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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110029268 | METHODS FOR DELIVERING A PROCESS GAS A method for delivering a process gas to a reaction chamber of a plasma processing system using a recipe having a recipe flow rate is provided. The method includes delivering the process gas by a gas flow delivery system controlled by a mass flow controller (MFC) to an ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110011535 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTROLLING PLASMA PROCESSING PARAMETERS In a plasma processing chamber, a method for processing a substrate is provided. The substrate is disposed above a chuck and surrounded by an edge ring, which is electrically isolated from the chuck. The method includes providing first RF power to the chuck. The method ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011534 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AN EDGE RING POTENTIAL DURING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING An apparatus for performing ion incident angle control while processing a substrate within a processing chamber is provided. The apparatus includes an edge ring surrounding the substrate disposed on a lower electrode, wherein the edge ring is electrically isolated from ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110000012 | SPLIT TANK TOILET SYSTEM An toilet arrangement having two flow rates is provided. The toilet arrangement includes a lever having two positions, wherein said lever being disposed in a first location, a first amount of water is released by a valve, and wherein said lever is being disposed in a se... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332201 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTIVE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF PROCESSING CHAMBERS A method for assessing health status of a processing chamber is provided. The method includes executing a recipe. The method also includes receiving processing data from a set of sensors during execution of the recipe. The method further includes analyzing the processin... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332168 | DETERMINING PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM READINESS WITHOUT GENERATING PLASMA A test system for facilitating determining whether a plasma processing system (which includes a plasma processing chamber) is ready for processing wafers. The test system may include a computer-readable medium storing at least a test program. The test program may includ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332014 | ARRANGEMENT FOR IDENTIFYING UNCONTROLLED EVENTS AT THE PROCESS MODULE LEVEL AND METHODS THEREOF A method for detecting an in-situ fast transient event within a processing chamber during substrate processing is provided. The method includes a set of sensors comparing a data set to a set of criteria (in-situ fast transient events) to determine if the first data set ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332013 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREDICT ETCH RATE UNIFORMITY FOR QUALIFICATION OF A PLASMA CHAMBER A method for predicting etch rate uniformity for qualifying health status of a processing chamber during substrate processing of substrates is provided. The method includes executing a recipe and receiving processing data from a first set of sensors. The method further ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332012 | ARRANGEMENT FOR IDENTIFYING UNCONTROLLED EVENTS AT THE PROCESS MODULE LEVEL AND METHODS THEREOF A process-level troubleshooting architecture (PLTA) configured to facilitate substrate processing in a plasma processing system is provided. The architecture includes a process module controller. The architecture also includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332011 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IN-SITU PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR PLASMA PROCESSING TOOLS An arrangement for implementing an automatic in-situ process control scheme during execution of a recipe is provided. The arrangement includes control-loop sensors configured at least for collecting a first set of sensor data to facilitate monitoring set points during t... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332010 | SEASONING PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS A system for facilitating seasoning a plasma processing chamber. The system includes a computer-readable medium storing a chamber seasoning program (or CS program). The CS program includes code for receiving a first plurality of values and a second plurality of values o... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330710 | METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING AN OPTIMAL ENDPOINT ALGORITHM A method for automatically identifying an optimal endpoint algorithm for qualifying a process endpoint during substrate processing within a plasma processing system is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors during substrate proce... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325084 | COMPONENT-TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR A system for facilitating plasma processing tool component management across plurality of tools is provided. The system includes means for receiving first component data for first plurality of components, including identification and usage history for a first plurality ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314048 | ADJUSTING CURRENT RATIOS IN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS A plasma processing system for generating plasma to process at least a wafer. The plasma processing system may include a first coil for conducting a first current for sustaining at least a first portion of the plasma. The plasma processing system may also include a seco... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100297788 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING BEVEL ETCH REPEATABILITY AMONG SUBSTRATES A method, performed in connection with bevel etching of a substrate, for improving bevel-etch repeatability among substrates, is disclosed. The method includes providing an optical arrangement and ascertaining at least one bevel edge characteristic of a bevel edge of sa... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100280790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING END EFFECTOR ALIGNMENT USING AT LEAST A LIGHT SOURCE A method for calibrating alignment of an end effector with respect to a chuck in a plasma processing system is provided. The method including providing a first light beam from the end effector to said chuck. The method including moving the end effector along a predefine... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100279028 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANAGING PLASMA CONFINEMENT A method for confining plasma within a plasma processing chamber while processing a substrate is provided. The method includes igniting the plasma within a plasma generating area, wherein the plasma generating area is surrounded by a set of confinement rings. The method... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100278052 | INTELLEGENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TAP PORT AGGREGATOR AND METHODS THEREOF A network tap port aggregator for use in monitoring a network is provided. The network tap port aggregator includes a first device interface terminal for receiving a first network feed. The network tap port aggregator also includes a second device interface terminal for... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100277749 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS AND OFFSETS A method for determining positions and offsets in a plasma processing system, the plasma processing system including at least a chuck and an upper electrode is provided. The method including moving a traversing assembly along a first plurality of paths to generate a fir... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100272347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC ALIGNMENT BEAM CALIBRATION A method for performing DA (Dynamic Alignment) beam calibration in a plasma processing system is provided. The method including acquiring a positional difference, the positional difference is acquired using an optical imaging approach. The optical imaging approach compr... