Patent ID: 9533484
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B32B,H01L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A debonding chuck comprising: a first surface that defines a recess configured to hold a wafer of an assembly that includes the wafer bonded to a plate having a first diameter that is larger than a second diameter of the wafer, the assembly configured such that the plate includes a peripheral area not covered by the wafer, and such that when the wafer of the assembly is placed within the recess, at least a portion of the peripheral area of the plate engages at least a portion of the first surface; and a second surface disposed in the recess and separated from the first surface, the second surface including a plurality of suction openings configured to deliver a suction force to the recess, at least a portion of the second surface in contact with a heat source that is configured to deliver heat to the recess.