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Apparatus for plasma dicing

US10283381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2016
Grant dateMay 7, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2221/68327
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is for plasma dicing a semiconductor substrate of the type forming part of a workpiece, the workpiece further including a carrier sheet on a frame member, where the carrier sheet carries the semiconductor substrate. The apparatus includes a chamber, a plasma production device configured to produce a plasma within the chamber suitable for dicing the semiconductor substrate, a workpiece support located in the chamber for supporting the workpiece through contact with the carrier sheet, and a frame cover element configured to, in use, contact the frame member thereby clamping the carrier sheet against an auxiliary element disposed in the chamber.

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