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Inspecting patterns on the surface of objects
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Mask inspection for semiconductor specimen fabrication
Patent number
12,361,535
Issue date
Jul 15, 2025
Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
Ronen Madmon
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Integration of an optical height sensor in mask inspection tools
Patent number
12,360,058
Issue date
Jul 15, 2025
KLA Corporation
Zefram Marks
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Foreign matter inspection apparatus, foreign matter inspection meth...
Patent number
12,360,059
Issue date
Jul 15, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Yuichi Fujita
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Finding semiconductor defects using convolutional context attributes
Patent number
12,353,970
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
KLA Corporation
Abdurrahman Sezginer
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Defect inspection apparatus and defect inspection method
Patent number
12,345,661
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Toshifumi Honda
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Optical measurement apparatus, measuring method using the same, and...
Patent number
12,345,521
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Jin Yong Kim
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Photoluminescence measurement device
Patent number
12,332,187
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Renaud Varache
H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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High-performance EUV microscope with free form illumination system
Patent number
12,332,188
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
ESOL, Inc.
Dong Gun Lee
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Mask inspection apparatus and method for inspecting a mask having f...
Patent number
12,333,706
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Dae Won Baek
C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Inspection apparatus and inspection method
Patent number
12,326,407
Issue date
Jun 10, 2025
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Nitish Kumar
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Methods for manufacturing and inspecting orthodontic aligners
Patent number
12,322,093
Issue date
Jun 3, 2025
Align Technology, Inc.
Anatoliy Parpara
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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System and method for inspection of multiple features of patterned...
Patent number
12,320,758
Issue date
Jun 3, 2025
Orbotech Ltd.
Vered Gatt
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Method and system for inspecting a surface with artifical intellige...
Patent number
12,320,759
Issue date
Jun 3, 2025
Virtek Vision International Inc.
Ahmed Elhossini
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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3D image acquisition system for optical inspection and method for o...
Patent number
12,306,110
Issue date
May 20, 2025
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Daniele Guido Allegri
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Laser repair method and laser repair device
Patent number
12,303,998
Issue date
May 20, 2025
V Technology Co., Ltd.
Michinobu Mizumura
B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Inspection condition presentation apparatus, surface inspection app...
Patent number
12,306,109
Issue date
May 20, 2025
Resonac Corporation
Katsuhisa Yoshida
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Inspection method and inspection apparatus for performing the same
Patent number
12,298,256
Issue date
May 13, 2025
Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Alexander Voronov
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Monolithic particle inspection device
Patent number
12,298,257
Issue date
May 13, 2025
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Ilse Van Weperen
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Dark field microscope
Patent number
12,287,470
Issue date
Apr 29, 2025
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Sebastianus Adrianus Goorden
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Inspection layer to improve the detection of defects through optica...
Patent number
12,281,991
Issue date
Apr 22, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
I-Che Lee
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Space-based circuit-replacing robotic system
Patent number
12,263,959
Issue date
Apr 1, 2025
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Daniel H. Muhleman
B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Light-source apparatus, inspection apparatus, and adjustment method
Patent number
12,259,339
Issue date
Mar 25, 2025
Lasertec Corporation
Jun Sakuma
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Method of evaluating semiconductor wafer
Patent number
12,247,927
Issue date
Mar 11, 2025
Sumco Corporation
Motoi Kurokami
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Process window qualification modulation layouts
Patent number
12,235,224
Issue date
Feb 25, 2025
KLA Corporation
Andrew Cross
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Semiconductor measurement apparatus
Patent number
12,222,282
Issue date
Feb 11, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Seoyeon Jeong
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Method for assessing contrasts on surfaces
Patent number
12,222,299
Issue date
Feb 11, 2025
4Art Holding AG
Kai Zeh
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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EUV microscope
Patent number
12,203,874
Issue date
Jan 21, 2025
EUV TECH, INC.
Chami N Perera
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Pattern inspection device and pattern inspection method
Patent number
12,205,272
Issue date
Jan 21, 2025
NuFlare Technology, Inc.
Hiromu Inoue
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Defect inspection apparatus and defect inspection method
Patent number
12,196,673
Issue date
Jan 14, 2025
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Takeru Utsugi
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Valuable document system
Patent number
12,194,772
Issue date
Jan 14, 2025
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Johann Kecht
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING DEEP ULTRAVIOLET REFLECTIVITY...
Publication number
20250231474
Publication date
Jul 17, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Kelvin Elphick
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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WAFER INSPECTION METHOD
Publication number
20250231121
Publication date
Jul 17, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Doyoung Yoon
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
VISION INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING LIGHT SOURCES OF DIFFER...
