Patent ID: 9245767
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. An anneal apparatus comprising: a metal body; a lid on the metal body with a process chamber formed between the metal body and the lid; one or more cooling lines in or on the metal body; a hot plate having a pedestal supported on a thermal choke on the body; a gas distributor in the lid over the hot plate; a cold plate on the metal body; a load slot in the metal body adjacent to the cold plate; a transfer mechanism having a hoop movable to a first position over the cold plate and to a second position over the hot plate, with the transfer mechanism also having a lifter for lifting and lowering the hoop, with the lifter including a ball spline enclosed in a housing, and a spline nut attached to the hoop; a volume exchange channel connecting upper and lower chambers in the housing; and at least one electronic assembly attached to the metal body.