Method and apparatus for cleaving brittle materials

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H01L 21/78 (2006.01)

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CA 2569376

An apparatus for cleaving a section of a bar of brittle material is provided. The apparatus comprises a support adapted to hold the section of the bar in a position to be cleaved, a blade, an actuator coupled to the blade for driving the blade at least partially through the bar to create a cleaved portion of the bar, and a follower for engaging the end of the bar during cleaving. An method of cleaving a section of a bar of brittle material is also provided. The method comprises initiating a crack in the bar and driving a blade through the bar to remove a portion of the brittle material from the end of the bar. In one embodiment, the blades drives through the bar at a controlled speed.

L'invention concerne un appareil permettant de couper une section d'une barre de matériau fragile. Cet appareil comprend un support conçu pour contenir la section de la barre dans une position lui permettant d'être coupée, une lame, un actionneur couplé à la lame permettant d'enfoncer la lame au moins partiellement dans la barre afin de couper une partie de la barre et une partie d'appui destinée à venir en contact avec l'extrémité de la barre pendant la coupe. L'invention concerne également un procédé permettant de couper une section d'une barre de matériau fragile. Ce procédé consiste à entailler la barre et à enfoncer une lame dans la barre afin d'éliminer une partie du matériau fragile de l'extrémité de la barre. Dans un mode de réalisation, la lame s'enfonce dans la barre à une vitesse contrôlée.

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