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Patent US6467187 - Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA vacuum processing system, including a vacuum processing chamber for processing wafers, provides a controller for controlling a wafer processing mode and a cleaning mode for the processing chamber. The vacuum processing system further provides for a wafer moving mechanism which is controlled by the...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6467187?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6467187 - Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method thereforAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6467187 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/782,192Publication date22 Oct 2002Filing date14 Feb 2001Priority date29 Aug 1990Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE69128861D1, DE69128861T2, DE69128861T3, DE69133254D1, DE69133254T2, DE69133535D1, DE69133535T2, DE69133564D1, DE69133564T2, DE69133567D1, DE69133567T2, EP0475604A1, EP0475604B1, EP0475604B2, EP0805481A2, EP0805481A3, EP0805481B1, EP0856875A2, EP0856875A3, EP0856875B1, EP1076354A2, EP1076354A3, EP1076354B1, EP1079418A2, EP1079418A3, EP1079418B1, US5314509, US5349762, US5457896, US5553396, US5661913, US5784799, US5950330, US6012235, US6044576, US6055740, US6070341, US6108929, US6112431, US6263588, US6301801, US6301802, US6314658, US6330755, US6330756, US6332280, US6446353, US6457253, US6460270, US6463676, US6463678, US6467186, US6470596, US6473989, US6484414, US6484415, US6487791, US6487793, US6487794, US6490810, US6499229, US6505415, US6588121, US6625899, US6634116, US6655044, US6662465, US6880264, US6886272, US6904699, US6968630, US7367135, US20010000048, US20010001901, US20010001902, US20010002517, US20010003873, US20010004554, US20010004807, US20010007175, US20010008050, US20010008051, US20010008052, US20010009073, US20010009074, US20010009075, US20010009076, US20010010126, US20010011422, US20010011423, US20010016990, US20010020339, US20010020340, US20010037585, US20020032972, US20040074103, US20040074104, US20040187337, US20040187338, US20060032073Publication number09782192, 782192, US 6467187 B2, US 6467187B2, US-B2-6467187, US6467187 B2, US6467187B2InventorsShigekazu Kato, Kouji Nishihata, Tsunehiko Tsubone, Atsushi ItouOriginal AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (93), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (1), Classifications (32), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVacuum processing apparatus and operating method thereforUS 6467187 B2Abstract A vacuum processing system, including a vacuum processing chamber for processing wafers, provides a controller for controlling a wafer processing mode and a cleaning mode for the processing chamber. The vacuum processing system further provides for a wafer moving mechanism which is controlled by the controller and allows for the transferring of a dummy wafer into the processing chamber when the cleaning mode is started and then returning the dummy wafer when the cleaning mode is finished.
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Kazuo Maeda (6-90), p. 158 (PTR).Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS7313262 *6 Aug 200325 Dec 2007Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Apparatus for visualization of process chamber conditions* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification34/92, 34/60, 134/902, 134/85International ClassificationB01J3/00, B41J2/365, B41J2/36, C23C14/56, H01L21/677, H01L21/00Cooperative ClassificationY10S414/14, Y10S134/902, Y10S414/137, Y10S414/139, H01L21/67253, H01L21/67028, H01L21/67736, C23C14/564, H01L21/67167, B01J3/006, B41J2/36, H01L21/67748, B41J2/365European ClassificationB01J3/00F, B41J2/36, B41J2/365, H01L21/677A11, H01L21/67S2D4, H01L21/67S8B, H01L21/67S2Z2C, H01L21/677B6, C23C14/56DLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescription30 Mar 2010FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 817 Apr 2006FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google