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Method and system for moving a substrate

US10049904B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2017
Grant dateAug 14, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L22/12
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system for moving a substrate, the system includes a chamber, a chuck, a movement system that is positioned outside the chamber, a controller, an intermediate element, at least one sealing element that is configured to form a dynamic seal between the intermediate element and the chamber housing. The movement system is configured to repeat, for each region of the substrate out of a plurality of regions of the substrate, the steps of: rotating the chuck to position a given portion of the region of the substrate within a field of view that is related to an opening of the chamber housing; and moving the chuck relation to the opening to position additional portions of the region of the substrate within the field of view that is related to the opening.

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