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Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices


Location: Austin, TX
No. of patents: 3

NumberTitleIssue Date
7715941Method and apparatus for scheduling a plurality of processing tools
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for scheduling a plurality of processing tools. The method comprises providing a first processing tool and a plurality of second processing tools, selecting one of the plurality of second processing tools, and de...
05/11/2010
7369905Method and apparatus for pressure and plasma control during transitions used to create graded interfaces by multi-step PECVD deposition
A method and apparatus are provided for a graded PECVD process that continuously modulates a set of flow and pressure conditions while the plasma power is turned on and a film is being deposited. A feedback mechanism specific to a give deposition recipe is used to g...
05/06/2008
7369550Method and apparatus for locking a table in a network switch
An apparatus and method are disclosed for locking a table within a network switch. The table is used to store entries that contain addresses of network stations connected to the network switch. A scheduler regulates access to the address table by allocating prescrib...
05/06/2008
 
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