发明名称 |
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT |
摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent particles and organic substances from staying in a waiting room as well as to inhibit a natural oxidation film, by securing continuously the flow of the atmosphere which has neither stagnation nor stay in the ready room. SOLUTION: A thermal processing equipment 10 is provided with: a processing chamber 25 for processing a wafer 1 held by a boat 21; a waiting room 12 where the boat 21 stands by for carrying it in to the processing chamber 25; a boat elevator 19 which makes the boat 21 go up and down between the ready room 12 and the processing chamber 25; and a clean unit 41 which supplies nitrogen gas 30 and clean air 40 to the ready room 12. A circulation passage 31 for making nitrogen gas circulate through the ready room 12 is provided with: a nitrogen gas feed pipe 46 for supplying nitrogen gas; a fresh air supply pipe 44 for supplying fresh air; and a discharge passage 49 for discharging nitrogen gas and clean air. The discharge passage 49 is equipped with a damper 52, and a bypass way 53 for bypassing the damper 52 is equipped in discharge passage 49. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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申请公布号 |
JP2007095879(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.04.12 |
申请号 |
JP20050281426 |
申请日期 |
2005.09.28 |
申请人 |
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC |
发明人 |
NAKADA SHIGEO;HANEDA YUKITO |
分类号 |
H01L21/205;C23C16/44;H01L21/22;H01L21/677 |
主分类号 |
H01L21/205 |
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