Patent ID: 6722026
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A process of removably adhering a semiconductor substrate to a substrate support in an environment capable of operating at sub-atmospheric pressure, comprising:a) providing a plurality of individual fibers, each of said fibers operationally connected at one end to said substrate support, and each of said fibers having an opposite free end; b) positioning said semiconductor substrate vertically spaced above said free ends of said fibers; and c) bringing a surface defined by said free ends of said fibers and an under surface of said semiconductor substrate into direct contact with one another by decreasing said vertical spacing between said free ends of said fibers and said under surface of said semiconductor substrate until direct contact with one another is established; and d) imparting horizontal movement between said free ends of said fibers and said under surface of said semiconductor substrate after said contact has been established to thereby cause the ends of said fibers to slide over said under surface of said semiconductor substrate; whereby said free fiber ends and said under surface of said semiconductor substrate brought into contact with one another results in binding forces exerted between said semiconductor substrate and said fibers to urge said semiconductor substrate against said underlying substrate support.