Patents by Inventor Douglas Thomas Fielder

Douglas Thomas Fielder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7355188
    Abstract: A technique for uniformity tuning in an ion implanter system is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for ion beam uniformity tuning. The method may comprise generating an ion beam in an ion implanter system. The method may also comprise tuning one or more beam-line elements in the ion implanter system to reduce changes in a beam spot of the ion beam when the ion beam is scanned along a beam path. The method may further comprise adjusting a velocity profile for scanning the ion beam along the beam path such that the ion beam produces a substantially uniform ion beam profile along the beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Olson, Jonathan Gerald England, Morgan D. Evans, Douglas Thomas Fielder, Gregg Alexander Norris, Shengwu Chang, Damian Brennan, William Gray Callahan
  • Patent number: 7176470
    Abstract: A technique for high-efficiency ion implantation is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an apparatus for high-efficiency ion implantation. The apparatus may comprise one or more measurement devices to determine a shape of an ion beam spot in a first dimension and a second dimension. The apparatus may also comprise a control module to control movement of the ion beam across a substrate according to a two-dimensional velocity profile, wherein the two-dimensional velocity profile is determined based at least in part on the shape of the ion beam spot, and wherein the two-dimensional velocity profile is tunable to maintain a uniform ion dose and to keep the ion beam spot from going fully off the substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan D. Evans, Douglas Thomas Fielder, Gregg Alexander Norris