Patent ID: 7358200
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: F27B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a first heatable member between heating elements of a processing chamber, the first heatable member including a first internal cavity and means for heating the first internal cavity different from the heating elements of the processing chamber; introducing a first gas into the first internal cavity; heating the first gas substantially to a preselected temperature; providing a second heatable member opposite the first heatable member and between heating elements of the processing chamber, the second heatable member including a second internal cavity and means for heating the second internal cavity different from the heating elements of the processing chamber; introducing a second gas into the second internal cavity; heating the second gas substantially to the preselected temperature; and impinging a semiconductor wafer positioned between the first and second heatable members with the heated gas from the first and second heatable members to change the temperature of the semiconductor wafer.