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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
John M. White, Hayward, CA (US);
Fan Cheung Sze, San Jose, CA (US);
Quanyuan Shang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shinichi Kurita, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbin Ji, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Janusz Jozwiak, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inchen Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Emanual Beer, San Jose, CA (US);
John M. White, Hayward, CA (US);
Fan Cheung Sze, San Jose, CA (US);
Quanyuan Shang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shinichi Kurita, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbin Ji, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Janusz Jozwiak, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inchen Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Emanual Beer, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, a system is provided. The system includes (1) a stage adapted to move a substrate relative to print heads during printing; (2) at least one print head suspended from a support above the stage and adapted to be moveable in a plane above the stage; (3) a controller operable to rotate the print head about a center of the print head; and (4) an imaging system adapted to capture an image of the print head and to determine a center point of the print head based upon images of the print head captured as the print head is rotated. Numerous other aspects are provided.