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Wafer edge wheel with drying function

US7254900B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMar 31, 2006
Grant dateAug 14, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/6838
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An edge wheel for supporting and rotating a disk-shaped substrate includes a wheel body having a peripheral groove configured to support an edge of a substrate and at least one radial channel extending into said wheel body from said peripheral groove. An edge wheel dryer and a method for processing a disk-shaped substrate are also described.

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