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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Axcelis Technologies, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
William Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
Kevin J. Hoyt, Sandown, NH (US);
David Shanner, Georgetown, MA (US);
Jason Beringer, Danvers, MA (US);
Axcelis Technologies, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Abstract
A workpiece carrier comprises a first plate having a first outer diameter, a first inner diameter, and a first recess extending a first distance from the first inner diameter toward the first outer diameter. The workpiece carrier further comprises a second plate having a second outer diameter, a second inner diameter, and a second recess extending a second distance from the second inner diameter toward the second outer diameter. A plurality of mating features associated with the first plate and second plate are configured to selectively fix a position of a first workpiece between the first plate and second plate within the first recess and second recess.