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Cavity ring-down spectrometer for semiconductor processing

US7369242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2006
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/8578
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for measuring a gas within a semiconductor thin film process. The apparatus includes an optical resonator disposed within an environment of the thin-film process, a tunable laser that excites the optical resonator at a characteristic frequency of the gas and a detector that detects an energy within the resonator.

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