Patents by Inventor Garrett H. Sin

Garrett H. Sin 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).

  • Patent number: 12366853
    Abstract: A method includes identifying sets of sensor data associated with wafers processed via wafer processing equipment and identifying sets of metrology data associated with the wafers processed via the wafer processing equipment. The method further includes generating sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data, each of the sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data including a respective set of sensor data and a respective set of metrology data. The method further includes causing, based on the sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data, performance of a corrective action associated with the wafer processing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
  • Publication number: 20230205196
    Abstract: A method includes identifying sets of sensor data associated with wafers processed via wafer processing equipment and identifying sets of metrology data associated with the wafers processed via the wafer processing equipment. The method further includes generating sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data, each of the sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data including a respective set of sensor data and a respective set of metrology data. The method further includes causing, based on the sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data, performance of a corrective action associated with the wafer processing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
  • Patent number: 11592812
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable medium are described for sensor metrology data integration. A method includes receiving sets of sensor data and sets of metrology data. Each set of sensor data includes corresponding sensor values associated with producing corresponding product by manufacturing equipment and a corresponding sensor data identifier. Each set of metrology data includes corresponding metrology values associated with the corresponding product manufactured by the manufacturing equipment and a corresponding metrology data identifier. The method further includes determining common portions between each corresponding sensor data identifier and each corresponding metrology data identifier. The method further includes, for each of the sensor-metrology matches, generating a corresponding set of aggregated sensor-metrology data and storing the sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data to train a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
  • Publication number: 20200264335
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable medium are described for sensor metrology data integration. A method includes receiving sets of sensor data and sets of metrology data. Each set of sensor data includes corresponding sensor values associated with producing corresponding product by manufacturing equipment and a corresponding sensor data identifier. Each set of metrology data includes corresponding metrology values associated with the corresponding product manufactured by the manufacturing equipment and a corresponding metrology data identifier. The method further includes determining common portions between each corresponding sensor data identifier and each corresponding metrology data identifier. The method further includes, for each of the sensor-metrology matches, generating a corresponding set of aggregated sensor-metrology data and storing the sets of aggregated sensor-metrology data to train a machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
  • Patent number: 8628376
    Abstract: A method of forming bare silicon substrates is described. A bare silicon substrate is measured, wherein measuring is performed by a non-contact capacitance measurement device to obtain a signal at a point on the substrate. The signal or a thickness indicated by the signal is communicated to a controller. An adjusted polishing parameter according to the signal or thickness indicated by the signal is determined. After determining an adjusted polishing parameter, the bare silicon substrate is polished on a polisher using the adjusted polishing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Sanjeev Jain, Boguslaw A. Swedek, Lakshmanan Karuppiah
  • Patent number: 8372210
    Abstract: A cleaning method is provided for brush cleaning a surface of a substrate. The method comprises scrubbing a first surface of the substrate with a brush having a first surface geometry; and then scrubbing the first surface of the substrate with a brush having a second surface geometry, wherein the first and the second surface geometries are different. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Terry Kin-Ting Ko, Sidney P. Huey
  • Patent number: 8205352
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus and methods for rinsing and drying substrates. One embodiment provides an end effector comprising a body having a contact tip for contacting an edge area of a substrate, wherein the end effector is configured to support the substrate while the substrate is in a rinsing bath and while the substrate is being dried from the rinsing bath, and the contact tip comprises a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Lewis, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
  • Publication number: 20110266736
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus and methods for rinsing and drying substrates. One embodiment provides an end effector comprising a body having a contact tip for contacting an edge area of a substrate, wherein the end effector is configured to support the substrate while the substrate is in a rinsing bath and while the substrate is being dried from the rinsing bath, and the contact tip comprises a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: JOHN S. LEWIS, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
  • Patent number: 7980000
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus and methods for rinsing and drying substrates. One embodiment provides an end effector comprising a body having a contact tip for contacting an edge area of a substrate, wherein the end effector is configured to support the substrate while the substrate is in a rinsing bath and while the substrate is being dried from the rinsing bath, and the contact tip comprises a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Lewis, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
  • Publication number: 20100120333
    Abstract: A method of forming bare silicon substrates is described. A bare silicon substrate is measured, wherein measuring is performed by a non-contact capacitance measurement device to obtain a signal at a point on the substrate. The signal or a thickness indicated by the signal is communicated to a controller. An adjusted polishing parameter according to the signal or thickness indicated by the signal is determined. After determining an adjusted polishing parameter, the bare silicon substrate is polished on a polisher using the adjusted polishing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Sanjeev Jain, Boguslaw A. Swedek, Lakshmanan Karuppiah
  • Publication number: 20090084413
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus and methods for rinsing and drying substrates. One embodiment provides an end effector comprising a body having a contact tip for contacting an edge area of a substrate, wherein the end effector is configured to support the substrate while the substrate is in a rinsing bath and while the substrate is being dried from the rinsing bath, and the contact tip comprises a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: JOHN S. LEWIS, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
  • Publication number: 20090031512
    Abstract: A cleaning method is provided for brush cleaning a surface of a substrate. The method comprises scrubbing a first surface of the substrate with a brush having a first surface geometry; and then scrubbing the first surface of the substrate with a brush having a second surface geometry, wherein the first and the second surface geometries are different. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Terry Kin-Ting Ko, Sidney P. Huey