US5413167A
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Wafer cooling device
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-28
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Granted: 1995-05-09
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Expires: 2014-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A wafer cooling device includes a wafer chuck; a heat exchanger having an internal structure for circulation of cooling water therethrough; and a flexible heat pipe for providing heat communication between the wafer chuck and the heat exchanger.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Hara
- 👤 Ryuichi Ebinuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:48
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/04; H10P72/0431; H10P72/0432; F; F28; F28D; F28D15/00; F28D15/02; F28D15/0241; G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/70; G03F7/70691; G03F7/707; G03F7/708; G03F7/70858; G03F7/70866; G03F7/70875; H10P72/70; H10P72/78; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/73
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A wafer cooling device for use in an exposure apparatus, said device comprising: a wafer chuck for chucking a wafer; a fine-motion stage on which said wafer chuck is mounted; a heat exchanger having an internal structure for circulation of cooling water therethrough, wherein said heat exchanger is mounted at a location other than on said fine-motion stage; a rough-motion stage on which said fine-motion stage and said heat exchanger are separately mounted, wherein said rough-motion stage has a higher rigidity than that of said fine-motion stage; and a flexible heat pipe system for providing heat communication between said wafer chuck and said heat exchanger.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A wafer cooling device for use in an exposure apparatus, said device comprising: a wafer chuck for chucking a wafer; a fine-motion stage on which said wafer chuck is mounted; a heat exchanger having an internal structure for circulation of cooling water therethrough, wherein said heat exchanger is mounted at a location other than on said fine-motion stage; a rough-motion stage on which said fine-motion stage and said heat exchanger are separately mounted, wherein said rough-motion stage has a higher rigidity than that of said fine-motion stage; and a flexible heat pipe system for providing heat communication between said wafer chuck and said heat exchanger.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said heat pipe includes a middle pipe portion made of a resin material and having an inside surface on which a wick wetted with operative liquid is adhered.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said wafer chuck has an inside space of reduced pressure having an inside surface on which a wick wetted with operative liquid is adhered.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein said heat exchanger has an inside space of reduced pressure having an inside surface on which a wick wetted with operative liquid is adhered, wherein said wicks of said heat exchanger and said heat pipe are connected to each other while said wicks of said wafer chuck and said heat pipe are connected to each other, and wherein said inside spaces of said wafer chuck and said heat exchanger are communicated with each other by said heat pipe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said wafer chuck is adapted to hold a wafer thereon, and wherein exposure of the wafer is effected with the wafer being held by said wafer chuck.
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