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271229 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING END EFFECTOR ALIGNMENT IN A PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM A method for calibrating alignment of an end effector with respect to a chuck in a plasma processing system is provided. The method including positioning the end effector over the chuck and taking a still image of the chuck and the end effector. The method including pro... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271040 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR DETECTING DISCONTINUITY OF FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS FOR CURRENT FLOW AND METHODS THEREOF A detection circuit arrangement in a plasma processing chamber having movable lower electrode is provided. The arrangement includes flexible connector having a first flexible connector end, a second flexible connector end and at least a slit. At least portion of the sli... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100263592 | PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER WITH A GROUNDED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY An optimized plasma processing chamber configured to provide a current path is provided. The optimized plasma processing chamber includes at least an upper electrode, a powered lower electrode, a heating plate, a cooling plate, a plasma chamber lid, and clamp ring. Both... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100251529 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING PLASMA UN-CONFINEMENT EVENTS IN A PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER A method for configuring a plasma processing chamber for preventing a plasma un-confinement event during processing of a substrate from occurring outside of a confined plasma sustaining region is provided. The confined plasma sustaining region is defined by a set of con... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100229372 | METHODS FOR MEASURING A SET OF ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A PLASMA Methods using a probe apparatus configured to measure a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma include providing a chamber wall including at least a set of plasma chamber surfaces configured to be exposed to a plasma, the plasma having a set of electrical charact... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100222053 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A TELECOMMUNICATION CONNECTION BASED ON A HEURISTIC MODEL An arrangement for managing a telecommunication session for a plurality of mobile communication devices that includes at least a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device is provided. The arrangement includes a mobility gateway, which is... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100181025 | APPARATUS FOR THE REMOVAL OF A FLUORINATED POLYMER FROM A SUBSTRATE An apparatus generating a plasma for removing fluorinated polymer from a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a powered electrode assembly, which includes a powered electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a first wire mesh disposed between the powered electrod... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100174900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS USING A BROWSER A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user using a service provider server and an authentication server, the user communicating with at least one of the service provider server and the authentication server using a user browser. The method includes requesti... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100174825 | INTERNET RADIO SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF An Internet radio infrastructure comprising at least a media server and one or more wireless portable internet radio devices and/or one or more media center devices is proposed. The internet radio infrastructure is configured for broadcasting, archiving, and playing int... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100159703 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL CONFINEMENT AND ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURE IN AN ADJUSTABLE GAP PLASMA CHAMBER A plasma processing system having a plasma processing chamber configured for processing a substrate is provided. The plasma processing system includes at least an upper electrode and a lower electrode for processing the substrate. The substrate is disposed on the lower ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154996 | PLASMA CONFINEMENT STRUCTURES IN PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS A movable plasma confinement structure configured for confining plasma in a plasma processing chamber during plasma processing of a substrate is provided. The movable plasma confinement structure includes a movable plasma-facing structure configured to surround the plas... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154994 | CONTROLLING ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTION IN PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS A plasma processing system for processing at least a substrate with plasma. The plasma processing chamber is capable of controlling ion energy distribution. The plasma processing system may include a first electrode. The plasma processing system also includes a second e... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154709 | COMBINED WAFER AREA PRESSURE CONTROL AND PLASMA CONFINEMENT ASSEMBLY A combined pressure control/plasma confinement assembly configured for confining a plasma and for at least partially regulating pressure in a plasma processing chamber during plasma processing of a substrate is provided. The assembly includes a movable plasma confinemen... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100153320 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR SIM ALGORITHM AUTOMATIC CHARSET DETECTION The invention relates, in an embodiment, to a computer-implemented method for handling a target document, the target document having been transmitted electronically and involving an encoding scheme. The method includes training, using a plurality of text document sample... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100152888 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR CREATING WAFER MOVEMENT CONTROL MACROS An arrangement for creating a set of wafer transfer instructions configured to transfer a wafer between an origination wafer-holding location and a destination wafer-holding location in a plasma cluster tool is provided. The arrangement includes means for receiving a fi... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100152879 | PROCESSING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A PLASMA PROCESSING TOOL A plasma-processing tool for processing a substrate using at least a first process recipe and a second process recipe is provided. The plasma-processing tool includes transducers configured to collect process data streams, each process data stream pertaining to a proces... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100146113 | DIRECTOR DEVICE WITH VISUAL DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS THEREOF A director device arrangement for performing a plurality of monitoring functions on data traffic traversing through a network is provided. The director device arrangement includes a power module, a processor module, a set of network ports, a set of switch modules, and a... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144442 | INTEGRATED ENTERTAINMENT ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS THEREOF An arrangement for providing an immersive experience for a participant is provided. The arrangement includes an atmosphere component, wherein the atmosphere component includes one or more enhancements designed to create an alternate reality for the participant. The arra... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100125638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CREATING CALENDAR ENTRIES IN CLIENT DEVICES A method for facilitating creating one or more calendar entries in one or more client devices. The method may include includes receiving an iTIP message from a first client device associated with a first user and having a first calendar application. The iTIP message may... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125360 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING DATA MANAGEMENT FOR A RECIPE-AND-COMPONENT CONTROL MODULE A computer-implemented method for performing data management in a plasma processing system is provided. The method includes providing a recipe-and component control module (RACCM). The RACCM is a server that includes a plurality of intelligent agents, which are configur... | 05/20/2010 |
