Patent ID: 6451114
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for application of a chemical process to a workpiece, the apparatus comprising:means for establishing the apparatus in a configuration that facilitates loading of said workpiece into the apparatus; means for establishing the apparatus in a configuration that provides a reaction chamber enclosing said workpiece; means, cooperating with said means for establishing the apparatus in a configuration that provides a reaction chamber enclosing said workpiece, for providing a sequence of gas mixtures within said reaction chamber; a fluid application device, positioned within said reaction chamber, for applying liquids to a surface of said workpiece; means coupled to said fluid application device for providing a sequence of liquid solutions to said fluid application device; means coupled to said workpiece for imparting rotational motion to said workpiece when it is within said reaction chamber; one or more locating components within said reaction chamber for establishing a desired separation between said fluid application device and said workpiece, said one or more locating components being operative for adjusting said desired separation while said workpiece is within said reaction chamber; and means for establishing the apparatus in a configuration that facilitates unloading of said workpiece from the apparatus, said means for establishing the apparatus in a configuration that facilitates unloading of said workpiece from the apparatus cooperating with said means for establishing the apparatus in a configuration that facilitates loading of said workpiece into the apparatus.