Removal of a sheet from a production apparatus
US7998224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T117/1092
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A melt of a material is cooled and a sheet of the material is formed in the melt. This sheet is transported, cut into at least one segment, and cooled in a cooling chamber. The material may be Si, Si and Ge, Ga, or GaN. The cooling is configured to prevent stress or strain to the segment. In one instance, the cooling chamber has gas cooling.
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