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7618516 Method and apparatus to confine plasma and to enhance flow conductance  
The embodiments of the present invention generally relate to annular ring used in a plasma processing chamber. In one embodiment, the annular ring includes an inner wall, an upper outer wall, a...
7597762 Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components  
A method for manufacturing components is provided. The method includes coupling a drive assembly to a positioning assembly, coupling a plurality of components to be manufactured to a plurality of...
7588640 Workpiece carrier device  
A workpiece carrier ( 2 ) comprises a rotary frame ( 3 ) and a driving part ( 20 ), both of which are rotatable about a driving axle ( 4 ). The rotary frame ( 3 ) can be driven by a motor ( 6 ),...
7582186 Method and apparatus for an improved focus ring in a plasma processing system  
A focus ring configured to be coupled to a substrate holder comprises a first surface exposed to a process; a second surface, opposite the first surface, for coupling to an upper surface of the...
7582167 Apparatus for reducing entrapment of foreign matter along a moveable shaft of a substrate support  
In one embodiment, the invention is a guard ring for reducing particle entrapment along a moveable shaft of a substrate support. In one embodiment, the guard ring comprises a substantially annular...
7567421 Bipolar electrostatic chuck  
A bipolar electrostatic including a chuck main body having a mounting surface; an annular electrode member formed in an annular configuration wit a center opening and fixed onto the mounting...
7556695 Apparatus to make nanolaminate thermal barrier coatings  
Methods and apparatus to make multilayer thermal barrier coatings for superalloy substrates such as turbine blades or vanes are disclosed. The methods produce non-homogeneous, nanometer-size,...
7554059 Heater unit and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same  
A ceramic heater attaining more uniform temperature distribution from the start to the end of cooling is provided. Further, in a cooling module used for cooling the heater, liquid leakage during...
7527694 Substrate gripping apparatus  
In one embodiment, a substrate centering apparatus for centering a substrate on a substrate support is provided. In one embodiment, the invention comprises an apparatus that is mounted to an...
7513954 Plasma processing apparatus and substrate mounting table employed therein  
A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container for receiving a substrate to be processed and processing the substrate by a plasma of a processing gas, a substrate mounting table,...
7513953 Continuous system for depositing films onto plastic bottles and method  
A bottle processing apparatus includes a rotary bottle vacuum transfer system and a bottle coating system. The rotary bottle vacuum transfer system takes bottles from atmospheric pressure and...
7494562 Vapor phase growth apparatus  
A vapor phase growth apparatus has a plurality of rotation susceptors to hold the semiconductor wafer, and a disk-like revolution susceptor on which the plurality of rotation susceptors are...
7479210 Temperature control of pallet in sputtering system  
A multi-chamber processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. The system includes a...
7466907 Annealing process and device of semiconductor wafer  
A device for use in a thermal annealing process for a wafer (T) of material chosen among the semiconductor materials for the purpose of detaching a layer from the wafer at an weakened zone. During...
7459187 Surface-treatment method and equipment  
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to uniformly supply of a gas onto a base material in a way simpler and lower in cost, and thus, to realize a high-quality surface...
7449071 Wafer holder with peripheral lift ring  
A wafer holder for supporting a wafer within a CVD processing chamber includes a vertically moveable lift ring configured to support the bottom peripheral surface of the wafer, and an inner plug...
7446284 Etch resistant wafer processing apparatus and method for producing the same  
A wafer processing apparatus is fabricated by depositing a film electrode onto the surface of a base substrate, the structure is then overcoated with a protective coating film layer comprising at...
7444955 Apparatus for directing plasma flow to coat internal passageways  
An apparatus for coating surfaces of a workpiece is configured to establish a pressure gradient within internal passageways through the workpiece, so that the coating within the internal...
7422637 Processing chamber configured for uniform gas flow  
An apparatus and method for performing uniform gas flow in a processing chamber is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus is an edge ring that includes an annular body having an annular seal...
7419551 Plasma reactor with apparatus for dynamically adjusting the plasma source power applicator and the workpiece relative to one another  
A plasma reactor for processing a workpiece includes a process chamber comprising an enclosure including a ceiling and having a vertical axis of symmetry generally perpendicular to said ceiling, a...
7393433 Plasma processing apparatus, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and electrostatic chucking unit used thereof  
A wiring member which becomes substantially symmetrical on the plane of an electrostatic chuck unit is connected to the tip end of an RF introduction rod between the RF introduction rod and the...
7393418 Susceptor  
A susceptor at least a surface thereof being coated with SiC, includes a recess where an wafer is mounted, the recess having an round portion disposed on a lower portion of an outer circumferential...
7393417 Semiconductor-manufacturing apparatus  
On a wafer holding area 50 on the upper surface of a susceptor 22, a wafer W is supported by a wafer support 54 such that a gap with a predetermined distance is formed between the wafer W and...
7387687 Support system for a treatment apparatus  
A system for an apparatus of the type adapted to treat substrates and/or wafers is described and comprises a stationary base element and a movable support for at least one substrate or at least one...
7368018 Chemical vapor deposition apparatus  
A chemical vapor deposition apparatus is provided. The chemical vapor deposition apparatus includes a susceptor support base and a susceptor, and configured to rotate the susceptor with a rotary...
