Patent ID: 6159301
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
A substrate-holding apparatus for holding a semiconductor substrate inside a semiconductor processor, said apparatus comprising:a mount block with a high-frequency electrode being embedded therein, said mount block having a mount surface for mounting a semiconductor substrate thereon, and a bottom surface, said mount block being made of aluminum nitride;a heating block having a heater body embedded therein for heating said semiconductor substrate, said heating block being made of an aluminum alloy and having a top surface; anda lock mechanism comprising male and female fitting members to engage the bottom surface of the mount block and the top surface of the heating block, said male fitting members being provided in either of the mount block or the heating block, said female fitting members being provided in the other of the mount block or the heating block, said male and female fitting members being engaged or disengaged by rotating the mount block with respect to the heating block, wherein the mount block and the heating block are detachably interlocked with use of said male and female fitting members.