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Hotplate offset ring

US6100505A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 1999
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/6875
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a hotplate offset ring of a unique construction for use in a heat treatment unit of wafer track system so as to achieve a more uniform heat transfer. In a preferred embodiment, this is achieved by a plurality of spacer tabs formed on the offset ring which prevent the possibility of non-uniformities in a gap formed between the wafer and the hotplate by eliminating any raised surfaces.

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