US5665260A
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Ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater
Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-12-27
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Granted: 1997-09-09
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Expires: 2014-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A ceramic electrostatic chuck with a built-in heater having electrodes of an electroconductive ceramic bonded to a surface of a supporting substrate of an electrically conducting ceramic. A heat generating layer of an electroconductive ceramic is bonded to the other surface of the supporting substrate and a covering layer of an electrically insulating ceramic is provided thereon. Each of the supporting substrate, electrode for the electrostatic chuck and heat generating layer has a surface roughness Rmax of 5 μm or larger.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo Kawada
- 👤 Shoji Kano
- 👤 Koji Hagiwara
- 👤 Nobuo Arai
- 👤 Junichi Arami
- 👤 Kenji Ishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/10; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/10; H05B3/12; H05B3/14; H05B3/141; H05B3/143; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/72; H10P72/722
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A ceramic electrostatic chuck having a built-in heater comprising a supporting substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, a heat generating layer of an electroconductive ceramic bonded to the first surface, an electrode layer bonded to the second surface so as to sandwich the substrate between the heat generating layer and the electrode layer, and a covering layer of an electrically insulating ceramic covering said electrode layer and said heat generating layer, wherein said electrode layer and said heat generating layer have a surface roughness Rmax of 5 μm or larger.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A ceramic electrostatic chuck having a built-in heater comprising a supporting substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, a heat generating layer of an electroconductive ceramic bonded to the first surface, an electrode layer bonded to the second surface so as to sandwich the substrate between the heat generating layer and the electrode layer, and a covering layer of an electrically insulating ceramic covering said electrode layer and said heat generating layer, wherein said electrode layer and said heat generating layer have a surface roughness Rmax of 5 μm or larger.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater described in claim 1 wherein said supporting substrate and said covering layer are made from boron nitride, a mixture of boron nitride and aluminum nitride or silicon nitride and the said electrodes for electrostatic chuck and said heat generating layer are made from graphite or silicon carbide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater described in claim 1 wherein a diffusion-preventing layer is bonded on to the said covering layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater described in claim 3 wherein the diffusion-preventing layer is made from silicon oxide or silicon nitride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater described in claim 2 wherein a diffusion-preventing layer is bonded on to the said covering layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater described in claim 2 wherein the diffusion-preventing layer is made from silicon oxide or silicon nitride.
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