Assignee profile:

VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH

City:

Weilburg

Country:

Germany

Published Applications:

83

Last publication date:

2012-12-20

Patent Grants:

63

Last grant date:

2013-11-12

Top Inventors for applications by VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH:

Recent patent applications by VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH

VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH based in Weilburg, DE has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2012-12-20 βœ… Patent 8,582,113 granted on 2013-11-12
US20120320382A1
Physics

Device for determining the position of at least one structure on an object, use of an illumination apparatus with the device and use of protective gas with the device

#2 | 2012-02-09
US20120033691A1
Physics

Device for Determining the Position of at Least One Structure on an Object, Use of an Illumination Apparatus with the Device and Use of Protective Gas with the Device

#3 | 2012-02-09
US20120033230A1
Physics

Device for Determining the Position of at Least One Structure on an Object, Use of an Illumination Apparatus with the Device and Use of Protective Gas with the Device

#4 | 2010-09-02 βœ… Patent 8,248,618 granted on 2012-08-21
US20100220339A1
Physics

Method for determining positions of structures on a mask

#5 | 2010-08-19 βœ… Patent 7,823,295 granted on 2010-11-02
US20100205815A1
Physics

Method for calibration of a measuring table of a coordinate measuring machine

#6 | 2010-05-06 βœ… Patent 7,903,259 granted on 2011-03-08
US20100110449A2
Physics

Device for determining the position of at least one structure on an object, use of an illumination apparatus with the device and use of protective gas with the device

#7 | 2010-03-11
US20100060883A1
Physics

Apparatus and method for determining the focus position

#8 | 2010-01-28 βœ… Patent 8,351,049 granted on 2013-01-08
US20100020332A1
Physics

Interferometric device for position measurement and coordinate measuring machine

#9 | 2009-12-24
US20090316981A1
Physics

Method and device for inspecting a disk-shaped object

#10 | 2009-11-12
US20090279080A1
Physics

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE INSPECTION OF DEFECTS ON THE EDGE REGION OF A WAFER

#11 | 2009-07-30 βœ… Patent 7,906,978 granted on 2011-03-15
US20090189157A1
Electricity

Device for measuring or inspecting substrates of the semiconductor industry

#12 | 2009-06-25 βœ… Patent 8,200,004 granted on 2012-06-12
US20090161942A1
Physics

Method for inspecting a surface of a wafer with regions of different detection sensitivity

#13 | 2009-06-25 βœ… Patent 8,090,185 granted on 2012-01-03
US20090161097A1
Physics

Method for optical inspection, detection and visualization of defects on disk-shaped objects

#14 | 2009-06-18
US20090153875A1
Physics

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE WITH TEMPERATURE ADAPTING STATION

#15 | 2009-06-18 βœ… Patent 8,264,534 granted on 2012-09-11
US20090153657A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for processing the image data of the surface of a wafer recorded by at least one camera

#16 | 2009-05-21 βœ… Patent 7,973,931 granted on 2011-07-05
US20090130784A1
Physics

Method for determining the position of the edge bead removal line of a disk-like object

#17 | 2009-05-21 βœ… Patent 7,872,763 granted on 2011-01-18
US20090128828A1
Physics

Device for measuring the position of at least one structure on a substrate

#18 | 2009-05-21
US20090126525A1
Physics

Apparatus and method for supporting a substrate at a position with high precision

#19 | 2009-04-30 βœ… Patent 7,948,635 granted on 2011-05-24
US20090109443A1
Physics

Method for determining positions of structures on a substrate

#20 | 2009-04-16 βœ… Patent 7,986,409 granted on 2011-07-26
US20090097041A1
Physics

Method for determining the centrality of masks

#21 | 2009-04-02 βœ… Patent 8,087,799 granted on 2012-01-03
US20090086483A1
Physics

Illumination means and inspection means having an illumination means

#22 | 2009-03-19
US20090073458A1
Physics

MEANS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SPATIAL POSITION OF MOVING ELEMENTS OF A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE

#23 | 2009-03-12 βœ… Patent 7,769,556 granted on 2010-08-03
US20090070059A1
Physics

Method for correcting measuring errors caused by the lens distortion of an objective

#24 | 2009-03-12
US20090066970A1
Physics

Arrangement and method for improving the measurement accuracy in the nm range for optical systems

#25 | 2009-03-12 βœ… Patent 7,864,319 granted on 2011-01-04
US20090066955A1
Physics

Device and method for determining an optical property of a mask

#26 | 2009-02-26 βœ… Patent 8,200,003 granted on 2012-06-12
US20090052766A1
Physics

Method for the optical inspection and visualization of optical measuring values obtained from disk-like objects

#27 | 2009-02-26 βœ… Patent 7,675,633 granted on 2010-03-09
US20090051936A1
Physics

Method for measuring positions of structures on a substrate with a coordinate measuring machine

