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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Chih-Yuan Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A clamp for fixturing a substrate when forming and thermal processing upon the substrate a thermally flowable layer. The clamp is formed from a backing member connected to a top member through a mechanical means. The backing member and the top member are sized such that a substrate may be clamped between the backing member and the top member. A portion of the top member overlaps the substrate and leaves exposed a first portion of the substrate when the substrate is clamped between the backing member and the top member. The top member has a cross-sectional profile such that a thermally flowable layer residue formed upon the top member when a thermally flowable layer is formed upon the substrate will not flow from the top member and bridge to the thermally flowable layer when the thermally flowable layer is thermally processed.