Thin film device with minimized spatial variation of local mean height

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8765252
APP PUB NO 20090142560A1
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11948867

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This invention provides a thin film device with minimized spatial variation of local mean height. More specifically, the thin film device has a substrate and at least one first structure having a first spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by a layer weighting function. The first structure has a first maximum height, a first minimum height and a first variation for a given averaging area. A compensation structure is also provided upon the substrate, the compensation structure having a second spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by the layer weighting function. The compensation structure also has a second maximum height, a second minimum height and a second variation for the given averaging area. The first structure and compensation structure combine to provide a combined structure upon the substrate with minimized spatial variation of a combined weighted local mean.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jackson, Warren Palo Alto, US 69 937
Jeans, Albert Pala Alto, US 6 58
Kim, Han-Jun Pala Alto, US 21 204
Mei, Ping Pala Alto, US 108 1785
Taussig, Carl P Pala Alto, US 35 483

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