Inventor
BRUCE MICHAEL R
US71 patents
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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
49 patentsUS6608494B1Aug 19, 2003
Single point high resolution time resolved photoemission microscopy system and method
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC134 citations98
US6483327B1Nov 19, 2002
Quadrant avalanche photodiode time-resolved detection
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC123 citations98
US6709985B1Mar 23, 2004
Arrangement and method for providing an imaging path using a silicon-crystal damaging laser
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC32 citations93
US6541987B1Apr 1, 2003
Laser-excited detection of defective semiconductor device
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC18 citations93
US6417680B1Jul 9, 2002
Method and apparatus for stress testing a semiconductor device using laser-induced circuit excitation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC24 citations93
US6391664B1May 21, 2002
Selectively activatable solar cells for integrated circuit analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC52 citations93
US6387715B1May 14, 2002
Integrated circuit defect detection via laser heat and IR thermography
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC27 citations93
US6281025B1Aug 28, 2001
Substrate removal as a function of SIMS analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC28 citations93
US6850081B1Feb 1, 2005
Semiconductor die analysis via fiber optic communication
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC37 citations92
US6780664B1Aug 24, 2004
Nanotube tip for atomic force microscope
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC22 citations92
US6483326B1Nov 19, 2002
Localized heating for defect isolation during die operation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC15 citations92
US6403388B1Jun 11, 2002
Nanomachining method for integrated circuits
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC23 citations92
US6375347B1Apr 23, 2002
Method for laser scanning flip-chip integrated circuits
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC21 citations92
US6146014ANov 14, 2000
Method for laser scanning flip-chip integrated circuits
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC23 citations92
US6657446B1Dec 2, 2003
Picosecond imaging circuit analysis probe and system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC32 citations89
US7196800B1Mar 27, 2007
Semiconductor die analysis as a function of optical reflections from the die
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC15 citations84
US7088852B1Aug 8, 2006
Three-dimensional tomography
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC16 citations84
US6686757B1Feb 3, 2004
Defect detection in semiconductor devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC16 citations84
US6500699B1Dec 31, 2002
Test fixture for future integration
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC14 citations84
US6469529B1Oct 22, 2002
Time-resolved emission microscopy system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC14 citations84
US6430728B1Aug 6, 2002
Acoustic 3D analysis of circuit structures
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC16 citations84
US6894518B1May 17, 2005
Circuit analysis and manufacture using electric field-induced effects
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC8 citations74
US6566888B1May 20, 2003
Repair of resistive electrical connections in an integrated circuit
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC8 citations74
US6518783B1Feb 11, 2003
Circuit construction in back side of die and over a buried insulator
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations74
US6414335B1Jul 2, 2002
Selective state change analysis of a SOI die
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations74
US6366101B1Apr 2, 2002
Method for laser analysis from the back side an electronic circuit formed on the front side of a semiconductor
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations74
US6303396B1Oct 16, 2001
Substrate removal as a function of resistance at the back side of a semiconductor device
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC13 citations74
US6281029B1Aug 28, 2001
Probe points for heat dissipation during testing of flip chip IC
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations74
US6277659B1Aug 21, 2001
Substrate removal using thermal analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations74
US6621281B1Sep 16, 2003
SOI die analysis of circuitry logic states via coupling through the insulator
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations73
US6448095B1Sep 10, 2002
Circuit access and analysis for a SOI flip-chip die
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC9 citations73
US6833716B1Dec 21, 2004
Electro-optical analysis of integrated circuits
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC9 citations71
US6828809B1Dec 7, 2004
Photon detection enhancement of superconducting hot-electron photodetectors
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC9 citations71
US6546513B1Apr 8, 2003
Data processing device test apparatus and method therefor
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations69
US7062399B1Jun 13, 2006
Resistivity analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC9 citations68
US6833718B1Dec 21, 2004
Photon beacon
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations65
US7235800B1Jun 26, 2007
Electrical probing of SOI circuits
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
US6992773B1Jan 31, 2006
Dual-differential interferometry for silicon device damage detection
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC5 citations63
US6806166B1Oct 19, 2004
Substrate removal as a function of emitted photons at the back side of a semiconductor chip
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC4 citations63
US6653849B1Nov 25, 2003
IC analysis involving logic state mapping in a SOI die
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
US6621288B1Sep 16, 2003
Timing margin alteration via the insulator of a SOI die
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
US6529029B1Mar 4, 2003
Magnetic resonance imaging of semiconductor devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC6 citations63
US6472760B1Oct 29, 2002
Nanomachining of integrated circuits
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
US6455334B1Sep 24, 2002
Probe grid for integrated circuit analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC4 citations63
US6421811B1Jul 16, 2002
Defect detection via acoustic analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC4 citations63
US6372529B1Apr 16, 2002
Forming elongated probe points useful in testing semiconductor devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
US6352871B1Mar 5, 2002
Probe grid for integrated circuit excitation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC5 citations63
US6350624B1Feb 26, 2002
Substrate removal as a functional of sonic analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
US6300145B1Oct 9, 2001
Ion implantation and laser anneal to create n-doped structures in silicon
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3 citations63
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