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Wafer clamping apparatus

US9768051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2016
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68728
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wafer clamping apparatus, including a plurality of support pins under a wafer, the plurality of pins to support the wafer; and a side clamp at a lateral side of the wafer, the side clamp to directly contact a lateral side of the wafer to press the wafer, the side clamp to press the wafer in a first direction or a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being different directions.

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