Detachable electrostatic chuck

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7697260
APP PUB NO 20050219786A1
SERIAL NO

10816152

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An electrostatic chuck is capable of attachment to a pedestal in a process chamber. The chuck has an electrostatic puck comprises a ceramic body with an embedded electrode. The ceramic body has a substrate support surface with an annular periphery. The chuck also has a base plate below the electrostatic puck that is a composite of a ceramic material and a metal. The base plate has an annular flange extending beyond the periphery of the ceramic body. The base plate and electrostatic puck can be supported by a support pedestal having a housing and an annular ledge that extends outwardly from the housing to attach to the annular flange of the base plate. A heat transfer plate having an embedded heat transfer fluid channel can also be provided.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arellano, Nora Macomb, US 16 214
Brown, Karl Mountain View, US 34 989
Lau, Allen Cupertino, US 12 492
Mehta, Vineet Sunnyvale, US 33 1051
Sansoni, Steve Livemore, US 12 428
Sherstinsky, Semyon San Francisco, US 29 1518
Tsai, Cheng-Hsiung Cupertino, US 102 4631
Wang, Wei W Santa Clara, US 32 4315

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