Laser processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12202078-B2
Application number	US-202117545982-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2021
Priority date	Feb 3, 2021
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

A laser processing apparatus includes a stage configured to transfer a target substrate and including an opening, an electrostatic chuck disposed on the stage and including a plurality of holes, and a laser irradiation unit disposed above the stage and spaced apart from the stage and configured to irradiate a laser beam on the target substrate. A surface of the electrostatic chuck is in contact with the target substrate, the target substrate includes a plurality of etching regions to be etched by the laser beam and a non-etching region surrounding the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate, and the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck overlap the opening of the stage and the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laser processing apparatus comprising:
a stage configured to transfer a target substrate and comprising an opening;
an electrostatic chuck disposed on the stage and comprising a plurality of holes; and
a laser irradiation unit disposed above the stage and spaced apart from the stage and configured to irradiate a laser beam on the target substrate, wherein:
a surface of the electrostatic chuck is in contact with the target substrate;
the target substrate comprises a plurality of etching regions to be etched by the laser beam and a non-etching region surrounding the etching regions; and
the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck overlap the opening of the stage and the etching regions of the target substrate.

2. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein planar areas of the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck are greater than planar areas of the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate overlapping the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck.

3. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein planar areas of the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck are substantially the same as each other.

4. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein planar areas of at least two holes among the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck are different from each other.

5. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck are disposed to overlap the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate, respectively.

6. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein some of the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck are disposed to overlap the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate, respectively.

7. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck is disposed to overlap some of the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate.

8. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck has a circular shape in a plan view.

9. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes has a slot shape extending in one direction in a plan view, and each of the plurality of holes is disposed to overlap etching regions arranged along the one direction among the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate.

10. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the electrostatic chuck is divided into a first region in contact with the stage and a second region in contact with the target substrate and further comprises a first terminal part in the first region; and
the stage further comprises a second terminal part overlapping the first terminal part.

11. The laser processing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the electrostatic chuck further comprises an elastic part disposed in the first region and connected to the first terminal part.

12. The laser processing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
the electrostatic chuck further comprises a protruding portion protruding from the surface of the electrostatic chuck in the first region;
the stage further comprises a recessed portion corresponding to a shape of the protruding portion and recessed from an upper surface of the stage; and
the protruding portion is coupled to the recessed portion.

13. The laser processing apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a power supply unit, wherein the power supply unit is electrically connected to the second terminal part.

14. The laser processing apparatus of claim 13 , wherein:
the power supply unit comprises a plurality of power source units configured to provide power and a power switching unit electrically connected to each of the plurality of power source units; and
the power switching unit is configured to provide the second terminal part with power applied from any one among the plurality of power source units.

15. The laser processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a vacuum chamber, wherein:
the stage and the electrostatic chuck are disposed inside the vacuum chamber; and
the laser irradiation unit is disposed outside the vacuum chamber.

16. The laser processing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the vacuum chamber comprises:
a body comprising a ceiling surface, a floor surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the ceiling surface and the floor surface; and
a chamber window disposed in the ceiling surface,
wherein the chamber window overlaps the laser irradiation unit in a plan view and transmits the laser beam.

17. A laser processing apparatus comprising:
a stage configured to transfer a target substrate;
an electrostatic chuck divided into a first region in contact with the stage and a second region in contact with the target substrate;
a laser irradiation unit disposed above the stage and spaced apart from the stage and configured to irradiate a laser beam on the target substrate; and
a power supply unit, wherein:
the electrostatic chuck comprises a first terminal part disposed in the first region and a plurality of holes disposed in the second region;
the stage comprises an opening overlapping the second region and a second terminal part overlapping the first terminal part; and
the power supply unit is electrically connected to the second terminal part.

18. The laser processing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the electrostatic chuck further comprises a spring connected to the first terminal part.

19. The laser processing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:
the target substrate is divided into a plurality of etching regions to be etched by the laser beam and a non-etching region surrounding the etching regions;
the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck overlap the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate; and
planar areas of the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck are greater than planar areas of the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate.

20. The laser processing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck have circular or slot shapes in a plan view.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Kyu-Bum
• Park Jaeseok
• Lee Jungseob
• Hong Kyongho
• Lee Inho
• Jeon Bosuck

Classifications

• B23K2103/172

  wherein at least one of the layers is non-metallic · CPC title

• B23K2101/36

  Electric or electronic devices · CPC title

• B23K37/0408 Primary

  for planar work · CPC title

• B23K26/402

  involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators · CPC title

• B23K26/127

  in an enclosure · CPC title