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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67742 (2013.01); H01J 37/32642 (2013.01); H01L 21/67259 (2013.01); H01L 21/67265 (2013.01); H01L 21/6833 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer method according to an exemplary embodiment includes: transferring a focus ring onto a stage by a transfer unit; transferring a measuring instrument into an inner region of the transferred focus ring and onto an electrostatic chuck; acquiring a measurement value group by the transferred measuring instrument; and adjusting a transfer position of the focus ring by the transfer unit such that the central position of the electrostatic chuck and the central position of the focus ring coincide with each other based on the measurement value group.