Patent ID: 6826840
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
Apparatus for scribing semiconductor wafers comprising, in combination:a wafer support for rigidly supporting a wafer and maintaining said wafer against movement; a scribe tool; a scribe tool holder holding said scribe tool; support structure supporting said scribe tool holder, said support structure operable to selectively bring said scribe tool into engagement with said wafer and to move said scribe tool relative to said wafer while in engagement therewith and while said wafer is rigidly supported by and maintained against movement by said wafer support to form a scribe line in said wafer, said scribe tool holder including at least one flexible scribe tool holder element located adjacent to said scribe tool and bendable responsive to pressure being exerted on a wafer fixedly held on said wafer support by said scribe tool.