Inventor
GULDI RICHARD L
US52 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
49 patentsUS5841543ANov 24, 1998
Method and apparatus for verifying the presence of a material applied to a substrate
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC100 citations97
US6967110B2Nov 22, 2005
Sensitive test structure for assessing pattern anomalies
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC91 citations96
US6710364B2Mar 23, 2004
Semiconductor wafer edge marking
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC576 citations96
US5334556AAug 2, 1994
Method for improving gate oxide integrity using low temperature oxidation during source/drain anneal
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC59 citations96
US6420792B1Jul 16, 2002
Semiconductor wafer edge marking
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC43 citations94
US6197123B1Mar 6, 2001
Method for cleaning a process chamber used for manufacturing substrates during nonproduction intervals
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC56 citations94
US5698040ADec 16, 1997
Method for rotational wafer cleaning in solution
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC45 citations94
US5520205AMay 28, 1996
Apparatus for wafer cleaning with rotation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC79 citations94
US6488037B1Dec 3, 2002
Programmable physical action during integrated circuit wafer cleanup
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC27 citations93
US5525529AJun 11, 1996
Method for reducing dopant diffusion
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC34 citations93
US6684125B2Jan 27, 2004
In-situ randomization and recording of wafer processing order at process tools
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC16 citations92
US6267122B1Jul 31, 2001
Semiconductor cleaning solution and method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC53 citations92
US5551165ASep 3, 1996
Enhanced cleansing process for wafer handling implements
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC56 citations92
US5698038ADec 16, 1997
Method for wafer carrier cleaning
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC31 citations91
US6834117B1Dec 21, 2004
X-ray defect detection in integrated circuit metallization
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC31 citations90
US6395102B1May 28, 2002
Method and apparatus for in-situ reticle cleaning at photolithography tool
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC29 citations90
US6305097B1Oct 23, 2001
Apparatus for in-situ reticle cleaning at photolithography tool
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC24 citations90
US6202318B1Mar 20, 2001
System for processing wafers and cleaning wafer-handling implements
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC37 citations89
US6096100AAug 1, 2000
Method for processing wafers and cleaning wafer-handling implements
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC33 citations89
US5839455ANov 24, 1998
Enhanced high pressure cleansing system for wafer handling implements
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC24 citations89
US6298282B1Oct 2, 2001
Robot crash sensor system
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC22 citations87
US6174817B1Jan 16, 2001
Two step oxide removal for memory cells
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC24 citations85
US7772867B2Aug 10, 2010
Structures for testing and locating defects in integrated circuits
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC13 citations84
US6180424B1Jan 30, 2001
Method for improving wafer sleuth capability by adding wafer rotation tracking
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC17 citations84
US7601629B2Oct 13, 2009
Semiconductive device fabricated using subliming materials to form interlevel dielectrics
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations81
US5958517ASep 28, 1999
System and method for cleaning nozzle delivering spin-on-glass to substrate
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC17 citations79
US7596456B2Sep 29, 2009
Method and apparatus for cassette integrity testing using a wafer sorter
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC16 citations78
US6689686B2Feb 10, 2004
System and method for electroplating fine geometries
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations74
US5576230ANov 19, 1996
Method of fabrication of a semiconductor device having a tapered implanted region
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC11 citations74
US5535471AJul 16, 1996
Tool for cleaning LPCVD furnace tube
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC15 citations74
US5506169AApr 9, 1996
Method for reducing lateral dopant diffusion
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations74
US6975920B2Dec 13, 2005
In-situ randomization and recording of wafer processing order at process tools
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC11 citations73
US6862495B2Mar 1, 2005
In-situ randomization and recording of wafer processing order at process tools
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations73
US6239003B1May 29, 2001
Method of simultaneous fabrication of isolation and gate regions in a semiconductor device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations73
US6067163AMay 23, 2000
Automated substrate pattern recognition system
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations73
US7212607B1May 1, 2007
X-ray confocal defect detection systems and methods
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC9 citations72
US6267894B1Jul 31, 2001
Method for efficient filtration of chemical baths
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations71
US6442867B2Sep 3, 2002
Apparatus and method for cleaning a vertical furnace pedestal and cap
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC13 citations67
US7024950B2Apr 11, 2006
Method for intelligent sampling of particulates in exhaust lines
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC7 citations66
US7228193B2Jun 5, 2007
Methods for detecting structure dependent process defects
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations61
US6848066B2Jan 25, 2005
Error reduction in semiconductor processes
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations60
US6645684B2Nov 11, 2003
Error reduction in semiconductor processes
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations60
US7374866B2May 20, 2008
System and method for exposure of partial edge die
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations58
US6572461B2Jun 3, 2003
Method for producing wafer notches with rounded corners and a tool therefor
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations57
US6448154B1Sep 10, 2002
Method for producing wafers with rounded corners in the notches used for alignment in the fabrication of semiconductor devices
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations57
US7171035B2Jan 30, 2007
Alignment mark for e-beam inspection of a semiconductor wafer
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations54
US5547891AAug 20, 1996
Structural modification to enhance DRAM gate oxide quality
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52
US7598507B2Oct 6, 2009
Adjustable lithography blocking device and method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations51
US7112540B2Sep 26, 2006
Pretreatment for an electroplating process and an electroplating process in including the pretreatment
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations51
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