Patents by Inventor James Edward Vasek

James Edward Vasek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for designing and integrated circuit
    Patent number: 8175737
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for designing an integrated circuit by adding a plurality of control points to an integrated circuit wafer design. Each control point has at least one attribute. Then, an integrated circuit wafer is manufactured using the integrated circuit wafer design. A defect on the integrated circuit wafer is then located. The control points are adjusted such that they correspond with the defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignees: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Kevin Dean Lucas, Robert Elliott Boone, James Edward Vasek, William Louis Wilkinson, Christophe Couderc
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20090240364
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for designing an integrated circuit by adding a plurality of control points to an integrated circuit wafer design. Each control point has at least one attribute. Then, an integrated circuit wafer is manufactured using the integrated circuit wafer design. A defect on the integrated circuit wafer is then located. The control points are adjusted such that they correspond with the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin Dean Lucas, Robert Elliott Boone, James Edward Vasek, William Louis Wilkinson, Christophe Couderc