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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shamouil Shamouilian, San Jose, CA (US);
John F Cameron, Los Altos, CA (US);
Chandra Deshpandey, Fremont, CA (US);
Yuh-Jia Su, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29825 ; 269-8 ; 361234 ;
Abstract
A method of forming an electrostatic chuck 20 for holding substrates 42 in a process chamber 40 containing a magnetic flux 43 is described. The method comprises the steps of forming a base 22 for supporting a substrate 42. An insulator 26 with an electrode 24 therein, is formed on the base 22. A magnetic shunt 34 comprising a ferromagnetic material is formed either (i) on the base 22, or (ii) in the insulator 26, or (iii) directly below, and contiguous to, the base 22.