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7622378 Multi-step system and method for curing a dielectric film  
A multi-step system and method for curing a dielectric film in which the system includes a drying system configured to reduce the amount of contaminants, such as moisture, in the dielectric film....
7618494 Substrate holding structure and substrate processing device  
The object of the present invention is to prevent damage due to thermal stress induced into a substrate holding table in a substrate holding structure for holding a substrate to be processed. In...
7618687 Method for coating substrates  
Disclosed are methods for coating a substrate. These methods include: (a) vertically orienting the substrate between a vertically oriented backstop and a spray gun; (b) at least partially coating...
7616872 Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and systems  
Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and systems. One method includes identifying a temperature of a first surface of a workpiece, and controlling energy of an irradiance flash...
7611586 Reactor for extended duration growth of gallium containing single crystals  
An apparatus for growing bulk GaN and AlGaN single crystal boules, preferably using a modified HVPE process, is provided. The single crystal boules typically have a volume in excess of 4 cubic...
7608802 Heating device for heating semiconductor wafers in thermal processing chambers  
An apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating device which contains an assembly of light energy sources for emitting light energy onto a wafer....
7601935 Two-wire hot runner nozzle heater system  
A hot runner nozzle heater system is provided with a layered heater in communication with a two-wire controller, wherein a resistive layer of the layered heater is both a heater element and a...
7601933 Heat processing apparatus and heat processing method  
A heat processing device that bakes a substrate having a resist coating film containing a volatile substance, includes a hot plate 2 , a hot plate temperature control unit 3 , a box member 1 a ,...
7601934 Integrated thermal unit having a shuttle with a temperature controlled surface  
An integrated thermal unit comprising a bake plate configured to heat a substrate supported on a surface of the bake plate; a chill plate configured to cool a substrate supported on a surface of...
7601224 Method of supporting a substrate in a gas cushion susceptor system  
An apparatus and method to position a wafer onto a wafer holder and to maintain a uniform wafer temperature is disclosed. The wafer holder or susceptor comprises a recess or pocket whose surface...
7585386 Plasma processing apparatus, electrode plate for plasma processing apparatus, and electrode plate manufacturing method  
A plasma processing apparatus for performing a plasma process on a target substrate includes a process container configured to accommodate the target substrate and to reduce pressure therein. A...
7582166 Holder for supporting wafers during semiconductor manufacture  
An improved wafer holder design is described which has manufacturing and performance advantages over present state-of-the-art holders used in various wafer processing applications. The new wafer...
7576303 Wafer holder, and wafer prober provided therewith  
A wafer holder is provided having high rigidity and an enhanced heat-insulating effect that allow positional accuracy and heating uniformity to be improved, a chip to be rapidly heated and cooled,...
7570876 Method and system for loading substrate supports into a substrate holder  
Wafer supports are provided that have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the wafer that they are to support in a wafer boat. The perimeter of the wafer support is preferably continuous,...
7564008 Alumina member and manufacturing method thereof  
An electrostatic chuck includes a base of a sintered body containing alumina, an electrode as a power-supplied member embedded in the base and supplied with electric power, a bonding member...
7554059 Heater unit and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same  
A ceramic heater attaining more uniform temperature distribution from the start to the end of cooling is provided. Further, in a cooling module used for cooling the heater, liquid leakage during...
7544916 Heating device  
A heating device is provided, including a ceramic base in which a resistance heating body is embedded, gas flow passages formed in an inside portion of the base, and adjustment members which vary...
7544251 Method and apparatus for controlling temperature of a substrate  
A pedestal assembly and method for controlling temperature of a substrate during processing is provided. In one embodiment, the pedestal assembly includes a support member that is coupled to a base...
7528349 Temperature stabilization for substrate processing  
A temperature stabilization system, method, composition of matter and substrate processing system are disclosed. A heat absorbing material is disposed in thermal contact with a substrate. The heat...
7528347 Cooling device and heat treating device using the same  
A heat treating device ( 50 ) has a cooling sleeve that covers a treating vessel ( 56 ) and a heater ( 100 ). The cooling sleeve has a cylindrical base member ( 110 ) and a cooling pipe ( 112 )...
7527755 Method for increasing bulk conductivity of a ferroelectric material such as lithium tantalate  
In one embodiment, a ferroelectric material is processed by placing the material in an environment including metal vapor and heating the material to a temperature below the Curie temperature of the...
7524481 Reactors for producing inorganic fullerene-like tungsten disulfide hollow nanoparticles and nanotubes  
The present invention is related to an apparatus for the production of inorganic fullerene-like (IF) nanoparticles and nanotubes. The apparatus comprises a chemical reactor, and is further...
7525068 Heating system of batch type reaction chamber and method thereof  
A heating system of a batch type reaction chamber for semiconductor device and a method thereof are disclosed. Each heat unit of heating groups has different height and caloric value at right...
7525071 Power-supplying member and heating apparatus using the same  
A power-supplying member comprises: a first rod-shaped member connected to power-supplied object; a second rod-shaped member connected to power supply; and a thermal-expansion absorbing member,...
7509035 Lamp array for thermal processing exhibiting improved radial uniformity  
A thermal processing chamber includes a substrate support rotating about a center axis and a lamphead of plural lamps in an array having a predetermined difference in radiance pattern between them....
