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BENVEGNU DOMINIC J
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
36 patentsUS7764377B2Jul 27, 2010
Spectrum based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC48 citations98
US7409260B2Aug 5, 2008
Substrate thickness measuring during polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC60 citations98
US7406394B2Jul 29, 2008
Spectra based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC38 citations96
US7226339B2Jun 5, 2007
Spectrum based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations96
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
US7195535B1Mar 27, 2007
Metrology for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC40 citations93
US8039397B2Oct 18, 2011
Using optical metrology for within wafer feed forward process control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations92
US7998358B2Aug 16, 2011
Peak-based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations92
US7727049B2Jun 1, 2010
Friction sensor for polishing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC18 citations92
US7614933B2Nov 10, 2009
Polishing pad assembly with glass or crystalline window
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 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
US7306507B2Dec 11, 2007
Polishing pad assembly with glass or crystalline window
APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations92
US7210980B2May 1, 2007
Sealed polishing pad, system and methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations92
US7112119B1Sep 26, 2006
Sealed polishing pad methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations92
US7264536B2Sep 4, 2007
Polishing pad with window
APPLIED MATERIALS INC25 citations90
US11847776B2Dec 19, 2023
System using film thickness estimation from machine learning based processing of substrate images
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations84
US10325364B2Jun 18, 2019
Thickness measurement of substrate using color metrology
APPLIED MATERIALS INC8 citations84
US9490186B2Nov 8, 2016
Limiting adjustment of polishing rates during substrate polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations84
US9375824B2Jun 28, 2016
Adjustment of polishing rates during substrate polishing with predictive filters
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US9142466B2Sep 22, 2015
Using spectra to determine polishing endpoints
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations84
US9138858B2Sep 22, 2015
Thin polishing pad with window and molding process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 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
US8718810B2May 6, 2014
Semi-quantitative thickness determination
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US8369978B2Feb 5, 2013
Adjusting polishing rates by using spectrographic monitoring of a substrate during processing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations84
US8352061B2Jan 8, 2013
Semi-quantitative thickness determination
APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations84
US8342906B2Jan 1, 2013
Friction sensor for polishing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations84
US7952708B2May 31, 2011
High throughput measurement system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC13 citations84
US7942724B2May 17, 2011
Polishing pad with window having multiple portions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC13 citations84
US7840375B2Nov 23, 2010
Methods and apparatus for generating a library of spectra
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US7163437B1Jan 16, 2007
System with sealed polishing pad
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US7120553B2Oct 10, 2006
Iso-reflectance wavelengths
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations84
US9754846B2Sep 5, 2017
Inductive monitoring of conductive trench depth
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations83
US7547243B2Jun 16, 2009
Method of making and apparatus having polishing pad with window
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations82
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J
6 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
US9308618B2Apr 12, 2016
Linear prediction for filtering of data during in-situ monitoring of polishing
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J19 citations84
US8657646B2Feb 25, 2014
Endpoint detection using spectrum feature trajectories
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J8 citations84
US8563335B1Oct 22, 2013
Method of controlling polishing using in-situ optical monitoring and fourier transform
BENVEGNU DOMINIC J16 citations84
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE
5 patentsUS8292693B2Oct 23, 2012
Using optical metrology for wafer to wafer feed back process control
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE16 citations92
US8977379B2Mar 10, 2015
Endpoint method using peak location of spectra contour plots versus time
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE8 citations84
US8944884B2Feb 3, 2015
Fitting of optical model to measured spectrum
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE10 citations84
US8535115B2Sep 17, 2013
Gathering spectra from multiple optical heads
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE8 citations84
US8202738B2Jun 19, 2012
Endpoint method using peak location of modified spectra
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE9 citations83
SWEDEK BOGUSLAW A
2 patentsQIAN JUN
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