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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Yamamoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Takashi Sugimoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01); F16K 51/02 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H02P 8/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67017 (2013.01); F16K 31/047 (2013.01); F16K 51/02 (2013.01); H01J 37/32816 (2013.01); H01L 21/67196 (2013.01); H01L 21/67201 (2013.01); H02P 8/18 (2013.01); H01J 2237/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is a control device for controlling a vacuum valve device which includes a valve body configured to open and close a transfer path through which a first chamber and a second chamber communicate with each other, a seal member provided in the valve body, and a valve body driver having a motor and configured to drive the valve body, wherein the control device is configured to be switchable between a first operation pattern for controlling the motor at a first separation speed and a second operation pattern for controlling the motor at a second separation speed lower than the first separation speed.