Patents by Inventor Keith Berding

Keith Berding 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).

  • Publication number: 20240365013
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: UPENDRA UMMETHALA, PHILIP KRAUS, KEITH BERDING, BLAKE ERICKSON, PATRICK TAE, DEVENDRA CHANNAPPA HOLEYANNAVAR, SHIVARAJ MANJUNATH NARA, ANANDAKUMAR PARAMESHWARAPPA, SIVASANKAR NAGARAJAN, DHIRENDRA KUMAR
  • Patent number: 12114083
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaraj Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
  • Publication number: 20240096715
    Abstract: An article includes a device, a first layer deposited on a surface of the device, and a second layer deposited on the first layer. The first layer includes a first sense material deposited on a first portion of the surface and a second sense material deposited on a second portion of the surface. The second layer includes a first etch material deposited on the first sense material and a second etch material deposited on the second sense material. Responsive to the second layer being etched during an etch process performed at a processing chamber of an electronics processing system, at least one of the first sense material or the second sense material can be detected at the surface of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu
  • Patent number: 11927543
    Abstract: A system includes a memory, and at least one processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to facilitate an etch recipe development process by performing operations including obtaining, from an optical detector, first material thickness data for a first material and second material thickness data for a second material resulting from an iteration of an etch process using an etch recipe. The first material is located at a first reflectometry measurement point and the second material is located at a second reflectometry measurement point different from the first reflectometry measurement point. The operations further include determining one or more etch parameters based on at least the first material thickness data and the second material thickness data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu, Michelle SanPedro, Suresh Polali Narayana Rao
  • Patent number: 11830779
    Abstract: An article, apparatus, and method for detecting an etch material selectivity is provided. A device including a first layer and a second layer is placed in a processing chamber. The first layer includes a first sense material deposited on a first portion of the device and a second sense material deposited on a second portion of the device. The second layer deposited on the first layer includes an etch material. During an etch process based on an initial set of etch parameter settings, a first amount of time to etch the second layer at the first portion of the device and a second amount of time to etch the second layer at the second portion of the device are measured. A first etch rate and a second etch rate of the processing chamber is determined based on the measured first amount of time, the measured second amount of time, and a thickness of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230345137
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaraj Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
  • Patent number: 11736818
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaraj Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230258500
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a base component and a plurality of collimators housed within the base component. Each collimator of the plurality of collimators corresponds to a respective location of a plurality of locations of a wafer in an etch chamber. The plurality of locations includes a center location of the wafer, a plurality of inner ring locations along an inner ring of the wafer associated with a first set of radially symmetric optical emission spectroscopy (OES) signal sampling paths, and a plurality of outer ring locations along an outer ring of the wafer associated with a second set of radially symmetric OES signal sampling paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Zhaozhao Zhu, Tsung Feng Wu, Michael D. Willwerth, Jeffrey Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11668602
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a base component and collimators housed within the base component. The collimators correspond to collection cylinders for sampling optical emission spectroscopy (OES) signals with respect to locations of a wafer in an etch chamber. The apparatus further includes a guide, operatively coupled to the plurality of collimators, to guide the sampling of the OES signals along paths for sampling the OES signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Zhaozhao Zhu, Tsung Feng Wu, Michael D. Willwerth, Jeffrey Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20230168210
    Abstract: A system includes a memory, and at least one processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to facilitate an etch recipe development process by performing operations including obtaining, from an optical detector, first material thickness data for a first material and second material thickness data for a second material resulting from an iteration of an etch process using an etch recipe. The first material is located at a first reflectometry measurement point and the second material is located at a second reflectometry measurement point different from the first reflectometry measurement point. The operations further include determining one or more etch parameters based on at least the first material thickness data and the second material thickness data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu, Michelle SanPedro, Suresh Polali Narayana Rao
  • Patent number: 11619594
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processing device operatively coupled to the memory to facilitate an etch recipe development process by performing a number of operations. The operations include receiving a request to initiate an iteration of an etch process using an etch recipe to etch a plurality of materials each located at a respective one of a plurality of reflectometry measurement points, obtaining material thickness data for each of the plurality of materials resulting from the iteration of the etch process, and determining one or more etch parameters based on the material thickness data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu, Michelle SanPedro, Suresh Polali Narayana Rao
  • Publication number: 20220349833
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processing device operatively coupled to the memory to facilitate an etch recipe development process by performing a number of operations. The operations include receiving a request to initiate an iteration of an etch process using an etch recipe to etch a plurality of materials each located at a respective one of a plurality of reflectometry measurement points, obtaining material thickness data for each of the plurality of materials resulting from the iteration of the etch process, and determining one or more etch parameters based on the material thickness data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu, Michelle SanPedro, Suresh Polali Narayana Rao
  • Publication number: 20220333989
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a base component and collimators housed within the base component. The collimators correspond to collection cylinders for sampling optical emission spectroscopy (OES) signals with respect to locations of a wafer in an etch chamber. The apparatus further includes a guide, operatively coupled to the plurality of collimators, to guide the sampling of the OES signals along paths for sampling the OES signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Blake Erickson, Keith Berding, Michael Kutney, Zhaozhao Zhu, Tsung Feng Wu, Michael D. Willwerth, Jeffrey Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20220272278
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaral Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
  • Patent number: 11284018
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaraj Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220086364
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaraj Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220051953
    Abstract: An article, apparatus, and method for detecting an etch rate uniformity in a processing chamber of an electronics processing system is provided. A device is placed in a processing chamber of an electronics processing system. The device includes a first layer deposited on a surface of the device and a second layer deposited on the first layer. The first layer is composed of a first sense material and the second layer is composed of an etch material. During an etch process at the processing chamber, a first amount of time from an initiation of the etch process to a detection of a first indication of completion of etching of the second layer at a first portion of the surface of the device is measured. The etch process etches the second layer of the device based on an initial set of etch parameter settings. A first etch rate of the processing chamber is determined based on the measured first amount of time and a thickness of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220051954
    Abstract: An article, apparatus, and method for detecting an etch material selectivity is provided. A device including a first layer and a second layer is placed in a processing chamber. The first layer includes a first sense material deposited on a first portion of the device and a second sense material deposited on a second portion of the device. The second layer deposited on the first layer includes an etch material. During an etch process based on an initial set of etch parameter settings, a first amount of time to etch the second layer at the first portion of the device and a second amount of time to etch the second layer at the second portion of the device are measured. A first etch rate and a second etch rate of the processing chamber is determined based on the measured first amount of time, the measured second amount of time, and a thickness of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Soumendra Barman, Zhaozhao Zhu