Publication number
20250231122
Publication date
Jul 17, 2025
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Guangze LI
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
System and Method for Inspecting Mask
Publication number
20250216773
Publication date
Jul 3, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Yen-Hsun CHEN
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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METHOD AND DEVICE OF INSPECTING SURFACE OF INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE
Publication number
20250216343
Publication date
Jul 3, 2025
CHENG MEI INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CHIH-YUAN LIN
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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OPTICAL PLANAR METROLOGY MOUNTING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR ABRASIVE C...
Publication number
20250216190
Publication date
Jul 3, 2025
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Derek Lengacher
H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Inspection Layer to Improve The Detection of Defects Through Optica...
Publication number
20250216342
Publication date
Jul 3, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
I-Che Lee
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Application
MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CONDUCTIVE FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR...
Publication number
20250208500
Publication date
Jun 26, 2025
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Shunsuke KANAME
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY MO...
Publication number
20250198948
Publication date
Jun 19, 2025
GLORY STEEL ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
YI-LIANG CHEN
B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Patent Application
INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF
Publication number
20250199398
Publication date
Jun 19, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Chao-Ting CHEN
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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INSPECTION METHOD, RESIN SOLUTION, RESIST COMPOSITION OR THERMOSETT...
Publication number
20250189903
Publication date
Jun 12, 2025
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Komei HIRAHARA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM OF ELIMINATING IMAGE NOISE
Publication number
20250189458
Publication date
Jun 12, 2025
GUDENG EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Che-Wei Chan
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
WAFER INSPECTION USING A DYNAMIC SCAN PLAN
Publication number
20250182266
Publication date
Jun 5, 2025
APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
Prashanth Venkatarama Reddy
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Process for Identifying and Correcting Defects or Non-Conformities...
Publication number
20250180492
Publication date
Jun 5, 2025
GRAPHIMECC GROUP S.R.L
Andrea Ranzato Vianello
B31 - MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER OR CARDBOARD WORKING PAPER OR CARDBOARD
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AUTOMATIC MAVERICK WAFER SCREENING USING DIE PASS PATTERN
Publication number
20250172503
Publication date
May 29, 2025
Infineon Technologies Canada Inc.
Iman ABDALI MASHHADI
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
OPTICAL METROLOGY
Publication number
20250164410
Publication date
May 22, 2025
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Holger Tuitje
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF DEFECTS IN PHOTOMASK...
Publication number
20250164871
Publication date
May 22, 2025
Intel Corporation
Yoshihiro Tezuka
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTION OF PANEL EMBEDDED DIES USING CO...
Publication number
20250146955
Publication date
May 8, 2025
ORBOTECH LTD.
Elkana Porat
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
System and Method for Inspection of Multiple Features of Patterned...
Publication number
20250137938
Publication date
May 1, 2025
ORBOTECH LTD.
Vered Gatt
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FOR RAPID INSPECTION OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY RETICLE
Publication number
20250123555
Publication date
Apr 17, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Jia-Lin SYU
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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ENHANCED MODES FOR SCANNING ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPE INSPECTION IN SEMIC...
Publication number
20250116598
Publication date
Apr 10, 2025
KLA Corporation
Daniel Ivanov Kavaldjiev
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
EUV Microscope
Publication number
20250116615
Publication date
Apr 10, 2025
EUV TECH, INC.
CHAMI N. PERERA
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, INSPECTION APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, L...
Publication number
20250102445
Publication date
Mar 27, 2025
Lasertec Corporation
Ko GONDAIRA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT FOR A MASK INSPECTION SYSTEM
Publication number
20250093770
Publication date
Mar 20, 2025
Carl Zeiss SMT GMBH
Sören Schmidt
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROAD CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK
Publication number
20250086985
Publication date
Mar 13, 2025
Purdue Research Foundation
Mohammad Reza Jahanshahi
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Application
SPECTRAL ANGULAR METROLOGY
Publication number
20250076208
Publication date
Mar 6, 2025
KLA Corporation
Amnon Manassen
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
DETERIORATION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, DETERIORATION ESTIMATION METHOD, A...
Publication number
20250067681
Publication date
Feb 27, 2025
NEC Corporation
Yusuke Mizukoshi
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF PATTERNED STRUCTURE...
Publication number
20250067683
Publication date
Feb 27, 2025
NOVA LTD
Amir Shayari
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION OF OBJECTS AN...
Publication number
20250060316
Publication date
Feb 20, 2025
SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA (SUPSI)
Daniele Guido ALLEGRI
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
METHOD FOR MEASURING AN EFFECT OF A WAVELENGTH-DEPENDENT MEASURING...
Publication number
20250060677
Publication date
Feb 20, 2025
Carl Zeiss SMT GMBH
Walter Pauls
G01 - MEASURING TESTING