Patent ID: 9245777
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F27B,F27D,H01L,H05B

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for treating a wafer-shaped article, comprising: a spin chuck for holding a wafer-shaped article in a predetermined orientation wherein a lower surface of the wafer-shaped article is spaced a predetermined distance from an upper surface of the spin chuck; at least one infrared heater mounted above said upper surface of said spin chuck and underlying a wafer-shaped article when mounted on the spin chuck, said at least one infrared heater being stationary in relation to rotation of said spin chuck; and a plate that is transparent to infrared radiation emitted by said at least one infrared heater, said plate being mounted for rotation with said spin chuck and being positioned between said at least one infrared heater and a wafer-shaped article when positioned on said spin chuck.