Electrostatic chuck having reduced arcing

US9218997B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9218997-B2
Application numberUS-27018708-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 13, 2008
Priority dateNov 6, 2008
Publication dateDec 22, 2015
Grant dateDec 22, 2015

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Electrostatic chucks and methods of manufacturing the same are provided herein. In some embodiments, an electrostatic chuck comprises an electrically conductive body having one or more channels formed in an upper surface thereof; a plate positioned within the one or more channels to define one or more plenums between the body and the plate, wherein the surfaces of the plenum are anodized; one or more fluid passages disposed in the plate and fluidly coupling the one or more plenums to the upper surface of the body, wherein the surfaces of the fluid passages are electrically insulated; and a dielectric layer disposed over the upper surface of the body and the plate, wherein the dielectric layer forms a support surface for a substrate to be disposed thereon.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An electrostatic chuck for retaining a substrate, comprising: an electrically conductive body having one or more channels formed in an upper surface thereof; a single plate positioned within the one or more channels to define one or more plenums between the body and the plate, wherein the surfaces of the plenum are anodized, wherein the one or more channels further include an outer channel and an inner channel disposed proximate a peripheral edge of…

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What does patent US9218997B2 cover?
Electrostatic chucks and methods of manufacturing the same are provided herein. In some embodiments, an electrostatic chuck comprises an electrically conductive body having one or more channels formed in an upper surface thereof; a plate positioned within the one or more channels to define one or more plenums between the body and the plate, wherein the surfaces of the plenum are anodized; one o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jun Seok Yul, Park Bum Jin, Kim Sun Il, and 9 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P72/72. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). 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).