Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 031870/0092
Release of Security Interest
Recorded: 2013-12-26
Pages: 42
Assignor
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
Executed: 2013-12-20
Assignees
NVT, LLC
600 CLIPPER DRIVE, BELMONT, CALIFORNIA, 94002
SUN EDISON LLC
600 CLIPPER DRIVE, BELMONT, CALIFORNIA, 94002
SOLAICX
7832 N. LEADBETTER ROAD, PORTLAND, OREGON, 97203
SUNEDISON, INC. (F/K/A MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.)
501 PEARL DRIVE, ST. PETERS, MISSOURI, 63376
Covered Properties
(365)
Process for the Removal of a Silicon Coating from a Surface
Patent:
5,358,603 →
Application:
07/957,319 →
Silicon Coating Process
Patent:
5,405,658 →
Application:
07/963,661 →
Product Recovery Tube Assembly
Patent:
5,322,670 →
Application:
07/963,814 →
Wafer Polishing Apparatus and Method
Patent:
5,377,451 →
Application:
08/021,215 →
Process for the Preparation of Silicon Wafers Having Controlled Distribution of Oxygen Precipitate Nucleation Centers
Patent:
5,401,669 →
Application:
08/062,926 →
Method for Detecting Sources of Contamination in Silicon Using a Contamination Monitor Wafer
Patent:
5,418,172 →
Application:
08/084,405 →
Method for Growing Silicon Crystal
Patent:
5,408,951 →
Application:
08/095,759 →
Process and Apparatus for Etching Semiconductor Wafers
Patent:
5,340,437 →
Application:
08/133,980 →
Hopper for Use in Charging Semiconductor Souce Material
Patent:
5,488,924 →
Application:
08/163,661 →
Wafer Carrier
Patent:
5,417,767 →
Application:
08/174,046 →
Semiconductor Wafer Polisher and Method
Patent:
5,422,316 →
Application:
08/214,969 →
Semiconductor Wafer Polishing Apparatus and Method
Patent:
5,605,487 →
Application:
08/242,560 →
Method of Rough Polishing Semiconductor Wafers to Reduce Surface Roughness
Patent:
5,571,373 →
Application:
08/245,592 →
Method for Etching a Semiconductor Material Without Altering Flow Pattern Defect Distribution
Patent:
5,573,680 →
Application:
08/283,782 →
Process for Stripping Outer Edge of Besoi Wafers
Patent:
5,668,045 →
Application:
08/346,695 →
Precision Controlled Precipitation of Oxygen in Silicon
Patent:
5,593,494 →
Application:
08/403,301 →
Facility Environmental Control System
Patent:
5,581,478 →
Application:
08/421,629 →
Susceptor and Baffle Therefor
Patent:
5,518,549 →
Application:
08/423,363 →
Method for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal
Patent:
5,653,799 →
Application:
08/459,765 →
A Silicon Single Crystal Having Eliminated Disclocation in Its Neck Crystal
Patent:
5,578,284 →
Application:
08/483,304 →
Apparatus for Rotating a Crucible of a Crystal Pulling Machine
Patent:
5,593,498 →
Application:
08/488,924 →
Surface-Treated Crucibles for Improved Zero Dislocation Performance
Patent:
5,976,247 →
Application:
08/490,465 →
Methods for Improving Zero Dislocation Yield of Single Crystals
Patent:
5,980,629 →
Application:
08/490,473 →
Method for Preparing Molten Silicon Melt from Polycrystalline Silicon Charge
Patent:
5,588,993 →
Application:
08/507,055 →
Method for Tuning Barrel Reactor Purge System
Patent:
5,908,504 →
Application:
08/530,612 →
Non-Distorting Video Camera for Use with a System for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal
Patent:
5,656,078 →
Application:
08/558,609 →
Pre-Thermal Treatment Cleaning Process
Patent:
5,712,198 →
Application:
08/568,997 →
Apparatus for Controlling Nucleation of Oxygen Precipitates in Silicon Crystals
Patent:
5,840,120 →
Application:
08/589,612 →
Method for Preparing Molten Silicon Melt from Polycrystalline Silicon Charge
Patent:
5,814,148 →
Application:
08/595,075 →
System for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal
Patent:
5,665,159 →
Application:
08/620,137 →
Apparatus and Method for Shaping Polishing Pads
Patent:
5,840,202 →
Application:
08/639,185 →
Method and Apparatus for Aiming a Barrel Reactor Nozzle
Patent:
5,843,234 →
Application:
08/644,181 →
Automated Wafer Lapping System
Patent:
5,679,055 →
Application:
08/653,666 →
Process for Eliminating Dislocations in the Neck of a Silicon Single Crystal
Patent:
5,628,823 →
Application:
08/675,550 →
Cooling System and Method for Epitaxial Barrel Reactor
Patent:
5,849,076 →
Application:
08/686,565 →
Polysilicon Particle Classifying Apparatus
Patent:
5,791,493 →
Application:
08/686,570 →
