Patent ID: 9349589
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: C23C,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A vacuum processing apparatus comprising: a process chamber, inside of which a vacuum atmosphere is formed upon evacuation of the process chamber; a turntable provided in the process chamber; a substrate receiving area provided in one surface of the turntable and including a regulation part formed therearound to regulate a position of a substrate; a gas supply part to supply a process gas to the substrate on the turntable; a transfer mechanism provided outside the process chamber and configured to transfer the substrate into the process chamber; a lifting member configured to support the substrate and to move up and down in order to transfer the substrate between the transfer mechanism and the turntable; and an exhaust mechanism configured to selectively evacuate a gap between the substrate receiving area and the substrate before the lifting member places the substrate on the substrate receiving area.