Wafer handler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4773687
SERIAL NO

07053980

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A wafer handling technique allows for picking up a wafer from its front side. One or more vacuum ports pull the periphery of the wafer into contact with a ledge raised from a broad surface, providing a friction force that prevents lateral movement of the wafer. A port in the broad surface of the handler flows pressurized gas onto the wafer, thereby preventing contact between the handler and the interior of the wafer. The handler may be sized to be relatively thin, and to cover less than half of the surface of the wafer, thereby allowing for readily loading wafers back-to-back in a furnace boat.

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AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY550 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NEW YORK 10022 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AT&T TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED1 OAK WAY A CORP OF N Y BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922-2727

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bush, Donald R North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA 10 238
Reichl, Gary J Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA 2 47

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