Inventor
ADEL MICHAEL E
IL44 patents
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KLA TENCOR TECH CORP
23 patentsUS7440105B2Oct 21, 2008
Continuously varying offset mark and methods of determining overlay
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP93 citations98
US7346878B1Mar 18, 2008
Apparatus and methods for providing in-chip microtargets for metrology or inspection
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP65 citations98
US7242477B2Jul 10, 2007
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP124 citations98
US7608468B1Oct 27, 2009
Apparatus and methods for determining overlay and uses of same
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP75 citations97
US7433040B2Oct 7, 2008
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP28 citations96
US7385699B2Jun 10, 2008
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP34 citations96
US7301634B2Nov 27, 2007
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP35 citations96
US7298481B2Nov 20, 2007
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP46 citations96
US7289213B2Oct 30, 2007
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP49 citations96
US7280212B2Oct 9, 2007
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP45 citations96
US6928628B2Aug 9, 2005
Use of overlay diagnostics for enhanced automatic process control
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP141 citations96
US7876438B2Jan 25, 2011
Apparatus and methods for determining overlay and uses of same
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP31 citations92
US7876440B2Jan 25, 2011
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP13 citations92
US7566517B1Jul 28, 2009
Feature printability optimization by optical tool
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP28 citations92
US7564557B2Jul 21, 2009
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP19 citations92
US7557921B1Jul 7, 2009
Apparatus and methods for optically monitoring the fidelity of patterns produced by photolitographic tools
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP55 citations92
US7379183B2May 27, 2008
Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP18 citations92
US7671990B1Mar 2, 2010
Cross hatched metrology marks and associated method of use
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP40 citations91
US7310789B2Dec 18, 2007
Use of overlay diagnostics for enhanced automatic process control
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP20 citations91
US7528953B2May 5, 2009
Target acquisition and overlay metrology based on two diffracted orders imaging
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP10 citations83
US7111256B2Sep 19, 2006
Use of overlay diagnostics for enhanced automatic process control
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP9 citations72
US7526749B2Apr 28, 2009
Methods and apparatus for designing and using micro-targets in overlay metrology
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP6 citations62
US7679069B2Mar 16, 2010
Method and system for optimizing alignment performance in a fleet of exposure tools
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP2 citations61
KLA TENCOR CORP
10 patentsUS7352451B2Apr 1, 2008
System method and structure for determining focus accuracy
KLA TENCOR CORP12 citations84
US9875946B2Jan 23, 2018
On-device metrology
KLA TENCOR CORP8 citations83
US10203200B2Feb 12, 2019
Analyzing root causes of process variation in scatterometry metrology
KLA TENCOR CORP7 citations81
US10579768B2Mar 3, 2020
Process compatibility improvement by fill factor modulation
KLA TENCOR CORP3 citations72
US10901325B2Jan 26, 2021
Determining the impacts of stochastic behavior on overlay metrology data
KLA TENCOR CORP4 citations71
US10409171B2Sep 10, 2019
Overlay control with non-zero offset prediction
KLA TENCOR CORP3 citations71
US9903711B2Feb 27, 2018
Feed forward of metrology data in a metrology system
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations71
US10726169B2Jul 28, 2020
Target and process sensitivity analysis to requirements
KLA TENCOR CORP3 citations70
US10705434B2Jul 7, 2020
Verification metrology target and their design
KLA TENCOR CORP2 citations68
US10025285B2Jul 17, 2018
On-product derivation and adjustment of exposure parameters in a directed self-assembly process
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations52