Patents by Inventor Malik Sadiq

Malik Sadiq 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: 10605722
    Abstract: Methods and systems for matching measurement spectra across one or more optical metrology systems are presented. The values of one or more system parameters used to determine the spectral response of a specimen to a measurement performed by a target metrology system are optimized. The system parameter values are optimized such that differences between measurement spectra generated by a reference system and the target system are minimized for measurements of the same metrology targets. Methods and systems for matching spectral errors across one or more optical metrology systems are also presented. A trusted metrology system measures the value of at least one specimen parameter to minimize model errors introduced by differing measurement conditions present at the time of measurement by the reference and target metrology systems. Methods and systems for parameter optimization based on low-order response surfaces are presented to reduce the compute time required to refine system calibration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Hidong Kwak, John Lesoine, Malik Sadiq, Lanhua Wei, Shankar Krishnan, Leonid Poslavsky, Mikhail M. Sushchik
  • Publication number: 20180100796
    Abstract: Methods and systems for matching measurement spectra across one or more optical metrology systems are presented. The values of one or more system parameters used to determine the spectral response of a specimen to a measurement performed by a target metrology system are optimized. The system parameter values are optimized such that differences between measurement spectra generated by a reference system and the target system are minimized for measurements of the same metrology targets. Methods and systems for matching spectral errors across one or more optical metrology systems are also presented. A trusted metrology system measures the value of at least one specimen parameter to minimize model errors introduced by differing measurement conditions present at the time of measurement by the reference and target metrology systems. Methods and systems for parameter optimization based on low-order response surfaces are presented to reduce the compute time required to refine system calibration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Hidong Kwak, John Lesoine, Malik Sadiq, Lanhua Wei, Shankar Krishnan, Leonid Poslavsky, Mikhail M. Sushchik
  • Patent number: 9857291
    Abstract: Methods and systems for matching measurement spectra across one or more optical metrology systems are presented. The values of one or more system parameters used to determine the spectral response of a specimen to a measurement performed by a target metrology system are optimized. The system parameter values are optimized such that differences between measurement spectra generated by a reference system and the target system are minimized for measurements of the same metrology targets. Methods and systems for matching spectral errors across one or more optical metrology systems are also presented. A trusted metrology system measures the value of at least one specimen parameter to minimize model errors introduced by differing measurement conditions present at the time of measurement by the reference and target metrology systems. Methods and systems for parameter optimization based on low-order response surfaces are presented to reduce the compute time required to refine system calibration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Hidong Kwak, John Lesoine, Malik Sadiq, Lanhua Wei, Shankar Krishnan, Leonid Poslavsky, Mikhail M. Sushchik
  • Publication number: 20140340682
    Abstract: Methods and systems for matching measurement spectra across one or more optical metrology systems are presented. The values of one or more system parameters used to determine the spectral response of a specimen to a measurement performed by a target metrology system are optimized. The system parameter values are optimized such that differences between measurement spectra generated by a reference system and the target system are minimized for measurements of the same metrology targets. Methods and systems for matching spectral errors across one or more optical metrology systems are also presented. A trusted metrology system measures the value of at least one specimen parameter to minimize model errors introduced by differing measurement conditions present at the time of measurement by the reference and target metrology systems. Methods and systems for parameter optimization based on low-order response surfaces are presented to reduce the compute time required to refine system calibration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Hidong Kwak, John Lesoine, Malik Sadiq, Lanhua Wei, Shankar Krishnan, Leonid Poslavsky, Mikhail M. Sushchik