Stage apparatus and process apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9021983
APP PUB NO 20130014360A1
SERIAL NO

13428530

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According to one embodiment, a stage apparatus includes a height control unit includes height control elements each which is drove in an upward/downward direction independently, a measuring unit which divides an upper surface of the substrate into areas, and measures a height of each of the areas. The control unit is configured to set the height of each of the areas independently by controlling a height of each of the height control elements based on a data value, determine using the measuring unit whether the height of each of the areas in the upper surface of the substrate is in a allowable range, and set the height of the area out of the allowable range again by the height control elements.

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  • TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Inanami, Ryoichi Yokohama, JP 55 344
Ito, Shinichi Yokohama, JP 373 3499
Koizumi, Hiroshi Hiratsuka, JP 145 2028
Kojima, Akihiro Yokohama, JP 167 2458

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