Patent · US Expired

Two-piece chuck

US6454864B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A two-piece chuck for supporting a substrate in which a base plate allows the wafer to tilt and also exposes the underside of the wafer during wash/rinse cycle as well as during load/unload operations.

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