Patents by Inventor Jiao-Rou Liao

Jiao-Rou Liao 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: 11651981
    Abstract: A system and method for defect detection in a hole array on a substrate is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for defect detection in a hole array on a substrate, includes: scanning a substrate surface using at least one optical detector, generating at least one image of the substrate surface; and analyzing the at least one image to detect defects in the hole array on the substrate surface based on a set of predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiao-Rou Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Chuang, Cheng-Kang Hu, Hsu-Shui Liu, Jiun-Rong Pai, Shou-Wen Kuo
  • Patent number: 11120539
    Abstract: A method for scanning and analyzing a surface, the method comprising: receiving a piece of equipment with a target surface for inspection; receiving an input from a user; determining at least one scan parameter based on the user input; scanning the target surface using an optical detector in accordance with the at least one scan parameter; generating an image of the target surface; correcting the image of the target surface to remove at least one undesired feature to generate a corrected image based on the at least one scan parameter; and analyzing the corrected image to determine at least one geometric parameter of the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiang Chuang, Jiao-Rou Liao, Cheng-Kang Hu, Shou-Wen Kuo, Jiun-Rong Pai, Hsu-Shui Liu