Patent ID: 7669903
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An end effector for transporting a semiconductor workpiece, comprising: a low-profile body having a proximal end and a distal end, said low-profile body including a recessed pocket in fluid communication with a vacuum channel passing through a portion of said low-profile body; a support pad partially seated within said recessed pocket, said support pad having a body with a central workpiece contact surface, a raised edge and at least one vacuum aperture passing through said body, wherein when a workpiece is seated on the end effector, a bottom surface of the workpiece contacts said central workpiece contact surface of said support pad and a gap exists between said raised edge of said support pad and the bottom surface of the workpiece, and the at least one vacuum aperture is in fluid communication with the raised edge of the support pad.