Heat treatment method and heat treatment apparatus wherein the substrate holder is composed of two holder constituting bodies that move relative to each other
US8230806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/67109
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heat treatment apparatus has a substrate holder with two holder constituting bodies that each have a plurality of columns and substrate holding sections. One of the holder constituting bodies holds substrates so that their front surfaces face upward, while the other holds the substrates so that their back surfaces face upward. At least one of the holder constituting bodies moves vertically to change the positions of the holder constituting bodies relative to each other. A distance between one of a first pair of vertically-adjacent substrates with respective front surfaces facing each other and the other of the first pair of substrates is set to ensure treatment uniformity and to be larger than a distance between one of a second pair of vertically-adjacent substrates with their respective back surfaces facing each other and the other of the second pair of substrates.
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