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Encapsulant of CdTe boules for multiblade wafering

US4564494A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1984
Grant dateJan 14, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC30B33/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cadmium telluride boule encapsulated with an encapsulant material consisting of about 80% by volume of powdered beta-phase calcium sulfate hemihydrate, about 20% by volume of powdered alpha-phase calcium sulfate hemihydrate and water. This specially encapsulated boule can then be sawn with a multiblade wafering apparatus used to simultaneously saw the boule into multiple substrate wafers.

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