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Series Editor's Foreword |
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Preface |
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1 Introduction |
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1.2 Historic Review of TFT-LCD Manufacturing Technology Progress |
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1.2.1 Early Stage TFT and TFT-Based Displays |
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1.2.2 The 1990s: Initiation of TFT-LCD Manufacturing and Incubation of TFT-LCD Products |
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1.2.3 Late 1990s: Booming of LCD Desktop Monitor and Wide Viewing Angle Technologies |
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1.2.4 The 2000s: A Golden Time for LCD-TV Manufacturing Technology Advances |
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1.3 Analyzing the Success Factors in LCD Manufacturing |
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1.3.1 Scaling the LCD Substrate Size |
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1.3.2 Major Milestones in TFT-LCD Manufacturing Technology |
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1.3.2.1 First kevolution: AKT Cluster PECVD Tool in 1993 |
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1.3.2.2 Second Revolution: Wide Viewing Angle Technology in 1997 |
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1.3.2.3 Third Revolution: LC Drop Filling Technology in 2003 |
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1.3.3 Major Stepping Stones Leading to the Success of Active Matrix Displays |
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2 TFT Array Process Architecture and Manufacturing Process Flow |
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2.2 Material Properties and TFT Characteristics of a-Si, LTPS, and Metal Oxide TFTs |
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2.2.2.1 Excimer Laser Annealing (ELA) |
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2.2.3 Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor TFTs |
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2.3 a-Si TFT Array Process Architecture and Process Flow |
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2.3.1 Four-Mask Count Process Architecture for TFT-LCDs |
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2.4 Poly-Si TFT Architecture and Fabrication |
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2.5 Oxide Semiconductor TFT Architecture and Fabrication |
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2.7 Development of SLS-Based System on Glass Display [ 1, 11, 14, 15] |
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3 Color Filter Architecture, Materials, and Process Flow |
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3.2 Structure and Role of the Color Filter |
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3.2.1 Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) Layer |
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3.2.1.1 Color Coordinate and Color Gamut |
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3.2.3 Overcoat and Transparent Electrode |
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3.3 Color Filter Manufacturing Process Flow |
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3.3.1.1 Formation of Black Matrix |
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3.3.1.2 Formation of RGB Layer |
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3.3.1.4 Formation of ITO Electrodes |
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3.3.1.5 Column Spacer (Pattern Spacer) |
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3.3.2 Process Flow for Different LC Mode |
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3.3.2.1 Color Filter for the TN Mode |
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3.3.2.2 Color Filter for the IPS Mode |
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3.3.2.3 Color Filter for the VA Mode |
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3.4 New Color Filter Design |
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3.4.1 White Color (Four Primary Colors) Technology |
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3.4.2 Color Filter on TFT |
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4 Liquid Crystal Cell Process |
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4.2 Liquid Crystal Cell Process |
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4.2.1 Alignment Layer Treatment |
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4.2.2 Process of Applying PI Layers |
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4.2.4 Photo-Alignment Process |
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4.2.5.1 Vacuum Filling Method |
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4.2.5.3 One Drop Filling (ODF) Method |
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4.2.6 Vacuum Assembly Process |
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4.2.7 Polarizer Attachment Process |
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5 TFT-LCD Module and Package Process |
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5.2 Driver IC Bonding: TAB and COG |
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5.3 Introduction to Large-Panel JI Process |
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5.3.1.6 Silicone Dispensing |
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5.3.4 Press Heads: Long Bar or Short Bar |
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5.4 Introduction to Small-Panel JI Process |
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5.4.3 Polarizer Attachment |
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5.4.4 Chip on Glass (COG) Bonding |
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5.4.5 FPC on Glass (FOG) Bonding |
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5.4.6 Optical Microscope (OM) Inspection |
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5.4.8 Post Bonding Inspection (PBI) |
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5.4.9 Protection Glue Dispensing |
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5.7 Module in Backlight or Backlight in Module |
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6 LCD Backlights |
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6.2.1 GaN Epi-Wafer on Sapphire |
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6.3.1 Optical Principles of LGP |
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6.3.2 Optical Pattern Design |
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6.3.3 Manufacturing of LGP |
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6.3.3.1 Injection Molding |
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7 TFT Backplane and Issues for OLED |
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7.2 LTPS TFT Backplane for OLED Films |
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116 | (6) |
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7.2.1 Advanced Excimer Laser Annealing (AELA) for Large-Sized AMOLED Displays |
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117 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Line-Scan Sequential Lateral Solidification Process for AMOLED Application |
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7.3 Oxide Semiconductor TFT for OLED |
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7.3.1 Oxide TFT-Based OLED for Large-Sized TVs |
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7.4 Best Backplane Solution for AMOLED |
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8A OLED Manufacturing Process for Mobile Application |
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129 | (14) |
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8A.2 Current Status of AMOLED for Mobile Display |
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130 | (3) |
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8A.2.1 Top Emission Technology |
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130 | (3) |
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8A.3 Fine Metal Mask Technology (Shadow Mask Technology) |
