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Method and apparatus for surface processing of a substrate using an energetic particle beam

US9206500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 2008
Grant dateDec 8, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 4, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/3146
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus for processing a substrate with an energetic particle beam. Features on the substrate are oriented relative to the energetic particle beam and the substrate is scanned through the energetic particle beam. The substrate is periodically indexed about its azimuthal axis of symmetry, while shielded from exposure to the energetic particle beam, to reorient the features relative to the major dimension of the beam.

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