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Flatness of Polished Semiconductor Wafer
Patent:
5,787,595 →
Application:
08/689,432 →
Process for Controlling Thermal History of Czochralski-Grown Silicon
Patent:
5,779,791 →
Application:
08/694,157 →
Cutting Machine
Patent:
5,827,113 →
Application:
08/710,655 →
Sio Probe for Real-Time Monitoring and Control of Oxygen During Czochralski Growth of Single Crystal Silicon
Patent:
5,795,381 →
Application:
08/711,085 →
A Method for Rotating a Crucible of a Crystal Pulling Machine
Patent:
5,766,341 →
Application:
08/725,861 →
Process for Controlling the Oxygen Content in Silicon Wafers Heavily Doped with Antimony or Arsenic
Patent:
5,904,768 →
Application:
08/732,527 →
Gettering Agent
Patent:
5,855,859 →
Application:
08/739,550 →
Facility Environmental Control System
Patent:
5,793,646 →
Application:
08/759,017 →
Polishing Block Heater
Patent:
5,770,522 →
Application:
08/764,458 →
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion-Less Process Therefor
Patent:
5,994,761 →
Application:
08/806,436 →
Edge Stripped Besoi Wafer
Patent:
5,834,812 →
Application:
08/820,593 →
Apparatus for Cleaning Semiconductor Wafers
Patent:
5,816,274 →
Application:
08/843,632 →
Secondary Edge Reflector for Horizontal Reactor
Patent:
5,792,273 →
Application:
08/863,960 →
Method and Apparatus for Cutting an Ingot
Patent:
6,006,738 →
Application:
08/895,388 →
Method and System for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal
Patent:
5,846,318 →
Application:
08/896,177 →
Heat Shield Assembly and Method of Growing Vacancy Rich Single Crystal Silicon
Patent:
5,942,032 →
Application:
08/904,943 →
Non-Dash Neck Method for Single Crystal Silicon Growth
Patent:
5,885,344 →
Application:
08/907,795 →
Process for the Preparation of Silicon Wafers Having a Controlled Distribution of Oxygen Precipitate Nucleation Centers
Patent:
5,882,989 →
Application:
08/934,946 →
Method and System for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal
Patent:
5,882,402 →
Application:
08/939,802 →
Heat Shield for Crystal Puller
Patent:
5,922,127 →
Application:
08/940,166 →
Wafer Demount Apparatus
Patent:
5,865,670 →
Application:
08/941,777 →
Radiant Polishing Block Heater
Patent:
5,906,533 →
Application:
08/950,842 →
Process for Preparing a Silicon Melt from a Polysilicon Charge
Patent:
5,919,303 →
Application:
08/951,264 →
Closed Loop Process for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon and Fumed Silica
Patent:
5,910,295 →
Application:
08/966,798 →
Apparatus for Cleaning Semiconductor Wafers
Patent:
5,839,460 →
Application:
08/970,129 →
Post-Lapping Cleaning Process for Silicon Wafers
Patent:
5,837,662 →
Application:
08/990,123 →
Method and Apparatus for Washing Silicon Ingot with Water to Remove Particulate Matter
Patent:
6,006,736 →
Application:
09/000,061 →
Crystal Growing Apparatus with Melt-Doping Facility
Patent:
6,019,838 →
Application:
09/002,592 →
Situ Wafer Cleaning Process
Patent:
5,990,014 →
Application:
09/003,986 →
Crucible and Method of Preparation Thereof
Patent:
5,913,975 →
Application:
09/017,942 →
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion- Less Process Therefor
Patent:
6,180,220 →
Application:
09/030,110 →
Low Defect Density, Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon
Patent:
6,190,631 →
Application:
09/057,800 →
Low Defect Density Self-Interstitial Dominated Silicon
Patent:
6,254,672 →
Application:
09/057,801 →
Low Defect Density Vacancy Dominated Silicon
Patent:
5,919,302 →
Application:
09/057,851 →
Low Defect Density Silicon
Patent:
6,287,380 →
Application:
09/057,907 →
Injector for Reactor
Patent:
5,891,250 →
Application:
09/072,564 →
Process for the Removal of Copper and Other Metallic Impurities from Silicon
Patent:
6,482,269 →
Application:
09/082,906 →
Electrical Resistance Heater for Crystal Growing Apparatus
Patent:
6,093,913 →
Application:
09/092,391 →
Collector for an Automated on-Line Bath Analysis System
Patent:
6,210,640 →
Application:
09/093,520 →
Process and Appratus for Preparation of Silicon Crystals with Reduced Metal Content
Patent:
6,183,553 →
Application:
09/097,779 →
Susceptor for Barrel Reactor
Patent:
6,129,048 →
Application:
09/107,728 →
Continuous Oxidation Process for Crystal Pulling Apparatus
Patent:
6,039,801 →
Application:
09/167,747 →
