Patent ID: 8994917
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G03F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A temperature stabilization system constructed to stabilize a temperature of an article, the system comprising: an article support constructed to support the article when mounted in an article support position, the article support comprising a plurality of protrusions configured to provide a flat plane of support for the article; a back fill structure formed by the plurality of protrusions, the back fill structure constructed and arranged to supply a buffering fluid to make direct contact with the article and to extract the buffering fluid from direct contact with the article; a boundary wall defining a boundary wall height that lies below the flat plane of support for the article and configured to confine the buffering fluid in a liquid phase and allow leakage of the buffering fluid in a gas phase; an extraction duct constructed and arranged to extract at least the buffering fluid from the back fill structure in at least the gas phase; and a supply duct constructed and arranged to supply the buffering fluid in at least the liquid phase, the back fill structure being arranged to have the buffering fluid brought in a combined liquid and gas phase when establishing thermal direct contact between the buffering fluid and the article.