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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
A. Dempsey McGregor, Mena, AR (US);
Marshall P. Toombs, Spotsylvania, VA (US);
James E. Brooks, Spotsylvania, VA (US);
Benjamin J. Meadows, Fredb., VA (US);
Virginia Semiconductor, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A holding unit is provided to support an ingot in a semiconductor wafer sawing machine, which minimizes the instability of a blade during a sawing process. The holding unit is formed from substantially the same material as an ingot resting thereon. The holding unit includes a top surface for receiving an ingot, a bottom surface, a pair of side walls, and a cavity formed in the holding unit. The cavity forms a plurality of break points in the holding unit. When contacted by the blade, the holding unit fractures at the break points to minimize the chipping of the wafer.