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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Kouzou Kanagawa, Kumamoto, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A resist coating unit includes a coater cup surrounding a wafer W held by a spin chuck and an air supply mechanism for blowing an air into the coater cup. The air supply mechanism includes a hollow frame having a first open portion formed in the vertical wall, an air blowing device for blowing an air into the hollow frame, and a filter chamber unit into which the air within the frame is introduced. The filter chamber unit includes a first air introducing chamber having a heater arranged therein, a second air introducing chamber, an air stream control mechanism, and a filter unit. The air flowing within the frame flows into the first air introducing chamber through the first open portion so as to be uniformly heated by the heater and, then, is introduced into the second air introducing chamber. Then, the air uniformly heated by the heater is blown into the coater cup through the air stream control mechanism and the filter unit.