Inventor
Sterling G. Watson
Inventor
Palo Alto, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 11 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G03Fprimary
G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices33%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties23%
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h1013%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests13%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding10%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general7%
PatentTitleYear
10,713,771Methods and systems for inspection of wafers and reticles using designer intent data20209,002,497'Methods and systems for inspection of wafers and reticles using designer intent data'20157,440,093'Apparatus and methods for providing selective defect sensitivity'20087,303,842'Systems and methods for modifying a reticle\'s optical properties'20077,300,725'Method for determining and correcting reticle variations'20077,300,729'Method for monitoring a reticle'20077,297,453'Systems and methods for mitigating variances on a patterned wafer using a prediction model'20077,271,891'Apparatus and methods for providing selective defect sensitivity'20076,731,787'System and method for determining reticle defect printability'20046,381,358'System and method for determining reticle defect printability'20026,076,465'System and method for determining reticle defect printability'2000Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2000–2004Patents assigned to KLA TENCOR CORP (3)· patent assignee history
2000–2020Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2007–2020Patents assigned to KLA TENCOR TECH CORP (8)· patent assignee history
2015Patents assigned to CHANG ELLIS (1)· patent assignee history
2015Patents assigned to HESS CARL (1)· patent assignee history
2015Patents assigned to KEKARE SAGAR A (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| KLA TENCOR TECH CORP | 8 | 2007–2020 |
| KLA TENCOR CORP | 3 | 2000–2004 |
| CHANG ELLIS | 1 | 2015 |
| HESS CARL | 1 | 2015 |
| KEKARE SAGAR A | 1 | 2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, California, US | 11 | 2000–2020 |