Patent ID: 6387231
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: C23C

Abstract:
A susceptor device in a masked sputtering chamber, wherein a baking, process is applied to the mask after the sputtering process is completed, comprising:a susceptor, disposed in the chamber, having a positioning surface on which a substrate is placed, a supported surface opposite the positioning surface, at least one trench located on the positioning surface and at least one access hole through the supported surface from the trench; a lifter having a supporting portion to prop up the supported surface and at least one supporting rod, wherein one end of the rod is driven by the lifter and the other end passes through the access hole moving between a first position and a second position; and at least one heater coupled with the other end of the rod through the access hole, wherein the heater is positioned in the trench to accommodate placement of the substrate on the positioning surface when the other end of the rod is in the first position, and the heater is elevated above the trench to bake the mask when the other end of the rod is at the second position.