Assignee profile:

PDF Solutions, Inc.

City:

Santa Clara, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

62

Last publication date:

2025-09-16

Patent Grants:

56

Last grant date:

2025-09-16

Top Inventors for applications by PDF Solutions, Inc.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to PDF Solutions, Inc.:

Recent patent applications by PDF Solutions, Inc.

PDF Solutions, Inc. based in Santa Clara, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2025-09-16 ✅ Patent 12,416,663 granted on 2025-09-16
US18385896
Physics

Embedded system to characterize BTI degradation effects in MOSFETs

#2 | 2025-05-01
US20250138505A1
Physics

Sequenced Approach for Determining Wafer Path Quality

#3 | 2024-10-31
US20240362106A1
Physics

Predicting Equipment Fail Mode from Process Trace

#4 | 2024-10-03 ✅ Patent 12,429,520 granted on 2025-09-30
US20240329128A1
Physics

SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT ON A CELL, NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT CELL VEHICLE, CHIP, WAFER, DIE, OR LOGIC BLOCK

#5 | 2024-09-12 ✅ Patent 12,431,333 granted on 2025-09-30
US20240304414A1
Electricity

SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING A PARTICLE BEAM AND PERFORMING A NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT ON A CELL AND/OR NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT CELL VEHICLE USING A REGISTRATION CELL

#6 | 2024-06-06
US20240184283A1
Physics

Time-Series Segmentation and Anomaly Detection

#7 | 2024-04-18
US20240127420A1
Physics

Evaluating a Surface Microstructure

#8 | 2023-11-23 ✅ Patent 12,229,945 granted on 2025-02-18
US20230377132A1
Physics

Wafer bin map based root cause analysis

#9 | 2023-11-09 ✅ Patent 12,038,476 granted on 2024-07-16
US20230358804A1
Physics

Systems, devices, and methods for performing a non-contact electrical measurement on a cell, non-contact electrical measurement cell vehicle, chip, wafer, die, or logic block

#10 | 2023-09-07 ✅ Patent 12,020,897 granted on 2024-06-25
US20230282444A1
Electricity

Systems, devices, and methods for aligning a particle beam and performing a non-contact electrical measurement on a cell and/or non-contact electrical measurement cell vehicle using a registration cell

#11 | 2022-11-17 ✅ Patent 11,668,746 granted on 2023-06-06
US20220365134A1
Physics

Systems, devices, and methods for performing a non-contact electrical measurement on a cell, non-contact electrical measurement cell vehicle, chip, wafer, die, or logic block

#12 | 2022-10-20 ✅ Patent 11,605,526 granted on 2023-03-14
US20220336187A1
Electricity

Systems, devices, and methods for aligning a particle beam and performing a non-contact electrical measurement on a cell and/or non-contact electrical measurement cell vehicle using a registration cell

#13 | 2022-10-13 ✅ Patent 11,775,714 granted on 2023-10-03
US20220327268A9
Physics

Rational decision-making tool for semiconductor processes

#14 | 2022-03-03
US20220066410A1
Physics

Sequenced Approach For Determining Wafer Path Quality

#15 | 2022-02-10 ✅ Patent 11,640,160 granted on 2023-05-02
US20220043436A1
Physics

Pattern-enhanced spatial correlation of test structures to die level responses

#16 | 2022-01-27 ✅ Patent 11,687,439 granted on 2023-06-27
US20220027248A1
Physics

Automatic window generation for process trace

#17 | 2022-01-27 ✅ Patent 11,640,328 granted on 2023-05-02
US20220027230A1
Physics

Predicting equipment fail mode from process trace

#18 | 2021-11-04 ✅ Patent 11,763,446 granted on 2023-09-19
US20210342993A1
Physics

Wafer bin map based root cause analysis

#19 | 2021-10-28 ✅ Patent 11,972,552 granted on 2024-04-30
US20210334608A1
Physics

