Vacuum Chuck with Polymeric Embossments

US2015380294A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015380294-A1
Application numberUS-201414764436-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateFeb 11, 2014
Priority dateFeb 13, 2013
Publication dateDec 31, 2015
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A vacuum chuck with polymeric embossments is disclosed. The polymeric embossments are formed on the surface of a base substrate and are lapped to a flatness such that a wafer substrate clamped by the vacuum chuck has a peak to valley flatness that is less than a peak to valley flatness across the base substrate. Lapping of the polymeric embossments accommodates for variations in the flatness of the base substrate so long as the embossments are tall enough to stand over the peak to valley height variations in the base substrate.

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1 . A vacuum chuck comprising: a base substrate comprising a first peak to valley flatness; and at least one embossment structure comprising a polymer and being disposed above the base substrate, the at least one embossment structure extending to a height above portions of the vacuum chuck surrounding the at least one embossment structure to support a substrate upon the at least one embossment structure during vacuum chucking of the substrate; the height of the at least one embossment struc…

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What does patent US2015380294A1 cover?
A vacuum chuck with polymeric embossments is disclosed. The polymeric embossments are formed on the surface of a base substrate and are lapped to a flatness such that a wafer substrate clamped by the vacuum chuck has a peak to valley flatness that is less than a peak to valley flatness across the base substrate. Lapping of the polymeric embossments accommodates for variations in the flatness of…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Entegris Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P72/78. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).