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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Puneet Gupta, St. Peters, MO (US);
Milind S. Kulkarni, St. Louis, MO (US);
Carlo Zavattari, Novara, IT;
Roland R. Vandamme, Wentzville, MO (US);
Inventors:
Puneet Gupta, St. Peters, MO (US);
Milind S. Kulkarni, St. Louis, MO (US);
Carlo Zavattari, Novara, IT;
Roland R. Vandamme, Wentzville, MO (US);
Assignee:
MEMC Electronics Materials, Inc., St. Peters, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/00 (2006.01); B28D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for slicing an ingot into wafers using the wire saw process. A slurry collection system collects and supplies slurry to a slurry handling system for controlling temperatures and/or flow rates of the slurry thereby providing slurry output at a controlled temperature and/or a controlled flow rate to slicing system for cutting the ingot, which may be preheated.