Susceptor system

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2002-12-10

2009-11-10

MacArthur, Sylvia R. (Department: 1792)

Coating apparatus

Gas or vapor deposition

Work support

C118S725000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07615121

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a susceptor system for an apparatus of the type adapted to treat substrates and/or wafers; the susceptor system is provided with a cavity (1) which acts as a chamber for the treatment of the substrates and/or wafers and which extends in a longitudinal direction and is delimited by an upper wall (2), by a lower wall (3), by a right-hand side wall (4), and by a left-hand side wall (5); the upper wall (2) is constituted by at least one piece of electrically conducting material suitable for being heated by electromagnetic induction; the lower wall (3) is constituted by at least one piece of electrically conducting material suitable for being heated by electromagnetic induction; the right-hand side wall (4) is constituted by at least one piece of inert, refractory and electrically insulating material; the left-hand side wall (5) is constituted by at least one piece of inert, refractory and electrically insulating material; the piece of the upper wall (2) is thus electrically well insulated from the piece of the lower wall (3).

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