(19)
(11) EP 1 842 225 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.10.2006

(43) Date of publication:
10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(21) Application number: 05855441.1

(22) Date of filing: 21.12.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01L 21/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/046877
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/069341 (29.06.2006 Gazette 2006/26)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IE

(30) Priority: 22.12.2004 US 639109 P
22.04.2005 US 112281
22.04.2005 US 112932

(71) Applicants:
  • Applied Materials, Inc.
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)
  • Sokudo Co., Ltd.
    Kyoto 600-8009 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • ISHIKAWA, Tetsuya
    Saratoga, CA 95070 (US)
  • ROBERTS, Rick, J.
    San Jose, CA 95128 (US)
  • ARMER, Helen, R.
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • VOLFOVSKI, Leon
    Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)
  • PINSON, Jay, D.
    San Jose, CA 95120 (US)
  • RICE, Michael
    Pleasanton, CA 94566 (US)
  • QUACH, David, H.
    San Jose, CA 95120 (US)
  • SALEK, Mohsen, S.
    Saratoga, CA 95070 (US)
  • LOWRANCE, Robert
    Los Gatos, CA 95032 (US)
  • BACKER, John, A.
    San Jose, CA 95127 (US)
  • WEAVER, William, Tyler
    Austin, TX 78704 (US)
  • CARLSON, Charles
    Cedar Park, TX 78613 (US)
  • WANG, Chongyang
    San Jose, CA 95148 (US)
  • HUDGENS, Jeffrey
    San Francisco, CA 95127 (US)
  • HERCHEN, Harald
    Los Altos, CA 94024 (US)
  • LUE, Brian
    Mountain View, CA 94041 (US)

(74) Representative: Zimmermann, Gerd Heinrich et al
Zimmermann & Partner, P.O. Box 330 920
80069 München
80069 München (DE)

   


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