Patent ID: 9044794
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B08B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A device for treating a surface of an article with a fluid, comprising: a holder configured to position an article in a predetermined orientation; a source of ultrasonic or megasonic energy positioned so as to vibrate a fluid medium adjacent the article at a selected wave-length; and a generator of treatment fluid configured to receive a liquid at a first pressure having dissolved gas therein and to discharge adjacent said source of ultrasonic or megasonic energy a treatment fluid at a second pressure lower than said first pressure, such that gas previously dissolved in said liquid comes out of solution in the form of bubbles; wherein said generator of treatment fluid is separate from said source of ultrasonic or megasonic energy and comprises a plurality of injection orifices positioned a predetermined distance from said source of ultrasonic or megasonic energy, wherein the injection orifices have a diameter from about 50 μm to about 500 μm.