Patents by Inventor Zvi Kotler
Zvi Kotler 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).
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Publication number: 20150033557Abstract: A method of producing a conductive path on a substrate including depositing on the substrate a layer of material having a thickness in the range of 0.1 to 5 microns, including metal particles having a diameter in the range of 10 to 100 nanometers, employing a patterning laser beam to selectably sinter regions of the layer of material, thereby causing the metal particles to together define a conductor at sintered regions and employing an ablating laser beam, below a threshold at which the sintered regions would be ablated, to ablate portions of the layer of material other than at the sintered regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Orbotech Ltd.Inventors: Zvi KOTLER, Michael ZENOU
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Patent number: 8395083Abstract: A method for laser drilling of holes in a substrate (44) with varying simultaneity including operating a laser (22) to produce a single output beam (24) whose pulses have a total energy, dividing the single output beam into plural beams (41) to an extent which varies over time and applying the plural beams to plural hole drilling locations (209, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222) on the substrate including simultaneously drilling first parts of multiple holes using corresponding ones of the plural beams having a pulse energy which is a first fraction of the total energy and thereafter drilling at least one second part of at least one of the multiple holes using at least one of the plural beams each having a pulse energy which is at least a second fraction of the total energy, the second fraction being different from the first fraction.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Orbotech Ltd.Inventors: Benny Naveh, Zvi Kotler, Hanina Golan
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Patent number: 8390795Abstract: An optical system including a plurality of selectably directable mirrors (38) each arranged to direct a laser beam (41) to a selectable location within a field, a plurality of mirror orientation sensors (45) operative to sense the orientation of the plurality of selectably directable mirrors and to provide mirror orientation outputs and an automatic calibration subsystem (47) for automatically calibrating the plurality of selectably directable mirrors, the automatic calibration subsystem including a target (40) being operative to provide an optically visible indication of impingement of a laser beam thereon; the target being rewritable and having optically visible fiducial markings (54, 56), a target positioner (42) for selectably positioning the target, an optical sensor (44) operative to view the target following impingement of the laser beam thereon and to provide laser beam impingement outputs and a correlator (36) operative to provide a calibration output.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Orbotech Ltd.Inventors: Zvi Kotler, Boris Greenberg, Peter Grobgeld
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Publication number: 20110278269Abstract: A system and method of repairing electrical circuits including employing a laser and at least one laser beam delivery pathway for laser pre-treatment of at least one conductor repair area of a conductor formed on a circuit substrate and employing the laser and at least part of the at least one laser beam delivery pathway for application of at least one laser beam to a donor substrate in a manner which causes at least one portion of the donor substrate to be detached therefrom and to be transferred to at least one predetermined conductor location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Orbotech Ltd.Inventors: Uri Gold, Zvi Kotler
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Patent number: 7947922Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate includes a laser energy source providing a plurality of laser beams, wherein each of the beams is steered to an independently selectable location on a target, and is independently focused onto the target.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Orbotech Ltd.Inventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman, Dan Alon
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Patent number: 7945087Abstract: A method for micromachining a material, including configuring an optical system to provide illumination of an illumination wavelength to a site via a given element of the optical system, the illumination generating returning radiation from the site. The method further includes configuring the optical system to receive the returning radiation via the given element, and to form an image of the site therefrom, calculating an actual position of a location at the site from the image and outputting a signal indicative of the actual position of the location, generating a beam of micromachining radiation having a micromachining wavelength different from the illumination wavelength, positioning the beam to form an aligned beam with respect to the location in response to the signal, and conveying the aligned beam to the location via at least the given element of the optical system so as to perform a micromachining operation at the location.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Orbotech Ltd.Inventors: Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman, Golan Hanina, Boris Greenberg, Michael Zenou
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Publication number: 20100328643Abstract: An optical system including a plurality of selectably directable mirrors (38) each arranged to direct a laser beam (41) to a selectable location within a field, a plurality of mirror orientation sensors (45) operative to sense the orientation of the plurality of selectably directable mirrors and to provide mirror orientation outputs and an automatic calibration subsystem (47) for automatically calibrating the plurality of selectably directable mirrors, the automatic calibration subsystem including a target (40) being operative to provide an optically visible indication of impingement of a laser beam thereon; the target being rewritable and having optically visible fiducial markings (54, 56), a target positioner (42) for selectably positioning the target, an optical sensor (44) operative to view the target following impingement of the laser beam thereon and to provide laser beam impingement outputs and a correlator (36) operative to provide a calibration output.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: ORBOTECH LTD.Inventors: Zvi Kotler, Boris Greenberg, Peter Grobgeld
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Publication number: 20100282726Abstract: A method for laser drilling of holes in a substrate (44) with varying simultaneity including operating a laser (22) to produce a single output beam (24) whose pulses have a total energy, dividing the single output beam into plural beams (41) to an extent which varies over time and applying the plural beams to plural hole drilling locations (209, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222) on the substrate including simultaneously drilling first parts of multiple holes using corresponding ones of the plural beams having a pulse energy which is a first fraction of the total energy and thereafter drilling at least one second part of at least one of the multiple holes using at least one of the plural beams each having a pulse energy which is at least a second fraction of the total energy, the second fraction being different from the first fraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: ORBOTECH LTD.Inventors: Benny Naveh, Zvi Kotler, Hanina Golan
