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Thermal conditioning apparatus

US6090209A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateFeb 12, 1999
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S269/903
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vapor control apparatus including an endless rim, a stagnation plate and a cover having an exhaust port. The endless rim has a first edge engaging the cover, a second edge opposite the first edge, an interior region and an exterior region defined by the rim and the cover, and a flow passage from the interior region to the exterior region adjacent the cover. The exhaust port is in fluid communication with the interior region and the second edge is seatable on a wafer support. A stagnation plate is disposed in the interior region, defining a stagnant region intermediate the stagnation plate and the surface, and defining at least one flow path in fluid communication with the stagnant region and the interior region.

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