Cutting articles along known planes

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1983-08-05

1985-02-12

Whitehead, Harold D.

Stone working

Splitting, shearing, and punching

225103, B28D 132

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044984510

ABSTRACT:
An article such as a semiconductor wafer (10) is cut by splitting along a line (22) in a plane known to facilitate splitting. Wafer (10) is supported in a laterally unrestrained manner in a holder (34) lined with preferred paper (26) and fitted with a reference plate (43). Paper liner (26) is of a type having a surface (25) capable of developing lateral restraint by friction between such surface (25) and a surface (13) of wafer (10). A resilient force is applied normal to and upon a top surface (11) of wafer (10) by a press (60) having members (75 and 76) applied along line (22). Separation stresses develop along line (22) of the splitting plane and friction forces develop along paper surface (25) providing lateral resistance to an expected cutting force. A cutter (80) has an elongate tool (92) which is advanced at a top edge (27) of wafer (10) where it abuts plate (43). Tool (92) has a leading edge (94) for cutting and lateral faces (95 and 96) converging angularly toward edge (94) for separating cut surfaces. Tool (92) is advanced into and along the splitting plane at a preferred angle of about forty-five degrees between wafer surface (11) and elongate portion (93) of tool (92). Utilizing a micrometer assisted assembly (86), a gradual, calibrated force is applied to advance tool (92) for a precise distance into wafer (10). Tool (92) provides sufficient cutting and separation that a split becomes self-propagating along line (22) through wafer (10).

REFERENCES:
patent: 459773 (1891-09-01), Van Arsdale
patent: 1275459 (1918-08-01), Miller
patent: 4343287 (1982-08-01), Hallberg

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