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133 | (2) |
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8A.4 Encapsulation Techniques for OLEDs |
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135 | (2) |
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8A.4.2 Thin-Film Encapsulation |
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136 | (1) |
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8A.5 Flexible OLED technology |
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8A.6 AMOLED Manufacturing Process |
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137 | (3) |
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8B OLED Manufacturing Process for TV Application |
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8B.2 Fine Metal Mask (FMM) |
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144 | (3) |
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8B.3 Manufacturing Process for White OLED and Color Filter Methods |
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8B.3.1 One-Stacked White OLED Device |
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8B.3.2 Two-Stacked White OLED Device |
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8B.3.3 Three-Stacked White-OLED Device |
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9 OLED Encapsulation Technology |
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9.2 Principles of OLED Encapsulation |
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159 | (3) |
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9.3 Classification of Encapsulation Technologies |
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9.3.5 Thin-Film Encapsulation (TFE) |
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10 Flexible OLED Manufacturing |
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10.2 Critical Technologies in Flexible OLED Display |
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10.2.1 High-Temperature PI Film |
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10.2.2 Encapsulation Layer |
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10.2.2.1 Thin-Film Encapsulation (TFE) Method |
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10.2.2.2 Hyrid Encapsulation Method |
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10.2.2.3 Other Encapsulation Methods |
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10.2.2.4 Measurement of Barrier Performance |
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10.2.4 Touch Sensor on F-OLED |
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10.3 Process Flow of F-OLED |
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10.3.1 PI Film Coating and Curing |
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181 | (2) |
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10.3.2 LTPS TFT Backplane Process |
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10.3.3 OLED Deposition Process |
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10.3.4 Thin-Film Encapsulation |
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10.3.6 Lamination of Backing Plastic Film and Cut to Cell Size |
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10.3.7 Touch Sensor Attach |
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10.3.8 Circular Polarizer Attach |
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186 | (1) |
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10.3.9 Module Assembly (Bonding Drive IC) |
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11A Metal Lines and ITO PVD |
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11A.1.1 Basic Requirements of Metallization for Display |
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11A.1.2 Thin-Film Deposition by Sputtering |
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11A.2 Metal Line Evolution in Past Years of TFT-LCD |
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11A.2.1.1 Al and Al Alloy Electrode |
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199 | (2) |
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11A.2.2 Data line (Source/Drain) Metals |
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11A.2.2.3 Data Chromium (Cr) Metal |
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11A.2.2.4 Molybdenum (Mo) Metal |
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203 | (1) |
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11A.2.2.5 Titanium (Ti) Metal |
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11A.3 Metallization for OLED Display |
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11A.3.2 Source/Drain Metals |
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11A.4 Transparent Electrode |
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207 | (1) |
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11B Thin-Film PVD: Materials, Processes, and Equipment |
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209 | (16) |
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11B.3 Evolution of Sputtering Equipment for FPD Devices |
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212 | (3) |
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11B.3.1 Cluster Tool for Gen 2 Size |
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11B.3.2 Cluster Tool for Gen 4.5 to Gen 7 Size |
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11B.3.3 Vertical Cluster Tool for Gen 8 Size |
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213 | (2) |
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11B.4 Evolution of Sputtering Cathode |
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215 | (3) |
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11B.4.1 Cathode Structure Evolution |
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11B.4.2 Dynamic Multi Cathode for LTPS |
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217 | (1) |
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11B.4.3 Cathode Selection Strategy |
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11B.5 Transparent Oxide Semiconductor (TOS) Thin-Film Deposition Technology |
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218 | (3) |
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11B.5.1 Deposition Equipment for TOS-TFT |
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11B.5.2 New Cathode Structure for TOS-TFT |
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11B.6 Metallization Materials and Deposition Technology |
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11C Thin-Film PVD (Rotary Target) |
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225 | (16) |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (5) |
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11C.2.3 Rotary Cathode Array |
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230 | (2) |
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11C.3 Materials, Processes, and Characterization |
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232 | (7) |
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11C.3.2 Backplane Metallization |
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232 | (2) |
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11C.3.3 Layers for Metal-Oxide TFTs |
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234 | (2) |
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11C.3.4 Transparent Electrodes |
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236 | (2) |
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11C.3.5 Adding Touch Functionality and Improving End-User Experience |
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238 | (1) |
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12A Thin-Film PECVD (AKT) |
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241 | (2) |
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12A.2 Process Chamber Technology |
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243 | (5) |
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12A.2.1.1 Hollow Cathode Effect and Hollow Cathode Gradient |
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12A.2.1.2 Gas Flow Control |
