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William A. Stanton
Also filed as: STANTON WILLIAM · STANTON WILLIAM A · STANTON WILLIAM ARTHUR
74 granted patents·7 pending applications·848 citations·filing 1997–2022
99Inventor score
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81 records- 0197US6120952AMethods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·155 cites·35 claims
- 0293US7858921B2Guided-mode-resonance transmission color filters for color generation in CMOS image sensorsAPTINA IMAGING CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·19 cites·38 claims
- 0393US6413684B1Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shift masksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 2, 2002·47 cites·21 claims
- 0492US11475201B2Inclusion of stochastic behavior in source mask optimizationSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 18, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 0591US7283205B2Optimized optical lithography illumination source for use during the manufacture of a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 16, 2007·12 cites·9 claims
- 0691US7046339B2Optimized optical lithography illumination source for use during the manufacture of a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·38 cites·12 claims
- 0789US6319644B2Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 20, 2001·29 cites·38 claims
- 0889US6284419B2Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 4, 2001·29 cites·38 claims
- 0988US7130022B2Methods and systems for controlling radiation beam characteristics for microlithographic processingMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 31, 2006·8 cites·21 claims
- 1088US6238824B1Method for designing and making photolithographic reticle, reticle, and photolithographic processMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·71 cites·60 claims
- 1187US6803155B2Microlithographic device, microlithographic assist features, system for forming contacts and other structures, and method of determining mask patternsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·27 cites·19 claims
- 1286US6894765B2Methods and systems for controlling radiation beam characteristics for microlithographic processingMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·21 cites·45 claims
- 1384US11640490B2Source mask optimization by process defects predictionSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 2, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1483US6376130B1Chromeless alternating reticle for producing semiconductor device featuresMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·22 cites·15 claims
- 1582US6214497B1Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shift masksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·40 cites·37 claims
- 1681US6807519B2Methods of forming radiation-patterning tools; carrier waves and computer readable mediaMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 19, 2004·16 cites·50 claims
- 1779US7972753B2Masks for microlithography and methods of making and using such masksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 5, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 1879US7754395B2Methods of forming and using reticlesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 13, 2010·4 cites·10 claims
- 1979US6418008B1Enhanced capacitor shapeMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 9, 2002·17 cites·5 claims
- 2077US7932003B2Methods of forming and using reticlesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 26, 2011·2 cites·10 claims
- 2177US7432197B2Methods of patterning photoresist, and methods of forming semiconductor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 7, 2008·4 cites·38 claims
- 2277US6258489B1Mask design utilizing dummy featuresMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·37 cites·37 claims
- 2374US8859168B2Masks for microlithography and methods of making and using such masksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·1 cites·14 claims
- 2474US7718533B2Inverted variable resistance memory cell and method of making the sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·2 cites·8 claims
- 2573US7838178B2Masks for microlithography and methods of making and using such masksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·2 cites·19 claims
- 2673US7818710B2Method and system for lithographic simulation and verificationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·5 cites·10 claims
- 2771US7008738B2Microlithographic structures and method of fabricationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 7, 2006·9 cites·29 claims
- 2871US5932491AReduction of contact size utilizing formation of spacer material over resist patternMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·41 cites·18 claims
- 2970US6465138B1Method for designing and making photolithographic reticle, reticle, and photolithographic processFiled 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·24 cites·32 claims
- 3068US12450408B2Machine learning for selecting initial source shapes for source mask optimizationSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3168US8037446B2Methods for defining evaluation points for optical proximity correction and optical proximity correction methods including sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·2 cites·13 claims
- 3267US7073161B2Methods of forming patterned reticlesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 4, 2006·5 cites·8 claims
- 3366US7086031B2Methods of forming patterned reticlesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 1, 2006·5 cites·11 claims
- 3465US7930657B2Methods of forming photomasksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·1 cites·12 claims
- 3565US6746824B2Reticle design for alternating phase shift maskMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 8, 2004·6 cites·19 claims
- 3665US6245468B1Optical proximity correction methods, and methods of forming radiation-patterning toolsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 12, 2001·20 cites·21 claims
- 3764US8595655B2Method and system for lithographic simulation and verificationWANG FEI·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 26, 2013·1 cites·18 claims
- 3864US6524751B1Reticle design for alternating phase shift maskMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 25, 2003·6 cites·15 claims
- 3963US7093227B2Methods of forming patterned reticlesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·4 cites·9 claims
- 4063US6844118B2Method and layout for high density reticleMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 18, 2005·6 cites·31 claims
- 4163US6842889B2Methods of forming patterned reticlesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·4 cites·11 claims
- 4262US6401236B1Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shiftMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 4, 2002·21 cites·52 claims
- 4362US6144109AMethod for improving a stepper signal in a planarized surface over alignment topographyMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 7, 2000·7 cites·22 claims
- 4461US8584058B2Methods for defining evaluation points for optical proximity correction and optical proximity correction methods including sameFUTRELL JOHN R C·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 12, 2013·1 cites·22 claims
- 4560US8589826B2Photomask constructions having liners of specified compositions along sidewalls of multi-layered structuresMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 19, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
- 4660US6818910B2Writing methodology to reduce write time, and system for performing sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 16, 2004·8 cites·90 claims
- 4760US6753617B2Method for improving a stepper signal in a planarized surface over alignment topographyMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·6 cites·16 claims
- 4859US8547526B2Photolithography systems and associated methods of selective die exposureSTANTON WILLIAM A·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 1, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 4958US7964503B2Methods of patterning photoresist, and methods of forming semiconductor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 21, 2011·0 cites·15 claims
- 5057US6447961B2Optical proximity correction methods, and methods forming radiation-patterning toolsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 10, 2002·4 cites·14 claims
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