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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1985
Fumio Sakai, Kawasaki, JP;
Junji Isohata, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device for controlling the shape of a surface of a plate-like member such as a semiconductor wafer, includes support for supporting the plate-like member from a reverse surface thereof, a holding system for holding a portion of the reverse surface of the plate-like member on the support, and a control for controlling a pressure in a closed space which is related, when the plate-like member is supported by the support, to a portion of the reverse surface of the plate-like member other than the first-mentioned portion, such that the pressure in the closed space is changeable to be increased or decreased as compared with an initial pressure in the closed space when the plate-like member is supported by the support, to control deformation of the plate-like member to thereby control the surface shape of the plate-like member.