Patent · US Expired

Wafer having chamfered bend portions in the joint regions between the contour of the wafer and the cut-away portion of the wafer

US5230747A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1991
Grant dateJul 27, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/219
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A wafer having chamfered bent portions in the joint regions between the contour of the wafer and the cut-away portion of the wafer such as an orientation flatness. The chipping of the wafer can be prevented, and in coating the wafer with a photoresist, forming an epitaxially grown layer on the wafer, etc., films having desired characteristics can be provided on the surface of the wafer.

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