An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic base, a ceramic dielectric layer, an electrostatic electrode, and a ceramic insulating layer. The ceramic dielectric layer is positioned on the ceramic base and is thinner than the ceramic base. The electrostatic electrode is embedded between the ceramic dielectric layer and the ceramic base. The ceramic insulating layer is positioned on the ceramic dielectric layer and is thinner than the ceramic dielectric layer. The ceramic insulating layer has a higher volume resistivity and withstand voltage than the ceramic dielectric layer, and the ceramic dielectric layer has a higher dielectric constant than the ceramic insulating layer.

An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic base, a ceramic dielectric layer, an electrostatic electrode, and a ceramic insulating layer. The ceramic dielectric layer is positioned on the ceramic base and is thinner than the ceramic base. The electrostatic electrode is embedded between the ceramic dielectric layer and the ceramic base. The ceramic insulating layer is positioned on the ceramic dielectric layer and is thinner than the ceramic dielectric layer. The ceramic insulating layer has a higher volume resistivity and withstand voltage than the ceramic dielectric layer, and the ceramic dielectric layer has a higher dielectric constant than the ceramic insulating layer.

Disclosed herein is a system that includes a placement head, the placement head including a spindle assembly, the spindle assembly including a spindle capable of receiving one of a plurality of nozzles for attachment. The system includes a nozzle changer, the nozzle changer including a revolver capable of holding a plurality of nozzles. A position of the nozzle changer is changeable in response to movement of the spindle assembly. Further disclosed is a method of receiving and attaching nozzles with a nozzle changer.

One embodiment of the present invention discloses an electrostatic chuck made of an aluminum nitride sintered body, wherein the aluminum nitride sintered body comprises aluminum nitride and a composite oxide formed along the grain boundaries of the aluminum nitride, wherein the composite oxide comprises at least two kinds of rare earth metals which have a solid-solution relationship with each other, and wherein the composite oxide comprises a collection area having a higher oxygen content than a surrounding area.

An attaching and detaching apparatus includes a main mounting plate to which a main mounting object is to be mounted, an attachment mounting plate to which an attachment mounting object is to be mounted, and a connecting member between the main mounting plate and the attachment mounting plate. A protrusion projecting toward the connecting member is formed on the main mounting plate. A hole into which the protrusion fits is formed on the connecting member. A first contact surface in the shape of a surface of revolution is formed on the protrusion. A second contact surface in the shape of a surface of revolution is formed on the inner surface of the hole. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are in contact with each other with the central axis of the protrusion coinciding with the central axis of the hole.

An electrostatic chuck device (1) including: an electrostatic chuck part (2) which includes a base material (11) having a mounting surface (11a) on which a plate-like sample W is mounted, and an internal electrostatic attraction electrode (13) which electrostatically attracts the plate-like sample (W) to the mounting surface (11a); a cooling base part (3) which is configured to cool the electrostatic chuck part (2); and an adhesive layer (4) which is interposed therebetween, in which a shape of the mounting surface of the base material (11) includes a concave surface (23) or a convex surface, which is a curved surface that gradually curves from a center (11b) of the mounting surface (11a) toward an outer periphery (11c) of the mounting surface (11a) and includes no inflection point, and an absolute value of a difference between a height of a center of the concave surface (23) or the convex surface from a position of a main surface (3a) of the cooling base part (3) as a reference and a height of an outer periphery of the concave surface (23) or the convex surface from the position of the main surface (3a) of the cooling base part (3) as a reference is 1 μm or higher and 30 μm or lower.

An electrostatic chuck device (1) including: an electrostatic chuck part (2) which includes a base material (11) having a mounting surface (11a) on which a plate-like sample W is mounted, and an internal electrostatic attraction electrode (13) which electrostatically attracts the plate-like sample (W) to the mounting surface (11a); a cooling base part (3) which is configured to cool the electrostatic chuck part (2); and an adhesive layer (4) which is interposed therebetween, in which a shape of the mounting surface of the base material (11) includes a concave surface (23) or a convex surface, which is a curved surface that gradually curves from a center (11b) of the mounting surface (11a) toward an outer periphery (11c) of the mounting surface (11a) and includes no inflection point, and an absolute value of a difference between a height of a center of the concave surface (23) or the convex surface from a position of a main surface (3a) of the cooling base part (3) as a reference and a height of an outer periphery of the concave surface (23) or the convex surface from the position of the main surface (3a) of the cooling base part (3) as a reference is 1 μm or higher and 30 μm or lower.

An electrostatic chuck device (1) including: an electrostatic chuck member (2) formed of ceramics; a temperature control base member (3) formed of metal; and a power supply terminal (16) which is inserted in the temperature control base member (3) and applies a voltage to an electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) which is provided on the electrostatic chuck member (2), the electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) and the power supply terminal (16) are connected with each other via a conductive adhesive layer (17), the conductive adhesive layer (17) contains a carbon fiber and a resin, and the carbon fiber has an aspect ratio of 100 or higher.

An electrostatic chuck device (1) including: an electrostatic chuck member (2) formed of ceramics; a temperature control base member (3) formed of metal; and a power supply terminal (16) which is inserted in the temperature control base member (3) and applies a voltage to an electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) which is provided on the electrostatic chuck member (2), the electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) and the power supply terminal (16) are connected with each other via a conductive adhesive layer (17), the conductive adhesive layer (17) contains a carbon fiber and a resin, and the carbon fiber has an aspect ratio of 100 or higher.

A core moving device is provided, including a core adsorption holding part for adsorbing and moving a core cut out of a workpiece with a magnetic force of a magnet. The core adsorption holding part includes: a rod member, a distal end portion of which is constituted of the magnet; a bottomed cylindrical member which has a bottom surface on a distal end portion side and into which the rod member is inserted from a base end portion side; and a cylindrical member drive part which moves the bottomed cylindrical member forward, wherein the bottomed cylindrical member, on one hand, moves backward to adsorb the core to the magnet and, on the other hand, moves forward to remove the core adsorbed to the magnet.