#28 | 2009-02-26
US20090051932A1
Physics

METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MEASUREMENT OBJECTIVE IN THE Z-COORDINATE DIRECTION OF AN OPTICAL MEASURING MACHINE HAVING MAXIMUM REPRODUCIBILITY OF MEASURED STRUCTURE WIDTHS

#29 | 2009-02-19 βœ… Patent 7,939,789 granted on 2011-05-10
US20090045318A1
Electricity

Method for reproducibly determining geometrical and/or optical object characteristics

#30 | 2009-02-12 βœ… Patent 7,929,149 granted on 2011-04-19
US20090040530A1
Physics

Coordinate measuring machine and a method for correcting non-linearities of the interferometers of a coordinate measuring machine

#31 | 2009-02-05
US20090034832A1
Physics

Device and method for scanning the whole surface of a wafer

#32 | 2009-02-05 βœ… Patent 8,149,383 granted on 2012-04-03
US20090033894A1
Physics

Method for determining the systematic error in the measurement of positions of edges of structures on a substrate resulting from the substrate topology

#33 | 2009-02-05 βœ… Patent 7,978,340 granted on 2011-07-12
US20090033508A1
Physics

System and method for determining positions of structures on a substrate

#34 | 2009-02-05 βœ… Patent 7,961,334 granted on 2011-06-14
US20090031572A1
Physics

Coordinate measuring machine for measuring structures on a substrate

#35 | 2009-01-29 βœ… Patent 7,826,068 granted on 2010-11-02
US20090030639A1
Physics

Method for correcting measured values resulting from the bending of a substrate

#36 | 2009-01-22 βœ… Patent 7,584,072 granted on 2009-09-01
US20090024351A1
Physics

Method for determining correction values for the measured values of positions of structures on a substrate

#37 | 2009-01-22 βœ… Patent 7,680,616 granted on 2010-03-16
US20090024344A1
Physics

Method for correcting an error of the imaging system of a coordinate measuring machine

#38 | 2009-01-15
US20090015833A1
Physics

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT ACCURACY IN AN OPTICAL CD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

#39 | 2009-01-15 βœ… Patent 8,056,434 granted on 2011-11-15
US20090013808A1
Physics

Advancing means for a multi-coordinate measurement table of a coordinate measuring device and method for controlling such an advancing means

#40 | 2009-01-01 βœ… Patent 7,817,262 granted on 2010-10-19
US20090002720A1
Physics

Device for measuring positions of structures on a substrate

#41 | 2009-01-01
US20090002715A1
Physics

Coordinate measuring machine with vibration decoupling and method for vibration decoupling of a coordinate measuring machine

#42 | 2009-01-01 βœ… Patent 8,115,808 granted on 2012-02-14
US20090002486A1
Physics

Coordinate measuring machine and method for calibrating the coordinate measuring machine

#43 | 2008-12-11 βœ… Patent 8,390,927 granted on 2013-03-05
US20080304152A1
Physics

Element for homogenizing the illumination with simultaneous setting of the polarization degree

#44 | 2008-12-11 βœ… Patent 7,889,338 granted on 2011-02-15
US20080304058A1
Physics

Coordinate measuring machine and method for structured illumination of substrates

#45 | 2008-12-04 βœ… Patent 7,654,007 granted on 2010-02-02
US20080295348A1
Physics

Method for improving the reproducibility of a coordinate measuring apparatus and its accuracy

#46 | 2008-11-13 βœ… Patent 7,982,950 granted on 2011-07-19
US20080278790A1
Physics

Measuring system for structures on a substrate for semiconductor manufacture

#47 | 2008-10-16 βœ… Patent 7,551,296 granted on 2009-06-23
US20080252903A1
Physics

Method for determining the focal position of at least two edges of structures on a substrate

#48 | 2008-10-09
US20080249728A1
Physics

METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS ON THE BACK SIDE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER

#49 | 2008-09-25 βœ… Patent 8,089,622 granted on 2012-01-03
US20080232672A1
Physics

Device and method for evaluating defects in the edge area of a wafer and use of the device in inspection system for wafers

#50 | 2008-08-28
US20080208523A1
Physics

Method of determining geometric parameters of a wafer

#51 | 2008-08-28 βœ… Patent 7,768,637 granted on 2010-08-03
US20080204738A1
Physics

Method for acquiring high-resolution images of defects on the upper surface of the wafer edge

#52 | 2008-08-28 βœ… Patent 8,102,541 granted on 2012-01-24
US20080204735A1
Physics

Apparatus and method for measuring structures on a mask and or for calculating structures in a photoresist resulting from the structures

#53 | 2008-08-28 βœ… Patent 7,694,426 granted on 2010-04-13
US20080201971A1
Physics

Method for eliminating sources of error in the system correction of a coordinate measuring machine

#54 | 2008-08-14 βœ… Patent 7,903,259 granted on 2011-03-08
US20080192264A1
Physics

