Toto Ltd.

Canon Anelva Corporation

Anelva Corporation

Choshu Industry Co., Ltd.

Masahiko Tamaru

Masayoshi Ikeda

Yasumi Sago

Kazuaki Kaneko

Jun Miyaji

Noriaki Tateno

Yoshiyuki Ikemura

Tomio Takamura

Tadashi Hirayama

An electrostatic chuck module for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus which can be cooled with water and in which there is no penetration leak includes an electrostatic chuck plate of alumina and a cooling plate which is bonded to the electrostatic chuck, wherein the cooling plate is formed by forging processing to a Cu-based composite material comprising Cu&#x2014;W, Cu&#x2014;W&#x2014;Ni, Cu&#x2014;Mo, or Cu&#x2014;Mo&#x2014;Ni. By adjusting the ratio of Cu and Ni having a great thermal expansion coefficient and W and Mo having a small thermal expansion coefficient in a Cu-based composite material, it is possible to obtain a highly thermally conductive material having the same thermal expansion coefficient as an alumina material for an electrostatic chuck. However, since such a composite material has a penetration leak, it cannot be used in a vacuum system. According to the present invention, by conducting forging processing, a penetration leak can be prevented. Also, corrosion resistance which is important for a cooling plate can be improved by applying a Ni, Cr or Cu film by plating or sputtering.

Electrostatic chuck module and cooling system

A brine supply unit for supplying brine to at least one load after controlling the brine so as to meet a target temperature of the load comprises: a heat exchanger disposed at a brine-cooling channel, through which the brine returned from the load flows, for cooling the brine with water for industrial use; a heater disposed at a brine-heating channel formed in parallel with the brine-cooling channel, through which the brine flows, for heating the brine; a mixing section disposed at a connecting portion between the brine-cooling channel and the brine-heating channel, for mixing the cooled brine and the heated brine; and a tank disposed between the mixing section and the load, which has a capacity of about 10 liters or more and is constructed so that the brine can pass therethrough slowly to relieve a sudden temperature change of the brine.

Brine supply unit

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Yamaguchi, Japan

Masahiko Tamaru