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Why solvent cleaning of clean wafers includes de-ionized (DI) water?

Solvent (or solution) cleaning of clean wafers includes acetone wash, isopropyl alcohol (IPA) wash and de-ionized (DI) water wash, followed by drying in nitrogen. What's the purpose of using DI water?...
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How are few-nanometer multigate MOSFETs fabricated?

Intel and IMEC came up with multigate MOSFET designs with channels as narrow as new nanometers. Which methods/techniques/machines are used to pattern/fabricate such small features? (source) (source)
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