发明名称 Chuck exhaust openings
摘要 A chuck includes a number of gas openings positioned to provide a gas flow to a backside of a wafer secured to the chuck. The chuck also includes a number of exhaust openings positioned to exhaust the gas at a distance from a topside edge of the wafer such that adverse thermal effects on the edge are reduced to a predetermined level.
申请公布号 US9214373(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.12.15
申请号 US201213569463 申请日期 2012.08.08
申请人 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. 发明人 Hsu Chia-Hao;Yeh Kipling;Huang Chia-Ching
分类号 H01L21/683;H01L21/67 主分类号 H01L21/683
代理机构 Haynes and Boone, LLP 代理人 Haynes and Boone, LLP
主权项 1. A chuck comprising: an electrostatic plate for securing a wafer; a plurality of supports extending from the plate to the wafer when secured to the chuck; a number of gas openings positioned to provide a gas flow to a backside of the wafer; and a number of exhaust openings disposed beyond the plurality of supports in a radial direction and positioned to exhaust the gas at a distance from a topside edge of the wafer such that adverse thermal effects on the edge are reduced to a predetermined level.
地址 Hsin-Chu TW