Patent ID: 9698030
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: placing a substrate in a loadlock chamber; setting a temperature of an environment within the loadlock chamber to a desired temperature, the setting the temperature of the environment comprising setting a gas flow rate of a gas into the loadlock chamber to a first gas flow rate, setting a gas pressure of the gas to a first gas pressure, setting a liquid flow rate of a liquid flowing from a chiller and through the loadlock chamber to a first liquid flow rate, setting a liquid temperature of the liquid flowing from the chiller and through the loadlock chamber to a first liquid temperature, and a combination thereof; generating a temperature sample from a temperature sensor disposed in the loadlock chamber, the temperature sample being generated from a temperature of the substrate in the loadlock chamber; based on the temperature sample and the desired temperature of the environment, determining whether to adjust the temperature of the environment; if determined to adjust the temperature of the environment, based on the temperature sample, using a controller to adjust at least one of the gas flow rate to a second gas flow rate and the gas pressure to a second gas pressure and to adjust at least one of the liquid flow rate to a second liquid flow rate and the liquid temperature to a second liquid temperature; and transferring the substrate from the loadlock chamber to a processing chamber.