Thermal treatment apparatus and thermal treatment method

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PATENT NO 9214371
APP PUB NO 20120270170A1
SERIAL NO

13368442

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In a loading area below a vertical furnace of a thermal treatment apparatus, a gas stream flows along a first direction from one side to the other side of the loading area into a first evacuation opening provided in the other side of the loading area. A thermal evacuation part is located, along the first direction, between a first evacuation opening and an upstream end of a substrate holding member located at an unload position that is located between the one side and the other side of the loading area. The thermal evacuation part includes a second evacuation opening that is arranged to oppose at least an upper part of the substrate holding member located at the unload position and evacuates an environment around the substrate holding member located at the unload position.

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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nitadori, Hiromi Iwate, JP 15 1297

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