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Atomic-scale e-beam sculptor
Patent number
11,518,674
Issue date
Dec 6, 2022
UT-Battelle, LLC
Sergei V. Kalinin
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Plasma health determination in semiconductor substrate processing r...
Patent number
10,920,320
Issue date
Feb 16, 2021
Applied Materials, Inc.
Junghoon Kim
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Micro-electro-mechanical-systems processing method, and micro-elect...
Patent number
10,662,059
Issue date
May 26, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd.
Keiji Watanabe
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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MEMS manufacturing method and MEMS manufacturing apparatus
Patent number
10,605,824
Issue date
Mar 31, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd.
Shuntaro Machida
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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MEMS manufacturing system and MEMS manufacturing method
Patent number
10,538,429
Issue date
Jan 21, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd.
Misuzu Sagawa
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Device manufacturing method and device manufacturing apparatus
Patent number
10,002,801
Issue date
Jun 19, 2018
Hitachi, Ltd.
Misuzu Sagawa
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method and apparatus for maintaining parallelism of layers and/or a...
Patent number
9,714,473
Issue date
Jul 25, 2017
Microfabrica Inc.
Uri Frodis
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Etching apparatus and methods
Patent number
9,640,370
Issue date
May 2, 2017
SPTS Technologies Limited
Oliver James Ansell
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method for adaptive feedback controlled polishing
Patent number
9,573,243
Issue date
Feb 21, 2017
Headway Technologies, Inc.
Terry Moore
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Micro-electro-mechanical structure (MEMS) capacitor devices, capaci...
Patent number
8,739,096
Issue date
May 27, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation
Christopher V. Jahnes
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Method and apparatus for maintaining parallelism of layers and/or a...
Patent number
8,702,956
Issue date
Apr 22, 2014
Microfabrica Inc.
Uri Frodis
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Cavity process etch undercut monitor
Patent number
8,652,971
Issue date
Feb 18, 2014
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Ricky Alan Jackson
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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System for measuring a shape, method for measuring a shape, and com...
Patent number
8,543,352
Issue date
Sep 24, 2013
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Yuki Aritsuka
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Differential critical dimension and overlay metrology apparatus and...
Patent number
8,035,824
Issue date
Oct 11, 2011
International Business Machines Corporation
Christopher Ausschnitt
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Trench depth monitor for semiconductor manufacturing
Patent number
7,795,045
Issue date
Sep 14, 2010
Icemos Technology Ltd.
Hugh J. Griffin
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Differential critical dimension and overlay metrology apparatus and...
Patent number
7,700,247
Issue date
Apr 20, 2010
International Business Machines Corporation
Christopher Ausschnitt
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Capacitive measurement method and system for nanoimprint process mo...
Patent number
7,682,552
Issue date
Mar 23, 2010
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Chin-Chung Nien
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Metrology structure and methods
Patent number
7,678,289
Issue date
Mar 16, 2010
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Stephen Jalrus Potochnik
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method and apparatus for monitoring a microstructure etching process
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7,672,750
Issue date
Mar 2, 2010
Point 35 Microstructures Ltd.
Anthony O'Hara
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Wet etch processing
Patent number
7,651,946
Issue date
Jan 26, 2010
University College Cork—National University of Ireland, Cork
Nicolle Wilke
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method and apparatus for maintaining parallelism of layers and/or a...
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7,588,674
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Sep 15, 2009
Microfabrica Inc.
Uri Frodis
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Methods of making a MEMS device by monitoring a process parameter
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7,569,488
Issue date
Aug 4, 2009
QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
Marjorio Rafanan
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Digital lithography using real time quality control
Patent number
7,559,619
Issue date
Jul 14, 2009
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Steven E. Ready
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method and device for wafer backside alignment overlay accuracy
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7,494,830
Issue date
Feb 24, 2009
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Sheng-Chieh Liu
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method and processing system for monitoring status of system compon...
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7,479,454
Issue date
Jan 20, 2009
Tokyo Electron Limited
David L. O'Meara
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Systems and methods for mixing reactants
Patent number
7,479,186
Issue date
Jan 20, 2009
California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Quake
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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MEMS device wafer-level package
Patent number
7,466,018
Issue date
Dec 16, 2008
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Thomas A. Kocian
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Method for quantifying over-etch of a conductive feature
Patent number
7,419,609
Issue date
Sep 2, 2008
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Raba Mezenner
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Metrology structure and methods
Patent number
7,365,405
Issue date
Apr 29, 2008
Stephen J. Potochnik
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High throughput screening of crystallization of materials
Patent number
7,326,296
Issue date
Feb 5, 2008
California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Quake
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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ATOMIC-SCALE E-BEAM SCULPTOR
Publication number
20200247667
Publication date
Aug 6, 2020
UT-Battelle, LLC
Sergei V. Kalinin
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING CRITICAL PARAMETERS RESULTING...
