Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Electric charge generating or conducting means – Use of forces of electric charge or field
Patent
1996-05-02
1998-05-12
Fleming, Fritz
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Electric charge generating or conducting means
Use of forces of electric charge or field
H02N 1300
Patent
active
057515379
ABSTRACT:
A failure resistant electrostatic chuck 20 for holding a substrate 35 during processing of the substrate 35, is described. The chuck 20 comprises a plurality of electrodes 25 covered by an insulator 30, the electrodes 25 capable of electrostatically holding a substrate 35 when a voltage is applied thereto. An electrical power bus 40 has a plurality of output terminals 45 that conduct voltage to the electrodes 25. Fuses 50 electrically connect the electrodes 25 to the output terminals 45 of the power bus 40, each fuse 50 connecting at least one electrode 25 in series to an output terminal from the power bus 40. The fuses 50 are capable of electrically disconnecting the electrode 25 from the output terminals 45 when the insulator 30 punctures and exposes the electrode 25 to the process environment causing a current to flow through the fuse 50. A current detector 175 and electrical counter 180 can be used to provide early detection and counting of the number of failures of the electrodes 25 by detecting the current discharges through the fuses 50.
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Kumar Ananda H.
Shamouilian Shamouil
Applied Materials Inc.
Fleming Fritz
Janah Ashok K.
Wilson James C.
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