Patent ID: 7244315

Claim:
A method for processing at least one microelectronic device comprising: immersing at least a portion of at least one microelectronic device into a liquid bath provided within a vessel for performing a treatment on at least the immersed portion thereof; separating the microelectronic device from the liquid bath by replacing said liquid with a gas environment adjacent to at least a surface portion of the microelectronic device; and delivering a cleaning enhancement substance during said replacing, said cleaning enhancement substance causing a concentration gradient of said cleaning enhancement substance in liquid at an interface between the surface of the microelectronic device and the liquid bath to enhance fluid flow from the microelectronic device surface, wherein the delivery of the cleaning enhancement substance is varied from a first stage to a second stage during said replacing step by changing a flow rate of delivery of cleaning enhancement substance from a first predetermined flow rate during the first stage to a second predetermined flow rate during the second stage.