Abnormal wafer image classification

#20 | 2021-09-23
US20210294950A1
Physics

Rational Decision-Making Tool for Semiconductor Processes

#21 | 2021-09-09 ✅ Patent 11,328,108 granted on 2022-05-10
US20210279388A1
Physics

Predicting die susceptible to early lifetime failure

#22 | 2021-07-27 ✅ Patent 11,075,194 granted on 2021-07-27
US16458088
Electricity

IC with test structures and E-beam pads embedded within a contiguous standard cell area

#23 | 2021-05-13 ✅ Patent 12,038,802 granted on 2024-07-16
US20210142122A1
Physics

Collaborative learning model for semiconductor applications

#24 | 2021-04-22 ✅ Patent 11,972,987 granted on 2024-04-30
US20210118754A1
Electricity

Die level product modeling without die level input data

#25 | 2021-04-22 ✅ Patent 12,223,012 granted on 2025-02-11
US20210117861A1
Physics

Machine learning variable selection and root cause discovery by cumulative prediction

#26 | 2021-04-08 ✅ Patent 11,609,812 granted on 2023-03-21
US20210103489A1
Physics

Anomalous equipment trace detection and classification

#27 | 2021-04-01 ✅ Patent 11,328,899 granted on 2022-05-10
US20210098229A1
Electricity

Methods for aligning a particle beam and performing a non-contact electrical measurement on a cell using a registration cell

#28 | 2021-04-01 ✅ Patent 11,340,293 granted on 2022-05-24
US20210096179A1
Physics

Methods for performing a non-contact electrical measurement on a cell, chip, wafer, die, or logic block

#29 | 2020-12-01 ✅ Patent 10,854,522 granted on 2020-12-01
US15942475
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, at least one corner short or leakage, and at least one via open or resistance, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-side short, corner short, and via open test areas

#30 | 2020-10-13 ✅ Patent 10,803,221 granted on 2020-10-13
US15695933
Physics

Snap-to valid pattern system and method

#31 | 2020-09-15 ✅ Patent 10,777,472 granted on 2020-09-15
US16147631
Electricity

IC with test structures embedded within a contiguous standard cell area

#32 | 2020-09-08 ✅ Patent 10,768,222 granted on 2020-09-08
US15997411
Physics

Method and apparatus for direct testing and characterization of a three dimensional semiconductor memory structure

#33 | 2020-06-09 ✅ Patent 10,679,723 granted on 2020-06-09
US16211545
Physics

Direct memory characterization using periphery transistors

#34 | 2020-05-05 ✅ Patent 10,643,735 granted on 2020-05-05
US16033156
Physics

Passive array test structure for cross-point memory characterization

#35 | 2020-05-05 ✅ Patent 10,641,804 granted on 2020-05-05
US15269843
Physics

Method for applying charge-based-capacitance-measurement with switches using only NMOS or only PMOS transistors

#36 | 2020-04-16 ✅ Patent 10,897,814 granted on 2021-01-19
US20200120791A1
Electricity

Characterization vehicles for printed circuit board and system design

#37 | 2020-03-17 ✅ Patent 10,593,604 granted on 2020-03-17
US15090267
Electricity

Process for making semiconductor dies, chips, and wafers using in-line measurements obtained from DOEs of NCEM-enabled fill cells

#38 | 2020-02-18 ✅ Patent 10,565,344 granted on 2020-02-18
US16205875
Physics

Standard cell design conformance using boolean assertions

#39 | 2019-10-17 ✅ Patent 10,517,169 granted on 2019-12-24
US20190320525A1
Electricity

Characterization vehicles for printed circuit board and system design

#40 | 2019-10-03 ✅ Patent 10,777,470 granted on 2020-09-15
US20190304849A1
Electricity

Selective inclusion/exclusion of semiconductor chips in accelerated failure tests

#41 | 2019-09-12 ✅ Patent 11,029,359 granted on 2021-06-08
US20190277913A1
Physics

