Inventor
ZHANG YOUPING
US59 patents
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ASML NETHERLANDS BV
19 patentsUS10585357B2Mar 10, 2020
Alternative target design for metrology using modulation techniques
ASML NETHERLANDS BV12 citations86
US11079684B2Aug 3, 2021
Measurement apparatus and a method for determining a substrate grid
ASML NETHERLANDS BV3 citations73
US10481503B2Nov 19, 2019
Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a lithographic process, substrate and patterning devices for use in the method
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations73
US10423075B2Sep 24, 2019
Methods and systems for pattern design with tailored response to wavefront aberration
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations73
US10073357B2Sep 11, 2018
Measuring a process parameter for a manufacturing process involving lithography
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations73
US10061212B2Aug 28, 2018
Metrology target, method and apparatus, target design method, computer program and lithographic system
ASML NETHERLANDS BV4 citations73
US12044980B2Jul 23, 2024
Method of manufacturing devices
ASML NETHERLANDS BV3 citations72
US11187995B2Nov 30, 2021
Metrology using a plurality of metrology target measurement recipes
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations72
US10802409B2Oct 13, 2020
Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic method and associated computer product
ASML NETHERLANDS BV4 citations72
US12055904B2Aug 6, 2024
Method to predict yield of a device manufacturing process
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations71
US11803127B2Oct 31, 2023
Method for determining root cause affecting yield in a semiconductor manufacturing process
ASML NETHERLANDS BV3 citations71
US11947266B2Apr 2, 2024
Method for controlling a manufacturing process and associated apparatuses
ASML NETHERLANDS BV5 citations70
US11392044B2Jul 19, 2022
Method of determining a position of a feature
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations70
US10578980B2Mar 3, 2020
Method of determining a position of a feature
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations70
US10007744B2Jun 26, 2018
Process based metrology target design
ASML NETHERLANDS BV2 citations68
US11281113B2Mar 22, 2022
Method for determining stack configuration of substrate
ASML NETHERLANDS BV3 citations63
US11966166B2Apr 23, 2024
Measurement apparatus and a method for determining a substrate grid
ASML NETHERLANDS BV1 citations62
US11429029B2Aug 30, 2022
Method and apparatus for illumination adjustment
ASML NETHERLANDS BV0 citations62
US11320745B2May 3, 2022
Measuring a process parameter for a manufacturing process involving lithography
ASML NETHERLANDS BV0 citations62
SYNOPSYS INC
10 patentsUS6918104B2Jul 12, 2005
Dissection of printed edges from a fabrication layout for correcting proximity effects
SYNOPSYS INC215 citations99
US7131101B2Oct 31, 2006
Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects
SYNOPSYS INC17 citations93
US7003757B2Feb 21, 2006
Dissection of edges with projection points in a fabrication layout for correcting proximity effects
SYNOPSYS INC29 citations93
US7000208B2Feb 14, 2006
Repetition recognition using segments
SYNOPSYS INC28 citations93
US7562319B2Jul 14, 2009
Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects
SYNOPSYS INC8 citations84
US7005218B2Feb 28, 2006
Method and apparatus for performing target-image-based optical proximity correction
SYNOPSYS INC12 citations84
US7003756B2Feb 21, 2006
Method and apparatus for controlling rippling during optical proximity correction
SYNOPSYS INC11 citations84
US7926004B2Apr 12, 2011
Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects
SYNOPSYS INC5 citations74
US7382912B2Jun 3, 2008
Method and apparatus for performing target-image-based optical proximity correction
SYNOPSYS INC8 citations74
US7585600B2Sep 8, 2009
Method and apparatus for performing target-image-based optical proximity correction
SYNOPSYS INC2 citations63
NUMERICAL TECH INC
10 patentsUS6777138B2Aug 17, 2004
Mask product made by selection of evaluation point locations based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects in a fabricat layout
NUMERICAL TECH INC209 citations99
US6687895B2Feb 3, 2004
Method and apparatus for reducing optical proximity correction output file size
NUMERICAL TECH INC296 citations99
US6665856B1Dec 16, 2003
Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects
NUMERICAL TECH INC115 citations99
US6453457B1Sep 17, 2002
Selection of evaluation point locations based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects in a fabrication layout
NUMERICAL TECH INC277 citations99
US6792590B1Sep 14, 2004
Dissection of edges with projection points in a fabrication layout for correcting proximity effects
NUMERICAL TECH INC78 citations98
US6753115B2Jun 22, 2004
Facilitating minimum spacing and/or width control optical proximity correction
NUMERICAL TECH INC76 citations98
US6625801B1Sep 23, 2003
Dissection of printed edges from a fabrication layout for correcting proximity effects
NUMERICAL TECH INC91 citations98
US6539521B1Mar 25, 2003
Dissection of corners in a fabrication layout for correcting proximity effects
NUMERICAL TECH INC84 citations98
US6763514B2Jul 13, 2004
Method and apparatus for controlling rippling during optical proximity correction
NUMERICAL TECH INC39 citations93
US6653026B2Nov 25, 2003
Structure and method of correcting proximity effects in a tri-tone attenuated phase-shifting mask
NUMERICAL TECH INC37 citations93
TAKUMI TECHNOLOGY CORP
5 patentsUS7934184B2Apr 26, 2011
Integrated circuit design using modified cells
TAKUMI TECHNOLOGY CORP106 citations98
US7523429B2Apr 21, 2009
System for designing integrated circuits with enhanced manufacturability
TAKUMI TECHNOLOGY CORP273 citations97
US7627837B2Dec 1, 2009
Model-based pattern characterization to generate rules for rule-model-based hybrid optical proximity correction
TAKUMI TECHNOLOGY CORP27 citations93
US7908572B2Mar 15, 2011
Creating and applying variable bias rules in rule-based optical proximity correction for reduced complexity
TAKUMI TECHNOLOGY CORP17 citations84
US7533363B2May 12, 2009
System for integrated circuit layout partition and extraction for independent layout processing
TAKUMI TECHNOLOGY CORP8 citations82
ZHANG YOUPING
2 patentsFENG HANYING
1 patentLIU HUA-YU
1 patentUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP
1 patentBAOSHAN IRON & STEEL
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 59 patents by PatentIndex Score.