Patent · US Expired

Electrostatic chuck having a combination electrode structure for substrate chucking, heating and biasing

US5886866A · kind A · utility

66Cited by
15References
24Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 1998
Grant dateMar 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T279/23
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrostatic chuck including a body of ceramic material, a pair of electrodes embedded in the body of ceramic material, and two feedthroughs connected to each of the electrodes for receiving DC chucking voltage, RF biasing power, and electric heating current. The electrode structure simultaneously provides biasing, chucking and heating of a wafer that is retained by the chuck.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.