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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Ronald Hall, Endwell, NY (US);
Francesco Marconi, Hallstead, PA (US);
Peter Michael Nichols, Johnson City, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/68 ; C23C 1/600 ; B25B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/68 ; C23C 1/600 ; B25B 1/100 ;
Abstract
A vacuum fixture incorporating a vacuum suctioning device which may be employed in the manufacture of thin film chip carriers through the intermediary of retaining parts which are to be processed on the surface of a suction plate in a dimensionally compensating operative mode. A process is disclosed which may be employed in the manufacture of thin film chip carriers which is adhered in a dimensionally compensating manner to the surface of an interposer plate which is supported on a suction plate of a vacuum fixture.