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).
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Patent number: 12366853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
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Publication number: 20230205196Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
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Patent number: 11592812Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
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Publication number: 20200264335Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Garrett H. Sin, Heng-Cheng Pai, Pramod Nambiar, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Irfan Jamil
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Patent number: 8628376Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Sanjeev Jain, Boguslaw A. Swedek, Lakshmanan Karuppiah
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Patent number: 8372210Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Terry Kin-Ting Ko, Sidney P. Huey
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Patent number: 8205352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: John S. Lewis, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
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Publication number: 20110266736Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: JOHN S. LEWIS, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
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Patent number: 7980000Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: John S. Lewis, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
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Publication number: 20100120333Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Sanjeev Jain, Boguslaw A. Swedek, Lakshmanan Karuppiah
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Publication number: 20090084413Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: JOHN S. LEWIS, Michael Biese, Garrett H. Sin, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Tak Fan (Kerry) Ling
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Publication number: 20090031512Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Garrett H. Sin, Terry Kin-Ting Ko, Sidney P. Huey