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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
James Carroll, Gloucester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/6833 (2013.01); H01L 21/67017 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic clamping system including a platen, an electrostatic electrode associated with the platen, and a sealing cover having a concave lower surface defining a cavity and having a sealing ring extending about a periphery of the lower surface, the sealing cover movable relative to the platen for being moved onto, and being moved off of, a wafer disposed on the platen, the sealing cover further having an inlet valve for introducing a gas into a space between a cover body of the sealing cover and the wafer.