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SWEDEK BOGUSLAW A
US157 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
42 patentsUS7409260B2Aug 5, 2008
Substrate thickness measuring during polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC60 citations98
US7097537B1Aug 29, 2006
Determination of position of sensor measurements during polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC81 citations98
US6939198B1Sep 6, 2005
Polishing system with in-line and in-situ metrology
APPLIED MATERIALS INC70 citations97
US7406394B2Jul 29, 2008
Spectra based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC38 citations96
US7112960B2Sep 26, 2006
Eddy current system for in-situ profile measurement
APPLIED MATERIALS INC87 citations96
US6966816B2Nov 22, 2005
Integrated endpoint detection system with optical and eddy current monitoring
APPLIED MATERIALS INC45 citations96
US9281253B2Mar 8, 2016
Determination of gain for eddy current sensor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations94
US9117751B2Aug 25, 2015
Endpointing detection for chemical mechanical polishing based on spectrometry
APPLIED MATERIALS INC8 citations93
US7774086B2Aug 10, 2010
Substrate thickness measuring during polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC22 citations93
US7374477B2May 20, 2008
Polishing pads useful for endpoint detection in chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations93
US7195535B1Mar 27, 2007
Metrology for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC40 citations93
US7153185B1Dec 26, 2006
Substrate edge detection
APPLIED MATERIALS INC35 citations93
US7118457B2Oct 10, 2006
Method of forming a polishing pad for endpoint detection
APPLIED MATERIALS INC19 citations93
US7074109B1Jul 11, 2006
Chemical mechanical polishing control system and method
APPLIED MATERIALS INC50 citations93
US7016795B2Mar 21, 2006
Signal improvement in eddy current sensing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC47 citations93
US7008296B2Mar 7, 2006
Data processing for monitoring chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations93
US7008295B2Mar 7, 2006
Substrate monitoring during chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC43 citations93
US6878038B2Apr 12, 2005
Combined eddy current sensing and optical monitoring for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC40 citations93
US6811466B1Nov 2, 2004
System and method for in-line metal profile measurement
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations93
US6716085B2Apr 6, 2004
Polishing pad with transparent window
APPLIED MATERIALS INC39 citations93
US8039397B2Oct 18, 2011
Using optical metrology for within wafer feed forward process control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations92
US7621798B1Nov 24, 2009
Reducing polishing pad deformation
APPLIED MATERIALS INC19 citations92
US7513818B2Apr 7, 2009
Polishing endpoint detection system and method using friction sensor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC41 citations92
US7444198B2Oct 28, 2008
Determining physical property of substrate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations92
US7294039B2Nov 13, 2007
Polishing system with in-line and in-situ metrology
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations92
US7247080B1Jul 24, 2007
Feedback controlled polishing processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations92
US7101251B2Sep 5, 2006
Polishing system with in-line and in-situ metrology
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations92
US7024268B1Apr 4, 2006
Feedback controlled polishing processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC43 citations92
US7001242B2Feb 21, 2006
Method and apparatus of eddy current monitoring for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations92
US6832950B2Dec 21, 2004
Polishing pad with window
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations92
US6632124B2Oct 14, 2003
Optical monitoring in a two-step chemical mechanical polishing process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations92
US6506097B1Jan 14, 2003
Optical monitoring in a two-step chemical mechanical polishing process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC36 citations92
US6945845B2Sep 20, 2005
Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus with non-conductive elements
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations91
US10994389B2May 4, 2021
Polishing apparatus using neural network for monitoring
APPLIED MATERIALS INC11 citations85
US10012494B2Jul 3, 2018
Grouping spectral data from polishing substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC8 citations84
US9636797B2May 2, 2017
Adjusting eddy current measurements
APPLIED MATERIALS INC11 citations84
US9551567B2Jan 24, 2017
Reducing noise in spectral data from polishing substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations84
US9205527B2Dec 8, 2015
In-situ monitoring system with monitoring of elongated region
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US9138858B2Sep 22, 2015
Thin polishing pad with window and molding process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US9142466B2Sep 22, 2015
Using spectra to determine polishing endpoints
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations84
US9095952B2Aug 4, 2015
Reflectivity measurements during polishing using a camera
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US8992286B2Mar 31, 2015
Weighted regression of thickness maps from spectral data
APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations84
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J
3 patentsUS8562389B2Oct 22, 2013
Thin polishing pad with window and molding process
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J20 citations92
US8475228B2Jul 2, 2013
Polishing pad with partially recessed window
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J16 citations92
US8125654B2Feb 28, 2012
Methods and apparatus for measuring substrate edge thickness during polishing
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J19 citations92
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE
3 patentsUS8292693B2Oct 23, 2012
Using optical metrology for wafer to wafer feed back process control
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE16 citations92
US8260446B2Sep 4, 2012
Spectrographic monitoring of a substrate during processing using index values
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE14 citations91
US8977379B2Mar 10, 2015
Endpoint method using peak location of spectra contour plots versus time
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE8 citations84
IRAVANI HASSAN G
1 patentSWEDEK BOGUSLAW A
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