P

Inventor

COSS JR ELFIDO

US65 patents
⚠️ This page may combine multiple inventors who share the name “COSS JR ELFIDO”. Patents are grouped by organization below to help distinguish them — per-person disambiguation is on the roadmap.

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC

46 patents
US6304999B1Oct 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

2 patents

(unassigned)

1 patent

COSS JR ELFIDO

1 patent

Showing the top 50 of 65 patents by PatentIndex Score.