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公开(公告)号:US20230021619A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-26
申请号:US17382041
申请日:2021-07-21
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Jun Lu , Frank Sinclair , Shane W. Conley , Michael Honan
IPC: H01J37/30 , H01J37/317 , H01J37/02
Abstract: An aperture diaphragm capable of varying the size of an aperture in two dimensions is disclosed. The aperture diaphragm may be utilized in an ion implantation system, such as between the mass analyzer and the acceleration column. In this way, the aperture diaphragm may be used to control at least one parameter of the ion beam. These parameters may include angular spread in the height direction, angular spread in the width direction, beam current or cross-sectional area. Various embodiments of the aperture diaphragm are shown. In certain embodiments, the size of the aperture in the height and width directions may be independently controlled, while in other embodiments, the ratio between height and width is constant.
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公开(公告)号:US20220248523A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-04
申请号:US17163251
申请日:2021-01-29
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Frank Sinclair , Wai-Ming Tam , Costel Biloiu , William Davis Lee
IPC: H05H9/04 , H01J37/317 , H05H7/22 , H05H7/02
Abstract: An apparatus may include a drift tube assembly, the drift tube assembly defining a triple gap configuration, and arranged to accelerate and transmit an ion beam along abeam path. The apparatus may include a resonator, to output an RF signal to the drift tube assembly, and an RF quadrupole triplet, connected to the drift tube assembly, and arranged circumferentially around the beam path.
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公开(公告)号:US20220139691A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17088443
申请日:2020-11-03
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Joseph C. Olson , Frank Sinclair , Peter F. Kurunczi
Abstract: Provided herein are approaches for performing electrodynamic mass analysis with a radio frequency (RF) biased ion source to reduce ion beam energy spread. In some embodiments, a system may include an ion source including a power supply, the ion source operable to generate a plasma within a chamber housing, and an extraction power assembly including a first power supply and a second power supply electrically coupled with the chamber housing of the ion source, wherein the first power supply and the second power supply are operable to bias the chamber housing of the ion source with a time modulated voltage to extract an ion beam from the ion source. The system may further include an electrodynamic mass analysis (EDMA) assembly operable to receive the ion beam and perform mass analysis on the ion beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20210305011A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-30
申请号:US16828218
申请日:2020-03-24
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Frank Sinclair , Jonathan Gerald England , Joseph C. Olson
IPC: H01J37/244 , H01J37/20 , H01J37/317 , H01J37/141
Abstract: A system and method that is capable of measuring the incident angle of an ion beam, especially an ion beam comprising heavier ions, is disclosed. In one embodiment, X-rays, rather than ions, are used to determine the channeling direction. In another embodiment, the workpiece is constructed, at least in part, of a material having a high molecular weight such that heaver ion beams can be measured. Further, in another embodiment, the parameters of the ion beam are measured across an entirety of the beam, allowing components of the ion implantation system to be further tuned to create a more uniform beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20210183609A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-17
申请号:US16714097
申请日:2019-12-13
Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Antonella Cucchetti , Eric D. Hermanson , Frank Sinclair , Jay T. Scheuer , Robert C. Lindberg
IPC: H01J37/12 , H01J37/24 , H01J37/32 , H01J37/30 , H01L21/425
Abstract: Provided herein are approaches for decreasing particle generation in an electrostatic lens. In some embodiments, an ion implantation system may include an electrostatic lens including an entrance for receiving an ion beam and an exit for delivering the ion beam towards a target, the electrostatic lens including a first terminal electrode, a first suppression electrode, and a first ground electrode disposed along a first side of an ion beamline, wherein the first ground electrode is grounded and positioned adjacent the exit. The electrostatic lens may further include a second terminal electrode, a second suppression electrode, and a second ground electrode disposed along a second side of the ion beamline, wherein the second ground electrode is grounded and positioned adjacent the exit. The implantation system may further include a power supply operable to supply a voltage and a current to the electrostatic lens for controlling the ion beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20210159043A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US17167791
申请日:2021-02-04
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Frank Sinclair , Shengwu Chang
IPC: H01J37/08 , H01J37/12 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/317
Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a main chamber, an entrance tunnel, the entrance tunnel having an entrance axis extending into the main chamber; an exit tunnel, connected to the main chamber and defining an exit axis, wherein the entrance tunnel and the exit tunnel define a beam bend of less than 25 degrees therebetween, and an electrode assembly, disposed in the main chamber, and defining a beam path between the entrance tunnel and the exit tunnel. The electrode assembly may include an upper electrode, disposed on a first side of the beam path, and a plurality of lower electrodes, disposed on a second side of the beam path, the plurality of lower electrodes comprising at least three electrodes.
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公开(公告)号:US11011343B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-18
申请号:US16542731
申请日:2019-08-16
Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Shengwu Chang , Frank Sinclair , Antonella Cucchetti , Eric D Hermanson , Christopher Campbell
IPC: H01J37/12 , H01J37/317 , H01J37/05
Abstract: Provided herein are approaches for increasing operational range of an electrostatic lens. An electrostatic lens of an ion implantation system may receive an ion beam from an ion source, the electrostatic lens including a first plurality of conductive beam optics disposed along one side of an ion beam line and a second plurality of conductive beam optics disposed along a second side of the ion beam line. The ion implantation system may further include a power supply in communication with the electrostatic lens, the power supply operable to supply a voltage and a current to at least one of the first and second plurality of conductive beam optics, wherein the voltage and the current deflects the ion beam at a beam deflection angle, and wherein the ion beam is accelerated and then decelerated within the electrostatic lens.
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公开(公告)号:US10886098B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-05
申请号:US16197251
申请日:2018-11-20
Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Frank Sinclair , Shengwu Chang , Eric D. Hermanson , Nevin H. Clay
IPC: H01J37/05 , H01J37/12 , H01J37/08 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/317
Abstract: An apparatus may include a main chamber, an entrance tunnel, having an entrance axis extending into the main chamber, and an exit tunnel, connected to the main chamber and defining an exit axis, wherein the entrance tunnel and the exit tunnel define a beam bend of less than 25 degrees therebetween. The apparatus may include an electrode assembly, disposed in the main chamber, on a lower side of the exit tunnel; and a catch assembly, disposed within the main chamber, in a line of sight from an exterior aperture of the exit tunnel.
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公开(公告)号:US20200343071A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16923304
申请日:2020-07-08
Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Bon-Woong Koo , Svetlana Radovanov , Frank Sinclair , You Chia Li , Peter Ewing , Ajdin Sarajlic , Christopher A. Rowland , Nunzio Carbone
IPC: H01J37/08 , H01J37/317
Abstract: Provided herein are approaches for increasing efficiency of ion sources. In some embodiments, an apparatus, such as an ion source, may include a chamber housing having a first end wall and a second end wall, and an extraction plate coupled to at least one of the first end wall and the second end wall. The extraction plate may include an extraction aperture. The apparatus may further include a tubular cathode extending between the first end wall and the second end wall.
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公开(公告)号:US10790116B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-29
申请号:US16197238
申请日:2018-11-20
Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Frank Sinclair , Shengwu Chang
IPC: H01J37/317 , H01J37/12 , H01J37/08
Abstract: An apparatus may include a main chamber, the main chamber comprising a plurality of electrodes; an entrance tunnel, the entrance tunnel having an entrance axis extending into the main chamber along a first direction; and an exit tunnel, connected to the main chamber and defining an exit axis, wherein the entrance axis and the exit axis define a beam bend of at least 30 degrees therebetween.
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