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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2002
Tetsuo Kitabayashi, Fukuoka, JP;
Hiroaki Hori, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Uchimura, Fukuoka, JP;
Noriaki Tateno, Fukuoka, JP;
Koh Fuwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Maehira, Kanagawa, JP;
Other;
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided an electrostatic chuck for electrostatically attracting an insulative substrate, an apparatus for heating/cooling an insulative substrate using the electrostatic chuck, and a method for controlling the temperature of an insulative substrate. The shape and the properties of the dielectric, and the shape of the electrodes, which form the electrostatic chuck, are disclosed. Also the apparatus for heating/cooling an insulative substrate comprising a plate, a gas supply conduit and a temperature controlling system, and the apparatus for processing an insulative substrate in which the apparatus for heating/cooling an insulative substrate is installed are disclosed.