Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – Vacuum
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Lu, Jiping (Department: 3749)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
Vacuum
C034S526000, C034S527000, C034S538000, C034S540000, C034S559000, C034S570000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06990747
ABSTRACT:
An etching processing apparatus1has a transfer chamber2, a plurality of processing chambers3and4, and a plurality of cassette chambers7and8. Inside the transfer chamber2, a transfer mechanism14is provided. A control device17pauses the operation of the vacuum pump16after closing an opening/closing valve15of a vacuum evacuating mechanism, which vacuum evacuates the transfer chamber2in which the transfer mechanism14is provided, when the operation of the transfer mechanism14is paused for a predetermined time or longer. Accordingly, conservation of energy becomes possible without causing decrease of productivity.
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Hosaka Toshiki
Kitazawa Takashi
Kitoku Toshihiko
Niwa Shinji
Sanda Atsuo
Lu Jiping
Tokyo Electron Limited
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