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US 12,740,365 · App. 18/413,947 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Wafer holder device having heating function

Inventors: Jung-Hua Chang (Hsinchu County, TW); Ta-Hao Kuo (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: SKY TECH INC.
H10P72/0432H10P72/78
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Patent No.
US 12,740,365
App. No.
18/413,947
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wafer holder device having a heating function includes a fixing ring, a holder plate, and a heating plate. The fixing ring surrounds a hollow area, and the fixing ring includes a top and a bottom. The hollow area connects the top and the bottom. The holder plate includes a holding surface and a bottom surface. The holder plate is removably fixed to the top of the fixing ring, and the bottom surface of the holder plate covers the hollow area. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the holder plate is smaller than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the fixing ring. The heating plate is provided within the hollow area for heating the bottom surface of the holder.

Claims (15)

1 . A wafer holder device having a heating function, comprising:

a fixing ring surrounding a hollow area and having a top and a bottom; wherein the hollow area connects the top and the bottom;

a holder plate having a holding surface and a bottom surface;

wherein the holder plate is removably fixed to the top of the fixing ring and the bottom surface of the holder plate covers the hollow area;

wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion of the holder plate is smaller than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the fixing ring; and

a heating plate provided within the hollow area for heating the bottom surface of the holder plate.

2 . The wafer holder device according to claim 1 , wherein a linear coefficient of thermal expansion of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the holder plate is smaller than 15×10-6/° C.

3 . The wafer holder device according to claim 2 , wherein a shallow trough is formed in the bottom surface of the holder plate, and the flexible thermal conductive medium is filled in the shallow trough.

4 . The wafer holder device according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible thermal conductive medium clamped between the bottom surface of the holder plate and the heating plate.

5 . The wafer holder device according to claim 4 , wherein the shallow trough is located in a center of the bottom surface.

6 . The wafer holder device according to claim 1 , wherein a gas channel is formed inside the holder plate, the holder plate is provided with an air suction port, the gas channel connects the holding surface and the air suction port, and the gas channel is provided with a plurality of ventilation openings formed in the holding surface.

7 . The wafer holder device according to claim 6 , wherein the holder plate further comprises a plurality of air guide trenches, and the air guide trenches extend on the holding surface and extend to at least to one of the ventilation openings.

8 . The wafer holder device according to claim 7 , wherein the air suction port is located on a lateral surface of the holder plate.

9 . The wafer holder device according to claim 1 , the wafer holder device further comprises a fixing plate and a fixing member, wherein the fixing plate is configured to hold the heating plate, and the fixing member is combined with an edge of the fixing plate to support the heating plate.

10 . The wafer holder device according to claim 9 , the wafer holder device further comprises a thermal insulation block combined with the bottom of the fixing ring, and the fixing member is fixed to the thermal insulation block.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: CHANG, JUNG-HUA; KUO, TA-HAO
To: SKY TECH INC.
Reel/Frame 066139/0400 →
Continuity (1)
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