Heated stage for holding wafers during semiconductor device fabrication

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PATENT NO 6177661
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08959860

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A wafer holding stage used during a semiconductor device fabricating process decreases the number of particles that accumulate on a wafer. The wafer holding stage includes a stage having an upper surface for holding a wafer and a heating element disposed inside the stage for raising temperatures of the upper surface to a holding temperature above an ambient temperature. The heating element may be a heating wire for producing heat when supplied with a electric current or a heat exchange tube for carrying a heated fluid. The wafer holding stage may further comprise a low temperature particle collector, having a surface maintained at a collecting temperature below the ambient temperature, spaced apart a small distance from the stage.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD129 SAMSUNG-RO YEONGTONG-GU SUWON-SI GYEONGGI-DO 16677

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kim, Tae-hyup Kyunki-do, KR 3 17
Lee, Joung-Sun Suwon, KR 7 31

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