Inventor
VUKKADALA PRADEEP
US26 patents
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KLA TENCOR CORP
19 patentsUS10401279B2Sep 3, 2019
Process-induced distortion prediction and feedforward and feedback correction of overlay errors
KLA TENCOR CORP10 citations84
US10025894B2Jul 17, 2018
System and method to emulate finite element model based prediction of in-plane distortions due to semiconductor wafer chucking
KLA TENCOR CORP7 citations84
US9779202B2Oct 3, 2017
Process-induced asymmetry detection, quantification, and control using patterned wafer geometry measurements
KLA TENCOR CORP9 citations84
US9430593B2Aug 30, 2016
System and method to emulate finite element model based prediction of in-plane distortions due to semiconductor wafer chucking
KLA TENCOR CORP10 citations84
US11164768B2Nov 2, 2021
Process-induced displacement characterization during semiconductor production
KLA TENCOR CORP6 citations83
US10788759B2Sep 29, 2020
Prediction based chucking and lithography control optimization
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations83
US9546862B2Jan 17, 2017
Systems, methods and metrics for wafer high order shape characterization and wafer classification using wafer dimensional geometry tool
KLA TENCOR CORP6 citations83
US9707660B2Jul 18, 2017
Predictive wafer modeling based focus error prediction using correlations of wafers
KLA TENCOR CORP4 citations73
US10379061B1Aug 13, 2019
Systems, methods and metrics for wafer high order shape characterization and wafer classification using wafer dimensional geometry tool
KLA TENCOR CORP2 citations72
US9177370B2Nov 3, 2015
Systems and methods of advanced site-based nanotopography for wafer surface metrology
KLA TENCOR CORP5 citations72
US10249523B2Apr 2, 2019
Overlay and semiconductor process control using a wafer geometry metric
KLA TENCOR CORP3 citations71
US11761880B2Sep 19, 2023
Process-induced distortion prediction and feedforward and feedback correction of overlay errors
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations62
US9029810B2May 12, 2015
Using wafer geometry to improve scanner correction effectiveness for overlay control
KLA TENCOR CORP2 citations61
US10576603B2Mar 3, 2020
Patterned wafer geometry measurements for semiconductor process controls
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations52
US10036964B2Jul 31, 2018
Prediction based chucking and lithography control optimization
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations51
US9513565B2Dec 6, 2016
Using wafer geometry to improve scanner correction effectiveness for overlay control
KLA TENCOR CORP1 citations51
US9373165B2Jun 21, 2016
Enhanced patterned wafer geometry measurements based design improvements for optimal integrated chip fabrication performance
KLA TENCOR CORP1 citations51
US9052190B2Jun 9, 2015
Bright-field differential interference contrast system with scanning beams of round and elliptical cross-sections
KLA TENCOR CORP0 citations49
US9558545B2Jan 31, 2017
Predicting and controlling critical dimension issues and pattern defectivity in wafers using interferometry
KLA TENCOR CORP1 citations47
KLA CORP
6 patentsUS11966156B2Apr 23, 2024
Lithography mask repair by simulation of photoresist thickness evolution
KLA CORP3 citations69
US11682570B2Jun 20, 2023
Process-induced displacement characterization during semiconductor production
KLA CORP1 citations62
US12406197B2Sep 2, 2025
Prediction and metrology of stochastic photoresist thickness defects
KLA CORP0 citations58
US12579631B2Mar 17, 2026
Method to calibrate, predict, and control stochastic defects in EUV lithography
KLA CORP0 citations57
US12561790B2Feb 24, 2026
Method to calibrate, predict, and control stochastic defects in EUV lithography
KLA CORP0 citations57
US12561791B2Feb 24, 2026
Method to calibrate, predict, and control stochastic defects in EUV lithography
KLA CORP0 citations57