ClassID:

164275

G01B11/0641 - CPC Classification

Classification description:

Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material of coating with measurement of polarization

Sub-classes:
Recent Application in this class:
#1
20260029331
2026-01-29

IMAGING ELLIPSOMETER FOR AREAL LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT OF A SAMPLE AND METHOD USING AN IMAGING ELLIPSOMETER

#2
20250137773
2025-05-01

FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE

#3
20250087509
2025-03-13

SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MONITORING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS

#4
20240418633
2024-12-19

COMBINATION OF MULTIWAVELENGTH RAMAN AND SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY TO MEASURE A FILM STACK

#5
20240369473
2024-11-07

ANGLE-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETER USING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND THICKNESS MEASURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM

#6
20240027186
2024-01-25

Apparatus to characterize substrates and films

#7
20230194242
2023-06-22

Contactless method for polymer coating thickness measurement

#8
20230184912
2023-06-15

Systems and methods for augmentation of sensor systems and imaging systems with polarization

#9
20230160688
2023-05-25

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING FILM THICKNESS

#10
20230109008
2023-04-06

Spectroscopic Reflectometry And Ellipsometry Measurements With Electroreflectance Modulation

#11
20220390355
2022-12-08

Device and method for measuring the profile of flat objects comprising unknown materials

#12
20220307819
2022-09-29

Systems and methods for surface normals sensing with polarization

#13
20220290974
2022-09-15

Optical metrology models for in-line film thickness measurements

#14
20220282966
2022-09-08

THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF FIRST LAYER OF PLANT LEAF

#15
20220146305
2022-05-12

Laser absorptivity measurement device

#16
20220018020
2022-01-20

LAMINATED COATING LAYER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LAMINATED STRUCTURE

#17
20220003535
2022-01-06

Ellipsometer

#18
20210293532
2021-09-23

Scatterometry based methods and systems for measurement of strain in semiconductor structures

#19
20210285865
2021-09-16

In-situ full wafer metrology system

#20
20210164772
2021-06-03

Two-degree-of-freedom heterodyne grating interferometry measurement system

#21
20210026152
2021-01-28

MULTILAYER STRUCTURE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD USING THE INSPECTION METHOD

#22
20210002756
2021-01-07

Optical monitor

#23
20200386539
2020-12-10

Ellipsometer and method for estimating thickness of film

#24
20200333132
2020-10-22

Rapid measurement method for ultra-thin film optical constant

#25
20200292467
2020-09-17

Multi-dimensional model of optical dispersion

#26
20200284733
2020-09-10

Methods and systems for measurement of thick films and high aspect ratio structures

#27
20200200525
2020-06-25

Scatterometry based methods and systems for measurement of strain in semiconductor structures

#28
20200182606
2020-06-11

Optical metrology device for measuring samples having thin or thick films

#29
20200080836
2020-03-12

Phase revealing optical and X-ray semiconductor metrology

#30
20200072598
2020-03-05

Ellipsometer and method for estimating thickness of film

#31
20200025678
2020-01-23

System and method for use in high spatial resolution ellipsometry

#32
20200023441
2020-01-23

HALFWAY CUTTER CHANGING METHOD FOR LARGE-AREA MICROSTRUCTURE CUTTING BASED ON IN-SITUATION FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT

#33
20190296406
2019-09-26

IN-SITU ELLIPSOMETRY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY CELL LITHIUM PLATING CHARACTERIZATION

#34
20190271602
2019-09-05

Prism coupling methods of characterizing stress in glass-based ion-exchanged articles having problematic refractive index profiles

#35
20190183332
2019-06-20

Thin film analysis apparatus and method for a curved surface

#36
20190178788
2019-06-13

Measurement methodology of advanced nanostructures

#37
20190129376
2019-05-02

Optimizing computational efficiency by multiple truncation of spatial harmonics

#38
20190094711
2019-03-28

Detection and measurement of dimensions of asymmetric structures

#39
20190033211
2019-01-31

Multilayer film metrology using an effective media approximation

#40
20180347966
2018-12-06

Method for measuring thickness variations in a layer of a multilayer semiconductor structure

#41
20180238814
2018-08-23

Methods and systems for measurement of thick films and high aspect ratio structures

#42
20180188189
2018-07-05

Inspection apparatus and inspection method using the same

#43
20180114712
2018-04-26

Control wafer making device

#44
20180113069
2018-04-26

Achromatic rotating-element ellipsometer and method for measuring mueller-matrix elements of sample using the same

#45
20180045507
2018-02-15

Method And System For Real-Time In-Process Measurement Of Coating Thickness

#46
20180038682
2018-02-08

Compensation for Goos-Hanchen error in autofocus systems

#47
20180024048
2018-01-25

Optical technique for coating characterization

#48
20180017484
2018-01-18

Laminate substrate measurement method, laminate substrate and measurement apparatus

#49
20170314913
2017-11-02

Critical dimension measurements with gaseous adsorption

#50
20170299374
2017-10-19

METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A POLYMER FILM BY THICKNESS MEASUREMENT WITH A WHITE LIGHT INTERFEROMETER

