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Apparatus and method for using scanning light beam for film or surface modification

US10503083B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2018
Grant dateDec 10, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70558
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for treating a substrate and, in particular, making secondary adjustments to the results of a primary process applied to the substrate, leading to improved uniformity of the overall process, in which a substrate is positioned on a substrate holder; a scanning a beam of light is directed onto the surface of the substrate; and the amplitude of the scanned beam is varied by location based on a substrate signature.

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