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Process and installation for delivering ultra-pure helium

US5916247A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1997
Grant dateJun 29, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S62/908
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In order to deliver ultrapure helium to a utilization line (1), helium is withdrawn, in liquid or supercritical form, from a storage tank (3), it is filtered in this liquid or supercritical form (at 4), the filtered helium is vaporized and the resulting helium gas is sent to the utilization line (1). The process is applicable to the cooling of integrated-circuit wafers.

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