Patents by Inventor Maureen F. McFadden

Maureen F. McFadden 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).

  • System and method of automatically generating kerf design data
    Patent number: 7448017
    Abstract: A method and system is provided to use the same design manipulation processes for both chip design and kerf design. Concurrent generation of kerf designs and chip designs provides a consistent, accurate, and repeatable process. Improved quality of wafer testing results because the data in the kerf matches data in the chip. The total cycle time for mask manufacturing is reduced because kerf build is accomplished prior to start of the mask manufacturing process. Also provided is the use of load balancing across multiple servers during kerf and chip design to optimize computing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Howard T. Barrett, Pierre J. Bouchard, James B. Clairmont, Karen S. Edwards, Maureen F. McFadden, John F. Rudden, Jr., Florence Marie St. Pierre Sears, Jeffrey C. Stamm
  • System and method of automatically generating kerf design data
    Patent number: 7275234
    Abstract: A method and system is provided to use the same design manipulation processes for both chip design and kerf design. Concurrent generation of kerf designs and chip designs provides a consistent, accurate, and repeatable process. Improved quality of wafer testing results because the data in the kerf matches data in the chip. The total cycle time for mask manufacturing is reduced because kerf build is accomplished prior to start of the mask manufacturing process. Also provided is the use of load balancing across multiple servers during kerf and chip design to optimize computing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Howard T. Barrett, Pierre J. Bouchard, James B. Clairmont, Karen S. Edwards, Maureen F. McFadden, John F. Rudden, Jr., Florence Marie St. Pierre Sears, Jeffrey C. Stamm