Abstract:
Printing apparatus (20) includes a donor supply assembly (30), which provides a transparent donor substrate (26) having opposing first and second surfaces and a donor film formed on the second surface so as to position the donor film in proximity to a target area (28) on an acceptor substrate (22). An optical assembly (24) directs multiple output beams of laser radiation simultaneously in a predefined spatial pattern to pass through the first surface of the donor substrate and impinge on the donor film so as to induce ejection of material from the donor film onto the acceptor substrate according, thereby writing the predefined pattern onto the target area of the acceptor substrate.
Abstract:
A method for material deposition includes providing a transparent donor substrate (34) having opposing first and second surfaces and a donor film (36) including a metal formed over the second surface. The donor substrate is positioned in proximity to an acceptor substrate (22), with the second surface facing toward the acceptor substrate, in an atmosphere containing oxygen. Pulses of laser radiation are directed to pass through the first surface of the donor substrate and impinge on the donor film so as to induce ejection from the donor film of droplets (44) of molten material onto the acceptor substrate, forming on the acceptor substrate particles (46) of the metal with an outer layer (54) comprising an oxide of the metal.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing includes coating a substrate (22) with a matrix (28) containing a material to be patterned on the substrate. A pattern is fixed in the matrix by directing a pulsed energy beam to impinge on a locus of the pattern so as to cause adhesion of the material to the substrate along the pattern without fully sintering the material in the pattern. The matrix remaining on the substrate outside the fixed pattern is removed, and after removing the matrix, the material in the pattern is sintered.
Abstract:
An inspection system includes a CMOS integrated circuit having integrally formed thereon an at least two dimensional array of photosensors and providing an inspection output representing an object to be inspected. A defect analyzer is operative to receive the inspection output and to provide a defect report.
Abstract:
An optical inspection system including a first multiplicity of cameras operative to image a second multiplicity of regions on an object, a third multiplicity of illumination sources and at least one illumination manager operative to combine illumination from the third multiplicity of illumination sources and thereafter to direct illumination therefrom to the second multiplicity of regions, the at least one illumination manager including a beam distributor receiving a composite input beam of a multiplicity of non-mutually coherent, spatially concentrated laser pulses and directing a multiplicity of composite output beams of a plurality of the non-mutually coherent, spatially concentrated laser pulses to a corresponding plurality of spatially distinct locations corresponding to the second multiplicity of regions.
Abstract:
An LED-based high power uniform light engine including an array of LEDs having a common anode and a fill factor which exceeds 0.85, the common anode having heat spreading functionality and an active heat sink which is thermally connected to the common anode.
Abstract:
An illumination system includes a plurality of solid state light emitters and a scanner operative to sequentially receive light from the plurality of solid state light emitters and to provide a time-multiplexed light output. The solid state light emitters are each operated in pulse mode to increase their brightness relative to the light output of similar emitters operating in continuous mode. The time multiplexed light output is a generally continuous output having a brightness that is greater than the brightness of the output of similar emitters operating in continuous mode. The time multiplexed light output is useful in photolithography and machine vision applications.
Abstract:
Apparatus for sensing information regarding a surface including a first plurality of optical elements arranged to acquire two dimensional information about a surface, a second plurality of optical elements arranged to acquire topographical information about the surface, wherein the first plurality and the second plurality of optical elements are arranged to simultaneously provide the two dimensional information and the topographical information to at least partially non-overlapping portions of a single sensor array.
Abstract:
This invention discloses a system and method for inspecting objects, the method including creating a reference image for a representative object, the reference image comprising an at least partially vectorized first representation of boundaries within the image, acquiring an image of an object under inspection comprising a second representation of boundaries within the image, and comparing the second representation of boundaries to said at least partially vectorized first representation of boundaries, thereby to identify defects. A method and system for image processing in a software environment, the method including providing to a software based image processor a combination of user defined regions and defect triggers received from a hardware processor, and inspecting each of the user defined regions and regions surrounding hardware defect triggers each with a dynamically chosen set of inspection algorithms is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A system for delivering energy to a substrate including a dynamically directable source of radiant energy providing a plurality of beams of radiation, each propagating in a dynamically selectable direction. Independently positionable beam steering elements in a plurality of beam steering elements are operative to receive the beams and direct them to selectable locations on the substrate.