Method and System for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal
Patent:
6,171,391 →
Application:
09/172,546 →
Heat Shield for Crystal Puller
Patent:
6,053,974 →
Application:
09/234,144 →
Tungsten Doped Crucible and Method for Preparing Same
Patent:
6,187,089 →
Application:
09/245,238 →
An Epitaxial Silicon Wafer with Intrinsic Gettering
Patent:
6,284,384 →
Application:
09/250,908 →
Heat Shield Assembly for Crystal Puller
Patent:
6,197,111 →
Application:
09/258,478 →
Apparatus for Controlling the Oxygen Content in Silicon Wafers Heavily Doped with Antimony or Arsenic
Patent:
6,214,109 →
Application:
09/268,968 →
Vacancy Dominated, Defect-Free Silicon
Patent:
6,379,642 →
Application:
09/270,366 →
Method for Processing a Semiconductor Wafer
Patent:
6,227,944 →
Application:
09/276,278 →
Method and System of Controlling Taper Growth in a Semiconductor Crystal Growth Process
Patent:
6,241,818 →
Application:
09/287,916 →
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion-Less Process Therefor
Patent:
6,204,152 →
Application:
09/340,489 →
Process for Preparing Defect Free Silicon Crystals Which Allows for Variability in Process Conditions
Process for Growth of Defect Free Silicon Crystals of Arbitrarily Large Diameters
Method for the Separation, Regeneration and Refuse of an Exhausted Glycol-Based Slurry
Patent:
6,231,628 →
Application:
09/345,934 →
Process for Fabricating Semiconductor Wafers with External Gettering
Patent:
6,338,805 →
Application:
09/352,980 →
Method of Processing Semiconductor Wafers
Patent:
6,114,245 →
Application:
09/356,616 →
Non-Uniform Minority Carrier Lifetime Distributions in High Performance Silicon Power Devices
Patent:
6,828,690 →
Application:
09/366,850 →
Non-Oxygen Precipitating Czochralski Silicon Wafers
Patent:
6,336,968 →
Application:
09/379,383 →
Process for Preparing an Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafer
Patent:
6,191,010 →
Application:
09/384,669 →
Thermally Annealed Wafers Having Improved Internal Gettering
Patent:
6,361,619 →
Application:
09/385,108 →
Silicon on Insulator Structure from Low Defect Density Single Crystal Silicon
Patent:
6,236,104 →
Application:
09/387,288 →
Method of Processing Semiconductor Wafers to Build in Back Surface Damage
Patent:
6,214,704 →
Application:
09/404,428 →
Thermally Annealed, Low Defect Density Single Crystal Silicon
Patent:
6,416,836 →
Application:
09/416,998 →
Epitaxial Silicon Wafers Substantially Free of Grown - in Defects
Patent:
6,284,039 →
Application:
09/417,610 →
Method of Controlling Growth of a Semiconductor Crystal to Automatically Transition from Taper Growth to Target Diameter Growth
Patent:
6,203,611 →
Application:
09/421,187 →
Method of Determining Performance Characteristics of Polishing Pads
Patent:
6,293,139 →
Application:
09/432,928 →
Method for Revealing Agglomerated Intrinsic Point Defects in Semiconductor Crystals
Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Process
Continuous oxidation process for crystal pulling Apparatus
Patent:
6,315,828 →
Application:
09/489,481 →
Method of Controlling Diameter of a Silicon Crystal in a Locked Seed Lift Growth Process
Patent:
6,776,840 →
Application:
09/502,340 →
Process for producing a silicon melt
Patent:
6,344,083 →
Application:
09/503,566 →
Process for Reducing Surface Variations for Polished Wafer
Patent:
6,479,386 →
Application:
09/505,269 →
Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Process
Patent:
6,376,335 →
Application:
09/506,105 →
Method for Wafer Processing
Patent:
6,514,423 →
Application:
09/507,811 →
Silicon wafering process flow
Patent:
6,294,469 →
Application:
09/512,111 →
Barium doping of molten silicon for use in crystal growing process
Patent:
6,319,313 →
Application:
09/521,288 →
Strontium doping of molten silicon for use in crystal growing process
Patent:
6,350,312 →
Application:
09/521,525 →
Modified Susceptor for Use in Chemical Vapor Deposition Process
Patent:
6,444,027 →
Application:
09/566,890 →
Process for Preparing Single Crystal Silicon Having Uniform Thermal History
Patent:
6,458,202 →
Application:
09/596,493 →
Method and apparatus for forming an epitaxial silicon wafer with a denuded zone
Patent:
6,339,016 →
Application:
09/607,389 →
Method and Apparatus for Forming a Silicon Wafer with a Denuded Zone
Patent:
6,599,815 →
Application:
09/607,391 →
