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Wafer carrier

US9691668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2012
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wafer carrier comprises a supporting body having an opening therein, wherein said opening in said supporting body has a concave sidewall and a bottom surface in said supporting body which is curved in cross section; a plurality of vertical supporting rods configured to support and contact a wafer received in said opening and to displace said wafer from the bottom surface of the opening in said supporting body; wherein one of said supporting rods has an end for contacting and supporting said wafer; and wherein when viewing from a top view of the wafer carrier, one of said supporting rods has a base lining on the concave sidewall of said opening in said supporting body, a first concave side opposite to the base and two second concave sides connecting the base and the first concave side.

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