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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1996
Jon Alfred Casey, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Cynthia Jeane Calli, Newburgh, NY (US);
Darren T Cook, Newburgh, NY (US);
David B Goland, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Mark Joseph LaPlante, Walden, NY (US);
David Clifford Long, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Daniel Scott Mackin, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Kathleen Mary McGuire, Walkill, NY (US);
Keith Colin O'Neil, Hughsonville, NY (US);
Kevin Michael Prettyman, Holmes, NY (US);
Michael Thomas Puchalski, Carmel, NY (US);
Joseph Christopher Saltarelli, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Candace Anne Sullivan, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a new apparatus and method for screening using electrostatic adhesion. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus that uses an electrostatic charge during the screening process for a semiconductor substrate. Basically, a backing layer is adhered to a green ceramic sheet using an electrostatic charge, while the green ceramic sheet is processed.