Device for determining the position of at least one structure on an object, use of an illumination apparatus with the device and use of protective gas with the device

#55 | 2008-07-24 βœ… Patent 7,602,481 granted on 2009-10-13
US20080174780A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for inspecting a surface

#56 | 2008-06-19
US20080144025A1
Physics

Apparatus for wafer inspection

#57 | 2008-06-19
US20080144014A1
Physics

Apparatus for wafer inspection

#58 | 2008-03-13
US20080062510A1
Physics

Method for Selecting a Wavelength, and a Microscope

#59 | 2008-02-07
US20080031509A1
Physics

Apparatus and method for measuring the height profile of a structured substrate

#60 | 2007-12-27
US20070298951A1
Electricity

Wafer handling device

#61 | 2007-11-22 βœ… Patent 7,528,960 granted on 2009-05-05
US20070268496A1
Physics

Method for enhancing the measuring accuracy when determining the coordinates of structures on a substrate

#62 | 2007-11-22 βœ… Patent 7,548,321 granted on 2009-06-16
US20070268495A1
Physics

Method for enhancing the measuring accuracy when determining the coordinates of structures on a substrate

#63 | 2007-09-11 βœ… Patent 7,268,940 granted on 2007-09-11
US10475559
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Illuminating device

#64 | 2007-09-04 βœ… Patent 7,265,343 granted on 2007-09-04
US10604302
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Apparatus and method for calibration of an optoelectronic sensor and for mensuration of features on a substrate

#65 | 2007-07-12 βœ… Patent 7,561,263 granted on 2009-07-14
US20070159700A1
Physics

Apparatus for illuminating and inspecting a surface

#66 | 2007-04-05 βœ… Patent 7,477,370 granted on 2009-01-13
US20070076194A1
Physics

Method of detecting incomplete edge bead removal from a disk-like object

#67 | 2007-03-08 βœ… Patent 7,545,489 granted on 2009-06-09
US20070052954A1
Physics

Apparatus and method of inspecting the surface of a wafer

#68 | 2007-02-08 βœ… Patent 7,416,819 granted on 2008-08-26
US20070031739A1
Physics

Test mask for optical and electron optical systems

#69 | 2006-12-14 βœ… Patent 7,450,246 granted on 2008-11-11
US20060279743A1
Physics

Measuring device and method for determining relative positions of a positioning stage configured to be moveable in at least one direction

#70 | 2006-11-02 βœ… Patent 7,489,394 granted on 2009-02-10
US20060245965A1
Physics

Apparatus for inspecting a disk-like object

#71 | 2006-10-26 βœ… Patent 7,382,450 granted on 2008-06-03
US20060238751A1
Physics

Method of detecting an edge bead removal line on a wafer

#72 | 2006-09-14 βœ… Patent 7,657,077 granted on 2010-02-02
US20060204109A1
Physics

Detecting defects by three-way die-to-die comparison with false majority determination

#73 | 2006-08-17 βœ… Patent 7,277,160 granted on 2007-10-02
US20060181693A1
Physics

Method for automatically providing data for the focus monitoring of a lithographic process

#74 | 2005-11-17 βœ… Patent 7,420,670 granted on 2008-09-02
US20050254068A1
Physics

Measuring instrument and method for operating a measuring instrument for optical inspection of an object

#75 | 2005-10-06 βœ… Patent 7,268,867 granted on 2007-09-11
US20050219521A1
Physics

Apparatus and method for inspecting a semiconductor component

#76 | 2005-08-04 βœ… Patent 7,460,219 granted on 2008-12-02
US20050168729A1
Physics

Method for optically inspecting a wafer by sequentially illuminating with bright and dark field light beams wherein the images from the bright and dark field illuminated regions are spatially offset

#77 | 2005-06-23 βœ… Patent 7,307,713 granted on 2007-12-11
US20050134846A1
Physics

Apparatus and method for inspection of a wafer

#78 | 2005-06-23 βœ… Patent 7,292,328 granted on 2007-11-06
US20050134839A1
Physics

Method for inspection of a wafer

#79 | 2005-05-12 βœ… Patent 7,265,823 granted on 2007-09-04
US20050101036A1
Electricity

System for the detection of macrodefects

#80 | 2005-02-17 βœ… Patent 7,387,859 granted on 2008-06-17
US20050037270A1
Physics

Method for measuring overlay shift

#81 | 2005-01-06 βœ… Patent 7,248,354 granted on 2007-07-24
US20050002023A1
Physics

Apparatus for inspection of a wafer

#82 | 2005-01-06 βœ… Patent 7,193,699 granted on 2007-03-20
US20050002022A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for scanning a semiconductor wafer

#83 | 2005-01-06 βœ… Patent 7,327,450 granted on 2008-02-05
US20050001900A1
Physics

Apparatus for inspection of a wafer

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