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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johann Tam, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jalal Ashjaee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nobuo B Kuwaki, San Jose, CA (US);
Tuan M Ngo, Milpitas, CA (US);
Susan W Kung, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Valley Group, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D / ; F27B / ; B65G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
432 11 ; 198341 ; 198344 ; 198345 ; 198627 ; 432122 ;
Abstract
A wafer handling method and apparatus insures proper centering of a wafer at a work station and controls the heat transferred to the wafer in a baking operation. The amount of heat transferred and the rate at which the heat is transferred to the wafer are regulated by controlling the distance between the wafer and a hot plate. The hot plate is maintained at a constant temperature higher than the bake out or equilibrium temperature to which the wafer is to be heated.