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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Harish V Penmethsa, Dublin, CA (US);
Suresh Palanisamy, Coimbatore, IN;
Dinesh Rajamanickam, Coimbatore, IN;
Naresh Kumar Asokan, Coimbatore, IN;
Assignee:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/687 (2006.01); B65G 47/248 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/68764 (2013.01); B65G 47/248 (2013.01); C23C 14/34 (2013.01); C23C 14/566 (2013.01); H01L 21/68728 (2013.01);
Abstract
A module of a processing system for flipping a substrate in vacuum includes a clamp assembly for securing the substrate, a first motor assembly coupled to the clamp assembly for rotating the clamp assembly, and a second motor assembly coupled to the first motor assembly for raising and lowering the first motor assembly and the clamp assembly.