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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Mike Chalom, Boise, ID (US);
Jon Oliver, Boise, ID (US);
Ty Gabby, Meridian, ID (US);
Timothy A. Strodtbeck, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Mike Chalom, Boise, ID (US);
Jon Oliver, Boise, ID (US);
Ty Gabby, Meridian, ID (US);
Timothy A. Strodtbeck, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for handling devices, such as reticles, in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a body, a plurality of spaced-apart grippers and a plurality of magnets for producing a magnetic force to secure a semiconducting substrate or reticle between the spaced-apart grippers. In an embodiment, the magnets are surrounded by magnetic shielding.