Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Shunichi Matsumoto

77Patents
13h-index
92Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 11, 1981 → Mar 22, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6411377B1 Optical apparatus for defect and particle size inspection Electricity 92 Expired
US6627377B1 Positive photosensitive poliymide composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US5539514A Foreign particle inspection apparatus and method with front and back illumination Physics 81 Expired
US6841321B2 Method and system for processing a semi-conductor device Physics 62 Expired
US6084664A Method of and apparatus for inspecting reticle for defects Physics 42 Expired
US7940383B2 Method of detecting defects on an object Electricity 38 Active
US6064477A Method of and apparatus for inspecting reticle for defects Physics 37 Expired
US7648815B2 Negative photosensitive polyimide composition and method for forming image the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7037735B2 Apparatus and method for testing defects Electricity 24 Expired
US6909930B2 Method and system for monitoring a semiconductor device manufacturing process Electricity 24 Expired
US7098055B2 Apparatus and method for testing defects Electricity 21 Expired
US7639350B2 Apparatus and method for testing defects Electricity 20 Active
US8045146B2 Method and apparatus for reviewing defect Physics 15 Active
US4460794A Process for continuous production of alkylbenzaldehydes Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US7692732B2 Display device with waterproof sheet and water absorbing member Physics 11 Active
US7443496B2 Apparatus and method for testing defects Electricity 11 Active
US6686107B2 Method for producing a semiconductor device Physics 10 Expired
US9436990B2 Defect observation method and device therefor Physics 9 Active
US7692779B2 Apparatus and method for testing defects Electricity 8 Expired
US6777159B1 Method for forming polyimide pattern using photosensitive polyimide and composition for use therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7084990B2 Method and its apparatus for measuring size and shape of fine patterns Physics 7 Expired
US6697698B2 Overlay inspection apparatus for semiconductor substrate and method thereof Physics 7 Expired
US6890626B1 Imide-benzoxazole polycondensate and process for producing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6801827B2 Overlay inspection apparatus for semiconductor substrate and method thereof Physics 4 Expired
US5705459A Process for the production of polyol ester and ester-containing lubricating oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired

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