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246 | (2) |
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12A.3 Thin-Film Material, Process, and Characterization |
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248 | (23) |
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12A.3.1 Amorphous Si (a-Si) TFT |
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248 | (10) |
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12A.3.1.1 Silicon Nitride (SiN) |
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248 | (5) |
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12A.3.1.2 Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) |
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12A.3.1.3 Phosphorus-Doped Amorphous Silicon (n+ a-Si) |
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257 | (1) |
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12A.3.2 Low-Temperature Poly Silicon (LTPS) TFT |
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258 | (5) |
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12A.3.2.1 Silicon Oxide (SiO) |
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259 | (1) |
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12A.3.2.2 a-Si Precursor Film (Dehydrogenation) |
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260 | (3) |
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12A.3.3 Metal-Oxide (MO) TFT |
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263 | (6) |
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12A.3.3.1 Silicon Oxide (SiO) |
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265 | (4) |
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12A.3.4 Thin-Film Encapsulation (TFE) |
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269 | (4) |
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12A.3.4.1 Barrier Layer (Silicon Nitride) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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12B Thin-Film PECVD (Ulvac) |
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12B.3 Plasma Modes and Reactor Configuration |
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12B.3.2 Microwave-Type Reactor |
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274 | (1) |
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12B.4 PECVD Process for Display |
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276 | (3) |
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12B.4.1 a-Si Film for a-Si TFT |
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276 | (1) |
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12B.4.2 a-Si Film for LTPS |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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12B.5 PECVD System Overview |
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279 | (1) |
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12B.6 Remote Plasma Cleaning |
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279 | (3) |
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12B.6.1 Gas Flow Style of Remote Plasma Cleaning |
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281 | (1) |
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12B.6.2 Cleaning and Corrosion |
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281 | (1) |
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12B.7 Passivation Layer for OLED |
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282 | (1) |
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12B.7.1 Passivation by Single/Double/Multi-Layer |
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282 | (1) |
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12B.8 PECVD Deposition for IGZO TFT |
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283 | (1) |
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12B.8.1 Gate Insulator for IGZO TFT |
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283 | (1) |
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12B.8.2 Passivation Film for IGZO TFT |
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284 | (1) |
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12B.9 Particle Generation |
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284 | (2) |
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13 Photolithography |
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13.2 Photolithography Process Overview |
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288 | (2) |
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13.2.3 Photoresist Coating |
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13.3.1 Evolution of Photoresist Coating |
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13.3.2.1 Principles of Slit Coating |
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290 | (1) |
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13.3.2.2 Slit-Coating System |
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13.4.1 Photoresist and Exposure |
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292 | (1) |
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13.4.1.3 UV Light Source for Exposure |
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292 | (1) |
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13.4.2 General Aspects of Exposure Systems |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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13.4.4 Projection Scanning Exposure System |
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294 | (2) |
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13.4.5 Mirror Projection Scan System (Canon) |
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296 | (1) |
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13.4.6 Multi-Lens Projection System (Nikon) |
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296 | (1) |
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13.4.6.1 Multi-Lens Optics |
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296 | (1) |
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13.4.6.2 Multi-Lens Projection System |
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296 | (1) |
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13.4.7 Proximity Exposure |
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13.5 Photoresist Development |
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300 | (1) |
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13.6 Inline Photolithography Processing Equipment |
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301 | (1) |
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13.7 Photoresist Stripping |
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302 | (1) |
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13.8 Photolithography for Color Filters |
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303 | (7) |
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13.8.1 Color Filter Structures |
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303 | (2) |
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304 | (1) |
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13.8.2 Materials for Color Filters |
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13.8.2.1 Black Matrix Materials |
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13.8.2.2 RGB Color Materials |
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13.8.2.3 PS (Photo Spacer) Materials |
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13.8.3 Photolithography Process for Color Filters |
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13.8.3.1 Color Resist Coating |
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13.8.4 Higher-Performance Color Filters |
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13.8.4.1 Mobile Applications |
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14A Wet Etching Processes and Equipment |
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14A.2 Overview of TFT Process |
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14A.3 Applications and Equipment of Wet Etching |
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14A.3.2 Equipment (Outline) |
