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Integrated thermal unit having a shuttle with two-axis movement

US7297906B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2005
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67751
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated thermal unit comprises a bake station comprising a bake plate configured to hold and heat a substrate; a chill station comprising a chill plate configured to hold and cool a substrate; and a substrate transfer shuttle configured to transfer substrates from the bake plate to the chill plate along a horizontally linear path within the thermal unit and raise and lower substrates along a vertical path within the integrated thermal unit.

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