Patent ID: 8409399
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: C25D,H01L

Abstract:
1. A reduced maintenance processing system for treating a substrate comprising: a chemical treatment system for chemically altering one or more exposed surface layers on the substrate, wherein a protective barrier is formed on an interior surface of the chemical treatment system, the protective barrier provided with a minimum thickness ranging from about 100 microns to about 200 microns, and comprising an anodized metal impregnated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and/or tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), the chemical treatment system comprising: a thermal treatment system for thermally treating the chemically altered surface layers on the substrate to remove the chemically altered surface layers, the thermal treatment system comprising a temperature controlled thermal treatment chamber; and a thermal insulation assembly coupled to and disposed between the thermal treatment system and the chemical treatment system.