Publication number
20180053698
Publication date
Feb 22, 2018
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Paige M. Holm
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Parallelism of Layers and/or A...
Publication number
20140231263
Publication date
Aug 21, 2014
Uri Frodis
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL STRUCTURE (MEMS) CAPACITOR DEVICES, CAPACI...
Publication number
20130154054
Publication date
Jun 20, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation
Christopher V. JAHNES
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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CAVITY PROCESS ETCH UNDERCUT MONITOR
Publication number
20120223401
Publication date
Sep 6, 2012
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Ricky Alan Jackson
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Parallelism of Layers and/or A...
Publication number
20120181180
Publication date
Jul 19, 2012
Microfabrica Inc.
Uri Frodis
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Electrochemical Fabrication Methods for Producing Multilayer Struct...
Publication number
20120114861
Publication date
May 10, 2012
Microfabrica Inc.
Adam L. Cohen
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A SHAPE, METHOD FOR MEASURING A SHAPE, AND COM...
Publication number
20100169042
Publication date
Jul 1, 2010
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Yuki Aritsuka
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
DIFFERENTIAL CRITICAL DIMENSION AND OVERLAY METROLOGY APPARATUS AND...
Publication number
20100103433
Publication date
Apr 29, 2010
International Business Machines Corporation
Christopher Ausschnitt
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Parallelism of Layers and/or A...
Publication number
20100038253
Publication date
Feb 18, 2010
Microfabrica Inc.
Uri Frodis
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
TRENCH DEPTH MONITOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
Publication number
20090200547
Publication date
Aug 13, 2009
ICEMOS TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Hugh J. Griffin
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
DIGITAL LITHOGRAPHY USING REAL TIME QUALITY CONTROL
Publication number
20090185018
Publication date
Jul 23, 2009
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Steven E. Ready
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Electrochemical Fabrication Methods for Producing Multilayer Struct...
Publication number
20090020433
Publication date
Jan 22, 2009
Microfabrica Inc.
Adam L. Cohen
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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INDICATION OF THE END-POINT REACTION BETWEEN XeF2 AND MOLYBDENUM
Publication number
20080318344
Publication date
Dec 25, 2008
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Marjorio Rafanan
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WAFER BACKSIDE ALIGNMENT OVERLAY ACCURACY
Publication number
20080248600
Publication date
Oct 9, 2008
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Sheng-Chieh Liu
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Metrology Structure And Methods
Publication number
20080157078
Publication date
Jul 3, 2008
Stephen Jalrus Potochnik
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Method And Apparatus For Monitoring A Microstructure Etching Process
Publication number
20080147229
Publication date
Jun 19, 2008
POINT 35 MICROSTRUCTURES LIMITED
Anthony O'Hara
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Method And Apparatus For Monitoring Plasma Conditions In An Etching...
Publication number
20080134757
Publication date
Jun 12, 2008
Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.
Ing-Shin Chen
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING OVER-ETCH OF A CONDUCTIVE FEATURE
Publication number
20080113087
Publication date
May 15, 2008
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Rabah Mezenner
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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MEMS Device Wafer-Level Package
Publication number
20070228540
Publication date
Oct 4, 2007
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Thomas A. Kocian
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Systems and methods for mixing reactants
Publication number
20070169686
Publication date
Jul 26, 2007
California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Quake
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Wet etch processing
Publication number
20070134829
Publication date
Jun 14, 2007
Nicolle Wilke
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ENDPOINT IN A VAPOR PHASE ETCH
Publication number
20070119814
Publication date
May 31, 2007
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Satyadev R. Patel
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Differential critical dimension and overlay metrology apparatus and...
Publication number
20070105029
Publication date
May 10, 2007
International Business Machines Corporation
Christopher Ausschnitt
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Digital lithography using real time quality control
Publication number
20070035597
Publication date
Feb 15, 2007
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Steven E. Ready
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Method and apparatus for monitoring plasma conditions in an etching...
Publication number
20060211253
Publication date
Sep 21, 2006
Ing-shin Chen
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
High throughput screening of crystallization materials
Publication number
20060196409
Publication date
Sep 7, 2006
California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Quake
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Metrology structure and methods
Publication number
20050236681
Publication date
Oct 27, 2005
Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
Stephen Jairus Potochnik
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
High throughput screening of crystallization of materials
Publication number
20050229839
Publication date
Oct 20, 2005
California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Quake
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
MEMS device wafer-level package
Publication number
20050233498
Publication date
Oct 20, 2005
Texas Instruments Inc.
Thomas A. Kocian
B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY