Daniel Wack
33Patents
10h-index
54Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 27, 2000 → Nov 5, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7826071B2 | Parametric profiling using optical spectroscopic systems | Physics | 95 | Active |
| US7280230B2 | Parametric profiling using optical spectroscopic systems | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US7099005B1 | System for scatterometric measurements and applications | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US7716003B1 | Model-based measurement of semiconductor device features with feed forward use of data for dimensionality reduction | Physics | 23 | Active |
| US7175945B2 | Focus masking structures, focus patterns and measurements thereof | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US8941336B1 | Optical characterization systems employing compact synchrotron radiation sources | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US6884552B2 | Focus masking structures, focus patterns and measurements thereof | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US8749179B2 | Optical characterization systems employing compact synchrotron radiation sources | Electricity | 15 | Active |
| US7301649B2 | System for scatterometric measurements and applications | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US8798966B1 | Measuring critical dimensions of a semiconductor structure | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7515253B2 | System for measuring a sample with a layer containing a periodic diffracting structure | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8045179B1 | Bright and dark field scatterometry systems for line roughness metrology | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US10438825B2 | Spectral reflectometry for in-situ process monitoring and control | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US9544984B2 | System and method for generation of extreme ultraviolet light | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US11333621B2 | Methods and systems for semiconductor metrology based on polychromatic soft X-Ray diffraction | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US9295147B2 | EUV light source using cryogenic droplet targets in mask inspection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7826072B1 | Method for optimizing the configuration of a scatterometry measurement system | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9164388B2 | Temperature control in EUV reticle inspection tool | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8842272B2 | Apparatus for EUV imaging and methods of using same | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7511830B2 | System for scatterometric measurements and applications | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7838309B1 | Measurement and control of strained devices | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US7821654B2 | System for scatterometric measurements and applications | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8917432B2 | Multiplexing EUV sources in reticle inspection | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9335637B2 | Laser-produced plasma EUV source with reduced debris generation utilizing predetermined non-thermal laser ablation | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9625810B2 | Source multiplexing illumination for mask inspection | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.