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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:
Jun. 26, 2007

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2001
Applicants:

Shane R. Johnson, Chandler, AZ (US);

Yong-hang Zhang, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Wayne L. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Shane R. Johnson, Chandler, AZ (US);

Yong-Hang Zhang, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Wayne L. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01K 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus () using specular reflection spectroscopy to measure a temperature of a substrate (). By reflecting light () from a substrate, the temperature of the substrate can be determined using the band-edge characteristics of the substrate. This in situ apparatus can be used as a feedback control in combination with a variable temperature substrate holder to more accurately control the processing conditions of the substrate. By utilizing a multiplicity of measurement sites, the variation of the temperature across the substrate can also be measured.


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