Patent ID: 9281252
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: C23C,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: providing a semiconductor structure; applying an external mechanical stress to said semiconductor structure by placing said semiconductor structure on a chucking system comprising one or more grippers for gripping an edge of said semiconductor structure and moving said one or more grippers to apply a mechanical force to the edge of said semiconductor structure while maintaining a contact between said semiconductor structure and a semiconductor support surface of said chucking system at only a portion of the semiconductor structure support surface to bend said semiconductor structure; performing one or more semiconductor manufacturing processes while said semiconductor structure is on said chucking system and while said external mechanical stress is applied to said semiconductor structure, said one or more semiconductor manufacturing processes providing one or more material layers having an intrinsic stress at said semiconductor structure; and after performing said one or more semiconductor manufacturing processes, removing said external mechanical stress from said semiconductor structure, the removal of said external mechanical stress at least partially relaxing said intrinsic stress of said one or more material layers.