solution supplied to the process tank.