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7199042 Semiconductor device with multi-layered wiring arrangement including reinforcing patterns, and production method for manufacturing such semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having electronic elements produced therein, and an insulating underlayer formed thereon, and a multi-layered wiring arrangement...
7195932 Enhancement of grain structure for tungsten contracts  
A method for enhancing grain structure of a contact material for a semiconductor device is provided. The method initiates with exposing the contact material of a contact at a first depth within the...
7195934 Method and system for deposition tuning in an epitaxial film growth apparatus  
A method of calculating a process parameter for a deposition of an epitaxial layer on a substrate. The method includes the steps of measuring an effect of the process parameter on a thickness of...
7195933 Semiconductor device having a measuring pattern and a method of measuring the semiconductor device using the measuring pattern  
A semiconductor device having a measuring pattern that enhances measuring reliability and a method of measuring the semiconductor device using the measuring pattern. The semiconductor device...
7196531 Method of manufacturing a probe card  
A method of designing and manufacturing a probe card assembly includes prefabricating one or more elements of the probe card assembly to one or more predefined designs. Thereafter, design data...
7196006 Manufacturing method for microelectronic device  
A method of manufacturing a microelectronic device, including performing a first inspection of a device feature during an intermediate stage of manufacture, cleaning the device feature after the...
7195930 Cleaning method for use in an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device  
A cleaning method for use in an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: measuring components and concentration of each component of gas in a process chamber of an apparatus for...
7196338 Ultra-thin sample preparation for transmission electron microscopy  
In accordance with the invention, there is a method of fabricating a material for transmission electron microscopy comprising removing a first portion from a material having a thickness of (d 1 )...
RE39534 Method and apparatus to calibrate a semi-empirical process simulator  
A method and apparatus for calibrating a semi-empirical process simulator used to determine process values in a plasma process for creating a desired surface profile on a process substrate includes...
7195931 Split manufacturing method for advanced semiconductor circuits  
A front-end-of-line piece of a semiconductor die is manufactured in a first manufacturing line. A back-end-of-line piece of a semiconductor die is manufactured using a second manufacturing line,...
7192791 Semiconductor wafer having an edge based identification feature  
A semiconductor wafer comprises a wafer formed of a semiconductor material having a peripheral edge portion and a repeating mark on the edge portion of the wafer to allow identification of the...
7191082 Method of inspecting substrate processing apparatus, and storage medium storing inspection program for executing the method  
A method of inspecting a substrate processing apparatus that enables a reduction in operator labor time to be achieved. A host computer instructs a substrate processing apparatus to prohibit...
7186576 Stacked die module and techniques for forming a stacked die module  
Embodiments of the present technique relate to forming die stacks. Specifically, embodiments of the present technique include a method of forming and testing semiconductor die comprising forming a...
7187994 Method of interfacing ancillary equipment to FIMS processing stations  
This invention includes a method of integrating into a semiconductor specimen fabrication station a process diagnostic module that performs on the semiconductor specimen a processing operation that...
7186280 Method of inspecting a leakage current characteristic of a dielectric layer and apparatus for performing the method  
A method of inspecting a leakage current of a dielectric layer on a substrate including a cell array region having a plurality of cell blocks including a patterned structure, the dielectric layer...
7186574 CMP process metrology test structures  
A method for forming metrology structures for a CMP process is described. A trench edge is formed in a base material or stack of materials which are preferably deposited as part of the process of...
7186650 Control of bottom dimension of tapered contact via variation(s) of etch process  
Systems and methods are described for controlling critical dimension (CD) variation at the bottom of a tapered contact via on a semiconductor substrate. The invention monitors contact vias on a...
7184932 Reliability prediction for complex components  
A method for assessing a reliability of a complex component having a plurality of similar subcomponents is described. The complex component is divided into a plurality of component parts, each...
7183123 Method of surface preparation and imaging for integrated circuits  
The present invention is a method of surface preparation and imaging for integrated circuits. First, a substrate is selected and an opening is cut in the substrate of a sufficient size to fit an...
7183122 Physical nano-machining with a scanning probe system for integrated circuit modification  
Nano-machining for circuit edits through the front side or backside of an integrated circuit may be performed using a scanning probe system. The system may create access holes with smaller...
7179661 Chemical mechanical polishing test structures and methods for inspecting the same  
Disclosed is a semiconductor die having a plurality of dummy fillings positioned and sized to minimize defects during chemical mechanical polishing is disclosed. At least one of the dummy fillings...
7179662 Semiconductor fuse covering  
A method and system for sealing or covering exposed fuses on a semiconductor device are disclosed. A semiconductor device prober incorporating a spray device for applying a sealing compound to...
7179663 CDA controller and method for stabilizing dome temperature  
A domed plasma reactor chamber uses an antenna driven by RF energy which is inductively coupled inside the reactor dome. The antenna generates a high density, low energy plasma inside the chamber...
7179664 Method for generating work-in-process schedules  
A method and program is disclosed for generating work in progress (WIP) schedules in semiconductor manufacturing facility. After determining starting and ending dates of predetermined schedule...
7179665 Optical method for determining the doping depth profile in silicon  
A method of processing a sample, comprising the steps of: introducing dopant into a sample thereby producing a doped sample; producing a healed sampled including a doping density profile in...
