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Title: Temperature measuring device

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for a wireless instrumented silicon wafer that can measure temperatures at various points and transmit those temperature readings to an external receiver. The device has particular utility in the processing of semiconductor wafers, where it can be used to map thermal uniformity on hot plates, cold plates, spin bowl chucks, etc. without the inconvenience of wires or the inevitable thermal perturbations attendant with them.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge, TN
  2. Clinton, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872599
Patent Number(s):
5969639
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
temperature; measuring; device; systems; methods; described; wireless; instrumented; silicon; wafer; measure; temperatures; various; transmit; readings; external; receiver; particular; utility; processing; semiconductor; wafers; map; thermal; uniformity; hot; plates; cold; spin; bowl; chucks; etc; inconvenience; wires; inevitable; perturbations; attendant; semiconductor wafers; temperature measuring; semiconductor wafer; measuring device; silicon wafer; particular utility; temperature reading; cold plates; cold plate; measure temperature; /340/342/

Citation Formats

Lauf, Robert J, Bible, Don W, and Sohns, Carl W. Temperature measuring device. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Lauf, Robert J, Bible, Don W, & Sohns, Carl W. Temperature measuring device. United States.
Lauf, Robert J, Bible, Don W, and Sohns, Carl W. Fri . "Temperature measuring device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872599.
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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