Method to vary dimensions of a substrate during nano-scale manufacturing

• Main Authors: CHOII, BYUNG, JIN, CHERALA, ANSHUMAN, NYMMAKAYALA, PAWAN K, SREENIVASAN, S., V, MEISSL, MARIO J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.12.2010
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; MATERIALS THEREFOR; MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTUREOR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method for varying dimensions of a substrate supported by a chuck, said substrate having an edge facing bodies of an actuator assembly, each of said bodies being coupled to a lever arm, said bodies defining an area there between, said method comprising: positioning the substrate within said area defined by said bodies, applying compressive forces to said substrate with said actuator assembly, imparting an angular movement to the lever arm about a pivot axis, the lever arm undergoing rotational movement causing body to undergo translational movement toward the substrate in a direction extending transversely to pivot axis.