# US 2026/0090331 A1 · Electrostatic chuck > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0090331 A1 - Document ID: US20260090331A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/284,180 - Filed: 2025-07-29 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-24 - Assignees: Toto Ltd. - Applicants: Toto Ltd. - Inventors: Yuki SASAKI; Jun SHIRAISHI; Ikuo ITAKURA; Shunya MIYAZAKI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260090331A1 ## CPC - H10P 72/722: {Details of electrostatic chucks} - H10P: GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract An electrostatic chuck 10 includes: a dielectric substrate 100 that includes a first part 101 including a surface 110 as a placement surface, and a second part 102 thinner than the first part 101 projecting from an outer peripheral end of the first part 101 further toward an outer peripheral side; a first internal electrode 140 provided inside the first part 101; a second internal electrode 150 provided inside the second part 102; a first power supply member 401 that is provided on a surface 120 of the dielectric substrate 100 and electrically connected to the first internal electrode 140; and a second power supply member 402 that is provided on the surface 120 of the dielectric substrate 100 and electrically connected to the second internal electrode 150. Both of the first power supply member 401 and the second power supply member 402 are provided in the first part 101 of the dielectric substrate 100. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrostatic chuck comprising: a dielectric substrate that includes a first part including a placement surface on which an object to be adsorbed is placed, and a second part thinner than the first part projecting from an outer peripheral end of the first part further toward an outer peripheral side; a first internal electrode provided inside the first part; a second internal electrode provided inside the second part; a first power supply member that is provided on a surface on an opposite side of the placement surface in the dielectric substrate, and is electrically connected to the first internal electrode; and a second power supply member that is provided on a surface on an opposite side of the placement surface in the dielectric substrate, and is electrically connected to the second internal electrode, wherein both of the first power supply member and the second power supply member are provided in the first part of the dielectric substrate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the second power supply members are provided, and are arranged to be aligned in an annular shape along a circumferential direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the first power supply members are provided, and are arranged to be aligned in an annular shape along the circumferential direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of second power supply members are arranged at positions on an outer peripheral side than the plurality of first power supply members. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of gas holes are formed in the dielectric substrate, and the plurality of gas holes are arranged to be aligned in an annular shape along the circumferential direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 5, wherein one group of the plurality of first power supply members and the plurality of second power supply members is arranged at positions on an inner peripheral side than the plurality of gas holes, and the other group of the plurality of first power supply members and the plurality of second power supply members is arranged at positions on an outer peripheral side than the plurality of gas holes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 5, wherein the first power supply member, the gas hole, the second power supply member, and the gas hole are repeatedly arranged in this order along the circumferential direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of gas holes are formed in the dielectric substrate, and when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the placement surface, the first power supply member and the second power supply member are formed at positions that do not overlap with distribution flow paths for distributing gas to the respective gas holes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 1, wherein a seal ring that is an annular protrusion having a distal end surface as a part of the placement surface is provided in the first part, and when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the placement surface, the first power supply member and the second power supply member are arranged at positions that do not overlap with the seal ring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electrostatic chuck according to claim 1, further comprising: a base plate as a metal member configured to support the dielectric substrate, wherein both of the first power supply member and the second power supply member are electrically connected to the base plate.