ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,537, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ASM IP Holding B.V. (Almere, Netherlands).

"Semiconductor processing systems using jigs" was invented by Dongyang Chen (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jig includes a disc body, a fixation pin, and a verification pin. The disc body has a first surface, an opposite a second surface, and a thickness separating the first surface from the second surface. A fixation aperture and a verification aperture extend through the thickness of the disc body and couple the first surface to the second surface of the disc body, the fixation aperture located radially outward of the verification ape...