Patents by Inventor Shengde Zhong

Shengde Zhong 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: 9341580
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to comprehensive, expandable substrate inspection systems. The inspection systems include multiple metrology units adapted to inspect, detect, or measure one or more characteristics of a substrate, including thickness, resistivity, saw marks, geometry, stains, chips, micro cracks, crystal fraction, and photoluminescence. The inspection systems may be utilized to identify defects on substrates and estimate solar cell efficiency of a solar cell produced with the substrate, prior to processing a substrate into a solar cell. Substrates may be transferred through the inspection system between metrology units on a track or conveyor, and then sorted based upon inspection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Asaf Schlezinger, Shengde Zhong
  • Publication number: 20150377796
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to comprehensive, expandable substrate inspection systems. The inspection systems include multiple metrology units adapted to inspect, detect, or measure one or more characteristics of a substrate, including thickness, resistivity, saw marks, geometry, stains, chips, micro cracks, crystal fraction, and photoluminescence. The inspection systems may be utilized to identify defects on substrates and estimate solar cell efficiency of a solar cell produced with the substrate, prior to processing a substrate into a solar cell. Substrates may be transferred through the inspection system between metrology units on a track or conveyor, and then sorted based upon inspection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Asaf SCHLEZINGER, Shengde ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20120211358
    Abstract: An interior antenna is provided for coupling RF energy to a plasma in a process chamber having a wall. The antenna comprises a coil having a face exposed to the plasma in the process chamber. A plurality of standoffs are provided to support the coil at a spacing from the wall of the process chamber. At least one standoff comprises a terminal thorough which an electrical power can be applied to the coil, the terminal comprising a conductor receptacle. A conductor cup is around the standoff having the terminal. The conductor cup comprises a sidewall having an inner diameter that is sufficiently large to maintain a sidewall gap between the sidewall and the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Keith A. Miller, Genhua Xu, Shengde Zhong, Mahendra Bhagwat Lokhande
  • Patent number: 8187416
    Abstract: An antenna for coupling RF energy to a plasma in a process chamber having a wall comprises a coil having a face exposed to the plasma in the chamber. A plurality of standoffs support the coil at a set spacing from the wall of the process chamber, at least one standoff comprising a terminal thorough which electrical power is applied to the coil from an external power source. The terminal comprises a conductor receptacle having a first length L1 and a jacket around the conductor receptacle, the jacket having a second length L2. The length L1 is larger than the length L2. A conductor cup is provided about the standoff having the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Miller, Genhua Xu, Shengde Zhong, Mahendra Bhagwat Lokhande
  • Publication number: 20060260937
    Abstract: An antenna for coupling RF energy to a plasma in a process chamber having a wall comprises a coil having a face exposed to the plasma in the chamber. A plurality of standoffs support the coil at a set spacing from the wall of the process chamber, at least one standoff comprising a terminal thorough which electrical power is applied to the coil from an external power source. The terminal comprises a conductor receptacle having a first length L1 and a jacket around the conductor receptacle, the jacket having a second length L2. The length L1 is larger than the length L2. A conductor cup is provided about the standoff having the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Keith Miller, Genhua Xu, Shengde Zhong