Mattson Technology, Inc

Mattson Technology Canada, Inc.

Igor Rudic

David Malcolm Camm

Greg Stuart

Tilman Thrum

Steve McCoy

Arne Kjorvel

Tony Komasa

Mike Krasnich

Alex Viel

Chee Chin

Rick Doolan

Tony Hewett

Joseph Reyers

Ludmila Shepelev

Sergiy Dets

Ljubomir Kaludjercic

Kevin McDonnell

A first heat-treating method involves monitoring at least one thermal efficiency parameter associated with an irradiance system configured to produce an irradiance flash incident on a surface of a workpiece, and automatically updating control information used by the irradiance system to produce the irradiance flash, in response to the monitoring of the thermal efficiency parameter. A second method involves predicting a heating effect of an irradiance flash to be incident upon a surface of a workpiece, in response to a measurement of a heating parameter of the surface, and pre-adjusting the irradiance flash, in response to the predicted heating effect. A third method involves measuring a temperature of a surface of a workpiece during an initial portion of an irradiance flash incident on the surface, and controlling a power of a remaining portion of the irradiance flash, in response to the temperature.

Repeatable heat-treating methods and apparatus

An apparatus for producing electromagnetic radiation includes a flow generator configured to generate a flow of liquid along an inside surface of an envelope, first and second electrodes configured to generate an electrical arc within the envelope to produce the electromagnetic radiation, and an exhaust chamber extending outwardly beyond one of the electrodes, configured to accommodate a portion of the flow of liquid. In another aspect, the flow generator is electrically insulated. In another aspect, the electrodes are configured to generate an electrical discharge pulse to produce an irradiance flash, and the apparatus includes a removal device configured to remove particulate contamination from the liquid, the particulate contamination being released during the flash and being different than that released by the electrodes during continuous operation.

High-intensity electromagnetic radiation apparatus and methods

Apparatus and methods for producing electromagnetic radiation

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