公开(公告)号：US11234334B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16385435

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Karl Mathia ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko

IPC: H05K3/44 ,  H05K3/46 ,  B05D5/12 ,  B05C5/02 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J13/00 ,  H01L51/00 ,  B41J29/393 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/677 ,  H01L21/68 ,  B41J2/01 ,  H01L21/683

Abstract: A printer deposits material onto a substrate as part of a manufacturing process for an electronic product; at least one transported component experiences error, which affects the deposition. This error is mitigated using transducers that equalize position of the component, e.g., to provide an “ideal” conveyance path, thereby permitting precise droplet placement notwithstanding the error. In one embodiment, an optical guide (e.g., using a laser) is used to define a desired path; sensors mounted to the component dynamically detect deviation from this path, with this deviation then being used to drive the transducers to immediately counteract the deviation. This error correction scheme can be applied to correct for more than type of transport error, for example, to correct for error in a substrate transport path, a printhead transport path and/or split-axis transport non-orthogonality.

公开(公告)号：US20210010136A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16915614

申请日：2020-06-29

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Karl Mathia ,  Jesse Lu ,  Jerry Chang ,  Matt Audet ,  Stephen Baca ,  Vadim Mashevsky ,  David C. Darrow

IPC: C23C16/48 ,  C23C16/02 ,  C23C16/54

Abstract: A deposition device is described. The deposition device has a substrate support and a laser imaging system disposed to image a portion of a substrate positioned on the substrate support. The laser imaging system comprises a laser source and an imaging unit, and is coupled to a deposition assembly disposed across the substrate support.

公开(公告)号：US09961783B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15642188

申请日：2017-07-05

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Karl Mathia ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko

IPC: H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/68 ,  B05C5/02 ,  H01L23/02 ,  H01L23/28 ,  H05K3/46 ,  B05D5/12

CPC classification number: H05K3/4644 ,  B05C5/0208 ,  B05D5/12 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J13/0027 ,  B41J29/393 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/6715 ,  H01L21/6776 ,  H01L21/67784 ,  H01L21/68 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H05K3/4679 ,  H05K2203/0104 ,  H05K2203/013 ,  H05K2203/0736 ,  H05K2203/166

Abstract: A printer deposits material onto a substrate as part of a manufacturing process for an electronic product; at least one transported component experiences error, which affects the deposition. This error is mitigated using transducers that equalize position of the component, e.g., to provide an “ideal” conveyance path, thereby permitting precise droplet placement notwithstanding the error. In one embodiment, an optical guide (e.g., using a laser) is used to define a desired path; sensors mounted to the component dynamically detect deviation from this path, with this deviation then being used to drive the transducers to immediately counteract the deviation. This error correction scheme can be applied to correct for more than type of transport error, for example, to correct for error in a substrate transport path, a printhead transport path and/or split-axis transport non-orthogonality.

公开(公告)号：US09884501B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US15354927

申请日：2016-11-17

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Robert B. Lowrance ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Aleksey Khrustalev ,  Karl Mathia ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: B41J29/02

CPC classification number: B41J29/02 ,  B41J3/28 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/06 ,  B41J25/304 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a printing system for printing a substrate, in which the printing system can be housed in a gas enclosure, where the environment within the enclosure can be maintained as a controlled printing environment. A controlled environment of the present teachings can include control of the type of gas environment within the gas enclosure, the size and level particulate matter within the enclosure, control of the temperature within the enclosure and control of lighting. Various embodiments of a printing system of the present teachings can include a Y-axis motion system and a Z-axis moving plate that are configured to substantially decrease excess thermal load within the enclosure by, for example, eliminating or substantially minimizing the use of conventional electric motors.

公开(公告)号：US20170129265A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15354927

申请日：2016-11-17

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Robert B. Lowrance ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Aleksey Khrustalev ,  Karl Mathia ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: B41J29/02

CPC classification number: B41J29/02 ,  B41J3/28 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/06 ,  B41J25/304 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a printing system for printing a substrate, in which the printing system can be housed in a gas enclosure, where the environment within the enclosure can be maintained as a controlled printing environment. A controlled environment of the present teachings can include control of the type of gas environment within the gas enclosure, the size and level particulate matter within the enclosure, control of the temperature within the enclosure and control of lighting. Various embodiments of a printing system of the present teachings can include a Y-axis motion system and a Z-axis moving plate that are configured to substantially decrease excess thermal load within the enclosure by, for example, eliminating or substantially minimizing the use of conventional electric motors.

公开(公告)号：US20150360462A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14738785

申请日：2015-06-12

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Robert B. Lowrance ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Aleksey Khrustalev ,  Karl Mathia ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: B41F35/00

CPC classification number: B41J29/02 ,  B41J3/28 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/06 ,  B41J25/304 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a printing system for printing a substrate, in which the printing system can be housed in a gas enclosure, where the environment within the enclosure can be maintained as a controlled printing environment. A controlled environment of the present teachings can include control of the type of gas environment within the gas enclosure, the size and level particulate matter within the enclosure, control of the temperature within the enclosure and control of lighting. Various embodiments of a printing system of the present teachings can include a Y-axis motion system and a Z-axis moving plate that are configured to substantially decrease excess thermal load within the enclosure by, for example, eliminating or substantially minimizing the use of conventional electric motors. Additionally, various embodiments of a Y-axis motion system of the present teachings can include a gripper motion control assembly of a Y-axis motion system configured to provide dynamic orientation of the rotation of a substrate about the theta-Z (θ-Z) axis during Y-axis travel to maintain a high degree of precision for substrate orientation parallel to the axis of travel.

Abstract translation: 本教导公开了用于印刷衬底的打印系统的各种实施例，其中打印系统可以容纳在气体外壳中，其中外壳内的环境可以被保持为受控打印环境。 本教导的受控环境可以包括控制气体外壳内的气体环境的类型，外壳内的尺寸和级别的颗粒物质，控制外壳内的温度和控制照明。 本教导的打印系统的各种实施例可以包括Y轴运动系统和Z轴移动板，其被配置为通过例如消除或基本上最小化常规的使用来大大减少外壳内的过多热负荷 电动机。 此外，本教导的Y轴运动系统的各种实施例可以包括Y轴运动系统的夹持器运动控制组件，其被配置为提供围绕θ-Z（＆amp; T; Z）的衬底的旋转的动态取向 ）轴，以保持平行于行进轴线的基板定向的高精度。