Patents by Inventor Don C. Darling

Don C. Darling 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).

  • Prevention of parametic or functional changes to silicon semiconductor device properties during x-ray inspection
    Patent number: 6751294
    Abstract: An apparatus for x-raying a semiconductor device which includes semiconductor material and conductive material, the apparatus including a source of x-rays, a filter for receiving x-rays from the source of x-rays and allowing transmission of x-rays to the device, the filter having an atomic number greater than the atomic number of the conductive material of the device, and an x-ray imager for receiving x-rays from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Blish II, Susan Xia Li, David S. Lehtonen, J. Courtney Black, Don C. Darling