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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:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D. Whitman, Boise, ID (US);
Jeff Johnson, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ; C27C 1/428 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ; C27C 1/428 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying conservative amounts of a fluid to coat a silicon wafer surface. The surface is rotated and the fluid is applied to the surface through multiple application ports. Centrifugal forces spread the fluid across the wafer surface.