Patent ID: 9202739
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H01L,H01R

Abstract:
1. A holder for a flat substrate, the holder consisting of a) a monolithic fixture machined from a single piece of nonmagnetic metal and b) multiple cantilever springs composed of beryllium copper; wherein the monolithic fixture is machined to have i) a single post for mounting the holder on a stage inside a vacuum chamber of an instrument, ii) a single groove into which the flat substrate may be inserted, and iii) a single channel for holding the multiple cantilever springs within the groove; wherein the multiple cantilever springs are positioned in the channel for securing the flat substrate in the groove and are held in place only by their own compression against an opposing surface to the channel on an opposite side of the groove; wherein the nonmagnetic material is brass, aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, or copper.