Wafer hanger useful for thermally treating semiconductor wafers

摘要

A wafer hanger has a rod member and a supporting member. The rod member is inserted into respective notches formed in semiconductor wafers, and then placed on the supporting member. The wafer hanger holding the wafers is put into a furnace for heat treatment of the wafers. Since the wafers are hung from the rod member, plastic deformation due to the gravity of the wafers is not caused in the wafers.