Abstract: Conductive particle sintering systems including a conveyor for conveying a low-temperature substrate with a conductive ink having metallic nanomaterial on the substrate, the conveyor for conveying the substrate along a first direction; and at least one source of alternating magnetic field configured to provide sufficient energy to the conductive ink to cause the nanomaterial in the ink to be sintered; such that the at least one source of magnetic field is positioned above and/or below the substrate and oriented in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Also disclosed are methods using such sintering systems.

Abstract: A conductive particle sintering system has light blocking coating, aperture, or shutter to allow energy from a radiant source, such as a flash lamp, to reach a desired portion of a workpiece to be sintered, while blocking stray light from reaching other workpieces and/or other portions of a workpiece being processed to prevent stray light from partially sintering the other workpieces and/or other portions of a workpiece.

Abstract: A pulse lamp system has two or more lamps for providing pulses with common electronics to perform processing such as curing coatings, curing adhesives, tilt management, and optical disk initialization.

Abstract: A spiral-shaped lamp (10) is used for disk manufacturing processes, such as curing of coating or bonding, to provide uniform intensity of UV energy to the circular disk without requiring relative motion between the disk and the lamp during the curing process.

Abstract: A liquid treatment system includes a housing and a lamp system formed from at least one wall, the lamp system in the housing together defining a flow path for liquid that passes between a housing wall and the wall with the lamp, and then between another side wall of the lamp housing and another wall of the housing.

Abstract: Pulsed ultraviolet light is used to address contamination by various microorganisms in different materials provided to people or animals, including food, water, and blood by transfusion.

Abstract: A spiral-shaped lamp (10) is used for disk manufacturing processes, such as curing of coating or bonding, to provide uniform intensity of UV energy to the circular disk without requiring relative motion between the disk and the lamp during the curing process.

Abstract: A pulse lamp system has two or more lamps for providing pulses with common electronics to perform processing such as curing coatings, curing adhesives, tilt management, and optical disk initialization.

Abstract: The method of catalyzing a chemical reaction in a substance of a type in which a chemical reaction can be catalyzed by the combined effects of a magnetic field and electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation and a pulsed magnetic field of sufficient (and greater than ambient) strength is applied to the substance to catalyze the chemical reaction, the magnetic field being other than that of the electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A method of post-development cure of photoresists is described wherein the substrate carrying the developed photoresist is positioned within 6.0 cm of a flash lamp and flashed with visible light to effect a cure in 30 seconds or less.

Abstract: Rapid curing of polymerizable materials is effected more efficiently by rapid pulsing of applied energy at a repetition rate of 3 to 120 pulses per second. Pulsed energy using fast high intensity xenon flash lamps is exemplary.