Patent ID: 7028698
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: B08B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing workpieces with gas(es) and/or fluid(s), comprising: a pressurizable chamber having a fixed top and a removable stage for carrying one or more workpieces into said chamber, said stage comprising a bottom of said chamber; an opening in the side of said chamber for introducing said stage; a stage raising means underneath the stage for raising said stage and pressing it against the fixed top to form a sealed processing space; heater systems for controlling the temperatures of the fixed top, the stage and the gas(es) and/or fluid(s) within the chamber; means for introducing pressurized gas(es) and/or fluid(s) to said closed processing space; exit means for exiting pressurized gas(es) and/or fluid(s) from the processing space.