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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
May. 25, 2004
Applicant:
Kazuhiro Kuchimachi, Kokubu, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Kuchimachi, Kokubu, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The electrostatic chuck includes: a conductive base formed of metal or both metal and ceramics, serving as a chucking electrode; and an insulating film formed on one principal plane of the conductive base, the top face of the insulating film serving as a placing surface for placing a wafer; wherein the insulating film is formed of a uniform amorphous ceramics of an oxide and has a thickness in a range of 10 to 100 μm, thereby preventing cracking and insulation breakdown in the insulating film and improving characteristics of releasing the wafer.