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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
Applied Materials Israel, Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Mariano Abramson, Jerusalem, IL;
Hadar Mazaki, Gan Yavne, IL;
Erez Admoni, Petah Tikva, IL;
Israel Avneri, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Applied Materials Israel Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Abstract
A system that may include a mechanical stage that is arranged to move an object along a predetermined path in relation to an optical module during an illumination of the object by the optical module; a structural support element that is arranged to support at least a part of the optical module; a gas flow module that is arranged to direct clean gas towards the object through gas flow module openings that define a coverage area that is (a) bigger than the object and (b) is positioned directly above at least a majority of the object when the object is positioned anywhere along the predetermined path.