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14A.3.3 Substrate Transferring System |
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14A.3.4 Dip Etching System |
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316 | (1) |
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14A.3.5 Cascade Rinse System |
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14A.4 Problems Due to Increased Mother Glass Size and Solutions |
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14A.4.1 Etchant Concentration Management |
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14B Dry Etching Processes and Equipment |
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14B.2 Principle of Dry Etching |
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321 | (1) |
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14B.3 Architecture for Dry Etching Equipment |
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14B.4.1 Conventional Etching Mode and Each Characteristic |
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14B.4.2 Current Etching Mode and Each Characteristic |
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15 TFT Array: Inspection, Testing, and Repair |
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329 | (5) |
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15.1.1 Typical Production Defects |
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15.1.1.2 Foreign Particles |
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331 | (1) |
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15.1.2 Understanding the Nature of Defects |
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332 | (1) |
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15.1.2.1 Critical and Non-Critical Defects |
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332 | (1) |
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15.1.2.2 Electrical and Non-Electrical Defects |
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15.1.3 Effect of Defects on Final FPD Devices and Yields |
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15.2 AOI(Automated Optical Inspection) |
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15.2.2 AOI Tasks, Functions, and Sequences |
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15.2.2.1 Image Acquisition |
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15.2.2.2 Defect Detection |
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336 | (1) |
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15.2.2.3 Defect Classification |
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336 | (1) |
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15.2.2.4 Review Image Grabbing |
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15.2.2.5 Defect Reporting and Judgment |
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15.2.3 AOI Optical Concept |
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337 | (4) |
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15.2.3.1 Image Quality Criteria |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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15.2.3.2.2 Resolution Changer |
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15.2.3.2.3 Backside Inspection |
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339 | (1) |
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15.2.3.3 Scan Illumination |
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339 | (1) |
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15.2.3.3.1 Types of Illumination |
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339 | (1) |
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15.2.3.4 Video Grabbing for Defect Review and Metrology |
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15.2.3.4.1 Review/Metrology Cameras |
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15.2.3.4.2 On-the-Fly Video Grabbing |
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15.2.3.4.3 Alternative to Video Images |
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15.2.4 AOI Defect Detection Principles |
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341 | (3) |
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15.2.4.1 Gray Level Concept |
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342 | (1) |
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15.2.4.2 Comparison of Gray Level Values Between Neighboring Cells |
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342 | (1) |
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15.2.4.3 Detection Sensitivity |
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342 | (2) |
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15.2.4.4 Detection Selectivity |
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344 | (1) |
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15.2.5 AOI Special Features |
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344 | (6) |
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15.2.5.1 Detection of Special Defect Types |
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344 | (1) |
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15.2.5.2 Inspection of In-Cell Touch Panels |
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345 | (1) |
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15.2.5.3 Peripheral Area Inspection |
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346 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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15.2.5.5 Cell Process Inspection |
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347 | (1) |
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15.2.5.6 Defect Classification |
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347 | (2) |
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15.2.5.7 Metrology: CD/O Measurement |
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15.2.5.8 Automatic Judgment |
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350 | (1) |
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15.2.6 Offline Versus Inline AOI |
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350 | (1) |
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15.2.7 AOI Usage, Application and Trends |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (11) |
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15.3.2 Array Tester Tasks, Functions, and Sequences |
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353 | (3) |
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15.3.2.1 Panel Signal Driving |
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353 | (1) |
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15.3.2.1.1 Shorting Bar Probing Method |
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354 | (1) |
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15.3.2.1.2 Full Contact Probing Method |
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354 | (1) |
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15.3.2.2 Contact or Non-Contact Sensing |
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354 | (1) |
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15.3.2.2.1 Contact Sensing |
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355 | (1) |
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15.3.2.2.2 Non-Contact Sensing Methods |
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355 | (1) |
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15.3.2.3 Panel Image Processing and Defect Detection |
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355 | (1) |
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15.3.2.4 Post-Defect Detection Processes |
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355 | (1) |
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15.3.3 Array Tester System Design Concept |
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356 | (3) |
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15.3.3.1 Signal Driving Probing |
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357 | (1) |
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15.3.3.2 Ultra-High-Resolution Testing |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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15.3.3.4 "High-Channel" Testing |
