Vacuum chuck

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9558985
APP PUB NO 20150069723A1
SERIAL NO

14389192

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A vacuum chuck is disclosed for holding and positioning wafers more stably and securely. The vacuum chuck includes a supporting assembly having a receiving groove and at least one first vacuum aperture defined in the receiving groove. A seal unit includes a seal ring bulging to form a vacuum trough. The seal ring is fixed in the receiving groove of the supporting assembly and has at least one second vacuum aperture communicating with the first vacuum aperture. A chuck connector fastened with the supporting assembly has at least one vacuum port and at least one vacuum orifice communicating with the vacuum port. At least one vacuum hose connects the first vacuum aperture, the second vacuum aperture with the vacuum orifice and the vacuum port of the chuck connector for evacuating the air of the vacuum trough to hold and position the wafer on the seal ring and the supporting assembly.

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ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI) INCBLD 4 NO 1690 CAI LUN ROAD ZHANGJIANG HIGH-TECH PARK SHANGHAI 201203

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jin, Yinuo Shanghai, CN 21 23
Shao, Yong Shanghai, CN 30 340
Wang, Hui Shanghai, CN 1115 8921
Wang, Jian Shanghai, CN 1906 17240

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