Patent ID: 6217972
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B29C,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An article for use in manufacturing a microelectronic component comprising:(a) a flexible sheet having oppositely-facing exterior surfaces; and(b) a frame having an aperture and a light-transmissive portion, said flexible sheet being bonded to said light-transmissive portion of said frame so that said frame holds said sheet taut and so that a first exterior surface of said sheet is exposed through said aperture, the bond between said sheet and said transmissive portion of said frame being susceptible to degradation by exposure to light in a degradation wavelength band, said transmissive portion of said frame being adapted to transmit light in said degradation wavelength band, whereby the bond between the sheet and the transmissive portion of the frame can be released by applying light in said degradation wavelength band to the bond through the transmissive portion of the frame.