7176508 Temperature sensor for high power very large scale integration circuits  
Disclosed is a temperature sensor for an integrated circuit having at least one field effect transistor (FET) having a polysilicon gate, in which a current and a voltage is supplied to the...
7176486 Structure of test element group wiring and semiconductor substrate  
A structure of test element group wiring includes, in addition to an electrode on a substrate including one or more layers of insulating films, and real wirings electrically connected to the...
7176111 Method for depositing polycrystalline SiGe suitable for micromachining and devices obtained thereof  
Method and apparatus to obtain as-deposited polycrystalline and low-stress SiGe layers. These layers may be used in Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices or micromachined structures....
7176042 Laser beam irradiation method that includes determining a thickness of semiconductor prior to crystallizing  
A laser beam irradiation method that achieves uniform crystallization, even if a film thickness of an a-Si film or the like fluctuates, is provided. The present invention provides a laser beam...
7169626 Method for detecting alignment mark shielding  
A method of testing a test wafer includes shielding test centers on a test wafer using shielding tabs during the deposition of a layer. The test wafer has the same size and shape of product wafers....
7169627 Method for inspecting a connecting surface of a flip chip  
The present invention provides a method for inspecting a connecting surface of a flip chip to solve problems that the grinding, polishing and chemical etching method is used for making a sample....
7167806 Method and system for measuring temperature and power distribution of a device  
A present invention provides real-time temperature and power mapping of fully operating electronic devices. The method utilizes infrared (IR) temperature imaging, while an IR-transparent coolant...
7166838 X-ray imaging for patterned film measurement  
An x-ray metrology system includes an e-beam generator to cause a test sample to emit x-rays, x-ray optics for focusing the x-rays, and an x-ray imager to generate an image of the test sample from...
7163829 Method of integration testing for packaged electronic components  
A method of integration testing for packaged electronic components is capable of improving a conventional testing for packaged electronic components. In this method, non-tested sides of the...
7160478 Method for producing electronic componets  
A method for producing an electronic component is provided. The method includes providing at least one die on a wafer, the at least one die having at least one sensor-technologically active and/or...
7160741 Planar voltage contrast test structure and method  
An integrated circuit and e-beam testing method are disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a test structure with a ground grid, a metal pad having a space therein and positioned within the...
7161243 System and apparatus for socket and package power/ground bar to increase current carrying capacity for higher IC power delivery  
A socket and package apparatus are disclosed for increasing the amount of power that can be delivered from an IC board to an IC where the IC package is mounted in a socket connected to the IC...
7160786 Silicon on insulator device and layout method of the same  
A silicon on insulator (SOI) semiconductor device includes a wire connected to doped regions formed in an active layer of a SOI substrate. A ratio of the area of the wire to the doped region or a...
7160740 Methods of controlling properties and characteristics of a gate insulation layer based upon electrical test data, and system for performing same  
The present invention is generally directed to various methods of controlling properties and characteristics of a gate insulation layer based upon electrical test data, and a system for performing...
7160739 Feedback control of a chemical mechanical polishing device providing manipulation of removal rate profiles  
A method of controlling surface non-uniformity of a wafer in a polishing operation includes (a) providing a model for a wafer polishing that defines a plurality of regions on a wafer and identifies...
7161689 Apparatus and method for processing a microelectronic workpiece using metrology  
A processing apparatus for processing a microelectronic workpiece includes a metrology unit and a control, signal-connected to the metrology unit. The control can modify a process recipe or a...
7157131 Prevention of counterfeit markings on semiconductor devices  
A lidded semiconductor device has a first layer applied to the lid, which first layer is chosen of a material which fluoresces upon application of non-visible electromagnetic waves thereto, for...
7157289 Method for homogenizing the thickness of a coating on a patterned layer  
A method for homogenizing the thickness of a uniform layer deposited on a layer of a material etched according to functional patterns, consisting of filling the empty areas with dummy patterns; a...
7155963 Cleaning evaluation method for a substrate  
The present invention relates to a cleaning evaluation method for evaluating a surface cleanliness of a substrate which has been cleaned after being polished. This method includes preparing a dummy...
7158896 Real time immersion medium control using scatterometry  
Systems and/or methods are disclosed for measuring and/or controlling an amount of impurity that is dissolved within an immersion medium employed with immersion lithography. The impurity can be...
7158170 Test system for camera modules  
A test system and a related method to perform optical and electrical tests, to adjust the focus and to seal the lens of digital fixed-focus cameras have been achieved. Said test system is...
7153711 Method for improving a drive current for semiconductor devices on a wafer-by-wafer basis  
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing semiconductor devices, a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit, and a method for improving a drive current for semiconductor...
7155300 Method for using data regarding manufacturing procedures integrated circuits (IC's) have undergone, such as repairs, to select procedures the IC's will undergo, such as additional repairs  
An inventive method in an integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process for using data regarding repair procedures conducted on IC's at probe to determine whether any further repairs will be...
7151003 Semiconductor wafer test system  
A semiconductor wafer test system for carrying out a burn-in test on a semiconductor wafer including multiple semiconductor devices thereon. A metal interconnect is connected to the gate electrode...
7152011 Smart component-based management techniques in a substrate processing system  
A method of component management in a substrate processing system is disclosed. The substrate processing system has a set of components, at least a plurality of components of the set of components...