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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Semes Co., Ltd., Cheonan-si, KR;
Inventors:
Dong Chan Lee, Anseong-si, KR;
Kyo Bong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SEMES CO., LTD., Cheonan-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32715 (2013.01); H01L 21/6833 (2013.01); H01L 21/68742 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2007 (2013.01); H01J 2237/20235 (2013.01); H01J 2237/334 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic chuck includes a chuck body which supports a substrate, at least one pin hole penetrating the chuck body in a vertical direction, a lift pin disposed in one of the at least one pin hole, wherein the lift pin moves along the one of the at least one pin hole, and an expansion member which is provided at an inner circumference of the one of the at least one pin hole, the expansion member having an inner circumferential surface that, in response to a first power, selectively holds or releases an outer circumferential surface of the lift pin.