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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Miao-Cheng Liao, Yunlin, TW;
Hsiang-Sheng Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Hsin Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 5/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 5/14 ;
Abstract
A heater lift mechanism with a ball screw linear actuator provides a relatively maintenance free lift mechanism with low starting torque and high positional accuracy. The heater lift mechanism can also be used to move wafer boats in a vertical furnace. The ball screw linear actuator has substantially reduced backlash over a conventional ACME thread lead screw.