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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Bruce E. Adams, Portland, OR (US);
Samuel C. Howells, Portland, OR (US);
Dean Jennings, Beverly, MA (US);
Jiping LI, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy N. Thomas, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen Moffatt, St. Lawrence, GB;
Bruce E. Adams, Portland, OR (US);
Samuel C. Howells, Portland, OR (US);
Dean Jennings, Beverly, MA (US);
Jiping Li, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy N. Thomas, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen Moffatt, St. Lawrence, GB;
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an optical system that is able to reliably deliver a uniform amount of energy across an anneal region contained on a surface of a substrate. The optical system is adapted to deliver, or project, a uniform amount of energy having a desired two-dimensional shape on a desired region on the surface of the substrate. Typically, the anneal regions may be square or rectangular in shape. Generally, the optical system and methods of the present invention are used to preferentially anneal one or more regions found within the anneal regions by delivering enough energy to cause the one or more regions to re-melt and solidify.