Non-Contaminating Gas-Tight Valve for Semiconductor Applications
Patent:
6,435,474 →
Application:
09/608,304 →
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Epitaxial Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion-Less Process Therefor
Patent:
6,306,733 →
Application:
09/626,635 →
Method and Apparatus for a Wafer Carrier Having an Insert
Patent:
6,454,635 →
Application:
09/633,958 →
Method for Producing Czochralski Silicon Free of Agglomerated Self-Interstitial Defects
Patent:
6,635,587 →
Application:
09/661,821 →
Process for Detecting Agglomerated Intrinsic Point Defects by Metal Decoration
Patent:
6,391,662 →
Application:
09/661,822 →
Radio frequency identification system and method for tracking silicon wafers
Patent:
6,330,971 →
Application:
09/677,909 →
Method and Apparatus to Place Wafers into and Out of Machine
Patent:
6,398,631 →
Application:
09/681,160 →
Polishing Apparatus, Polishing Head and Method
Heat Shield Assembly for Crystal Pulling Apparatus
Patent:
6,482,263 →
Application:
09/684,266 →
Electrical Resistance Heater and Method for Crystal Growing Apparatus
Patent:
6,503,322 →
Application:
09/691,994 →
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion-Less Process Therefor
Patent:
6,586,068 →
Application:
09/704,893 →
A Process for the Preparation of an Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafer Having an Asymmetrical Vacancy Concentration Profile Capable of Forming an Enhanced Denuded Zone
Patent:
6,579,779 →
Application:
09/704,900 →
Low Defect Density, Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon
Patent:
6,555,194 →
Application:
09/705,092 →
Method for Preparing Molten Silicon Melt from Polycrystalline Silicon Charge
Patent:
6,454,851 →
Application:
09/711,198 →
Defect Classification Using Scattered Light Intensities
Patent:
6,515,742 →
Application:
09/723,847 →
Silicon on insulator structure having a low defect density handle wafer and process for the preparation thereof
Semiconductor Wafer Holder
Epitaxial Silicon Wafer Free from Autodoping and Backside Halo and a Method and Apparatus for the Preparation Thereof
Carrier for Cleaning Silicon Wafers
Patent:
6,520,191 →
Application:
09/807,907 →
Crystal Puller and Method for Growing Monocrystalline Silicon Ingots
Patent:
6,447,601 →
Application:
09/811,982 →
Heat Shield Assembly for Crystal Puller
Low Defect Density, Self-Interstitial Dominated Silicon
Low Defect Density Silicon and a Process for Producing Low Defect Density Silicon Wherein V/G0 Is Controlled by Controlling Heat Transfer at the Melt/Solid Interface
Process for Growing Silicon Crystals Which Allows for Variability in Process Conditions While Suppressing the Formation of Agglomerated Intrinsic Point Defects
Epitaxial Silicon Wafer with Intrinsic Gettering and a Method for the Preparation Thereof
Barium Doping of Molten Silicon for Use in Crystal Growing Process
Process for Preparing Low Defect Density Silicon Using High Growth Rates
An Epitaxial Wafer Substantially Free of Grown-in Defects
Crystal Puller and Method for Growing Monocrystalline Silicon Ingots
Method and Apparatus for Processing a Semiconductor Wafer Using Novel Final Polishing Method
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Epitaxial Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion-Less Process Therefor
Process for the Preparation of Non-Oxygen Precipitating Czochralski Silicon Wafers
Process for Preparing a Silicon Melt
Method for the Production of Low Defect Density Silicon
Vacancy, Dominated, Defect-Free Silicon
Method for Controlling Growth of a Silicon Crystal to Minimize Growth Rate and Diameter Deviations
Process for Reclaiming Semiconductor Wafers and Reclaimed Wafers
Granular Semiconductor Material Transport System and Process
Process for Growing Defect-Free Silicon Wherein the Grown Silicon Is Cooled in a Separate Chamber
Process for Producing a Silicon Melt
SOI structure having a device layer which is vacancy dominated and substantially free fo agglomerated vacancy type defects
Single Crystal Silicon Having Improved Gate Oxide Integrity
Low Defect Density Silicon Having a Vacancy-Dominated Core Substantially Free of Oxidation Induced Stacking Faults
Process for Producing Thermally Annealed Wafers Having Improved Internal Gettering
Thermal Annealing Process for Producing Low Defect Density Single Crystal Silicon
