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Re:Second IC by amelius on Saturday August 14, 2021 @10:33AM (#28180953)
How much m^3 do you need to grow these structures? Couldn't it be done in a very confined space?
Re:Second IC by baybal2 on Saturday August 14, 2021 @11:58PM (#28186151)
This is how it's done now. Tool lines are flushed with chemically regenerated atmosphere (basically getting LOX + LN2 bottles from air liquide, and mixing them,) or argon, or nitrogen only.

Older, and cheaper fabs still rely on natural atmosphere, and other, less sure tricks to keep halogens out.