Patent ID: 7044147

Claim:
A system for contaminant reduction of semiconductor device fabrication equipment components, comprising: a manifold having a main passageway with first and second capped ends, said first capped end configured to accept a purge fluid, a plurality of inlets disposed in between said capped ends in fluid communication with said main passageway, and an exhaust fitting disposed downstream from said plurality of inlets and being in fluid communication with said main passageway; a plurality of manifold valves, each manifold valve having a first end connected to one of said plurality of inlets and a second end to which a semiconductor device fabrication equipment component having a contaminated surface for contaminant reduction and at least one opening is removably connectable at said at least one opening, and each manifold valve being operable to place one of said plurality of inlets into and out of fluid communication with said surface of said removably connectable component; a purge fluid source; and a pump.