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Electrostatic wafer clamp

US4724510A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1986
Grant dateFeb 9, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/6833
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wafer clamp is disclosed in which a high voltage capacitor is formed on a semiconductor wafer, which rests on a conductive support. The plates of the capacitor comprise a plurality of concentric rings formed on the surface of the wafer with alternate rings connected together.

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