Inventor
DUFFY BRIAN
US41 patents
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KLA TENCOR CORP
22 patentsUS9222895B2Dec 29, 2015
Generalized virtual inspector
KLA TENCOR CORP96 citations98
US7877722B2Jan 25, 2011
Systems and methods for creating inspection recipes
KLA TENCOR CORP80 citations98
US9816939B2Nov 14, 2017
Virtual inspection systems with multiple modes
KLA TENCOR CORP29 citations94
US11580375B2Feb 14, 2023
Accelerated training of a machine learning based model for semiconductor applications
KLA TENCOR CORP9 citations84
US10416088B2Sep 17, 2019
Virtual inspection systems with multiple modes
KLA TENCOR CORP7 citations84
US10276346B1Apr 30, 2019
Particle beam inspector with independently-controllable beams
KLA TENCOR CORP9 citations84
US9916965B2Mar 13, 2018
Hybrid inspectors
KLA TENCOR CORP13 citations84
US10832396B2Nov 10, 2020
And noise based care areas
KLA TENCOR CORP8 citations83
US9262821B2Feb 16, 2016
Inspection recipe setup from reference image variation
KLA TENCOR CORP8 citations83
US9183624B2Nov 10, 2015
Detecting defects on a wafer with run time use of design data
KLA TENCOR CORP11 citations83
US8041106B2Oct 18, 2011
Methods and systems for detecting defects on a reticle
KLA TENCOR CORP40 citations83
US10127653B2Nov 13, 2018
Determining coordinates for an area of interest on a specimen
KLA TENCOR CORP7 citations82
US10713769B2Jul 14, 2020
Active learning for defect classifier training
KLA TENCOR CORP9 citations81
US10699926B2Jun 30, 2020
Identifying nuisances and defects of interest in defects detected on a wafer
KLA TENCOR CORP7 citations79
US10551827B2Feb 4, 2020
Hybrid inspection system for efficient process window discovery
KLA TENCOR CORP2 citations73
US10539612B2Jan 21, 2020
Voltage contrast based fault and defect inference in logic chips
KLA TENCOR CORP3 citations73
US10496781B2Dec 3, 2019
Metrology recipe generation using predicted metrology images
KLA TENCOR CORP6 citations73
US10359371B2Jul 23, 2019
Determining one or more characteristics of a pattern of interest on a specimen
KLA TENCOR CORP4 citations72
US10267746B2Apr 23, 2019
Automated pattern fidelity measurement plan generation
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations72
US10402461B2Sep 3, 2019
Virtual inspection systems for process window characterization
KLA TENCOR CORP1 citations61
US10670535B2Jun 2, 2020
Automated pattern fidelity measurement plan generation
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations51
US10769761B2Sep 8, 2020
Generating high resolution images from low resolution images for semiconductor applications
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations50
KLA CORP
4 patentsUS11415526B2Aug 16, 2022
Multi-controller inspection system
KLA CORP4 citations71
US11769242B2Sep 26, 2023
Mode selection and defect detection training
KLA CORP2 citations69
US11922619B2Mar 5, 2024
Context-based defect inspection
KLA CORP0 citations48
US12480890B2Nov 25, 2025
Deep learning based mode selection for inspection
KLA CORP0 citations44