Enhanced vision system for screen printing pattern alignment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8673679
APP PUB NO 20120040490A1
SERIAL NO

13133919

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Embodiments of the invention also generally provide a solar cell formation process that includes the formation of metal contacts over heavily doped regions that are formed in a desired pattern on a surface of a substrate. Embodiments of the invention also provide an inspection system and supporting hardware that is used to reliably position a similarly shaped, or patterned, metal contact structure on the patterned heavily doped regions to allow an Ohmic contact to be made. The metal contact structure, such as fingers and busbars, are formed on the heavily doped regions so that a high quality electrical connection can be formed between these two regions.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS ITALIA S.R.L.

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Baccini, Andrea Mignagola di Carbonera, IT 45 203
Fang, Hongbin Mountain View, US 24 1444
Gallazzo, Marco Padua, IT 1 25
Paak, Sunhom (Steve) Saratoga, US 2 30
Weidman, Timothy W Sunnyvale, US 60 8516
Zhang, Zhenhua Newark, US 217 919

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