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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Kiyoshi Satoh, Tama, JP;
Takayuki Yamagishi, Tama, JP;
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Satoh, Tama, JP;
Takayuki Yamagishi, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
ASM Japan K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor processing apparatus includes: a reaction chamber; a susceptor disposed in the reaction chamber for placing a substrate thereon and having through-holes in an axial direction of the susceptor; lift pins slidably disposed in the respective through-holes for lifting the substrate over the susceptor; and a means for reducing contact resistance between the lift pins and the respective through-holes.