Patents by Inventor James Tasker
James Tasker 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: 9581526Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: FEI COMPANYInventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Publication number: 20160163506Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: FEI CompanyInventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Patent number: 9275831Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: FEI CompanyInventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Publication number: 20150206707Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Patent number: 8890064Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: FEI CompanyInventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Patent number: 8455821Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: FEI CompanyInventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Publication number: 20110006207Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: FEI COMPANYInventors: Jason Arjavac, Pei Zou, David James Tasker, Maximus Theodorus Otten, Gerhard Daniel
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Patent number: 7289974Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for data reconciliation. In one embodiment, information identifying data sources to be reconciled may be received. Data may be retrieved from a first data source based on a dynamic link identifying data in the first data source and data from a second data source may be retrieved based on a dynamic link identifying data in the second data source. A first portion of a reconciliation rule may be processed using the retrieved data from the first data source to generate a first result. A second portion of the reconciliation rule may be processed using the retrieved data from the second data source to generate a second result. The first result may be compared with the second result. If the first result matches the second result, it may be confirmed that data in the first data source is reconciled with the data in the second data source.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Frank Godeby, Wolfgang Hahn, James Tasker
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Publication number: 20050055324Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for data reconciliation. In one embodiment, information identifying data sources to be reconciled may be received. Data may be retrieved from a first data source based on a dynamic link identifying data in the first data source and data from a second data source may be retrieved based on a dynamic link identifying data in the second data source. A first portion of a reconciliation rule may be processed using the retrieved data from the first data source to generate a first result. A second portion of the reconciliation rule may be processed using the retrieved data from the second data source to generate a second result. The first result may be compared with the second result. If the first result matches the second result, it may be confirmed that data in the first data source is reconciled with the data in the second data source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2003Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Frank Godeby, Wolfgang Hahn, James Tasker