Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for automatically providing a usage profile corresponding to a user of a plurality of information handling system resources. Survey information related to a user of IHS resources is collected and processed to generate survey information. IHS resources used by the user are determined and associated configuration and operational information is collected and processed to generate imported information. The survey information and the imported information are then processed to generate a set of user usage scores, which are in turn processed to produce a user usage model, which is likewise processed to generate a user usage fingerprint. Comparison operations are performed between the user usage fingerprint and a plurality of reference usage profiles and the reference usage profile most closely matching the user usage fingerprint is selected.

Abstract: A high purity ceramic article having a typical pore size of at least about 15 ?m and an active impurity concentration of less than about 400 ppm can be prepared by molding ceramic powder, sintering to vaporize any active impurity components, washing to dissolve any remaining active impurity components with an acid solution, and oxidizing to remove any residual active impurity components.

Abstract: A wafer boat including a base plate, a top plate, a plurality of support rods, and a plurality of wafer supports. The support rods are disposed about a perimeter of the base plate and extend between the base plate and the top plate, each support rod including a plurality slots that define a plurality of teeth. The wafer supports are received in a corresponding slot of each of the plurality of support rods and have a continuous open shape that includes a pair of leg sections that form an interference fit with at least two of the support rods. The base plate, the top plate, the support rods, and/or the wafer supports may be prepared by molding ceramic powder such as silicon carbide, sintering to vaporize any active impurity components, washing to dissolve any remaining active impurity components with an acid solution, and oxidizing to remove any residual active impurity components.

Abstract: A vertical ceramic wafer boat for supporting a silicon wafer having a predetermined radius “R”. The wafer boat comprises a base portion and a column rack, which extends generally vertically upwards from the base portion. The column rack includes a pair of vertical column rack supports extending generally vertically upwards from the base portion. The column rack also includes a plurality of wafer supports having a generally Y shaped cross section. The wafer supports extend substantially horizontally from the column rack supports to define a plurality of slots within the column rack sized to receive the wafer.

Abstract: A vertical ceramic wafer boat for supporting a silicon wafer having a predetermined radius R. The wafer boat comprises a base portion and a column rack, which extends generally vertically upwards from the base portion. The column rack includes a pair of vertical column rack supports extending generally vertically upwards from the base portion. The column rack also includes a plurality of wafer supports having a generally Y shaped cross section. The wafer supports extend substantially horizontally from the column rack supports to define a plurality of slots within the column rack sized to receive the wafer.

Abstract: A vertical ceramic wafer boat for supporting a silicon wafer having a predetermined radius R. The wafer boat comprises a base and a pair of column racks. The column racks extend generally vertically upwards from the base. Each column rack includes at least one arm having an arcuate section. Each arcuate section is sized to provide substantial support for a 0.7 R boundary region of the wafer and spans an arc of less than 180 degrees.