Semiconductor wafer positioning system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6736361
APP PUB NO 20030042381A1
SERIAL NO

09945917

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The present invention discloses a positioning system that includes at least three positioner assemblies. Each positioner assembly includes a housing with a coarse adjustment assembly and a fine adjustment assembly disposed within the housing. The positioner assemblies are releasably coupled to a wafer chuck and operable to selectively position the chuck. More particularly, the fine adjustment assembly includes a piezoelectric actuator that is selectively movable between a retracted position and an extended position.

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NLINE CORPORATIONSUITE A 4150 FREIDRICH LANE AUSTIN TX 78744

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Price, John H Austin, TX 8 42

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