A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprises an adsorption unit defining a plurality of pressing holes in the adsorption unit, the plurality of pressing holes configured to eject gas, and defining a plurality of suction holes in the adsorption unit, the plurality of suction holes configured to suction the gas and to handle a semiconductor chip through the gas. At least one of the suction holes is adjacent to at least one of an apex of the adsorption unit or an edge of the adsorption unit.

Clamping of edges of flexible workpieces to a support surface is improved by creating a region of reduced pressure proximate the edges, by shaping air conduits so that they narrow in the edge regions.

An apparatus is for plasma dicing a semiconductor substrate of the type forming part of a workpiece, the workpiece further including a carrier sheet on a frame member, where the carrier sheet carries the semiconductor substrate. The apparatus includes a chamber, a plasma production device configured to produce a plasma within the chamber suitable for dicing the semiconductor substrate, a workpiece support located in the chamber for supporting the workpiece through contact with the carrier sheet, and a frame cover element configured to, in use, contact the frame member thereby clamping the carrier sheet against an auxiliary element disposed in the chamber.

A carrier system and method carries an object to an object mounting member provided with an object mounting section. The system includes: a measurement device which obtains information related to a flatness of the object; a carrier member that carries the object; and a controller which controls a driving speed of the carrier member using the information related to the flatness of the object obtained by the measurement device.

A method for executing a direct transfer of semiconductor device die from a first substrate to transfer locations on a second substrate. The method includes determining a position of impact wires disposed on a transfer head, semiconductor device die, and transfer locations; determining whether there are at least two positions that an impact wire, a semiconductor device die, and a transfer locations are aligned within a threshold tolerance; and transferring, by the impact wires, the semiconductor device die such that the semiconductor device die detaches from the first substrate and attaches to transfer locations on the second substrate. The transferring being completed based at least in part on determining that the impact wire, the semiconductor device die, and the circuit trace are aligned within the threshold tolerance.

A grinding equipment includes: a frame which has a central shaft disposed collinearly to one side of the polishing wheel and rotates about the central shaft; a plurality of seating portions which are disposed on the upper side of the frame, each have a space formed in the central portion thereof, seat a workpiece on the upper surfaces thereof, and are arranged radially from the central shaft of the frame; a plurality of vacuum portions which are disposed in the central portions of the plurality of seating portions respectively, seat the workpiece on the upper surfaces thereof, and each have a plurality of flow channels so as to secure the workpiece by suctioning air through the flow channels; and a control unit for controlling the rotation of the frame.

Apparatus for extending substrate queue time for hybrid bonding by preserving plasma activation. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include an environmentally controllable space with a support for holding a die or a substrate, a gas velocity accelerator that recirculates one or more gases laterally across the support, a filter, a humidifier apparatus that is fluidly connected to the environmentally controllable space, wherein the humidifier apparatus enables controllable humidity levels within the environmentally controllable space, a pressurizing apparatus fluidly connected to the humidifier apparatus on an output and fluidly connected to at least one gas supply on an input, a relative humidity (RH) sensor positioned within the environmentally controllable space, and an environment controller in communication with at least the humidifier apparatus and the RH sensor, wherein the environment controller is configured to maintain an RH level of approximately 80% to approximately 95%.

Discussed is a substrate chuck for self-assembling micro LEDs. The substrate chuck can include a first frame having a hole at a central portion thereof, a second frame having a hole at a central portion thereof and disposed to overlap the first frame, a frame transfer part configured to transfer the second frame so that the second frame presses the substrate while the substrate is disposed between the first and second frames, and an auxiliary clamp configured to additionally press the second frame toward the substrate while the second frame is pressing on the substrate.

A semiconductor fabricating apparatus may include a collet structure configured to pick-up a semiconductor chip. The collet structure may include a holder, a plate, an absorption member and an edge contact. The holder may be configured to downwardly receive vacuum. The holder may include a magnet arranged in the holder. The plate may include an upper surface magnetically and mechanically combined with the holder. The plate may include a sidewall wholly exposed by the holder. The plate may receive the vacuum from the holder. The absorption member may make contact with the plate to pick-up the semiconductor chip using the vacuum received from the plate. The edge contact may include a protrusion having a first length protruded from an edge portion of a bottom surface of the holder to make contact with the plate.

A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes placing a display substrate on a susceptor in a chamber, maintaining the susceptor at a first temperature, dividing the display substrate into a plurality of partial substrates, and maintaining the susceptor at a second temperature.