Assignee profile:

KLA-Tencor Corp.

City:

Milpitas, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

158

Last publication date:

2020-08-20

Patent Grants:

158

Last grant date:

2021-02-16

Top Inventors for applications by KLA-Tencor Corp.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to KLA-Tencor Corp.:

Recent patent applications by KLA-Tencor Corp.

KLA-Tencor Corp. based in Milpitas, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2020-08-20 ✅ Patent 10,922,808 granted on 2021-02-16
US20200265574A1
Physics

File selection for test image to design alignment

#2 | 2020-04-23 ✅ Patent 10,832,396 granted on 2020-11-10
US20200126212A1
Physics

And noise based care areas

#3 | 2020-03-05 ✅ Patent 11,067,516 granted on 2021-07-20
US20200072763A1
Physics

High accuracy of relative defect locations for repeater analysis

#4 | 2019-12-05 ✅ Patent 10,713,769 granted on 2020-07-14
US20190370955A1
Physics

Active learning for defect classifier training

#5 | 2019-11-14 ✅ Patent 10,620,134 granted on 2020-04-14
US20190346375A1
Physics

Creating defect samples for array regions

#6 | 2019-10-17 ✅ Patent 10,714,366 granted on 2020-07-14
US20190318949A1
Electricity

Shape metric based scoring of wafer locations

#7 | 2019-10-03 ✅ Patent 10,599,951 granted on 2020-03-24
US20190303717A1
Physics

Training a neural network for defect detection in low resolution images

#8 | 2019-10-03 ✅ Patent 10,670,536 granted on 2020-06-02
US20190302031A1
Physics

Mode selection for inspection

#9 | 2019-09-26 ✅ Patent 10,621,718 granted on 2020-04-14
US20190295237A1
Physics

Aided image reconstruction

#10 | 2019-09-26 ✅ Patent 11,170,255 granted on 2021-11-09
US20190294923A1
Physics

Training a machine learning model with synthetic images

#11 | 2019-09-12 ✅ Patent 10,818,005 granted on 2020-10-27
US20190279357A1
Physics

Previous layer nuisance reduction through oblique illumination

#12 | 2019-09-12 ✅ Patent 10,677,742 granted on 2020-06-09
US20190277776A1
Physics

Detecting die repeating programmed defects located in backgrounds with non-repeating features

#13 | 2019-08-22 ✅ Patent 10,571,407 granted on 2020-02-25
US20190257768A1
Physics

Determining information for defects on wafers

#14 | 2019-07-04 ✅ Patent 10,670,535 granted on 2020-06-02
US20190204237A1
Physics

Automated pattern fidelity measurement plan generation

#15 | 2019-03-07 ✅ Patent 10,607,119 granted on 2020-03-31
US20190073568A1
Physics

Unified neural network for defect detection and classification

#16 | 2019-03-07 ✅ Patent 10,713,534 granted on 2020-07-14
US20190073566A1
Physics

Training a learning based defect classifier

#17 | 2019-02-28 ✅ Patent 10,699,926 granted on 2020-06-30
US20190067060A1
Electricity

Identifying nuisances and defects of interest in defects detected on a wafer

#18 | 2019-01-24 ✅ Patent 10,620,135 granted on 2020-04-14
US20190025229A1
Physics

Identifying a source of nuisance defects on a wafer

#19 | 2019-01-03 ✅ Patent 10,769,761 granted on 2020-09-08
US20190005629A1
Physics

Generating high resolution images from low resolution images for semiconductor applications

#20 | 2018-12-11 ✅ Patent 10,151,706 granted on 2018-12-11
US15481421
Physics

Inspection for specimens with extensive die to die process variation

#21 | 2018-11-15 ✅ Patent 10,733,744 granted on 2020-08-04
US20180330511A1
Physics

Learning based approach for aligning images acquired with different modalities

#22 | 2018-11-15 ✅ Patent 10,365,232 granted on 2019-07-30
US20180328860A1
Physics

High accuracy of relative defect locations for repeater analysis

#23 | 2018-10-11 ✅ Patent 10,395,362 granted on 2019-08-27
US20180293721A1
Physics