Thermal Annealing Process for Producing Silicon Wafers with Improved Surface Characteristics
Control of Oxygen Precipitate Formation in High Resistivity Cz Silicon
Low Defect Density Regions of Self-Interstitial Dominated Silicon
Low Defect Density Epitaxial Wafer and a Process for the Preparation Thereof
Silicon on Insulator Struture Having an Epitaxial Layer and Intrinsic Gettering
Controlled Neck Growth Process for Single Crystal Silicon
Non-Oxygen Precipitating Czochralski Silicon Wafers
Modified Susceptor for Use in Chemical Vapor Deposition Process
Method of Polishing Wafers
Patent:
6,878,302 →
Application:
10/239,669 →
Analytical Method to Measure Nitrogen Concentration in Single Crystal Silicon
Crystal Puller for Growing Monocrystalline Silicon Ingots
A Single Crystal Silicon Ingot Having a High Arsenic Concentration
Process for Growing a Silicon Crystal Segment Substantially Free from Agglomerated Intrinsic Point Defects Which Allows for Variability in the Process Conditions
Seed Crystals for Pulling Single Crystal Silicon
Wire Saw and Process for Slicing Multiple Semiconductor Ingots
Patent:
6,941,940 →
Application:
10/296,919 →
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafers with Nitrogen/Carbon Stabilized Oxygen Precipitate Nucleation Centers and Process for Making the Same
Process for Producing Low Defect Density, Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon
Nitrogen-Doped Silicon Substantially Free of Oxidation Induced Stacking Faults
Epitaxial Silicon Wafer with Intrinsic Gettering and a Method for the Preparation Thereof
Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafers and Oxygen Out-Diffusion-Less Process Therefor
Semiconductor Wafer, Polishing Apparatus and Method
Patent:
7,137,874 →
Application:
10/432,513 →
Process for Cooling a Silicon Ingot Having a Vacancy Dominated Region to Produce Defect Free Silicon
Single Crystal Silicon Wafer Having an Epitaxial Layer Substantially Free from Grown-in Defects
Wafer Carrier
Process for the Preparation of an Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafer Capable of Forming an Enhanced Denuded Zone
Fluid Sealing System for a Crystal Puller
Method for Treating an Exhausted Glycol-Based Slurry
System for Continuous Growing of Monocrystalline Silicon
Wafer Clamping Device for a Double Side Grinder
Process for Preparing a Stabilized Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon Wafer
Method to Monitor and Control the Crystal Cooling or Quenching Rate by Measuring Crystal Surface Temperature
Process for Preparing Single Crystal Silicon Using Crucible Rotation to Control Temperature Gradient
Crystal Puller and Method for Growing a Monocrystalline Ingot
System for Continuous Growing of Monocrystalline Silicon
Process for Metallic Contamination Reduction in Silicon Wafers
Partially Devitrified Crucible
High Purity Silicon Carbide Structures
Process for Making Non-Uniform Minority Carrier Lifetime Distribution in High Performance Silicon Power Devices
Formation of a Silicon Sheet by Cold Surface Casting
Patent:
7,294,197 →
Application:
10/918,681 →
Systems and Methods for Measuring and Reducing Dust in Granular Material
Process for Making Silicon Wafers with Stabilized Oxygen Precipitate Nucleation Centers
Low Defect Density Silicon Having a Vacancy-Dominated Core Substantially Free of Oxidation Induced Stacking Faults
Controlling Melt-Solid Interface Shape of a Growing Silicon Crystal Using a Variable Magnetic Field
Electromagnetic Pumping of Liquid Silicon in a Crystal Growing Process
Semiconductor Wafer Boat for a Vertical Furnace
Patent:
7,033,168 →
Application:
11/041,593 →
Method for the Production of Low Defect Density Silicon
Low Defect Density, Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon
Method for Controlling of Thermal Donor Formation in High Resistivity Cz Silicon
Process for Preparing Single Crystal Silicon Having Improved Gate Oxide Integrity
Modified Susceptor for Barrel Reactor
Silicon Wafer Etching Process and Composition
Melter Assembly and Method for Charging a Crystal Forming Apparatus with Molten Source Material
Melter Assembly and Method for Charging a Crystal Forming Apparatus with Molten Source Material
Melter Assembly and Method for Charging a Crystal Forming Apparatus with Molten Source Material
