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Vacuum processing system having improved substrate heating and cooling

US6688375B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1997
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C16/54
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is directed a vacuum processing system having improved substrate heating and cooling facilities. An evacuable chamber of the system includes a first section in which a temperature of a substrate to be processed may be increased and a second section in which the temperature of a processed substrate may be decreased. A barrier may be provided to thermally isolate the first and second sections from each other.

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