7503980 Substrate supporting apparatus  
A substrate supporting apparatus includes a plate member of an aluminum alloy having a flat upper surface, bottomed pits formed in the plate member, and spacer members held in the pits,...
7497912 Substrate processing apparatus  
A cell controller controls the operation of a transport robot to keep a substrate belonging to a succeeding lot carried into a heating part in the fourth transport cycle from being transported out...
7491913 Bake apparatus for use in spin-coating equipment  
Bake apparatus for use in baking a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, includes a chamber, a hot plate installed within the chamber, and first and second buffer plates for uniformly...
7488922 Susceptor system  
The present invention relates to a susceptor system for an apparatus for the treatment of substrates and/or wafers, provided with a treatment chamber ( 1 ) delimited by at least two walls and with...
7481312 Direct cooling pallet assembly for temperature stability for deep ion mill etch process  
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a frame component of a pallet assembly. In one embodiment, the frame comprises a plurality of arms for retaining at least one carrier component....
7466907 Annealing process and device of semiconductor wafer  
A device for use in a thermal annealing process for a wafer (T) of material chosen among the semiconductor materials for the purpose of detaching a layer from the wafer at an weakened zone. During...
7465475 Method for controlling the deposition of vaporized organic material  
A method for controlling the deposition of vaporized organic material onto a substrate surface, includes providing a heating device to produce vaporized organic material; providing a manifold...
7462245 Single-wafer-processing type CVD apparatus  
A single-wafer-processing type CVD apparatus for forming a thin film on an object to be processed includes a reaction chamber, a susceptor for placing the object thereon, a shower plate for...
7461794 Substrate temperature regulating support pins  
A method and apparatus for regulating the temperature of substrates positioned within a chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a substrate support pin is provided that includes a body having a...
7453051 System and process for heating semiconductor wafers by optimizing absorption of electromagnetic energy  
An apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating device which contains an assembly linear lamps for emitting light energy onto a wafer. The linear...
7446284 Etch resistant wafer processing apparatus and method for producing the same  
A wafer processing apparatus is fabricated by depositing a film electrode onto the surface of a base substrate, the structure is then overcoated with a protective coating film layer comprising at...
7442275 Lateral temperature equalizing system for large area surfaces during processing  
In many processes used in fabricating semiconductors the wafer is seated on the top surface of a pedestal and heated in a high energy process step, such as plasma etching. The pedestal, chuck or...
7442900 Chamber for uniform heating of large area substrates  
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide an apparatus for providing a uniform thermal profile to a plurality of large area substrates during thermal processing. In one embodiment, an...
7442413 Methods and apparatus for treating a work piece with a vaporous element  
Methods and apparatus for controlling and delivering a vaporous element or compound, for example, selenium or sulfur, from a solid source to a work piece are provided. The methods and apparatus may...
7438872 Steam oxidation apparatus  
A steam oxidation apparatus is provided which is capable of ensuring a desirable controllability and reproducibility of the steam oxidation of an object-to-be-oxidized housed in the reactor, by...
7432475 Vertical heat treatment device and method controlling the same  
A vertical heat processing apparatus includes a process chamber ( 5 ) defining a process field (A 1 ) configured to accommodate a plurality of target substrates (W) supported at intervals in a...
7429717 Multizone heater for furnace  
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for heating a semiconductor processing chamber. One embodiment of the present invention provides a furnace for heating a semiconductor...
7427329 Temperature control for single substrate semiconductor processing reactor  
A reactor for heat treatment of a substrate having a process chamber within a substrate enclosing structure, and a support structure configured to position a substrate at a predetermined spacing...
7422655 Apparatus for performing semiconductor processing on target substrate  
An apparatus for performing a semiconductor process on a target substrate (W) includes a lifting mechanism ( 48 ) disposed in a worktable ( 38 ) to assist transfer of the target substrate. The...
7422635 Methods and apparatus for processing microfeature workpieces, e.g., for depositing materials on microfeature workpieces  
The present disclosure suggests several systems and methods for batch processing of microfeature workpieces, e.g., semiconductor wafers or the like. One exemplary implementation provides a method...
7419550 Oxidizing method and oxidizing unit of object for object to be processed  
An oxidizing method for includes: an arranging step of arranging a plurality of objects to be processed in a processing container whose inside can be vacuumed, a supplying unit of an oxidative gas...
7419566 Plasma reactor  
The plasma reactor comprises at least one cooling device ( 15, 16 ) consisting of two cooling elements ( 15 a, 15 b; 16 a, 16 b ) adapted to be separately switched on and off. The heat produced...
7416633 Plasma processing apparatus  
Described is a vacuum processing apparatus that includes a vacuum container which has a processing chamber inside thereof, wherein a plasma used for processing a sample is formed inside the...
7413610 Method and apparatus for coating or heat treatment of blisks for aircraft gas turbines  
A method for hard-material coating or heat treatment of the blade airfoils of blisks for gas turbines provides for partial heat-insulation and cooling of the other blisk parts during the respective...
7411161 Susceptor for deposition process equipment and method of fabricating a heater therein  
A susceptor for deposition process equipment is provided. The susceptor includes a heater that heats the susceptor. The heater includes a sheath. The sheath surrounds a heating wire and is filled...