Class 438/61 - Continuous processing

Subclass of Class 438 - Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Definition: Process for making a semiconductor device responsive to
No. of applications: 35
Last issue date: 03/01/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120052611	Method and device for treating a wafer In a method for continuously coating a wafer for solar cell production, in a coating bath comprising metal such as nickel, copper or silver, said metal is deposited on the wafer. The wafer is introduced into the coating bath and, at a point in time at which the wafer al...	03/01/2012
20120028395	VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE An integrated apparatus is provided for vapor deposition of a sublimated source material as a thin film on a photovoltaic module substrate and subsequent vapor treatment. The apparatus can include a load vacuum chamber, a first vapor deposition chamber; and a second vap...	02/02/2012
20120009715	POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MODULES OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS USING THE SAME This disclosure provides polymer electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells that can not only prevent electrolytes from leaking, but also exhibit a higher solar conversion efficiency when compared with conventional polymer electrolytes, whereby the polymer electrolytes...	01/12/2012
20120003772	APPARATUS AND METHODS OF FORMING A CONDUCTIVE TRANSPARENT OXIDE FILM LAYER FOR USE IN A CADMIUM TELLURIDE BASED THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE Methods for forming a TCO layer on a substrate are generally provided and include sputtering a TCO layer on a substrate from a target including cadmium stannate. A cap material (e.g., including cadmium) is deposited onto an outer surface of an indirect anneal system, an...	01/05/2012
20110306160	Diffusion Furnaces Employing Ultra Low Mass Transport Systems and Methods of Wafer Rapid Diffusion Processing Multi-zone, solar cell diffusion furnaces having a plurality of radiant element (SiC) or/and high intensity IR lamp heated process zones, including baffle, ramp-up, firing, soaking and cooling zone(s). The transport of solar cell wafers, e.g., silicon, selenium, germani...	12/15/2011
20110269256	VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS INDIRECT DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE An apparatus and related process are provided for vapor deposition of a sublimated source material as a thin film on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate. A deposition head is configured for sublimating a source material supplied thereto. The sublimated source material ...	11/03/2011
20110263064	ZINC OXIDE FILM METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR CIGS CELL A method for fabricating a thin film photovoltaic device. The method includes providing a substrate comprising an absorber layer and an overlying window layer. The substrate is loaded into a chamber and subjected to a vacuum environment. The vacuum environment is at a p...	10/27/2011
20110263065	MODULAR SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RATE DEPOSITION OF THIN FILM LAYERS ON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE SUBSTRATES A system and related method for deposition of multiple thin film layers on photovoltaic (PV) module substrates includes a first processing side wherein the substrates are conveyed in a first direction for deposition of a first thin film layer on the substrates. A second...	10/27/2011
20110175065	PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE HAVING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FORMED WITH NANOPARTICLES A photovoltaic device is disclosed that includes a transparent front electrode formed by the self-assembly of conductive nanoparticles from an emulsion coated onto a substrate and dried. The nanoparticles self-assemble into a network-like pattern of conductive traces th...	07/21/2011
20110155232	PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM A photoelectric conversion device manufacturing method, includes: continuously forming a first p-type semiconductor layer, a first i-type semiconductor layer, and a first n-type semiconductor layer, which constitute a first-photoelectric conversion unit, and a second p-...	06/30/2011
20110143481	MODULAR SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE A system and associated process for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate is includes establishing a vacuum chamber and introducing the substrates individually into the vacuum chamber. A conveyor system is operably disposed within...	06/16/2011
20110114168	Method for the Selective Doping of Silicon and Silicon Substrate Treated Therewith A method for the selective doping of silicon of a silicon substrate (1) for producing a pn-junction in the silicon is characterized by the following steps: a) Providing the surface of the silicon substrate (1) with a doping agent (2) based on phosph...	05/19/2011
20110020972	System And Method For Making A Photovoltaic Unit A process of making a photovoltaic unit includes steps of simultaneously forming a first layer of n-type material and a second layer of p-type material using a continuous casting process, and continuously bonding the first and second layers to form a p-n junction. The p...	01/27/2011
20110020973	Method of Manufacturing a Photovoltaic Device A photovoltaic device including a current collection element and a method of making same. The photovoltaic device includes a substrate, a conductive layer, an active photovoltaic material, a transparent electrode and a current collection element. The current collection ...	01/27/2011
20100275989	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF An object relates to an electrode of a semiconductor device or a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes a bonding step, and problems are: (1) high resistance of a semiconductor device due to the use of an Al electrode, (2) formation of an alloy ...	11/04/2010
20100240166	MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE The invention permits a plurality of strips of resin adhesive film having a desired width and unwound from a single feeding reel to be simultaneously pasted on a solar cell. For this purpose, the invention comprises the steps of: unwinding a resin adhesive film sheet fr...	09/23/2010
20100236620	THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thin film solar cell comprising a substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer formed on said substrate, said photoelectric conversion layer having a thickness of 1 μm or less, and said photoelectric ...	09/23/2010
