Patent ID: 8330126
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B28D,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for manufacturing free-standing films from bulk work pieces,the system comprising: a racetrack structure being configured to transfer at least one work piece; one or more accelerator-based ion implanters coupled to the racetrack structure via an end station, each of the accelerator-based ion implanters being configured to introduce particles to implant into a surface of the work piece loaded in the end station to form a cleave region in the work piece; one or more cleave modules coupled to the racetrack structure, each of the cleave modules being configured to perform a cleave process to release a free-standing film from the work piece along the cleave region, whereupon following release of the free-standing film from the work piece, the work piece is returned to the end station for introduction of more particles; and one or more service modules each connected to the racetrack structure; wherein the one or more service modules include a quality control station for inspecting and preparing the work piece to be used for repeated implantation and cleave processes.