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Support system for semiconductor wafers and methods thereof

US7055229B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2003
Grant dateJun 6, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53961
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor wafer may be secured to a wafer support system by causing a supported surface of the semiconductor wafer to be at a lower gas pressure than an exposed surface of the semiconductor wafer.

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