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Patent US7943885 - Laser irradiation method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsBy laser beam being slantly incident to the diffractive optics, an aberration such as astigmatism or the like is occurred, and the shape of the laser beam is made linear on the irradiation surface or in its neighborhood. Since the device has a very simple configuration, the optical adjustment is easier,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7943885?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7943885 - Laser irradiation method and method of manufacturing semiconductor deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7943885 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/433,569Publication dateMay 17, 2011Filing dateMay 15, 2006Priority dateSep 25, 2001Also published asCN1280880C, CN1409382A, DE60233706D1, EP1304186A2, EP1304186A3, EP1304186B1, US7138306, US8686315, US20030086182, US20060215721, US20060215722, US20140113440Publication number11433569, 433569, US 7943885 B2, US 7943885B2, US-B2-7943885, US7943885 B2, US7943885B2InventorsKoichiro Tanaka, Hidekazu Miyairi, Aiko Shiga, Akihisa Shimomura, Atsuo IsobeOriginal AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (1), Classifications (37) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLaser irradiation method and method of manufacturing semiconductor deviceUS 7943885 B2Abstract By laser beam being slantly incident to the diffractive optics, an aberration such as astigmatism or the like is occurred, and the shape of the laser beam is made linear on the irradiation surface or in its neighborhood. Since the device has a very simple configuration, the optical adjustment is easier, and the device becomes compact in size. Furthermore, since the beam is slantly incident with respect to the irradiated body, the return beam can be prevented.
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