Process for Producing Silicon on Insulator Structure Having Intrinsic Gettering by Ion Implantation
Arsenic and Phosphorus Doped Silicon Wafer Substrates Having Intrinsic Gettering
Silicon Structures with Improved Resistance to Radiation Events
High Resistivity Silicon Structure and a Process for the Preparation Thereof
Method for the Manufacture of a Strained Silicon-on-Insulator Structure
Application:
11/461,956 →
Publication:
US 2007/0045738
Method of Polishing a Semiconductor Wafer
Double Side Wafer Grinder and Methods for Assessing Workpiece Nanotopology
Double Side Wafer Grinder and Methods for Assessing Workpiece Nanotopology
Wire Saw Ingot Slicing System and Method with Ingot Preheating, Web Preheating, Slurry Temperature Control and/or Slurry Flow Rate Control
Nitrogen-Doped Silicon Substantially Free of Oxidation Induced Stacking Faults
Semiconductor wafer with high thermal conductivity
Application:
11/698,728 →
Publication:
US 2007/0176238
Processes for the Purification of Trichlorosilane and Silicon Tetrachloride
Controlling Agglomerated Point Defect and Oxygen Cluster Formation Induced by the Lateral Surface of a Silicon Single Crystal During Cz Growth
Process for Forming Low Defect Density, Ideal Oxygen Precipitating Silicon
Controlling Melt-Solid Interface Shape of a Growing Silicon Crystal Using a Variable Magnetic Field
Method for Purifying Silicon Carbide Coated Structures
Non-Uniform Minority Carrier Lifetime Distributions in High Performance Silicon Power Devices
Wafer Platform
Application:
11/767,198 →
Publication:
US 2008/0041798
Dressing a Wafer Polishing Pad
High temperature heating element for preventing contamination of a work piece
Application:
11/893,254 →
Publication:
US 2008/0041836
Reduction of Air Pockets in Silicon Crystals by Avoiding the Introduction of Nearly-Insoluble Gases into the Melt
Application:
11/939,393 →
Publication:
US 2009/0120353
Methods for Producing Smooth Wafers
Susceptor with Support Bosses
Application:
11/965,459 →
Publication:
US 2009/0165721
Susceptor for Improving Throughput and Reducing Wafer Damage
Application:
11/965,506 →
Publication:
US 2008/0314319
Epitaxial Barrel Susceptor Having Improved Thickness Uniformity
Semiconductor Wafer Carrier Blade
Nanotopography Control and Optimization Using Feedback from Warp Data
Silicon Wafer Etching Compositions
Solar Panel and Frame and Related Methods
Weir Design Providing Optimal Purge Gas Flow, Melt Control, and Temperature Stabilization for Improved Single Crystal Growth in a Continuous Czochralski Process
Patent:
8,262,797 →
Application:
12/075,513 →
Method and Device for Feeding Arsenic Dopant into a Silicon Crystal Growing Apparatus
Semiconductor Wafer Polishing Apparatus and Method of Polishing
Low Thermal Mass Semiconductor Wafer Support
Method and Device for Continuously Measuring Silicon Island Elevation
Patent:
7,573,587 →
Application:
12/197,669 →
Method for Treatment of a Gas Stream Containing Silicon Tetrafluoride and Hydrogen Chloride
Processes for Purification of Silicon Tetrafluoride
Wafer Holder for Supporting a Semiconductor Wafer During a Thermal Treatment Process
Integral Photovoltaic Unit
Application:
12/237,326 →
Publication:
US 2009/0314335
Crucible Weight Measurement System for Controlling Feedstock Introduction in Czochralski Crystal Growth
Patent:
8,257,496 →
Application:
12/315,452 →
Arsenic and Phosphorus Doped Silicon Wafer Substrates Having Intrinsic Gettering
System and Method for Dressing a Wafer Polishing Pad
Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Wiresaw Beam Used in Wiresaw Slicing of Ingots into Wafers
Application:
12/367,058 →
Publication:
US 2009/0199836
Rack Assembly for Solar Energy Collecting Module
Application:
12/367,977 →
Publication:
US 2011/0198304
Counterweighted Active Tracking Solar Panel Rack
Electrical Cable Harness and Assembly for Transmitting Ac Electrical Power
Edge Etching Apparatus for Etching the Edge of a Silicon Wafer
Application:
12/415,274 →
Publication:
US 2009/0242126
Methods for Etching the Edge of a Silicon Wafer
Edge Etched Silicon Wafers
Multi-Function Frame and Integrated Mounting System for Photovoltaic Power Generating Laminates
Application:
12/450,001 →
Publication:
US 2010/0147362
Data Acquisition Apparatus and Methodology for Self-Diagnosing of Ac Modules
