Patents by Inventor Christine Whiteside

Christine Whiteside has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Passive methods of loose die identification
    Patent number: 11122680
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method and resulting structures for identifying an integrated circuit (IC) chip using optically-unique features. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, an imaging device generates an image of the chip. One or more optical features of the chip within the image can be determined and stored in a local or remote database. Metadata associated with the chip can be generated and linked with the one or more optical features of the chip and a unique identifier of the chip in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicolas Pizzuti, Tassbieh Hassan, Nathaniel Rex, Kirk D. Peterson, Eric Marz, Christine Whiteside
  • PASSIVE METHODS OF LOOSE DIE IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20200305274
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method and resulting structures for identifying an integrated circuit (IC) chip using optically-unique features. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, an imaging device generates an image of the chip. One or more optical features of the chip within the image can be determined and stored in a local or remote database. Metadata associated with the chip can be generated and linked with the one or more optical features of the chip and a unique identifier of the chip in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas Pizzuti, Tassbieh Hassan, Nathaniel Rex, Kirk D. Peterson, Eric Marz, Christine Whiteside