Contour based defect detection

#24 | 2018-08-28 ✅ Patent 10,062,012 granted on 2018-08-28
US14885859
Physics

Finding patterns in a design based on the patterns and their surroundings

#25 | 2018-06-14 ✅ Patent 10,488,348 granted on 2019-11-26
US20180164228A1
Physics

Wafer inspection

#26 | 2018-05-10 ✅ Patent 10,395,358 granted on 2019-08-27
US20180130199A1
Physics

High sensitivity repeater defect detection

#27 | 2018-04-26 ✅ Patent 10,332,810 granted on 2019-06-25
US20180114732A1
Electricity

Process modules integrated into a metrology and/or inspection tool

#28 | 2018-04-19 ✅ Patent 10,267,748 granted on 2019-04-23
US20180106732A1
Physics

Optimizing training sets used for setting up inspection-related algorithms

#29 | 2018-02-22 ✅ Patent 10,416,088 granted on 2019-09-17
US20180052118A1
Physics

Virtual inspection systems with multiple modes

#30 | 2017-12-07 ✅ Patent 10,346,740 granted on 2019-07-09
US20170351952A1
Physics

Systems and methods incorporating a neural network and a forward physical model for semiconductor applications

#31 | 2017-11-30 ✅ Patent 10,395,356 granted on 2019-08-27
US20170345140A1
Physics

Generating simulated images from input images for semiconductor applications

#32 | 2017-10-12 ✅ Patent 10,215,713 granted on 2019-02-26
US20170292918A1
Physics

Determining a configuration for an optical element positioned in a collection aperture during wafer inspection

#33 | 2017-10-05 ✅ Patent 10,395,359 granted on 2019-08-27
US20170287128A1
Physics

Adaptive local threshold and color filtering

#34 | 2017-07-25 ✅ Patent 9,714,905 granted on 2017-07-25
US14311270
Physics

Wafer inspection recipe setup

#35 | 2017-07-13 ✅ Patent 10,043,261 granted on 2018-08-07
US20170200265A1
Physics

Generating simulated output for a specimen

#36 | 2017-07-13 ✅ Patent 10,181,185 granted on 2019-01-15
US20170200264A1
Physics

Image based specimen process control

#37 | 2017-07-13 ✅ Patent 10,360,477 granted on 2019-07-23
US20170200260A1
Physics

Accelerating semiconductor-related computations using learning based models

#38 | 2017-07-11 ✅ Patent 9,702,827 granted on 2017-07-11
US14946604
Physics

Optical mode analysis with design-based care areas

#39 | 2017-07-06 ✅ Patent 9,916,965 granted on 2018-03-13
US20170194126A1
Electricity

Hybrid inspectors

#40 | 2017-07-06 ✅ Patent 10,648,924 granted on 2020-05-12
US20170193680A1
Physics

Generating high resolution images from low resolution images for semiconductor applications

#41 | 2017-07-06 ✅ Patent 11,580,375 granted on 2023-02-14
US20170193400A1
Physics

Accelerated training of a machine learning based model for semiconductor applications

#42 | 2017-07-06 ✅ Patent 9,915,625 granted on 2018-03-13
US20170191948A1
Physics

Optical die to database inspection

#43 | 2017-05-25 ✅ Patent 9,965,901 granted on 2018-05-08
US20170148226A1
Physics

Generating simulated images from design information

#44 | 2017-05-18 ✅ Patent 10,186,026 granted on 2019-01-22
US20170140524A1
Physics

Single image detection

#45 | 2017-05-09 ✅ Patent 9,646,379 granted on 2017-05-09
US15139315
Physics

Detection of selected defects in relatively noisy inspection data

#46 | 2017-03-30 ✅ Patent 9,846,930 granted on 2017-12-19
US20170091925A1
Physics

Detecting defects on a wafer using defect-specific and multi-channel information

#47 | 2017-03-02 ✅ Patent 10,359,371 granted on 2019-07-23
US20170059491A1
Physics

Determining one or more characteristics of a pattern of interest on a specimen

#48 | 2017-02-16 ✅ Patent 10,211,025 granted on 2019-02-19
US20170047195A1
Electricity

Determining a position of a defect in an electron beam image

#49 | 2016-12-29 ✅ Patent 10,062,543 granted on 2018-08-28
US20160377425A1
Physics