Methods for Preparing a Semiconductor Structure for Use in Backside Illumination Applications
Ac Photovoltaic Module and Inverter Assembly
An Epitaxial Wafer Having a Heavily Doped Substrate
Application:
12/486,569 →
Publication:
US 2009/0252974
Methods for Increasing Polycrystalline Silicon Reactor Productivity by Recycle of Silicon Fines
Application:
12/492,706 →
Publication:
US 2009/0324819
Controlling a Melt-Solid Interface Shape of a Growing Silicon Crystal Using an Unbalanced Magnetic Field and Iso-Rotation
Fluidized Bed Reactor Systems
Generating a Pumping Force in a Silicon Melt by Applying a Time-Varying Magnetic Field
Directional Solidification Furnace for Reducing Melt Contamination and Reducing Wafer Contamination
Processes for Preparing a Catalyst
Application:
12/563,565 →
Publication:
US 2010/0009843
Catalysts Useful in the Purification of Silicon Tetrafluoride
Application:
12/563,572 →
Publication:
US 2010/0009844
Assembly and method for mounting solar panels to structural surfaces
Methods for Preparing a Melt of Silicon Powder for Silicon Crystal Growth
Application:
12/611,567 →
Publication:
US 2010/0107966
Method for Feeding Arsenic Dopant into a Silicon Crystal Growing Apparatus
Method for Assessing Workpiece Nanotopology Using a Double Side Wafer Grinder
Processes for Producing Silicon Tetrafluoride from Fluorosilicates in a Fluidized Bed Reactor
Application:
12/640,337 →
Publication:
US 2010/0150808
Systems for Producing Silicon Tetrafluoride from Fluorosilicates in a Fluidized Bed Reactor
Application:
12/640,346 →
Publication:
US 2010/0150789
Semiconductor Wafer Transport System
Application:
12/645,565 →
Publication:
US 2011/0148128
Methods For Pulling A Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot From A Silicon Melt
Pulling Assemblies For Pulling A Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot From A Silicon Melt
Methods to Recover and Purify Silicon Particles from Saw Kerf
Methods for Generating Representations of Flatness Defects on Wafers
Systems for Generating Representations of Flatness Defects on Wafers
System for continuous growing of monocrystalline silicon
Application:
12/653,910 →
Publication:
US 2010/0162946
Systems for Weighing a Pulled Object
Methods for Weighing a Pulled Object Having a Changing Weight
Application:
12/726,969 →
Publication:
US 2010/0242831
Systems for Weighing a Pulled Object Having a Changing Weight
Method for Treatment of a Gas Stream Containing Silicon Tetrafluoride and Hydrogen Chloride
Application:
12/731,847 →
Publication:
US 2010/0178225
Wafer Support Ring
Angle Of Repose Valve
Application:
12/796,355 →
Publication:
US 2011/0297861
Trichlorosilane Vaporization System
Application:
12/796,360 →
Publication:
US 2011/0300050
Coated Crucibles and Methods for Applying a Coating to a Crucible
Coating Compositions
Silicon Wafers and Ingots with Reduced Oxygen Content and Methods for Producing Them
Application:
12/837,876 →
Publication:
US 2011/0177284
Method and System for Processing Abrasive Slurry
Application:
12/840,549 →
Publication:
US 2011/0017230
Methods of Making Wafer Supports
Application:
12/846,510 →
Publication:
US 2010/0304022
Semiconductor And Solar Wafers And Method For Processing Same
Application:
12/847,007 →
Publication:
US 2012/0028439
Semiconductor and Solar Wafers
Grinding Tool For Trapezoid Grinding Of A Wafer
Application:
12/847,015 →
Publication:
US 2012/0028555
Methods of Assembling Solar Energy Collecting Modules
Modified Zero Voltage Transition (Zvt) Full Bridge Converter and Photovoltaic (Pv) Array Using the Same
Methods and Systems for Adjusting Operation of a Wafer Grinder Using Feedback from Warp Data
Systems for Recovering Silane From Heavy-Ends Separation Operations
Processes for Recovering Silane From Heavy-Ends Separation Operations
Methods of Grinding Semiconductor Wafers Having Improved Nanotopology
Production of Polycrystalline Silicon By The Thermal Decomposition of Trichlorosilane In A Fluidized Bed Reactor
Application:
12/910,465 →
Publication:
US 2012/0100059
Production of Polycrystalline Silicon in Substantially Closed-loop Processes
Application:
12/910,540 →
Publication:
US 2012/0100061
Production of Polycrystalline Silicon in Substantially Closed-Loop Systems
Process for Annealing Semiconductor Wafers with Flat Dopant Depth Profiles
