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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1985

Filed:

Apr. 02, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:

George F Cunningham, Jr, Essex, VT (US);

John W Lewis, Colchester, VT (US);

Robert B McClure, Essex Junction, VT (US);

Daniel J Poindexter, South Burlington, VT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156345 ; 156643 ; 156646 ; 204298 ;
Abstract

An improved reactive ion plasma etching apparatus having an improved electrode, for holding the product, such as a semiconductor wafer, to be etched, provided with a plurality of apertures into which different tailored product holders are inserted so as to alter the plasma over each holder and provide more uniform etching of the product in the holder regardless of its position on the electrode.

Published as:
US4512841A; JPS60208836A; EP0160220A1; EP0160220B1; DE3570805D1; EP0160220B2; JPH0476493B2;

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