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Patent number: 7642484Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate including a dynamically directable source of radiant energy providing a plurality of beams of radiation, each propagating in a dynamically selectable direction. Independently positionable beam steering elements in a plurality of beam steering elements are operative to receive the beams and direct them to selectable locations on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2002Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Orbotech LtdInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman
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Patent number: 7633036Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate including a dynamically directable source of radiant energy providing a plurality of beams of radiation, each propagating in a dynamically selectable direction. Independently positionable beam steering elements in a plurality of beam steering elements are operative to receive the beams and direct them to selectable locations on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Orbotech LtdInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman
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Patent number: 7629555Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate including a dynamically directable source of radiant energy providing a plurality of beams of radiation, each propagating in a dynamically selectable direction. Independently positionable beam steering elements in a plurality of beam steering elements are operative to receive the beams and direct them to selectable locations on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Orbotech LtdInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman
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Publication number: 20090114629Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate includes a laser energy source providing a plurality of laser beams, wherein each of the beams is steered to an independently selectable location on a target, and is independently focused onto the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: ORBOTECH LTDInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman, Dan Alon
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Patent number: 7521651Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate including a dynamically directable source of radiant energy providing a plurality of beams of radiation, each propagating in a dynamically selectable direction. Independently positionable beam steering elements in a plurality of beam steering elements are operative to receive the beams and direct them to selectable locations on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Orbotech LtdInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman, Dan Alon
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Publication number: 20080044059Abstract: A method for micromachining a material, including configuring an optical system to provide illumination of an illumination wavelength to a site via a given element of the optical system, the illumination generating returning radiation from the site. The method further includes configuring the optical system to receive the returning radiation via the given element, and to form an image of the site therefrom, calculating an actual position of a location at the site from the image and outputting a signal indicative of the actual position of the location, generating a beam of micromachining radiation having a micromachining wavelength different from the illumination wavelength, positioning the beam to form an aligned beam with respect to the location in response to the signal, and conveying the aligned beam to the location via at least the given element of the optical system so as to perform a micromachining operation at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: ORBOTECH LTD.Inventors: Zvi KOTLER, Eliezer Lipman, Golan Hanina, Boris Greenberg, Michael Zenou
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Patent number: 7206120Abstract: A dynamic beam splitter including a beam deflector having a plurality of operative regions, the beam deflector being operative to receive a laser beam at a first one of the plurality of operative regions, the laser beam passing through the beam deflector, and to selectably direct the laser beam in response to a control input signal to pass through the beam deflector a second time. Methods for splitting a beam and for manufacturing an electrical circuit employing the dynamic beam splitter are also enclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Orbtech Ltd.Inventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman, Dan Alon
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Patent number: 7176409Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate including a dynamically directable source of radiant energy providing a plurality of beams of radiation, each propagating in a dynamically selectable direction. Independently positionable beam steering elements in a plurality of beam steering elements are operative to receive the beams and direct them to selectable locations on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Orbotech LtdInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman
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Publication number: 20060213885Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate includes a laser energy source providing at least two laser beams, wherein each of the beams is steered to an independently selectable location on a target, and is independently focused onto the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: ORBOTECH LTDInventors: Abraham GROSS, Zvi KOTLER, Eliezer LIPMAN, Dan ALON
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Patent number: 7078650Abstract: A system for delivering energy to a substrate includes a laser energy source providing at least two laser beams, wherein each of the beams is steered to an independently selectable location on a target, and is independently focused onto the target.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Orbotech LTDInventors: Abraham Gross, Zvi Kotler, Eliezer Lipman, Dan Alon
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Publication number: 20060146395Abstract: A system for micromachining a substrate, including at least one source of pulsed radiant energy providing at least one pulsed beam of radiation along an optical axis, the at least one pulsed beam including multiple pulses separated by a temporal pulse separation; and a changeable output beam propagator disposed between the at least one source of radiant energy and the substrate and being operative to output a plurality of output beams each output beam being output at a selected angle relative to the optical axis, the angle being changeable in an amount of time that is less than the temporal pulse separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2006Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: ORBOTECH LTDInventors: Abraham GROSS, Zvi KOTLER, Eliezer LIPMAN
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Patent number: 6957096Abstract: A method and processing device are presented for reconstructing an absorption and/or scattering image of a region of interest inside a scattering medium. A mathematical model is provided being representative of a relation between the distribution of the intensity and phase of electromagnetic radiation components scattered from a medium and a certain attenuation factor, which is function of spatial variations of scattering and absorption coefficients of the medium. The mathematical is used for processing a map of distribution of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation components scattered from known locations within the region of interest, thereby producing a halftone pattern of the region of interest.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: The State of Israel, Atomic Energy Commission, Soreq nuclear Research CenterInventors: Bruno Gad Sfez, Erel Granot, Aner Lev, Zvi Kotler