US4535227A
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Method for heating semiconductor wafer by means of application of radiated light
Assignee: Ushio Denki KK
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Filing: 1983-10-04
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Granted: 1985-08-13
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Expires: 2003-10-04
Abstract
Abstract When heating a semiconductor wafer by means of application of radiated light, a subsidiary heating device which is arranged in contact with the surface of a circumferential edge or a surface portion lying in the vicinity of the circumferential edge of the semiconductor wafer is employed to additionally heat or to preheat the circumferential portion of the wafer so as to make the temperature of the wafer uniform across the entire surface thereof. Use of such subsidiary heating device is effective to prevent the occurrence of such large "warping" as to impair subsequent treatment and/or processing or the development of "slip line".
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 02:32
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B31/00; C30B31/20; C30B31/22; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/54; C23C14/541; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/48; C23C16/481; C30B31/06; C30B31/12; H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/0033; H05B3/0038; H05B3/0047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for heating a semiconductor wafer having a surface by means of application of light radiated from a light source, which method comprises arranging subsidiary heating means in contact with at least one of the surface of a circumferential edge and a surface portion lyin in a vicinity of the circumferential edge of the semiconductor wafer; and heating the semiconductor wafer by means of application of light radiated from the light source while additionally heating the semiconductor wafer principally at the surface portion lying in the vicinity of the circumferential edge by the subsidiary heating means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for heating a semiconductor wafer having a surface by means of application of light radiated from a light source, which method comprises arranging subsidiary heating means in contact with at least one of the surface of a circumferential edge and a surface portion lyin in a vicinity of the circumferential edge of the semiconductor wafer; and heating the semiconductor wafer by means of application of light radiated from the light source while additionally heating the semiconductor wafer principally at the surface portion lying in the vicinity of the circumferential edge by the subsidiary heating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subsidiary heating means comprises at least one thermic ray radiating lamp.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said at least one thermic ray radiating lamp is a halogen lamp.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said at least one thermic ray radiating lamp is an infrared lamp.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subsidiary heating means comprises at least one resistive heating element made of a high fusing point metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said high fusing point metal is molybdenum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the semiconductor wafer has been pretreated by an ion implantation process.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for heating a semiconductor wafer having a surface by means of application of light radiated from a light source, which method comprises arranging subsidiary heating means in contact with at least one of the surface of a circumferential edge and a surface portion lying in a vicinity of the circumferential edge of the semiconductor wafer; and heating the semiconductor wafer by means of application of light radiated from the light source after preheating the semiconductor wafer at the surface portion lying in the vicinity of the circumferential edge by the subsidiary heating means.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for heating a semiconductor wafer having a surface by means of application of light radiated from a light source, which method comprises arranging subsidiary heating means in contact with at least one of the surface of a circumferential edge and a surface portion lying in a vicinity of the circumferential edge of the semiconductor wafer; and heating the semiconductor wafer by means of application of light radiated from the light source after preheating the semiconductor wafer at the surface portion lying in the vicinity of the circumferential edge by the subsidiary heating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the subsidiary heating means comprises at least one thermic ray radiating lamp.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said at least one thermic ray radiating lamp is a lamp.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said at least one thermic ray radiating lamp is an infrared lamp.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the subsidiary heating means comprises at least one resistive heating element made of a high fusing point metal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said high fusing point metal is molybdenum.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the semiconductor wafer has been pretreated by an ion implantation process.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for heating by means of application of light radiated from a light source a semiconductor wafer having a central surface portion, a circumferential edge surface portion, and a surface portion lying in a vicinity of the circumferential edge surface portion, comprising applying heat from the light source to all of said surface portions of the semiconductor wafer; and applying heat from a subsidiary heat generating means principally to one of said circumferential edge surface portion and said surface portion lying in a vicinity of the circumferential edge surface portion in order to prevent temperature differentials among said surface portions.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for heating by means of application of light radiated from a light source a semiconductor wafer having a central surface portion, a circumferential edge surface portion, and a surface portion lying in a vicinity of the circumferential edge surface portion, comprising applying heat from the light source to all of said surface portions of the semiconductor wafer; and applying heat from a subsidiary heat generating means principally to one of said circumferential edge surface portion and said surface portion lying in a vicinity of the circumferential edge surface portion in order to prevent temperature differentials among said surface portions.
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