Determining multi-patterning step overlay error

#50 | 2016-12-22 ✅ Patent 10,483,081 granted on 2019-11-19
US20160372303A1
Electricity

Self directed metrology and pattern classification

#51 | 2016-11-03 ✅ Patent 10,393,671 granted on 2019-08-27
US20160321800A1
Physics

Intra-die defect detection

#52 | 2016-10-27 ✅ Patent 9,767,548 granted on 2017-09-19
US20160314578A1
Physics

Outlier detection on pattern of interest image populations

#53 | 2016-10-06 ✅ Patent 9,875,536 granted on 2018-01-23
US20160292840A1
Physics

Sub-pixel and sub-resolution localization of defects on patterned wafers

#54 | 2016-10-06 ✅ Patent 10,012,599 granted on 2018-07-03
US20160290934A1
Physics

Optical die to database inspection

#55 | 2016-09-22 ✅ Patent 9,996,942 granted on 2018-06-12
US20160275672A1
Physics

Sub-pixel alignment of inspection to design

#56 | 2016-09-22 ✅ Patent 9,891,538 granted on 2018-02-13
US20160274036A1
Physics

Adaptive sampling for process window determination

#57 | 2016-09-08 ✅ Patent 9,835,566 granted on 2017-12-05
US20160258879A1
Physics

Adaptive nuisance filter

#58 | 2016-08-04 ✅ Patent 9,563,943 granted on 2017-02-07
US20160225138A1
Physics

Based sampling and binning for yield critical defects

#59 | 2016-06-30 ✅ Patent 9,830,421 granted on 2017-11-28
US20160188784A1
Physics

Alignment of inspection to design using built in targets

#60 | 2016-06-09 ✅ Patent 10,014,229 granted on 2018-07-03
US20160163606A1
Electricity

Generating a wafer inspection process using bit failures and virtual inspection

#61 | 2016-06-09 ✅ Patent 9,625,726 granted on 2017-04-18
US20160161749A1
Physics

Lens array-based illumination for wafer inspection

#62 | 2016-05-31 ✅ Patent 9,355,440 granted on 2016-05-31
US13649080
Physics

Detection of selected defects in relatively noisy inspection data

#63 | 2016-05-26 ✅ Patent 10,402,461 granted on 2019-09-03
US20160150191A1
Electricity

Virtual inspection systems for process window characterization

#64 | 2016-05-05 ✅ Patent 9,518,934 granted on 2016-12-13
US20160123898A1
Physics

Wafer defect discovery

#65 | 2016-04-28 ✅ Patent 10,267,746 granted on 2019-04-23
US20160116420A1
Physics

Automated pattern fidelity measurement plan generation

#66 | 2016-04-21 ✅ Patent 9,582,869 granted on 2017-02-28
US20160110857A1
Physics

Dynamic binning for diversification and defect discovery

#67 | 2016-04-14 ✅ Patent 9,727,047 granted on 2017-08-08
US20160104600A1
Electricity

Defect detection using structural information

#68 | 2016-03-31 ✅ Patent 9,778,207 granted on 2017-10-03
US20160093040A1
Physics

Integrated multi-pass inspection

#69 | 2016-03-10 ✅ Patent 9,721,337 granted on 2017-08-01
US20160071256A1
Physics

Detecting defects on a wafer using defect-specific information

#70 | 2016-03-03 ✅ Patent 9,766,186 granted on 2017-09-19
US20160061749A1
Physics

Array mode repeater detection

#71 | 2016-03-03 ✅ Patent 9,766,187 granted on 2017-09-19
US20160061745A1
Physics

Repeater detection

#72 | 2016-02-04 ✅ Patent 10,712,289 granted on 2020-07-14
US20160033420A1
Physics

Inspection for multiple process steps in a single inspection process

#73 | 2016-01-28 ✅ Patent 9,552,636 granted on 2017-01-24
US20160027165A1
Physics

Detecting defects on a wafer using defect-specific and multi-channel information

#74 | 2016-01-28 ✅ Patent 10,127,653 granted on 2018-11-13
US20160027164A1
Physics

Determining coordinates for an area of interest on a specimen

#75 | 2016-01-28 ✅ Patent 9,816,939 granted on 2017-11-14
US20160025648A1
Physics

