Inventor
WALLINGFORD RICHARD
US27 patents
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KLA TENCOR CORP
12 patentsUS9726617B2Aug 8, 2017
Apparatus and methods for finding a best aperture and mode to enhance defect detection
KLA TENCOR CORP20 citations91
US7796804B2Sep 14, 2010
Methods for generating a standard reference die for use in a die to standard reference die inspection and methods for inspecting a wafer
KLA TENCOR CORP25 citations91
US9880107B2Jan 30, 2018
Systems and methods for detecting defects on a wafer
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations83
US10416087B2Sep 17, 2019
Systems and methods for defect detection using image reconstruction
KLA TENCOR CORP11 citations82
US10713769B2Jul 14, 2020
Active learning for defect classifier training
KLA TENCOR CORP9 citations81
US10605744B2Mar 31, 2020
Systems and methods for detecting defects on a wafer
KLA TENCOR CORP3 citations72
US11010885B2May 18, 2021
Optical-mode selection for multi-mode semiconductor inspection
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations70
US10402688B2Sep 3, 2019
Data augmentation for convolutional neural network-based defect inspection
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations67
US11295438B2Apr 5, 2022
Method and system for mixed mode wafer inspection
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations61
US10192303B2Jan 29, 2019
Method and system for mixed mode wafer inspection
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations51
US10132760B2Nov 20, 2018
Apparatus and methods for finding a best aperture and mode to enhance defect detection
KLA TENCOR CORP1 citations51
US8049877B2Nov 1, 2011
Computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for selecting polarization settings for an inspection system
KLA TENCOR CORP1 citations51
KLA CORP
8 patentsUS11776108B2Oct 3, 2023
Deep learning based defect detection
KLA CORP2 citations72
US11592653B2Feb 28, 2023
Automated focusing system for tracking specimen surface with a configurable focus offset
KLA CORP4 citations71
US12229935B2Feb 18, 2025
Semantic image segmentation for semiconductor-based applications
KLA CORP1 citations64
US11431976B2Aug 30, 2022
System and method for inspection using tensor decomposition and singular value decomposition
KLA CORP0 citations60
US12474557B2Nov 18, 2025
Automated focusing system for tracking specimen surface with a configurable focus offset
KLA CORP0 citations59
US11983865B2May 14, 2024
Deep generative model-based alignment for semiconductor applications
KLA CORP0 citations52
US11330164B2May 10, 2022
Determining focus settings for specimen scans
KLA CORP0 citations48
US12524867B2Jan 13, 2026
System and method for optical wafer characterization with image up-sampling
KLA CORP0 citations45
CHEN LU
2 patentsKLA TENCOR TECH CORP
2 patentsUS8000905B1Aug 16, 2011
Computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for determining sizes of defects detected on a wafer
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP8 citations83
US7925072B2Apr 12, 2011
Methods for identifying array areas in dies formed on a wafer and methods for setting up such methods
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP11 citations81