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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 14/50 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); H01L 21/673 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/6838 (2013.01); C23C 14/505 (2013.01); C23C 16/4586 (2013.01); H01L 21/673 (2013.01); H01L 21/6734 (2013.01); H01L 21/6835 (2013.01); H01L 21/687 (2013.01); H01L 21/6875 (2013.01); H05K 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substrate support apparatus includes a housing and a plurality of spherical supports. The housing has a top surface, the top surface including a plurality of openings. The housing is configured to position the plurality of spherical supports within the plurality of openings so that topmost surfaces of the plurality of spherical supports are arranged in a plane above the top surface. A spherical support of the plurality of spherical supports is rotatable within the housing.