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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Disco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Sekiya, Tokyo, JP;
DISCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cutting apparatus includes a chuck table having a holding surface used for holding either a workpiece unit that includes a plate-shaped workpiece supported on an annular frame by a tape or a tray shaped similarly to the annular frame, a rest area used for placing a receptacle that houses the workpiece unit or the tray, a transport unit configured to transport the workpiece unit or the tray between the rest area and the chuck table, the transport unit having a holding pad that holds the workpiece unit or the tray, a sub-chuck table that is disposed sideways of the chuck table and has a holding surface used for holding a board for use in adjusting a cutting unit, and a board transport unit configured to transport the board between the tray held on the chuck table and the sub-chuck table.