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Apparatus to dry substrates

US7191545B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2005
Grant dateMar 20, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67034
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention disclosed herein is an apparatus for drying a substrate. In accordance with the present invention, the apparatus includes a measuring unit to detect a density of IPA vapor at predetermined regions in a process chamber or a pipe. The measuring unit has a radiating unit, a detection unit, and a window unit. The radiating unit transmits infrared-ray in a wavenumber region where light is absorbed by the IPA vapor.

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