Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method, apparatus, and system for wafer grounding
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Application No.: US17753298Application Date: 2020-08-25
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Publication No.: US12051562B2Publication Date: 2024-07-30
- Inventor: Yixiang Wang , Shibing Liu , Shanhui Cao , Kangsheng Qiu , Juying Dou , Ying Luo , Yinglong Li , Qiang Li , Ronald Van Der Wilk , Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn
- Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Veldhoven
- Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
- Current Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Veldhoven
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- International Application: PCT/EP2020/073704 2020.08.25
- International Announcement: WO2021/037827A 2021.03.04
- Date entered country: 2022-02-25
- Main IPC: H01J37/20
- IPC: H01J37/20 ; H01L21/683

Abstract:
Systems and methods for wafer grounding and wafer grounding location adjustment are disclosed. A first method may include receiving a first value of an electric characteristic associated with the wafer being grounded by an electric signal; determining a first control parameter using at least the first value; and controlling a characteristic of the electric signal using the first control parameter and the first value. A second method for adjusting a grounding location for a wafer may include terminating an electric connection between the wafer and at least one grounding pin in contact the wafer; adjusting a relative position between the wafer and the grounding pin; and restoring the electric connection between the grounding pin and the wafer. A third method may include causing a grounding pin to penetrate through a coating on the wafer by impact; and establishing an electrical connection between the grounding pin and the wafer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220277926A1 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR WAFER GROUNDING Public/Granted day:2022-09-01
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