Inventor
COSS JR ELFIDO
US65 patents
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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
46 patentsUS6304999B1Oct 16, 2001
Method and apparatus for embedded process control framework in tool systems
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC149 citations99
US6532555B1Mar 11, 2003
Method and apparatus for integration of real-time tool data and in-line metrology for fault detection in an advanced process control (APC) framework
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC78 citations98
US7200779B1Apr 3, 2007
Fault notification based on a severity level
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC69 citations97
US6725402B1Apr 20, 2004
Method and apparatus for fault detection of a processing tool and control thereof using an advanced process control (APC) framework
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC78 citations97
US6831555B1Dec 14, 2004
Method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring system components in an advanced process control (APC) framework
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC58 citations96
US6778873B1Aug 17, 2004
Identifying a cause of a fault based on a process controller output
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC56 citations96
US6594589B1Jul 15, 2003
Method and apparatus for monitoring tool health
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC77 citations96
US6546508B1Apr 8, 2003
Method and apparatus for fault detection of a processing tool in an advanced process control (APC) framework
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC61 citations96
US6465263B1Oct 15, 2002
Method and apparatus for implementing corrected species by monitoring specific state parameters
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC69 citations96
US6431814B1Aug 13, 2002
Integrated wafer stocker and sorter with integrity verification system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC56 citations96
US6411859B1Jun 25, 2002
Flow control in a semiconductor fabrication facility
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC53 citations96
US6356804B1Mar 12, 2002
Automated material handling system method and arrangement
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC42 citations96
US5838566ANov 17, 1998
System and method for managing empty carriers in an automated material handling system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC55 citations96
US6157866ADec 5, 2000
Automated material handling system for a manufacturing facility divided into separate fabrication areas
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC60 citations94
US6640148B1Oct 28, 2003
Method and apparatus for scheduled controller execution based upon impending lot arrival at a processing tool in an APC framework
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC19 citations93
US6449522B1Sep 10, 2002
Managing a semiconductor fabrication facility using wafer lot and cassette attributes
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC28 citations93
US6035245AMar 7, 2000
Automated material handling system method and arrangement
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC37 citations93
US5904487AMay 18, 1999
Electrode reshaping in a semiconductor etching device
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC37 citations93
US7051250B1May 23, 2006
Routing workpieces based upon detecting a fault
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC19 citations92
US7031793B1Apr 18, 2006
Conflict resolution among multiple controllers
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC20 citations92
US6954883B1Oct 11, 2005
Method and apparatus for performing fault detection using data from a database
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC42 citations92
US6834213B1Dec 21, 2004
Process control based upon a metrology delay
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC25 citations92
US6711450B1Mar 23, 2004
Integration of business rule parameters in priority setting of wafer processing
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC21 citations92
US6625556B1Sep 23, 2003
Wafer rotation randomization for process defect detection in semiconductor fabrication
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC20 citations92
US6457587B1Oct 1, 2002
Integrated reticle sorter and stocker
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC20 citations92
US5924833AJul 20, 1999
Automated wafer transfer system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC41 citations92
US6740534B1May 25, 2004
Determination of a process flow based upon fault detection analysis
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC34 citations91
US6871112B1Mar 22, 2005
Method for requesting trace data reports from FDC semiconductor fabrication processes
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC32 citations89
US6571371B1May 27, 2003
Method and apparatus for using latency time as a run-to-run control parameter
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC21 citations89
US6905895B1Jun 14, 2005
Predicting process excursions based upon tool state variables
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC25 citations88
US6446022B1Sep 3, 2002
Wafer fabrication system providing measurement data screening
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC24 citations88
US7321993B1Jan 22, 2008
Method and apparatus for fault detection classification of multiple tools based upon external data
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC17 citations84
US7130769B1Oct 31, 2006
Method of dynamically designing a preventative maintenance schedule based upon sensor data, and system for accomplishing same
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC16 citations84
US6834211B1Dec 21, 2004
Adjusting a trace data rate based upon a tool state
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC15 citations84
US6666337B1Dec 23, 2003
Method and apparatus for determining wafer identity and orientation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC16 citations84
US6154043ANov 28, 2000
Method and apparatus for identifying the position of a selected semiconductor die relative to other dice formed from the same semiconductor wafer
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC17 citations84
US6790680B1Sep 14, 2004
Determining a possible cause of a fault in a semiconductor fabrication process
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC13 citations83
US6440821B1Aug 27, 2002
Method and apparatus for aligning wafers
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC14 citations82
US6968303B1Nov 22, 2005
Automated system for extracting and combining tool trace data and wafer electrical test (WET) data for semiconductor processing
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations74
US6868512B1Mar 15, 2005
Fault detection system with real-time database
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations74
US6763278B1Jul 13, 2004
Operating a processing tool in a degraded mode upon detecting a fault
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC10 citations74
US6556882B1Apr 29, 2003
Method and apparatus for generating real-time data from static files
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC10 citations74
US6403905B1Jun 11, 2002
Reticle stocking and sorting management system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations74
US6338005B1Jan 8, 2002
Managing test material in an automated material handling system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations74
US6005281ADec 21, 1999
Apparatus for the non-contact manipulation of a semiconductor die
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC7 citations74
US6850322B2Feb 1, 2005
Method and apparatus for controlling wafer thickness uniformity in a multi-zone vertical furnace
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC9 citations73
ADVANCE MICRO DEVICES INC
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