Inventor · Austin, TX, US

Chris Mack

36Patents
12h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1993 → Jan 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5363171A Photolithography exposure tool and method for in situ photoresist measurments and exposure control Physics 43 Expired
US6968253B2 Computer-implemented method and carrier medium configured to generate a set of process parameters for a lithography process Physics 42 Expired
US7352453B2 Method for process optimization and control by comparison between 2 or more measured scatterometry signals Electricity 37 Expired
US7804994B2 Overlay metrology and control method Physics 37 Active
US7382447B2 Method for determining lithographic focus and exposure Physics 26 Expired
US10176966B1 Edge detection system Electricity 20 Active
US7566517B1 Feature printability optimization by optical tool Physics 17 Active
US7297453B2 Systems and methods for mitigating variances on a patterned wafer using a prediction model Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7303842B2 Systems and methods for modifying a reticle's optical properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US10522322B2 System and method for generating and analyzing roughness measurements Electricity 13 Active
US10664955B2 Edge detection system and its use for machine learning Physics 13 Active
US10488188B2 System and method for removing noise from roughness measurements Electricity 13 Active
US7142941B2 Computer-implemented method and carrier medium configured to generate a set of process parameters and/or a list of potential causes of deviations for a lithography process Physics 12 Expired
US10648801B2 System and method for generating and analyzing roughness measurements and their use for process monitoring and control Physics 12 Active
US10656532B2 Edge detection system and its use for optical proximity correction Electricity 12 Active
US7656512B2 Method for determining lithographic focus and exposure Physics 11 Active
US7075639B2 Method and mark for metrology of phase errors on phase shift masks Physics 10 Expired
US10665418B2 System and method for generating and analyzing roughness measurements Electricity 10 Active
US10665417B2 System and method for generating and analyzing roughness measurements Electricity 10 Active
US10510509B2 Edge detection system Electricity 8 Active
US7528953B2 Target acquisition and overlay metrology based on two diffracted orders imaging Physics 6 Active
US7368208B1 Measuring phase errors on phase shift masks Physics 6 Active
US9188974B1 Methods for improved monitor and control of lithography processes Physics 5 Active
US7300729B2 Method for monitoring a reticle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US11004653B2 Edge detection system Electricity 4 Active

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