# US 12,597,589 B2 · Electrostatic chuck > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,597,589 B2 - Document ID: US12597589B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/999,830 - Filed: 2021-05-27 - Published: 2023-09-14 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-29 - Assignees: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Masaki Hirayama; Tetsuro Itagaki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12597589B2 ## CPC - H01J 37/32697: {Electrostatic control} - H01J 37/32174: {Circuits specially adapted for controlling the RF discharge} - H01J 37/32642: {Focus rings} - H01J 37/32715: {Workpiece holder} - H02N 13/00: Clutches or holding devices using electrostatic attraction, e.g. using Johnson-Rahbek effect - H10P 72/70: for supporting or gripping - H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H) - H02N: ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H10P: GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract Provided is an electrostatic chuck device including: an electrostatic chuck plate which has a dielectric substrate having a placement surface on which a wafer is placed and electrodes positioned in the dielectric substrate; a focus ring which is installed on an outer peripheral portion of the electrostatic chuck plate and surrounding the placement surface; and a power connection portion which connects the electrode and a power supply. The electrostatic chuck plate has a first electrode positioned in a region overlapping the placement surface in plan view and a second electrode positioned in a region overlapping the focus ring in plan view. The power connection portion includes a power wire electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode via a current regulator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrostatic chuck device, comprising: an electrostatic chuck plate which has a dielectric substrate having a placement surface on which a wafer is placed and electrodes which are positioned in the dielectric substrate; a focus ring which is installed on an outer peripheral portion of the electrostatic chuck plate and surrounding the placement surface; and a power connection portion, wherein the power connection portion includes a current regulator and power wires which connect the electrodes and a power supply, the electrodes of the electrostatic chuck plate have a first electrode which is positioned in a region overlapping the placement surface in plan view and a second electrode which is positioned in a region overlapping the focus ring in plan view, and the power wires of the power connection portion include a power wire which electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode via the current regulator, wherein the current regulator is a constant current circuit in which a first transistor, a resistor, and a second transistor are connected in this order, a drain of the first transistor is disposed on an input terminal side, a source of the first transistor is connected to an IN side terminal of the resistor and a gate of the second transistor, a gate of the first transistor is connected to an OUT side terminal of the resistor and a source of the second transistor, a drain of the second transistor is disposed on an output side, and the gate of the second transistor is connected to the IN side terminal of the resistor and the source of the first transistor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, further comprising a side cover which surrounds the electrostatic chuck plate from an outside in a radial direction, wherein the current regulator is positioned on a back surface side of the dielectric substrate and inside the side cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the current regulator includes a variable resistor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the current regulator includes a constant current circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the second electrode is divided into a plurality of electrode portions which are arranged along a direction in which the focus ring extends, and each of the electrode portions is connected to the first electrode via the power wire. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, further comprising a metal base which supports the electrostatic chuck plate from a back surface side opposite to the placement surface, wherein the current regulator is positioned on a side of the metal base opposite to the electrostatic chuck plate and inside the side cover. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode is an electrode which is circular in plan view, and the second electrode is a circular ring-shaped electrode which is divided into a plurality of parts extending along an outer peripheral portion of the dielectric substrate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the second electrodes have same size and shape as each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the current regulator is a constant current circuit in which a resistor and a PTC thermistor are connected in parallel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the constant current circuit has a first photodiode which is connected between the gate of the first transistor and the OUT side terminal of the resistor and a second photodiode which is connected between the gate of the second transistor and the IN side terminal of the resistor, the source of the first transistor is connected to the IN side terminal of the resistor and an anode of the second photodiode, the drain of the first transistor is disposed on an input side, the gate of the first transistor is connected to a cathode of the first photodiode, the source of the second transistor is connected to the OUT side terminal of the resistor and an anode of the first photodiode, the drain of the second transistor is disposed on the output side, the gate of the second transistor is connected to a cathode of the second photodiode, and the anode of the second photodiode is connected to the IN side terminal of the resistor and the source of the first transistor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 10, wherein the electrostatic chuck device comprises a light source device, and the constant current circuit is configured to control the amount of current with light, which is emitted from the light source device, which irradiates the first photodiode and the second photodiode with the light. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 11, wherein the light source device includes a light-emitting diode, and a control device which is configured to drive and control brightness of the light-emitting diode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck device according to claim 1, wherein the power wires of the power connection portion include a power wire which electrically connects the power supply and the power wire which electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode via the current regulator.