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Method of measuring variation, inspection system, computer program,...
Patent number
11,966,168
Issue date
Apr 23, 2024
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Antoine Gaston Marie Kiers
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Method for producing overlay results with absolute reference for se...
Patent number
11,966,171
Issue date
Apr 23, 2024
Tokyo Electron Limited
Anton J. deVilliers
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Mask inspection apparatus and mask inspection method using the same
Patent number
11,961,222
Issue date
Apr 16, 2024
Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Sangdon Hwang
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Photolithography method and photolithography system
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11,959,864
Issue date
Apr 16, 2024
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Chi-Hung Liao
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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EUV mask defect tool apparatus
Patent number
11,960,202
Issue date
Apr 16, 2024
EUV TECH, INC.
Chami N Perera
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Diffraction based overlay metrology tool and method of diffraction...
Patent number
11,953,450
Issue date
Apr 9, 2024
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Arie Jeffrey Den Boef
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Method for evaluating defective region of wafer
Patent number
11,955,386
Issue date
Apr 9, 2024
SK SILTRON CO., LTD.
Jae Hyeong Lee
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Method of evaluating silicon wafer, method of evaluating silicon wa...
Patent number
11,948,819
Issue date
Apr 2, 2024
Sumco Corporation
Keiichiro Mori
B24 - GRINDING POLISHING
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Systems and methods for honeycomb body inspection
Patent number
11,946,876
Issue date
Apr 2, 2024
Corning Incorporated
Joshua Andrew Barnes
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Optical phase measurement system and method
Patent number
11,946,875
Issue date
Apr 2, 2024
Nova Ltd.
Gilad Barak
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Defect inspection apparatus, method for inspecting defect, and meth...
Patent number
11,940,391
Issue date
Mar 26, 2024
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Ryusei Terashima
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Metrology apparatus
Patent number
11,940,739
Issue date
Mar 26, 2024
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Nitesh Pandey
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Dark field microscope
Patent number
11,940,608
Issue date
Mar 26, 2024
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Sebastianus Adrianus Goorden
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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User interface for judgment concerning quality classification of di...
Patent number
11,935,221
Issue date
Mar 19, 2024
AT&S (Chongqing) Company Limited
Amin Nickkholgh
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Non-destructive glass priming verification method for installed glass
Patent number
11,933,733
Issue date
Mar 19, 2024
FCA US LLC
Gloria J Sheppard
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Appearance inspection device and defect inspection method
Patent number
11,936,985
Issue date
Mar 19, 2024
Omron Corporation
Shingo Hayashi
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Measurement machine and method for detecting a defect in solder joints
Patent number
11,927,436
Issue date
Mar 12, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Jaime E. Llinas
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Three-dimensional measurement apparatus and three-dimensional measu...
Patent number
11,930,600
Issue date
Mar 12, 2024
CKD Corporation
Takayuki Shinyama
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Apparatus and method for characterizing a microlithographic mask
Patent number
11,914,303
Issue date
Feb 27, 2024
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
Johannes Ruoff
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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System and method for rapid inspection of printed circuit board usi...
Patent number
11,906,578
Issue date
Feb 20, 2024
Battelle Memorial Institute
Thomas F. Kent
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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EUV mask inspection device using multilayer reflection zone plate
Patent number
11,898,970
Issue date
Feb 13, 2024
ESOL Inc.
Dong Gun Lee
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Scatterometry system and method
Patent number
11,900,028
Issue date
Feb 13, 2024
Nova Ltd.
Ruslan Berdichevsky
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Apparatus, method and computer program product for defect detection...
Patent number
11,892,493
Issue date
Feb 6, 2024
KLA Corporation
Tom Marivoet
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Complex spatially-resolved reflectometry/refractometry
Patent number
11,867,626
Issue date
Jan 9, 2024
Regents of the Univ of Colorado, a body corporate
Christina Porter
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Inspection device for masks for semiconductor lithography and method
Patent number
11,867,642
Issue date
Jan 9, 2024
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
Holger Seitz
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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System and method for characterization of patterns marked on a fabric
Patent number
11,851,795
Issue date
Dec 26, 2023
JEANOLOGIA, S. L.
Pere Pérez Millán
D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE LAUNDERING FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTH...
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Method for inspecting display device and method for fabricating dis...
Patent number
11,854,445
Issue date
Dec 26, 2023
Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Hyung Jin Lee
G09 - EDUCATION CRYPTOGRAPHY DISPLAY ADVERTISING SEALS
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Apparatus and method for measuring phase of extreme ultraviolet (EU...
Patent number
11,852,583
Issue date
Dec 26, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Jongju Park
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Object damage inspecting device and inspecting method using the same
Patent number
11,841,329
Issue date
Dec 12, 2023
Pukyong National University Industry—University Cooperation Foundation
Chan Jung Kim
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Measuring and calculating apparatus and measuring and calculating p...
Patent number
11,841,331
Issue date
Dec 12, 2023
Kioxia Corporation
Kentaro Kasa
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM, FOREIGN SUBSTANCE DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND FO...
