Abstract:
To reduce pumping time of a vacuum treatment chamber served by a transport arrangement in a transport chamber the vacuum treatment chamber is split into a workpiece treatment compartment and a pumping compartment in mutual free flow communication and arranged opposite each other with respect to a movement path of the transport arrangement serving the vacuum treatment chamber. The pumping compartment allows a pumping port to have a flow cross-section area that is freely selectable independently from the geometry of the treatment compartment.
Abstract:
To reduce pumping time of a vacuum treatment chamber served by a transport arrangement in a transport chamber the vacuum treatment chamber is split into a workpiece treatment compartment and a pumping compartment in mutual free flow communication and arranged opposite each other with respect to a movement path of the transport arrangement serving the vacuum treatment chamber. The pumping compartment allows a pumping port to have a flow cross-section area that is freely selectable independently from the geometry of the treatment compartment.
Abstract:
A selector (502) for selecting a background motion vector for a pixel in an occlusion region of an image, from a set of motion vectors being computed for the image, comprises: computing means (510) for computing a model-based motion vector for the pixel on basis of a motion model being determined on basis of a part of (402-436) a motion vector field (400) of the image; comparing means (511) for comparing the model-based motion vector with each of the motion vectors of the set of motion vectors; and selecting means (512) for selecting a particular motion vector of the set of motion vectors on basis of the comparing and for assigning the particular motion vector as the background motion vector.
Abstract:
A wafer holder and temperature controlling arrangement has a metal circular wafer carrier plate, which covers a heater compartment. In the heater compartment a multitude of heater lamp tubes is arranged, which directly acts upon the circular wafer carrier plate. Latter is drivingly rotatable about the central axis. A wafer is held on the circular wafer carrier plate by means of a weight-ring residing upon the periphery of a wafer deposited on the wafer carrier plate.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device to increase the resolution of an image by interpolating along edges of the image. Edges are detected and their direction is calculated (10). The interpolation (12) of new pixels is carried out along the direction of the edges. According to the invention, a pre-filter (8) is used with a high-pass filtering in the direction in which new pixels are interpolated, and a low-pass filtering in another direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device to increase the resolution of an image by interpolating along edges of the image. Edges are detected and their direction is calculated (10). The interpolation (12) of new pixels is carried out along the direction of the edges. According to the invention, a pre-filter (8) is used with a high-pass filtering in the direction in which new pixels are interpolated, and a low-pass filtering in another direction.
Abstract:
A vacuum treatment apparatus and method for manufacturing has a plurality of treatment chambers for treating workpieces, in particular silicon wafers, a transfer chamber attached to the treatment chambers communicating via respective openings and having handling zones located adjacent to each of the treatment chambers. A workpiece carrier is arranged within the transfer chamber and configured to transfer the workpieces between the handling zones, and one or more handlers for moving the workpieces between the handling zones and the treatment chambers. The transfer chamber is ring-shaped about an axis and the openings have opening substantially parallel thereto. This way, forces on the transfer chamber are redirected to a large support structure and thus, a cost-effective, light and still rigid mechanical construction can be achieved.
Abstract:
A vacuum treatment apparatus and method for manufacturing has a plurality of treatment chambers for treating workpieces, in particular silicon wafers, a transfer chamber attached to the treatment chambers communicating via respective openings and having handling zones located adjacent to each of the treatment chambers. A workpiece carrier is arranged within the transfer chamber and configured to transfer the workpieces between the handling zones, and one or more handlers for moving the workpieces between the handling zones and the treatment chambers. The transfer chamber is ring-shaped about an axis and the openings have opening substantially parallel thereto. This way, forces on the transfer chamber are redirected to a large support structure and thus, a cost-effective, light and still rigid mechanical construction can be achieved.
Abstract:
A wafer holder and temperature controlling arrangement has a metal circular wafer carrier plate, which covers a heater compartment. In the heater compartment a multitude of heater lamp tubes is arranged, which directly acts upon the circular wafer carrier plate. Latter is drivingly rotatable about the central axis. A wafer is held on the circular wafer carrier plate by means of a weight-ring residing upon the periphery of a wafer deposited on the wafer carrier plate.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a signal processing system comprising first electronic means for storing an input signal, second means for a real-time processing of the input signal thus stored, and third electronic means for storing the signal thus processed. This system is according to the invention, characterized in that said second processing means themselves comprise off-line signal enhancement means applied to said input signal and using available processing resources, not still used for real-time or on-line processing, for delivering an enhanced signal and storing it in said third means for storing the signal processed by the second processing means. The signal enhancement means may also comprise means for modifying said enhanced signal, said third electronic means for storing the processed signal being also able to store the enhanced signal thus modified, and the third electronic means for storing the signal processed may be provided for outputting the enhanced signal and/or the modified enhanced signal in real time.