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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen H. Jones, Afton, VA (US);
Thomas G. Digges, Jr., Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Christopher Mark Mann, Faringdon, GB;
Grant H. Ancarrow, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Virginia Semiconductor, Inc., Fredricksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 1/04 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor wafer manufactured with a precise crystallographic-orientation alignment mark and a method of manufacturing. The method of manufacturing may include forcibly directing a carrier medium containing an abrasive material through a stencil to effect abrasive impact removal of a semiconductor surface in a defined machining area. The abrasive impact removal may be part of an automated machining process.