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US 12,697,719 B2

Process kit alignment method for improving semiconductor yield

US 12,697,719 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventors
Damon K. Cox; Ali Utku Pehlivan; Paul Benjamin Reuter
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2023-09-11
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,719 B2 · US12697719 · 12697719

Abstract

A method includes causing an upper process kit ring to be removed from a lower process kit ring. The method further includes, responsive to causing the upper process kit ring to be removed from the lower process kit ring, causing, based on sensor data, a first position correction associated with the lower process kit ring. The method further includes, responsive to the first position correction, causing the upper process kit ring to be disposed on the lower process kit ring.

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