Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and process for integrated gas blending
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Application No.: US13964745Application Date: 2013-08-12
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Publication No.: US09666435B2Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Jeffrey J. Homan , Jose I. Arno , Joseph D. Sweeney
- Applicant: Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Billerica
- Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Billerica
- Agent Nidhi G. Kissoon; John E. Pillion
- Main IPC: H01L21/00
- IPC: H01L21/00 ; H01L21/22 ; B01F3/02 ; B01F15/00 ; B01F15/04 ; F17C5/06 ; F17C7/02 ; F17C13/02 ; G05D11/13

Abstract:
A system (10) for delivery of dilute fluid, utilizing an active fluid source (12), a diluent fluid source (14), a fluid flow metering device (24) for dispensing of one of the active and diluent fluids, a mixer (38) arranged to mix the active and diluent fluids to form a diluted active fluid mixture, and a monitor (42) arranged to sense concentration of active fluid and/or diluent fluid in the diluted active fluid mixture, and responsively adjust the fluid flow metering device (24) to achieve a predetermined concentration of active fluid in the diluted active fluid mixture. A pressure controller (34) is arranged to control flow of the other of the active and diluent fluids so as to maintain a predetermined pressure of the diluted active fluid mixture dispensed from the system. The fluid dispensed from the system then can be adjustably controlled by a flow rate controller, e.g., a mass flow controller, to provide a desired flow to a fluid-utilizing unit, such as a semiconductor process tool. An end point monitoring assembly is also described, for switching fluid sources (12, 15) to maintain continuity of delivery of the diluted active fluid mixture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130330917A1 APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR INTEGRATED GAS BLENDING Public/Granted day:2013-12-12
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