Inventor · Emerald Hills, CA, US

Christopher G. Talbot

23Patents
15h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 1982 → Jul 20, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6539106B1 Feature-based defect detection Electricity 252 Expired
US6252412A Method of detecting defects in patterned substrates Electricity 227 Expired
US6091249A Method and apparatus for detecting defects in wafers Physics 178 Expired
US5530372A Method of probing a net of an IC at an optimal probe-point Electricity 123 Expired
US5675499A Optimal probe point placement Electricity 113 Expired
US6504393B1 Methods and apparatus for testing semiconductor and integrated circuit structures Physics 93 Expired
US7253645B2 Detection of defects in patterned substrates Electricity 72 Expired
US6509750B1 Apparatus for detecting defects in patterned substrates Electricity 67 Expired
US5821549A Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's Electricity 55 Expired
US5616921A Self-masking FIB milling Electricity 54 Expired
US5140164A IC modification with focused ion beam system Physics 52 Expired
US5401972A Layout overlay for FIB operations Electricity 40 Expired
US5144225A Methods and apparatus for acquiring data from intermittently failing circuits Physics 24 Expired
US5357116A Focused ion beam processing with charge control Physics 17 Expired
US6225626A Through-the-substrate investigation of flip chip IC's Electricity 16 Expired
US4510384A Automatic focusing device with frequency weighted amplification Physics 10 Expired
US6914441B2 Detection of defects in patterned substrates Electricity 7 Expired
US6518571B2 Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's Electricity 7 Expired
US5959458A Method and apparatus for measuring electrical waveforms using atomic force microscopy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US9915621B2 Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) substrate inspection system with simplified optics and method of manufacturing thereof Physics 4 Active
US7602197B2 High current electron beam inspection Physics 3 Expired
US10421125B2 Controlling an intensity profile of an energy beam in additive manufacturing based on travel direction or velocity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10307822B2 Controlling an intensity profile of an energy beam with a deformable mirror in additive manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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