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KLA TENCOR

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  • Total Patents
    24
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KLA TENCOR has a total of 24 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1998. It filed its patents most often in United States and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, semiconductors and electrical machinery and energy are KLA TENCOR TECH CORP, KLA-TENCOR CORP and KLA TENCOR CORP.

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Chart showing KLA TENCORs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Adler David L 9
#2 Satya Akella V S 9
#3 Walker David J 7
#4 Pinto Gustavo A 6
#5 Richardson Neil 5
#6 Mantalas Lynda C 4
#7 Juang Shauh-Teh 3
#8 Weiner Kurt H 3
#9 Wiley James N 3
#10 Ye Jun 3

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2007111342A1 Chemical mechanical polishing test structures and methods for inspecting the same
US6581193B1 Apparatus and methods for modeling process effects and imaging effects in scanning electron microscopy
US6771806B1 Multi-pixel methods and apparatus for analysis of defect information from test structures on semiconductor devices
US6524873B1 Continuous movement scans of test structures on semiconductor integrated circuits
US6633174B1 Stepper type test structures and methods for inspection of semiconductor integrated circuits
US6636064B1 Dual probe test structures for semiconductor integrated circuits
US7179661B1 Chemical mechanical polishing test structures and methods for inspecting the same
US6528818B1 Test structures and methods for inspection of semiconductor integrated circuits
US6566885B1 Multiple directional scans of test structures on semiconductor integrated circuits
US6362923B1 Lens for microscopic inspection
US6586733B1 Apparatus and methods for secondary electron emission microscope with dual beam
US6671051B1 Apparatus and methods for detecting killer particles during chemical mechanical polishing
US6664546B1 In-situ probe for optimizing electron beam inspection and metrology based on surface potential
US7106895B1 Method and apparatus for inspecting reticles implementing parallel processing
US6628397B1 Apparatus and methods for performing self-clearing optical measurements
US6516085B1 Apparatus and methods for collecting global data during a reticle inspection
US6529621B1 Mechanisms for making and inspecting reticles
US6066849A Scanning electron beam microscope