Patent ID: 7274005
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A bake station configured to heat a substrate, the bake station comprising a bake plate adapted to heat a substrate supported on an upper surface of the bake plate, the bake plate vertically moveable between an upper baking position and a lower cooling position, wherein the bake plate further comprises an outer peripheral surface that extends between the upper and lower surfaces; a plurality of heat sinks adapted to be engageably coupled to a lower surface of the bake plate when the bake plate is in the lower cooling position; and a lower cup having a first surface below and opposite the lower surface of the bake plate and a side surface extending upwards from the lower surface to surround the bake plate outer peripheral surface, the lower cup having a plurality of holes formed therein to allow the plurality of heat sinks to extend through the lower cup to contact the lower surface of the bake plate.