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An etching system for processing a semiconductor wafer has a processing chamber and a load lock chamber. The load lock chamber includes an airtight casing having openings through which the wafer is transferred, and each of the openings is openably and airtightly closed by a gate valve. A transfer arm for carrying the wafer is provided within the casing. A gas supplying system for supplying an inert gas and an exhausting system are connected to the casing. A gas supplying head is connected to the inner end of the gas supplying system, and has an outlet filter which is made of a porous ceramic plate formed into a cylinder. The porous ceramic plate has a multi-layer structure consisting of supporting, intermediate and filtering layers. The average pore diameter of the filtering layer is from 0.8 mu m to 0.1 mu m, and the porosity thereof is from 10% to 50%.
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