Bonding apparatus

US2018019140A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018019140-A1
Application numberUS-201715644928-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 10, 2017
Priority dateJul 12, 2016
Publication dateJan 18, 2018
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A bonding apparatus includes an upper holding unit, a lower holding unit, a pushing unit and an attracting/holding unit. The upper holding unit is configured to hold a first substrate from a top surface thereof which is a non-bonding surface. The lower holding unit is provided under the upper holding unit and is configured to hold a second substrate from a bottom surface thereof while allowing the second substrate to face the first substrate. The pushing unit is configured to press a central portion of the first substrate from above to bring the central portion of the first substrate into contact with the second substrate. The attracting/holding unit is configured to be moved up and down with respect to the upper holding unit and hold a part of the top surface of the first substrate by attraction before the first substrate is held by the upper holding unit.

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We claim: 1 . A bonding apparatus, comprising: an upper holding unit configured to hold a first substrate from a top surface thereof which is a non-bonding surface; a lower holding unit provided under the upper holding unit and configured to hold a second substrate from a bottom surface thereof while allowing the second substrate to face the first substrate; a pushing unit configured to press a central portion of the first substrate from above to bring the central portion of…

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What does patent US2018019140A1 cover?
A bonding apparatus includes an upper holding unit, a lower holding unit, a pushing unit and an attracting/holding unit. The upper holding unit is configured to hold a first substrate from a top surface thereof which is a non-bonding surface. The lower holding unit is provided under the upper holding unit and is configured to hold a second substrate from a bottom surface thereof while allowing …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tokyo Electron Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P72/0428. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jan 18 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).