20100210060	DOUBLE ANNEAL PROCESS FOR AN IMPROVED RAPID THERMAL OXIDE PASSIVATED SOLAR CELL Embodiments of the invention generally contemplate methods for treating a semiconductor solar cell substrate to reduce the number of undesirable material defects or interface state traps on the surface or within the substrate. These defects can adversely affect the effi...	08/19/2010
20100184246	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE There is provided a method for manufacturing a solid-state image device which includes the steps of: forming a silicon epitaxial growth layer on a silicon substrate; forming photoelectric conversion portions, transfer gates, and a peripheral circuit portion in and/or on...	07/22/2010
20100129953	STACKED-LAYERED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A stacked-layered thin film solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The stacked-layered thin film solar cell includes a front electrode layer, a stacked-layered light-absorbing structure, and a back electrode layer. The stacked-layered light-absorbin...	05/27/2010
20100087028	ADVANCED PLATFORM FOR PROCESSING CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS The present invention generally provides a batch substrate processing system, or cluster tool, for in-situ processing of a film stack used to form regions of a solar cell device. In one configuration, the film stack formed on each of the substrates in the batch contains...	04/08/2010
20100087027	Large Scale Chemical Bath System and Method for Cadmium Sulfide Processing of Thin Film Photovoltaic Materials A method for forming a thin film photovoltaic material. The method includes providing a plurality of substrates. Each of the substrates has a surface region, an overlying first electrode material, an absorber material including at least a copper species, an indium speci...	04/08/2010
20100087026	METHOD FOR MAKING SOLAR SUB-CELLS FROM A SOLAR CELL The invention pertains to a method for making a solar cell module comprising solar cells connected in series, comprising the steps of: a) making in a system composed of a substrate-overlaid by a first electrode layer, itself overlaid by an active layer, a first, interru...	04/08/2010
20100047954	PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION LINE The present invention generally relates to a system that can be used to form a photovoltaic device, or solar cell, using processing modules that are adapted to perform one or more steps in the solar cell formation process. The automated solar cell fab is generally an ar...	02/25/2010
20100037948	SOLAR CELLS PROVIDED WITH COLOR MODULATION AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Solar cells provided with color modulation and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer and a color-modulating layer provided over the photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is ...	02/18/2010
20100031997	FLEXIBLE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME A continuous flexible sheet for use in fabricating flexible solar cell modules is provided. The continuous flexible sheet includes an elongated protective sheet having a front surface and a back surface. The back surface includes at least two barrier regions and an at l...	02/11/2010
20090293954	Photoelectric Conversion Device And Method For Manufacturing The Same A photoelectric conversion device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first semiconductor layer including a first impurity element over a substrate, a second semiconductor layer including an amorphous laye...	12/03/2009
20090227062	PATTERNED ASSEMBLY FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL AND A METHOD THEREOF Apparatuses and methods for manufacturing a solar cell are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the solar cell may be manufactured by disposing a solar cell in a chamber having a particle source; disposing a patterned assembly comprising an aperture and an assembly se...	09/10/2009
20090223562	Solar Cell Element Manufacturing Method and Solar Cell Element A solar cell element and method of manufacturing same is disclosed. A reverse-conductive-type layer is formed on at least one part of a first surface side of a one-conductive-type semiconductor substrate. A conductive layer is formed on the reverse-conductive-type layer...	09/10/2009
20090084440	SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A semiconductor photovoltaic device comprises a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being opposed to each other, a plurality of trenches extending into the semiconductor substrate from the first s...	04/02/2009
20080216890	INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND PROCESSING METHOD OF TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FOR INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS AND STRUCTURE THEREOF, AND TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE HAVING PROCESSED TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE The present invention relates to integrated thin film solar cells, and more particularly, to integrated thin film solar cells, which minimize the loss of integrated solar cells caused at the time of a manufacturing process and become available at a low cost process, and...	09/11/2008
20070207565	PROCESSES FOR FORMING PHOTOVOLTAIC FEATURES Processes for forming photovoltaic features and in particular photovoltaic conductive features. In one aspect, the process comprises printing a primer material onto a substrate; etching the substrate with the primer material to form an etched substrate; printing a precu...	09/06/2007
20060263925	Ethernet-powered particle counting system A system includes a particle counter having a data output, an Ethernet cable adapted for connecting the data output of the particle counter to a monitoring station, and a power over Ethernet (POE) type power supply structured for providing power to the particle counter ...	11/23/2006
20060121641	Apparatus and method for fabricating nano/micro structure An apparatus for fabricating a nano/micro structure is provided in the present invention. The apparatus includes a chamber having a separation device for separating the chamber into a first subchamber and a second subchamber, a dispersion device connected to the first s...	06/08/2006
20060115922	Photo movie creating method, apparatus, and program A photo movie creating apparatus stores a photo movie creating program. When the photo movie creating program is started, a position detecting section and an image editing section are generated in the CPU. The position detecting section detects a distance L1 from...	06/01/2006

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