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Surface-heating apparatus and surface-treating method

US5240556A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1992
Grant dateAug 31, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67115
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to this invention, a surface-treating apparatus capable of etching an object to be treated with high accuracy, suppressing discharging of a harmful gas deposited on the etched object in the air, and preventing the surface of the object from deposition/ attachment of reaction products and droplets is disclosed. The surface-treating apparatus includes a first process chamber for etching a loaded object to be treated by an activated etching gas, an exhausting member for setting the first process chamber at a low pressure, a cooling means for cooling the object loaded in the first process chamber, a second process chamber in which the object etched by the first process chamber is loaded, an exhausting member for setting the second process chamber at a low pressure, and an heating member for annealing the object loaded in the second process chamber.

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