Apparatus and method utilizing forced convection for uniform thermal treatment of thin film devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8998606
APP PUB NO 20120237885A1
SERIAL NO

13343531

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An apparatus for uniform reactive thermal treatment of thin-film materials includes a chamber enclosing a tube shaped space filled with a work gas and heaters disposed outside the chamber. The apparatus further includes a loading configuration for subjecting a plurality of planar substrates to the work gas in the tube shaped space. Baffles are disposed above and below the loading configuration.

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STION CORPORATION6321 SAN IGNACIO AVENUE SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Alexander, Paul San Jose, US 29 436
Aragon, Steven Campbell, US 5 45

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