Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Eric Kent

20Patents
7h-index
16Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1999 → May 17, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6245584A Method for detecting adjustment error in photolithographic stepping printer Electricity 52 Expired
US6051348A Method for detecting malfunction in photolithographic fabrication track Physics 49 Expired
US9355200B2 Method and apparatus for design of a metrology target Physics 13 Active
US6170494A Method for automatically cleaning resist nozzle Physics 13 Expired
US6336960B1 System and method for purging air bubbles from filters Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US6130016A Method for forming semiconductor structures using a calibrating reticle Physics 11 Expired
US6318913A Semiconductor wafer manufacturing method and apparatus for an improved heat exchanger for a photoresist developer Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US9804504B2 Method and apparatus for design of a metrology target Physics 6 Active
US6418946B1 Apparatus for automatically cleaning resist nozzle Physics 5 Expired
US6529623B1 Stepper lens specific reticle compensation for critical dimension control Physics 4 Expired
US6482573B1 Exposure correction based on reflective index for photolithographic process control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6368985B1 Dual track/stepper interface configuration for wafer processing Physics 2 Expired
US6238747A Mechanism for dispensing liquid onto an integrated circuit wafer with minimized back-splash Physics 2 Expired
US6250822A Semiconductor wafer manufacturing method and apparatus for an improved heat exchanger for a photoresist developer Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US10296681B2 Process based metrology target design Physics 1 Active
US10007744B2 Process based metrology target design Physics 1 Active
US6082379A Mechanism for cleaning an integrated circuit wafer hot plate while the hot plate is at operating temperature Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US6361599B1 Mechanism for dispensing liquid onto an integrated circuit wafer with minimized back-splash Physics 1 Expired
US6299688A Developer nozzle clean combs Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US6360959B1 Dual resist dispense nozzle for wafer tracks Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired

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