Patent ID: 11920782
Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A vaporizer coupled to processing equipment for the manufacture of microelectronic workpieces, the vaporizer comprising:
a nozzle assembly coupled to receive an atomized liquid comprising a liquid and a carrier gas;
a vaporizer core, comprising:
a housing coupled to the nozzle assembly to receive the liquid and the carrier gas; and
a chamber within the housing, the chamber comprising a porous lattice structure that is thermally conductive, the porous lattice structure of the chamber having an expanding cone shape to vaporize the atomized liquid into a vaporized gas;
wherein the housing and the chamber including the porous lattice structure are formed as a single integral structure using a three-dimensional (3D) printing process; and
a gas outlet channel coupled to processing equipment for the manufacture of microelectronic workpieces to provide the vaporized gas from the vaporizer core to the processing equipment.