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358 | (1) |
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15.3.3.5 Advanced Process Technology Testing (AMOLED, FLEX OLED) |
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358 | (1) |
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15.3.4 Array Tester Special Features |
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359 | (2) |
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15.3.4.1 GOA, ASG, and IGD Testing |
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359 | (1) |
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15.3.4.2 Electro Mura Monitoring |
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359 | (2) |
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15.3.4.3 Free-Form Panel Testing |
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361 | (1) |
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15.3.5 Array Tester Usage, Application, and Trends |
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361 | (2) |
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15.3.5.1 Source Drain Layer Testing for LTPS LCD/OLED |
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362 | (1) |
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15.3.5.2 New Probing Concept |
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363 | (1) |
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15.3.5.3 In-Cell Touch Panel Testing |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (16) |
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363 | (1) |
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15.4.2 Repair System in the Production Process |
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364 | (1) |
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15.4.2.1 In-Process Repair |
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364 | (1) |
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15.4.4 Short-Circuit Repair Method |
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365 | (4) |
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15.4.4.1 Laser Ablation Concept |
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365 | (1) |
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15.4.4.1.1 Thermal Ablation |
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366 | (1) |
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15.4.4.1.3 Photochemical Ablation |
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366 | (1) |
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15.4.4.2 Laser Light Wavelengths and their Typical Applications |
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366 | (1) |
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15.4.4.2.1 Laser Matter Interaction |
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366 | (1) |
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15.4.4.2.2 Using DUV Laser Light (266 nm) for Short-Circuit Defect Repair |
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367 | (1) |
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15.4.4.2.3 Using Infrared Laser Light (1,064 nm) for Short-Circuit Defect Repair |
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367 | (1) |
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15.4.4.3.4 Using Green Laser Light (532 nm) for Short-Circuit Defect Repair |
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367 | (1) |
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15.4.4.3 Typical Applications of the Short-Circuit Repair Method |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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15.4.5 Open-Circuit Repair Method |
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369 | (3) |
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15.4.5.1 LCVD (Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition) |
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369 | (1) |
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15.4.5.2 Metal Ink Deposition Repair |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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15.4.5.2.2 Metal Inkjet Deposition |
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370 | (1) |
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15.4.5.2.3 LIFT (Laser-Induced Forward Transfer) Deposition |
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371 | (1) |
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15.4.5.3 Main Applications of the Deposition Repair (Open-Circuit Repair) |
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372 | (1) |
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15.4.6 Photoresist (PR) Repair |
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372 | (3) |
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15.4.6.1 Main Applications of the Photoresist Repair |
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373 | (1) |
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15.4.6.2 Photoresist Repair Technology |
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373 | (1) |
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15.4.6.2.1 Using DMD for Patterning |
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373 | (1) |
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15.4.6.2.2 Using FSM for Patterning |
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373 | (2) |
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15.4.7 Special Features of the Repair System |
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375 | (1) |
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15.4.7.1 Line Defect Locator (LDL) |
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375 | (1) |
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15.4.7.2 Parallel Repair Mode for Maximum System Throughput |
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375 | (1) |
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15.4.8 Repair Technology Trends |
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376 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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15.4.8.2 Full Automatic Repair Solution |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (2) |
16 LCM Inspection and Repair |
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379 | (14) |
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379 | (1) |
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16.2 Functional Defects Inspection |
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379 | (2) |
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16.3 Cosmetic Defects Inspection |
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381 | (2) |
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16.4 Key Factors for Proper Inspection |
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383 | (5) |
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16.4.1 Variation Between Inspectors |
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383 | (2) |
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16.4.2 Testing Environments |
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385 | (1) |
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16.4.3 Inspection Distance, Viewing Angle, and Sequence of Test Patterns |
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385 | (2) |
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16.4.4 Characteristics of Product and Components |
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387 | (1) |
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16.5 Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) |
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388 | (1) |
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388 | (3) |
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391 | (2) |
17 Productivity and Quality Control Overview |
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393 | (26) |
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393 | (1) |
