Patent ID: 6589360
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B08B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A drying system for use in drying a wafer during the manufacturing of a semiconductor device, said system comprising:a process bath comprising a tub of deionized water, and an elevator for moving a wafer vertically into and out of the tub; an unloading stage on which the wafer is supported after it has been dried; and a lid comprising a lid body defining a cavity open at the bottom of the lid body, the cavity being sized to accommodate a wafer therein, a wafer chuck disposed in said cavity and operative to hold and release a wafer, a gas distributer integrated with said lid body and having gas supply openings facing into said cavity and through which gas can be injected onto a wafer held within the cavity by the wafer chuck, and driving means for moving the lid body between the process bath and the unloading stage.