Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

David Alles

17Patents
9h-index
30Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 14, 1977 → Apr 11, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6529621B1 Mechanisms for making and inspecting reticles Physics 78 Expired
US7123356B1 Methods and systems for inspecting reticles using aerial imaging and die-to-database detection Physics 75 Expired
US7379175B1 Methods and systems for reticle inspection and defect review using aerial imaging Physics 60 Expired
US7027143B1 Methods and systems for inspecting reticles using aerial imaging at off-stepper wavelengths Physics 59 Expired
US6748103B2 Mechanisms for making and inspecting reticles Physics 41 Expired
US7738093B2 Methods for detecting and classifying defects on a reticle Physics 35 Active
US6516085B1 Apparatus and methods for collecting global data during a reticle inspection Physics 21 Expired
US7046352B1 Surface inspection system and method using summed light analysis of an inspection surface Physics 10 Expired
US6654489B2 Apparatus and methods for collecting global data during a reticle inspection Physics 10 Expired
US4163155A Defining a low-density pattern in a photoresist with an electron beam exposure system Electricity 8 Expired
US7835015B1 Auto focus system for reticle inspection Physics 6 Active
US7926959B1 Beam conditioning to reduce spatial coherence Physics 1 Active
US9348214B2 Spectral purity filter and light monitor for an EUV reticle inspection system Physics 1 Active
US4159799A Cassette unit and fixture for loading the unit with a planar member Physics 1 Expired
US8772731B2 Apparatus and method for synchronizing sample stage motion with a time delay integration charge-couple device in a semiconductor inspection tool Physics 1 Active
US9619878B2 Inspecting high-resolution photolithography masks Physics 0 Active
US8928895B2 Auto focus system for reticle inspection Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.