Patent:
8,153,538 →
Application:
12/964,143 →
Systems And Methods For Analysis of Water and Substrates Rinsed in Water
Application:
12/967,382 →
Publication:
US 2011/0146717
Methods for Producing Aluminum Trifluoride
Methods for Producing Silicon Tetrafluoride
Methods for Monitoring the Amount of Contamination Imparted into Semiconductor Wafers During Wafer Processing
Methods for Processing Silicon on Insulator Wafers
Method for the Preparation of a Multi-Layered Crystalline Structure
Production of Polycrystalline Silicon by the Thermal Decomposition of Dichlorosilane in a Fluidized Bed Reactor
Methods for Reducing the Deposition of Silicon on Reactor Walls Using Peripheral Silicon Tetrachloride
Application:
12/977,739 →
Publication:
US 2011/0158888
Fluidized Bed Reactor Systems and Distributors for Use in Same
Systems for Producing Silane
Methods for Producing Silane
Systems and Methods for Particle Size Determination and Control in a Fluidized Bed Reactor for Use with Thermally Decomposable Silicon-Containing Gas
Systems and Methods for Particle Size Determination and Control in a Fluidized Bed Reactor
Process and System for the Purification of Trichlorosilane and Silicon Tetrachloride
Crucible For Use In A Directional Solidification Furnace
Application:
13/014,932 →
Publication:
US 2011/0180229
Semiconductor Wafers with Reduced Roll-Off and Bonded and Unbonded Soi Structures Produced from Same
Methods for Reducing the Width of the Unbonded Region in Soi Structures
Method and Apparatus for Mounting Photovoltaic Modules to Shingled Surfaces
Application:
13/031,029 →
Publication:
US 2011/0209422
Hydrostatic Pad Pressure Modulation in a Simultaneous Double Side Wafer Grinder
Bulk Silicon Wafer Product Useful in the Manufacture of Three Dimensional Multigate Mosfets
Bell Jar for Siemens Reactor Including Thermal Radiation Shield
Application:
13/084,243 →
Publication:
US 2011/0250366
Methods for Monitoring the Amount of Metal Contamination Imparted into Wafers During a Semiconductor Process
Application:
13/105,381 →
Publication:
US 2011/0212547
Methods for Detecting Metal Precipitates in a Semiconductor Wafer
Application:
13/105,392 →
Publication:
US 2011/0212550
Method and System for Stripping the Edge of a Semiconductor Wafer
Methods for in-Situ Passivation of Silicon-on-Insulator Wafers
Methods for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon That Reduce the Deposition of Silicon on Reactor Walls
Methods for Preparing a Semiconductor Wafer with High Thermal Conductivity
AC photovoltaic module and inverter assembly
Low Thermal Mass Semiconductor Wafer Plate
Low Thermal Mass Semiconductor Wafer Boat
Adapter Ring For Silicon Electrode
Application:
13/237,049 →
Publication:
US 2012/0073752
Processes for Purifying Silane
Systems for Purifying Silane
Methods to Recover and Purify Silicon Particles from Saw Kerf
Methods to Slice a Silicon Ingot
Soft Switching Power Converters
Application:
13/296,561 →
Publication:
US 2012/0127769
Methods for Controlling Melt Temperature in a Czochralski Grower
Application:
13/315,769 →
Publication:
US 2012/0210931
Solar Power Generation Apparatus Capable of Tracking Sunlight
Synthetic Resin Bearing for Photovoltaic Tracking System
Methods for Cropping a Cylindrical Ingot
Application:
13/325,942 →
Publication:
US 2012/0085332
Production of Polycrystalline Silicon in Substantially Closed-Loop Processes That Involve Disproportionation Operations
Production of Polycrystalline Silicon in Substantially Closed-Loop Systems That Involve Disproportionation Operations
Methods for Monitoring the Amount of Metal Contamination in a Process
Directional Solidification Furnace For Reducing Melt Contamination And Reducing Wafer Contamination
Methods for Reducing the Metal Content in the Device Layer of Soi Structures and Soi Structures Produced by Such Methods
Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers and Methods of Using Such Heat Exchangers
Application:
13/355,303 →
Publication:
US 2012/0199323
Reactor Apparatus and Methods for Reacting Compounds
Methods for Introducing a First Gas and a Second Gas into a Reaction Chamber
Solar Panel Frame
Patent:
560,605 →
Application:
29/249,104 →
Framed Solar Panel
Patent:
560,606 →
Application:
29/249,321 →
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