| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20080268553 | Electroless plating apparatus with non-liquid heating source - An electroless plating apparatus is provided. The electroless plating apparatus includes a wafer holder; a chemical dispensing nozzle over the wafer holder; a conduit connected to the chemical dispensing nozzle; and a radiation source over the wafer holder. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090317214 | NOVEL WAFER'S AMBIANCE CONTROL - A semiconductor manufacturing system, an interface system, a carrier, and a method for providing an ambient controlled environment is disclosed. The semiconductor manufacturing system comprises a plurality of process chambers; at least one interface system, wherein the interface system includes a first ambient control element; at least one carrier, wherein the carrier comprises a second ambient control element; and a control module coupled to the plurality of process chambers, the at least one interface system, and the at least one carrier. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100018463 | Plural Gas Distribution System - A plural gas distribution system is presented. The system includes a chamber and a showerhead. The chamber is configured to contain and to exhaust a plurality of gases. The showerhead includes at least one multi-channel gas delivery tube with at least two sub-tubes within the multi-channel gas delivery tube, wherein the at least two sub-tubes are configured to simultaneously expel gases unmixed into the chamber. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100032096 | Apparatus for Holding Semiconductor Wafers - Apparatus for holding semiconductor wafers during semiconductor manufacturing processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a heat-conductive layer disposed on a supporting base. The apparatus also comprises a plurality of holes formed through the heat-conductive layer and the supporting base. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of heat-conductive lift pins that extend through the holes over the heat-conductive layer at the top end, and make a direct contact with a wafer substrate. The heat-conductive layer and the lift pins are connected to a heating circuit. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100285723 | POLISHING APPARATUS - A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) device for processing a wafer is provided which includes a plate for supporting the wafer to be processed in a face-up orientation, a polishing head opposing the plate, wherein the polishing head includes a rotatable polishing pad operable to contact the wafer while the polishing pad is rotating, and a slurry coating system providing a slurry to the polishing pad for polishing the wafer. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110115077 | Method for Reducing Voids in a Copper-Tin Interface and Structure Formed Thereby - An embodiment is a method for forming a semiconductor assembly comprising cleaning a connector comprising copper formed on a substrate, applying cold tin to the connector, applying hot tin to the connector, and spin rinsing and drying the connector. | 05-19-2011 |
