US5707500A
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Vacuum processing equipment, film coating equipment and deposition method
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1998-01-13
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to vacuum processing equipment for processing a wafer in a vacuum, and film coating or forming equipment and method for forming a film on a wafer wherein radiation measurement and temperature control of the wafer is carried out by using an infrared radiation thermometer. Based upon the radiation measurement, heating and/or cooling of the wafer during processing is carried out.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Shimamura
- 👤 Yuji Yoneoka
- 👤 Shigeru Kobayashi
- 👤 Satosi Kisimoto
- 👤 Sunao Matsubara
- 👤 Hiroyuki Shida
- 👤 Yukio Tanigaki
- 👤 Masashi Yamamoto
- 👤 Susumu Tsuzuku
- 👤 Eisuke Nishitani
- 👤 Tokio Kato
- 👤 Akira Okamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/04; H10P72/0431; H10P72/0434; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/54; C23C14/541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
297 words
A vacuum processing device for a substrate comprising: a plurality of vacuum units, at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate therein; means for carrying the substrate to the vacuum units; a plurality of infrared radiation thermometers, each of the infrared radiation thermometers being provided for measuring a temperature of the substrate and for providing an output indicative thereof, at least one of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers being disposed at a position with respect to the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate for measuring a temperature of the substrate during processing of the substrate and for providing an output indicative thereof, and at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers being disposed at a different position from the position of the at least one of the infrared radiation thermometer for measuring a temperature of the substrate at the different position at least one of before and after processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate and for providing an output indicative thereof; and determination means for comparing the output provided by the at least one of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers for measuring the temperature of the substrate during the processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate with the output provided by the at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers for measuring the temperature of the substrate at the different position at least one before and after the processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
297 words
A vacuum processing device for a substrate comprising: a plurality of vacuum units, at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate therein; means for carrying the substrate to the vacuum units; a plurality of infrared radiation thermometers, each of the infrared radiation thermometers being provided for measuring a temperature of the substrate and for providing an output indicative thereof, at least one of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers being disposed at a position with respect to the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate for measuring a temperature of the substrate during processing of the substrate and for providing an output indicative thereof, and at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers being disposed at a different position from the position of the at least one of the infrared radiation thermometer for measuring a temperature of the substrate at the different position at least one of before and after processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate and for providing an output indicative thereof; and determination means for comparing the output provided by the at least one of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers for measuring the temperature of the substrate during the processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate with the output provided by the at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers for measuring the temperature of the substrate at the different position at least one before and after the processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 1, further comprising means for providing an indication of the result of comparison by the determination means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of infrared thermometers is disposed in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers is disposed at the different position for measuring a temperature of the substrate both before and after processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing of the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of vacuum units includes at least one carriage vacuum unit connected to the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing, the at least one carriage unit having the means for carrying the substrate accommodated therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 5, wherein the at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers disposed at the different position for measuring a temperature of the substrate at least one of before and after the processing of the substrate is disposed in the at least one carriage vacuum unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one other of the plurality of infrared radiation thermometers measures a temperature of the substrate both before and after processing of the substrate in the at least one of the plurality of vacuum units enabling processing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim 1 further comprising a lamp for heating the substrate, and means for determining heating conditions of the lamp on the basis of an infrared emissivity of the substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vacuum processing device according to claim further comprising means for depositing a film on the substrate.
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