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Heating apparatus, heating method, and computer readable storage medium

US7992318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2008
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A disclosed heating apparatus for heating a substrate on which a film is coated includes a process chamber having a gas supply opening for supplying a first gas to the process chamber and a gas evacuation opening for evacuating the first gas from the process chamber; a heating plate that is arranged in the process chamber and includes a heating element for heating the substrate; plural protrusions arranged on the heating plate so as to support the substrate; plural suction holes formed in the heating plate so as to attract by suction the substrate toward the heating plate; and a gas inlet adapted to supply a second gas to a gap between the heating plate and the substrate supported by the plural protrusions.

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