7351986 Method and apparatus for reducing cross contamination of species during ion implantation  
A wafer support for an ion implanter includes a wafer holder and a support arm for the holder in the implant chamber. A portion of the support arm adjacent the wafer holder is at least...
7351936 Method and apparatus for preventing baking chamber exhaust line clog  
A method and apparatus involve providing a supply of nitrogen gas, heating the supply of nitrogen gas to a temperature, and ejecting the heated nitrogen gas through the exhaust line of the baking...
7351293 Method and device for rotating a wafer  
Method and device for rotating a wafer which is arranged floating in a reactor. The wafer is treated in a reactor of this nature, and it is important for this treatment to be carried out as...
7331512 Monitoring and controlling of laser operation  
A laser monitoring and controlling apparatus is disclosed that includes a laser, a data server and a laser Graphical User Interface (GUI). In an embodiment, the apparatus further includes, an...
7331307 Thermally sprayed member, electrode and plasma processing apparatus using the electrode  
A thermally sprayed member or an electrode includes a basic material, a thermally sprayed film formed on the surface of the basic material, the thermally sprayed film being made of an insulating...
7314526 Reaction chamber for an epitaxial reactor  
Reaction chamer ( 10 ) for an epitaxial reactor comprising a belljar ( 14 ) made of insulating, transparent and chemically resistant material, a susceptor ( 24 ) provided with disk-shaped cavities...
7311939 Vacuum coating unit and a method for the differentiated coating of spectacle lenses  
Substrates, such as spectacle lenses for example, may be provided with a coating which is not uniform by way of screens. The screens are aperture rings, arranged concentric to a symmetry axis of...
7311783 Multiple axis tumbler coating apparatus  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for coating one or more workpieces such as components to be used in jet engines or industrial turbines. The apparatus comprises a device for...
7284760 Holding device for disk-shaped objects  
Semiconductor technology requires the use of object holders, which are capable of holding wafers securely, also during rotation. In order to save time and expense, such holders should be suitable...
7279049 Apparatus for reducing entrapment of foreign matter along a moveable shaft of a substrate support  
In one embodiment, the invention is a guard ring for reducing particle entrapment along a moveable shaft of a substrate support. In one embodiment, the guard ring comprises a substantially annular...
7276125 Barrel type susceptor  
The barrel type susceptor for use in the semiconductor epitaxial growth is characterized in that a face plate 5 of a susceptor main body 2 having the shape of a truncated cone is partitioned...
7276123 Semiconductor-processing apparatus provided with susceptor and placing block  
A semiconductor-processing apparatus comprises a susceptor and removable placing blocks detachably placed at a periphery of the susceptor for transferring a substrate. Retractable supporting...
7264699 Workpiece holder for processing apparatus, and processing apparatus using the same  
An inexpensive workpiece holder having high reliability and a processing apparatus equipped with the workpiece holder are provided, in which damage caused by oxygen in the air is prevented. The...
7252737 Pedestal with integral shield  
Generally, a substrate support member for supporting a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, a substrate support member for supporting a substrate includes a body coupled to a lower shield. The...
7226055 Substrate holding and spinning assembly and methods for making the same  
A substrate holding apparatus is provided. The substrate holding apparatus includes a chuck yoke, a plurality of arm assemblies, and a plurality of gripper assemblies. A first end of each of the...
7223308 Apparatus to improve wafer temperature uniformity for face-up wet processing  
A method and apparatus for controlling a substrate temperature during an electroless deposition process. The apparatus includes a deposition cell configured to support a substrate at a position...
7204888 Lift pin assembly for substrate processing  
Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for constraining and supporting the lift pins to prevent or minimize lateral movement of the lift pins that causes substrate hand-off...
7198276 Adaptive electrostatic pin chuck  
Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck and system for maintaining a device flat within the electrostatic chuck. The electrostatic chuck has a plate, height adjustment mechanisms connected to the...
7192624 Method for obtaining thermal diffusion coating  
Continuously operating furnace and method for obtaining thermal diffusion coating on the outside surface of metallic articles. The furnace is configured as a tunnel through which in succession are...
7186298 Wafer support system  
A wafer support system comprising a segmented susceptor having top and bottom sections and gas flow passages therethrough. A plurality of spacers projecting from a recess formed in the top section...
7182814 Sample holder for physical vapor deposition equipment  
A sample holder for physical vapor deposition equipment, which is disposed in a vacuum chamber for holding samples, includes a transmission mechanism and a fastening mechanism. The transmission...
7179397 Plasma processing methods and apparatus  
To move an article in and out of plasma during plasma processing, the article is rotated by a first drive around a first axis, and the first drive is itself rotated by a second drive. As a result,...
7169234 Apparatus and methods for preventing rotational slippage between a vertical shaft and a support structure for a semiconductor wafer holder  
A substrate support assembly positively secures a substrate holder support to a rotation shaft with respect to rotationally applied forces. A substrate holder support is configured to have an...
7166168 Substrate-coating system and an associated substrate-heating method  
A substrate-coating system and an associated substrate-heating method, wherein the substrate-coating system is equipped with a substrate holder ( 1, 2 ) for holding at least one substrate at a...
7153542 Assembly line processing method  
An apparatus for sequential processing of a workpiece comprises an assembly line processing system. The apparatus comprises multiple workpieces moving in an assembly line fashion under multiple...