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Wafer processing apparatus and a wafer stage and a wafer processing method

US6677167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2002
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67109
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wafer processing apparatus comprising a wafer stage, wherein a semiconductor wafer is mounted on the wafer stage so as to process the semiconductor wafer, wherein a holding mechanism of the wafer stage is commonly used for a plurality of wafer stages, and accordingly, the wafer stage can be changed into a wafer stage having a different function so as to process the semiconductor wafer.

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