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17.2 Productivity Improvement |
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394 | (5) |
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17.2.1 Challenges for Productivity Improvement |
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394 | (1) |
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17.2.2 Enlargement of Glass Substrate |
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395 | (4) |
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17.2.2.1 Productivity Improvement and Cost Reduction by Glass Size Enlargement |
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397 | (2) |
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399 | (7) |
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399 | (5) |
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17.3.1.1 Inspection and Yield |
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399 | (2) |
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17.3.1.2 Failure Mode Analysis |
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401 | (3) |
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17.3.2 Yield Improvement Activity |
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404 | (2) |
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17.3.2.1 Process Yield Improvement |
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404 | (1) |
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17.3.2.2 Systematic Failure Minimization |
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404 | (1) |
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17.3.2.3 Random Failure Minimization by Clean Process |
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404 | (2) |
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17.3.2.4 Yield Improvement by Repairing |
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406 | (1) |
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17.4 Quality Control System |
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406 | (11) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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17.4.3 Process Quality Control |
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408 | (5) |
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17.4.3.1 TFT Array Process |
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409 | (1) |
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17.4.3.2 Color Filter Process |
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410 | (2) |
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17.4.3.3 LCD Cell Process |
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412 | (1) |
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17.4.3.4 Modulization Process |
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412 | (1) |
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17.4.4 Organization and Key Issues for Quality Control |
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413 | (4) |
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417 | (2) |
18 Plant Architectures and Supporting Systems |
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419 | (22) |
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419 | (1) |
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18.2 General Issues in Plant Architecture |
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420 | (3) |
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420 | (2) |
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18.2.2 Plant Design Procedure and Baseline |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (10) |
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18.3.1 Clean Room Evolution |
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423 | (1) |
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18.3.2 Floor Structure for Clean Room |
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424 | (1) |
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18.3.3 Clean Room Ceiling Height |
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424 | (3) |
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18.3.4 Air Flow and Circulation Design |
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427 | (1) |
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18.3.5 Cleanliness Control |
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428 | (1) |
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18.3.6 Air Flow Control Against Particle |
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428 | (3) |
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18.3.7 Chemical Contamination Countermeasures |
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431 | (2) |
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18.3.8 Energy Saving in FFU |
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433 | (1) |
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18.4 Supporting Systems with Environmental Consideration |
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433 | (4) |
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18.4.1 Incidental Facilities |
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433 | (1) |
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18.4.2 Water and Its Recycle |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (1) |
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18.5 Production Control System |
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437 | (3) |
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440 | (1) |
19 Green Manufacturing |
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441 | (16) |
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441 | (1) |
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19.2 Fabrication Plant (Fab) Design |
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441 | (2) |
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441 | (1) |
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19.2.2 Green Building Design |
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442 | (1) |
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19.3 Product Material Uses |
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443 | (4) |
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19.3.1 Material Types and Uses |
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443 | (1) |
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19.3.2 Hazardous Substance Management |
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444 | (2) |
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19.3.3 Material Hazard and Green Trend |
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446 | (1) |
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19.3.4 Conflict Minerals Control |
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446 | (1) |
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19.4 Manufacturing Features and Green Management |
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447 | (6) |
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19.4.1 The Manufacturing Processes |
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447 | (1) |
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19.4.2 Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
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448 | (1) |
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19.4.3 Energy Saving in Manufacturing |
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449 | (1) |
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19.4.4 Reduction of Greenhouse Gas from Manufacturing |
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449 | (2) |
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19.4.5 Air Pollution and Control |
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451 | (1) |
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19.4.6 Water Management and Emissions Control |
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452 | (1) |
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19.4.7 Waste Recycling and Reuse |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (3) |
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