Hybrid composite wafer carrier for wet clean equipment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8146902
APP PUB NO 20080152922A1
SERIAL NO

11743516

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A carrier structure for supporting a substrate when being processed by passing the carrier through a meniscus formed by upper and lower proximity heads is described. The carrier includes a frame having an opening sized for receiving a substrate and a plurality of support pins for supporting the substrate within the opening, the opening being slightly larger than the substrate such that a gap exists between the substrate and the opening. The frame comprises a composite core, a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a layer of aramid fabric between the top sheet and the core and a second layer of aramid fabric between the bottom sheet and the core. The top sheet and the bottom sheet being formed from a polymer material. A method of manufacture is also described.

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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION4650 CUSHING PARKWAY FREMONT CA 94538-6470

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheng, Wing Lau Sunnyvale, US 5 467
Kholodenko, Arnold San Francisco, US 61 2455

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