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IPC Subgroup
H10P 72/7

for supporting or gripping

Introduced: January 2026

Full Title

Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof > for supporting or gripping

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H10P 72/72 using electrostatic chucks
  • H10P 72/76 using mechanical means, e.g. clamps or pinches
  • H10P 72/78 using vacuum or suction, e.g. Bernoulli chucks