Throughput Enhancement for Scanned Beam Ion Implanters

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APP PUB NO 20110272567A1
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12774037

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Some aspects of the present disclosure increase throughput beyond what has previously been achievable by changing the scan rate of a scanned ion beam before the entire cross-sectional area of the ion beam extends beyond an edge of a workpiece. In this manner, the techniques disclosed herein help provide greater throughput than what has previously been achievable. In addition, some embodiments can utilize a rectangular (or other non-circularly shaped) scan pattern that allows real-time beam flux measurements to be taken off-wafer during actual implantation. In these embodiments, the workpiece implantation routine can be changed in real-time to account for real-time changes in beam flux. In this manner, the techniques disclosed herein help provide improved throughput and more accurate dosing profiles for workpieces than previously achievable.

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AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE BEVERLY MA 01915

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Eisner, Edward C Lexington, US 22 145
Vanderberg, Bo Gloucester, US 9 17

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