Publication number
20240101073
Publication date
Mar 28, 2024
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Hiroki SUMITANI
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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DEFECT ANALYSIS DEVICE AND DEFECT ANALYSIS METHOD USING THE SAME
Publication number
20240102942
Publication date
Mar 28, 2024
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
YEON KEON MOON
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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TIME-DOMAIN OPTICAL METROLOGY AND INSPECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Publication number
20240085805
Publication date
Mar 14, 2024
NOVA LTD
Gilad BARAK
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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CELL DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND...
Publication number
20240077432
Publication date
Mar 7, 2024
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
Yinhang TU
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Z-AXIS MEASUREMENT FIXTURE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING THE PLANARITY...
Publication number
20240077431
Publication date
Mar 7, 2024
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
David C. Giroux
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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RNA MOLECULES, METHODS OF PRODUCING CIRCULAR RNA, AND TREATMENT MET...
Publication number
20240078661
Publication date
Mar 7, 2024
Cornell University
Samie R. JAFFREY
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE RESULT OF A SURFACE TREATMENT PERFORMED ON...
Publication number
20240068959
Publication date
Feb 29, 2024
3D.aero GmbH
Anton JANSSEN
B24 - GRINDING POLISHING
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHY MASK
Publication number
20240061328
Publication date
Feb 22, 2024
Carl Zeiss SMT GMBH
Ulrich Matejka
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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INSPECTION CONDITION PRESENTATION APPARATUS, SURFACE INSPECTION APP...
Publication number
20240027359
Publication date
Jan 25, 2024
Resonac Corporation
Katsuhisa YOSHIDA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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INSPECTION METHOD, INSPECTION DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MAN...
Publication number
20240019724
Publication date
Jan 18, 2024
FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Takashi SUGANUMA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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PROBE AND INSPECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
Publication number
20240019362
Publication date
Jan 18, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Junbum Park
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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System For Detecting Surface Type Of Object And Artificial Neural N...
Publication number
20240011916
Publication date
Jan 11, 2024
GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Kun-Yu Tsai
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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HIGH-PERFORMANCE EUV MICROSCOPE WITH FREE FORM ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
Publication number
20240011922
Publication date
Jan 11, 2024
ESOL, Inc.
Dong Gun LEE
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RAPIDLY DET...
Publication number
20240003828
Publication date
Jan 4, 2024
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics
Xiaolong Shao
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTINIC MASK INSPECTION AND REVIEW IN VACUUM
Publication number
20240003827
Publication date
Jan 4, 2024
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Chien-Lin Chen
G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING NONSTATIONARY OBJECT
Publication number
20240004313
Publication date
Jan 4, 2024
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Coen Adrianus VERSCHUREN
G02 - OPTICS
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REFLECTOMETER TO MONITOR SUBSTRATE MOVEMENT
Publication number
20230420281
Publication date
Dec 28, 2023
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
Eric A. Pape
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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LIGHT-SOURCE APPARATUS, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD
Publication number
20230417684
Publication date
Dec 28, 2023
Lasertec Corporation
Jun SAKUMA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE
Publication number
20230400418
Publication date
Dec 14, 2023
Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Renaud VARACHE
H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DEFECT DETECTION...
Publication number
20230393185
Publication date
Dec 7, 2023
KLA Corporation
Tom Marivoet
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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INSPECTION SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE...
Publication number
20230384239
Publication date
Nov 30, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Doyoung YOON
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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SEMICONDUCTOR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
Publication number
20230375463
Publication date
Nov 23, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Seoyeon JEONG
G02 - OPTICS
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INSPECTION LAYER TO IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF DEFECTS THROUGH OPTICA...
Publication number
20230366833
Publication date
Nov 16, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
I-Che Lee
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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INSPECTION TOOL AND INSPECTION METHOD
Publication number
20230358690
Publication date
Nov 9, 2023
Intel Corporation
Jianyong MO
H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING A DIAMOND USING MACHINE LEARNING
Publication number
20230349835
Publication date
Nov 2, 2023
Fraunhofer USA, Inc.
Rohan Reddy MEKALA
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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EUV In-Situ Linearity Calibration for TDI Image Sensors Using Test...
Publication number
20230341760
Publication date
Oct 26, 2023
KLA Corporation
Haifeng Huang
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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HIGH THROUGHPUT DEFECT DETECTION
Publication number
20230341334
Publication date
Oct 26, 2023
APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
Boris Golberg
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING A SURFACE WITH ARTIFICAL INTELLIGE...
Publication number
20230333028
Publication date
Oct 19, 2023
VIRTEK VISION INTERNATIONAL INC.
AHMED ELHOSSINI
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND MEASURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
Publication number
20230332954
Publication date
Oct 19, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Hyeongcheol LEE
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTACT HEIGHT OF A PACKAGED CHIP
Publication number
20230324312
Publication date
Oct 12, 2023
Vitrox Technologies Sdn. Bhd.
Heng Juan Tan
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING