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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Hiroshi Sasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Sasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The apparatus for removing particles in accordance with the present invention is for a processing device including a vacuum container unit having a plurality of chambers in which a predetermined process is performed on a wafer carried in by a conveyer unit in atmosphere. The apparatus comprises a charge neutralizing means for neutralizing charges generated on a surface of the wafer, the charge neutralizing means being mounted in a waiting-accommodation unit which constitutes a part of the conveyer unit, and a charging means for adsorbing particles in the vacuum container unit by electrostatic force, the charging means being mounted in the vacuum container unit.