Virtual inspection systems with multiple modes

#76 | 2015-12-31 ✅ Patent 9,709,510 granted on 2017-07-18
US20150377797A1
Physics

Determining a configuration for an optical element positioned in a collection aperture during wafer inspection

#77 | 2015-12-24 ✅ Patent 9,915,622 granted on 2018-03-13
US20150369753A1
Physics

Wafer inspection

#78 | 2015-12-17 ✅ Patent 9,400,865 granted on 2016-07-26
US20150363537A1
Physics

Extracting comprehensive design guidance for in-line process control tools and methods

#79 | 2015-12-17 ✅ Patent 10,514,685 granted on 2019-12-24
US20150362908A1
Physics

Automatic recipe stability monitoring and reporting

#80 | 2015-11-19 ✅ Patent 9,377,416 granted on 2016-06-28
US20150330914A1
Physics

Wafer edge detection and inspection

#81 | 2015-11-19 ✅ Patent 9,535,010 granted on 2017-01-03
US20150330912A1
Physics

Defect sampling for electron beam review based on defect attributes from optical inspection and optical review

#82 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,401,016 granted on 2016-07-26
US20150324965A1
Physics

Using high resolution full die image data for inspection

#83 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,262,821 granted on 2016-02-16
US20150324964A1
Physics

Inspection recipe setup from reference image variation

#84 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,478,019 granted on 2016-10-25
US20150324963A1
Physics

Reticle inspection using near-field recovery

#85 | 2015-10-15 ✅ Patent 9,506,873 granted on 2016-11-29
US20150293035A1
Physics

Pattern suppression in logic for wafer inspection

#86 | 2015-10-01 ✅ Patent 10,338,004 granted on 2019-07-02
US20150276618A1
Physics

Production sample shaping that preserves re-normalizability

#87 | 2015-09-17 ✅ Patent 9,613,411 granted on 2017-04-04
US20150262038A1
Physics

Creating defect classifiers and nuisance filters

#88 | 2015-09-10 ✅ Patent 9,430,743 granted on 2016-08-30
US20150254832A1
Physics

Composite defect classifier

#89 | 2015-08-06 ✅ Patent 10,127,652 granted on 2018-11-13
US20150221076A1
Physics

Defect detection and classification based on attributes determined from a standard reference image

#90 | 2015-07-16 ✅ Patent 9,536,299 granted on 2017-01-03
US20150199803A1
Physics

Pattern failure discovery by leveraging nominal characteristics of alternating failure modes

#91 | 2015-06-25 ✅ Patent 9,293,298 granted on 2016-03-22
US20150179400A1
Electricity

Defect discovery and inspection sensitivity optimization using automated classification of corresponding electron beam images

#92 | 2015-06-25 ✅ Patent 9,715,725 granted on 2017-07-25
US20150178907A1
Physics

Context-based inspection for dark field inspection

#93 | 2015-05-07 ✅ Patent 9,489,599 granted on 2016-11-08
US20150125064A1
Physics

Decision tree construction for automatic classification of defects on semiconductor wafers

#94 | 2015-05-07 ✅ Patent 9,518,932 granted on 2016-12-13
US20150124247A1
Physics

Metrology optimized inspection

#95 | 2015-05-07 ✅ Patent 10,317,347 granted on 2019-06-11
US20150123014A1
Physics

Determining information for defects on wafers

#96 | 2015-04-16 ✅ Patent 9,291,575 granted on 2016-03-22
US20150103348A1
Physics

Wafer inspection

#97 | 2015-03-05 ✅ Patent 9,442,077 granted on 2016-09-13
US20150063677A1
Physics

Scratch filter for wafer inspection

#98 | 2015-03-05 ✅ Patent 9,224,660 granted on 2015-12-29
US20150062571A1
Physics

Tuning wafer inspection recipes using precise defect locations

#99 | 2015-02-12 ✅ Patent 9,704,234 granted on 2017-07-11
US20150043804A1
Physics

Adaptive local threshold and color filtering

#100 | 2015-02-12 ✅ Patent 9,347,862 granted on 2016-05-24
US20150042978A1
Physics

Setting up a wafer inspection process using programmed defects

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