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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Zheng John YE, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kartik Ramaswamy, San Jose, CA (US);
Troy S. Detrick, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kenneth S. Collins, San Jose, CA (US);
Zheng John Ye, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kartik Ramaswamy, San Jose, CA (US);
Troy S. Detrick, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kenneth S. Collins, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for analyzing thermal properties of bonding materials within a composite structure. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for analyzing thermal property of a bonding material within a structure. The apparatus comprises a structure support having a supporting surface configured to support the structure, a heat source configured to direct a heat flux to the structure supported by the supporting surface of the structure support, and a camera facing the structure supported on the structure support and configured to capture thermal images of the structure supported on the structure support.