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Grindstone having a vacuum system in a pin chuck stepper

US6176770A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2000
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70925
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A grindstone having a vacuum system is applied to a pin chuck stepper. The vacuum system has a vacuum tube attached on the edge of the grindstone. When the grindstone moves on a pin chuck stage on the pin chuck stepper, the vacuum tube vacuums the pin chuck stage to free particles on the pin chuck stage.

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