Inventor
HEAVLIN WILLIAM D
US12 patents
Patents
12 patentsUS5966527AOct 12, 1999
Apparatus, article of manufacture, method and system for simulating a mass-produced semiconductor device behavior
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Method for setting and adjusting process parameters to maintain acceptable critical dimensions across each die of mass-produced semiconductor wafers
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US5646870AJul 8, 1997
Method for setting and adjusting process parameters to maintain acceptable critical dimensions across each die of mass-produced semiconductor wafers
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Feed-forward control of TCI doping for improving mass-production-wise, statistical distribution of critical performance parameters in semiconductor devices
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US5946214AAug 31, 1999
Computer implemented method for estimating fabrication yield for semiconductor integrated circuit including memory blocks with redundant rows and/or columns
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US6708073B1Mar 16, 2004
Lot specific process design methodology
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Feed-forward control of TCI doping for improving mass-production-wise statistical distribution of critical performance parameters in semiconductor devices
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US6389366B1May 14, 2002
Methods for identifying sources of patterns in processing effects in manufacturing
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US6366822B1Apr 2, 2002
Statistical process window design methodology
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US6304836B1Oct 16, 2001
Worst case design parameter extraction for logic technologies
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System and method for designing, fabricating and testing multiple cell test structures to validate a cell library
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US7069196B1Jun 27, 2006
Experimental design for complex systems
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