#51
20170194176
2017-07-06

Control wafer making device and method for measuring and monitoring control wafer

#52
20160377412
2016-12-29

Methods and apparatus for measuring height on a semiconductor wafer

#53
20160246285
2016-08-25

Optimizing computational efficiency by multiple truncation of spatial harmonics

#54
20160202039
2016-07-14

Method and device for determining the position and orientation of a specular surface forming a diopter

#55
20160187248
2016-06-30

Method and device for measuring large-area and massive scattered field in nanoscale

#56
20160178477
2016-06-23

Prism-coupling systems and methods for characterizing ion-exchanged waveguides with large depth-of-layer

#57
20160069673
2016-03-10

Film thickness measuring device and film thickness measuring method

#58
20160033398
2016-02-04

Substrate target for in-situ lithography metrology, metrology method for in-situ lithography, and method of manufacturing integrated circuit device by using in-situ metrology

#59
20160033259
2016-02-04

Method and system for real-time in-process measurement of coating thickness

#60
20150292866
2015-10-15

FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

#61
20150147826
2015-05-28

Integrated system, integrated system operation method and film treatment method

#62
20150142395
2015-05-21

Automatic selection of sample values for optical metrology

#63
20150036142
2015-02-05

Metrology systems and methods

#64
20150029494
2015-01-29

Atmospheric molecular contamination control with local purging

#65
20150016071
2015-01-15

Electronic component thickness measurement method, method for manufacturing a series of electronic components using the measurement method, a series of electronic components manufactured by the manufacturing method, and electronic component inspection apparatus

#66
20140347666
2014-11-27

Metrology system optimization for parameter tracking

#67
20140233024
2014-08-21

Defect inspecting apparatus and defect inspecting method

#68
20140186974
2014-07-03

Measurement device and method for vapour deposition applications

#69
20140132948
2014-05-15

Apparatus and method for optical metrology with optimized system parameters

#70
20130335732
2013-12-19

METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A POLYMER FILM

#71
20130229661
2013-09-05

Metrology systems and methods

#72
20130222795
2013-08-29

Optical metrology using targets with field enhancement elements

#73
20130162995
2013-06-27

Layer Thickness Measurement

#74
20130155390
2013-06-20

Film thickness monitor

#75
20130038883
2013-02-14

Optical characteristic measuring apparatus and optical characteristic measuring method

#76
20130021609
2013-01-24

MODULATED ELLIPSOMETER FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF OPTICAL MATERIALS

#77
20130010311
2013-01-10

Atmospheric molecular contamination control with local purging

#78
20120287433
2012-11-15

Reconfigurable spectroscopic ellipsometer

#79
20120287426
2012-11-15

PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAME

#80
20120268744
2012-10-25

Multiple measurement techniques including focused beam scatterometry for characterization of samples

#81
20120045855
2012-02-23

POSITION-SENSITIVE METROLOGY SYSTEM

#82
20110205554
2011-08-25

High resolution monitoring of CD variations

#83
20110205540
2011-08-25

Methods and apparatus for the measurement of film thickness

#84
20110176104
2011-07-21

Method of manufacturing eyeglass lens

#85
20110125458
2011-05-26

Spectroscopic Scatterometer System

#86
20110102793
2011-05-05

Inspection apparatus for lithography

#87
20110071784
2011-03-24

Goos-Hanchen compensation in autofocus systems

#88
20110069312
2011-03-24

Metrology systems and methods

#89
20110043821
2011-02-24

Method of authenticating a polymer film by thickness measurement with a white light interferometer

#90
20100302541
2010-12-02

System and method for performing ellipsometric measurements on an arbitrarily large or continuously moving sample

#91
20100296092
2010-11-25

Single polarizer focused-beam ellipsometer

#92
20100245819
2010-09-30

Method and apparatus for phase-compensated sensitivity-enhanced spectroscopy (PCSES)

#93
20100165340
2010-07-01

Spectroscopic scatterometer system

#94
20100157299
2010-06-24

Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method

#95
20100136217
2010-06-03

Sample analyzing method, sample analyzing apparatus, manufacturing method of organic EL element, manufacturing equipment, and recording medium

#96
20100097607
2010-04-22

Film Thickness Measuring Method and Substrate Processing Apparatus

#97
20100002950
2010-01-07

Methods and apparatus for wavefront manipulations and improved 3-D measurements

#98
20090307163
2009-12-10

Virtual measuring device and method

#99
20090296089
2009-12-03

Method and apparatus for determining liquid crystal cell parameters from full mueller matrix measurements

#100
20090276198
2009-11-05

Modeling conductive patterns using an effective model

#101
20090259605
2009-10-15

High resolution monitoring of CD variations

#102
20090186427
2009-07-23

Characterizing films using optical filter pseudo substrate

#103
20090174883
2009-07-09

Optical metrology systems and methods

#104
20090109438
2009-04-30

Spectroscopic ellipsometer and ellipsometry

#105
20090103092
2009-04-23

Method for the in-situ and real-time determination of the thickness, optical properties and quality of transparent coatings during their growth onto polymeric substrates and determination of the modification, activation and the modification depth of polymeric materials surfaces