Failure detection and classsification using sensor data and/or measurement data

#42 | 2019-09-10 ✅ Patent 10,410,735 granted on 2019-09-10
US15441016
Physics

Direct access memory characterization vehicle

#43 | 2019-05-16 ✅ Patent 10,656,204 granted on 2020-05-19
US20190146032A1
Physics

Failure detection for wire bonding in semiconductors

#44 | 2019-05-14 ✅ Patent 10,290,552 granted on 2019-05-14
US16024054
Electricity

Methods for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one via-chamfer short or leakage, and at least one corner short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective tip-to-tip short, via-chamfer short, and corner short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage

#45 | 2019-04-23 ✅ Patent 10,269,786 granted on 2019-04-23
US15473649
Electricity

Integrated circuit containing first and second DOEs of standard Cell Compatible, NCEM-enabled Fill Cells, with the first DOE including tip-to-side short configured fill cells, and the second DOE including corner short configured fill cells

#46 | 2019-04-16 ✅ Patent 10,263,011 granted on 2019-04-16
US15712723
Electricity

Process for making ICs from standard logic cells that utilize TS cut mask(s) and avoid DFM problems caused by closely spaced gate contacts and TSCUT jogs

#47 | 2019-02-28 ✅ Patent 11,022,642 granted on 2021-06-01
US20190064253A1
Physics

Semiconductor yield prediction

#48 | 2019-02-19 ✅ Patent 10,211,111 granted on 2019-02-19
US15936934
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one corner short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side sort, and corner short test areas

#49 | 2019-02-19 ✅ Patent 10,211,112 granted on 2019-02-19
US15936759
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one side-to-side short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side short, and side-to-side short test areas

#50 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,294 granted on 2019-02-05
US16024856
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of a least one side-to-side short or leakage, at least one via-chamfer short or leakage, and at least one corner short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective side-to-side short, via-chamfer short, and corner short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage

#51 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,290 granted on 2019-02-05
US16019942
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one side-to-side short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side short, and side-to-side short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage

#52 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,289 granted on 2019-02-05
US15942485
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one chamfer short or leakage, at least one corner short or leakage, and at least one via open or resistance, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective chamfer short, corner short, and via open test areas

#53 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,288 granted on 2019-02-05
US15942483
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one side-to-side short or leakage, at least one corner short or leakage, and at least one via open or resistance, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective side-to-side short, corner short, and via open test areas

#54 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,287 granted on 2019-02-05
US15942473
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, at least one chamfer short or leakage, and at least one via open or resistance, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-side short, chamfer short, and via open test areas

#55 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,286 granted on 2019-02-05
US15942470
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, at least one chamfer short or leakage, and at least one corner short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-side short, chamfer short, and corner short test areas

#56 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,285 granted on 2019-02-05
US15937356
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one side-to-side short or leakages, and at least one via respective tip-to-tip short, side-to-side short, and via open test areas

#57 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,293 granted on 2019-02-05
US15937182
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor water using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one side-to-side short or leakage, and at least one chamfer short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-tip short, side to side short, and chamfer short test areas

#58 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,284 granted on 2019-02-05
US15936825
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one chamfer short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side short, and chamfer short test areas

#59 | 2019-02-05 ✅ Patent 10,199,283 granted on 2019-02-05
US15857691
Electricity

Method for processing a semiconductor wager using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of a resistance through a stitch, where such measurements are obtained by scanning a pad comprised of at least three parallel conductive stripes using a moving stage with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage

#60 | 2018-12-13 ✅ Patent 10,734,293 granted on 2020-08-04
US20180358271A1
Electricity

Process control techniques for semiconductor manufacturing processes

#61 | 2018-12-13 ✅ Patent 11,029,673 granted on 2021-06-08
US20180356807A1
Physics

Generating robust machine learning predictions for semiconductor manufacturing processes

#62 | 2018-10-09 ✅ Patent 10,096,378 granted on 2018-10-09
US15441002
Physics

On-chip capacitance measurement for memory characterization vehicle

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