METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECISION SURFACE MODIFICATION IN NANO-IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY
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1. A nanoimprint lithography priming tool comprising:
- a dual-reactant chemical vapor deposition reactor chamber;
a mandrel configured to hold a plurality of hard disks at an inner diameter of the hard disks; and
a transport mechanism to move the plurality of hard disks into the chamber.
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Abstract
A scalable, high-throughput nanoimprint lithography priming tool includes a dual-reactant chemical vapor deposition reactor chamber, a mandrel configured to hold a plurality of hard disks at an inner diameter of the hard disks, and a transport mechanism to move the plurality of hard disks into and out of the chamber. The tool may also include a transfer tool to transfer the plurality of hard disks to additional chambers for processing.
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1. A nanoimprint lithography priming tool comprising:
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a dual-reactant chemical vapor deposition reactor chamber; a mandrel configured to hold a plurality of hard disks at an inner diameter of the hard disks; and a transport mechanism to move the plurality of hard disks into the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hard disk fabrication system comprising:
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an enclosure; a chamber in the enclosure; a transport system to transfer a cassette containing a plurality of hard disks into and within the enclosure; and a mandrel configured to transfer the plurality of hard disks from the cassette and into the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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transporting a plurality of hard disks in a cassette; transferring the plurality of hard disks from the cassette to a mandrel; and transferring the mandrel with the plurality of hard disks into a process chamber. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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