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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Frank Sinclair, Boston, MA (US);

Jonathan Gerald England, West Sussex, GB;

Joseph C. Olson, Beverly, MA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/244 (2006.01); H01J 37/20 (2006.01); H01J 37/317 (2006.01); H01J 37/141 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/244 (2013.01); H01J 37/141 (2013.01); H01J 37/20 (2013.01); H01J 37/317 (2013.01); H01J 37/3171 (2013.01); H01J 2237/1507 (2013.01); H01J 2237/20207 (2013.01); H01J 2237/20214 (2013.01); H01J 2237/20228 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2445 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24475 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24528 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24578 (2013.01); H01J 2237/31706 (2013.01);
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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