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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Component Re-engineering Company, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alfred Grant Elliot, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Brent Donald Alfred Elliot, Cupertino, CA (US);

Frank Balma, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Richard Erich Schuster, Milpitas, CA (US);

Dennis George Rex, Williams, OR (US);

Alexander Veytser, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/008 (2006.01); B23K 1/19 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01); B23K 101/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67103 (2013.01); B23K 1/008 (2013.01); B23K 1/0012 (2013.01); B23K 1/0016 (2013.01); B23K 1/19 (2013.01); H01L 21/6833 (2013.01); H01L 21/68792 (2013.01); B23K 2201/40 (2013.01); Y10T 279/23 (2015.01); Y10T 428/131 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1317 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method for the joining of ceramic pieces into an assembly adapted to be used in semiconductor processing. The joined pieces are adapted to withstand the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, chamber cleaning processes, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck. The ceramic pieces may be aluminum nitride and the pieces may be brazed with aluminum. The joint material is adapted to withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck. The joint is adapted to provide a hermetic seal across the joint. The joined pieces are adapted to be separated at a later time should rework or replacement of one of the pieces be desired.


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