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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2019
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu, JP;
Kosuke Yamaguchi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hitoshi Sasaki, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kengo Maehata, Kitakyushu, JP;
Shumpei Kondo, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yuichi Yoshii, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An electrostatic chuck includes: a ceramic dielectric substrate; a base plate; and a heater plate. The heater plate includes a first and a second support plates including a metal, a heater element provided between the first and the second support plates, a first resin layer provided between the first support plate and the heater element, and a second resin layer provided between the second support plate and the heater element. A surface of the first support plate on the second support plate side includes a first region and a second region, the first region overlapping the heater element when viewed along the stacking direction, the second region not overlapping the heater element when viewed along the stacking direction. In a cross section parallel to the stacking direction, the second region protrudes toward the second support plate side compared to the first region.