#106
20090066954
2009-03-12

Detector configurations for optical metrology

#107
20090066953
2009-03-12

SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETER AND FILM THICKNESS MEASURING APPARATUS

#108
20090059229
2009-03-05

Apparatus for detecting position of substrate, ellipsometer, and film thickness measuring apparatus

#109
20090044610
2009-02-19

Systems and methods for characterizing thickness and topography of microelectronic workpiece layers

#110
20090019722
2009-01-22

Apparatus and method for removing organic contamination adsorbed onto substrate, and apparatus and method for measuring thickness of thin film formed on substrate

#111
20080316506
2008-12-25

Optical inspection system for a wafer

#112
20080212095
2008-09-04

Optical Monitoring Apparatus and Method of Monitoring Optical Coatings

#113
20080198380
2008-08-21

Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method

#114
20080180698
2008-07-31

Purge gas flow control for high-precision film measurements using ellipsometry and reflectometry

#115
20080024780
2008-01-31

Systems and methods for immersion metrology

#116
20080018895
2008-01-24

Detector configurations for optical metrology

#117
20070267142
2007-11-22

Method and apparatus for the treatment of a semiconductor wafer

#118
20070263219
2007-11-15

Metrological characterisation of microelectronic circuits

#119
20070242263
2007-10-18

Extracting ordinary and extraordinary optical characteristics for critical dimension measurement of anisotropic materials

#120
20070201017
2007-08-30

High resolution monitoring of CD variations

#121
20070171420
2007-07-26

PULSED ELLIPSOMETER DEVICE

#122
20070121124
2007-05-31

Sample analyzing method, sample analyzing apparatus, manufacturing method of organic EL element, manufacturing equipment, and recording medium

#123
20070091327
2007-04-26

Spectroscopic scatterometer system

#124
20070081169
2007-04-12

Methods for characterizing semiconductor material using optical metrology

#125
20060285120
2006-12-21

Method for monitoring film thickness using heterodyne reflectometry and grating interferometry

#126
20060268273
2006-11-30

Combined use of oscillating means and ellipsometry to determine uncorrelated effective thickness and optical constants of material deposited from a fluid

#127
20060192973
2006-08-31

Heterodyne reflectometer for film thickness monitoring and method for implementing

#128
20060176493
2006-08-10

Method and apparatus for optically measuring the topography of nearly planar periodic structures

#129
20060164657
2006-07-27

Determining wafer orientation in spectral imaging

#130
20060164656
2006-07-27

Method and system for measuring overcoat layer thickness on a thin film disk

#131
20060152716
2006-07-13

Double sided optical inspection of thin film disks or wafers

#132
20060139655
2006-06-29

Method and system for on-line measurement of thickness and birefringence of thin plastic films

#133
20060126079
2006-06-15

Multiple angle of incidence spectroscopic scatterometer system

#134
20060114470
2006-06-01

Spectrometric measuring instrument

#135
20060103856
2006-05-18

Surface inspection apparatus

#136
20060083287
2006-04-20

Dew point measurement method and device for carrying out said method

#137
20060068513
2006-03-30

Film forming condition determination method, film forming method, and film structure manufacturing method

#138
20060066868
2006-03-30

Detector configurations for optical metrology

#139
20050254051
2005-11-17

Method of polishing thin film formed on substrate

#140
20050243326
2005-11-03

Imaginary polarizing measuring method for simultaneously measuring the optical crystal thickness and the optic axis direction

#141
20050206911
2005-09-22

Method and apparatus for measuring thickness of thin film formed on substrate

#142
20050200845
2005-09-15

Measuring method, analyzing method, measuring apparatus, analyzing apparatus, ellipsometer, and computer program

#143
20050198857
2005-09-15

Apparatus and method for removing organic contamination adsorbed onto substrate, and apparatus and method for measuring thickness of thin film formed on substrate

#144
20050195412
2005-09-08

Systems and methods for immersion metrology

#145
20050174583
2005-08-11

Method and apparatus for high-speed thickness mapping of patterned thin films

#146
20050122514
2005-06-09

Circularly polarized light method and device for determining wall thickness and orientations of fibrils of cellulosic fibres

#147
20050105089
2005-05-19

Detector configurations for optical metrology

#148
20050057747
2005-03-17

Method of detecting and classifying scratches, particles and pits on thin film disks or wafers

#149
20050041255
2005-02-24

Apparatus and method for measuring each thickness of a multilayer stacked on a substrate

#150
20050041250
2005-02-24

Scatterometry to simultaneously measure critical dimensions and film properties

#151
20050036143
2005-02-17

Reference calibration of metrology instrument

#152
20050007592
2005-01-13

Polarization analyzing method

#153
20050006560
2005-01-13

Film forming apparatus and film forming method

#154
18650634
2025-03-25

Method of measuring thickness of thin films using diffraction of polarized light through a thin film

#155
15486069
2019-04-09

Ellipsometer apparatus having measurement compensation

#156
15091522
2017-07-18

Apparatus and methods for measuring properties in a TSV structure using beam profile reflectometry