Patents by Inventor Michelle SanPedro

Michelle SanPedro 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20230358790
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a sensor. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises a board, wherein an aperture is formed through the board, a current loop winding through the board around the aperture, and a voltage ring around the aperture and within an inner perimeter of the current loop, wherein the voltage ring comprises an interior ring, an insulator ring around the interior ring, and an exterior ring around the insulator ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: David Coumou, Xiaopu Li, Michelle SanPedro
  • 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: 20220328285
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a gas supply configured for use with a processing chamber includes an ampoule that stores a precursor and comprises an input to receive a carrier gas and an output to provide a mixture of the carrier gas and the precursor to the processing chamber and a sensor assembly comprising a detector and an infrared source operably connected to an outside of an enclosure, through which the mixture flows, and a gas measurement volume disposed within the enclosure and along an inner wall thereof so that a concentration of the precursor in the mixture can be measured by the detector and transmitted to a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Abdullah ZAFAR, William John DURAND, Xinyuan CHONG, Kenric CHOI, Weize HU, Kelvin CHAN, Amir BAYATI, Michelle SANPEDRO, Philip A. KRAUS, Adolph Miller ALLEN
  • Patent number: D802542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIMEDICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven S. Christensen, Antonio D. Lucero, Brian Riley, Eric B. Lafay, David D. Scott, Michelle SanPedro, Raymond B. Cota, Qi Wu, Jeffrey A. Golda
  • Patent number: D804038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIMEDICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven S. Christensen, Antonio D. Lucero, Brian Riley, Eric B. Lafay, David D. Scott, Michelle SanPedro, Raymond B. Cota, Qi Wu, Jeffrey A. Golda
  • Patent number: D826410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Optimedica Corporation
    Inventors: Steven S. Christensen, Antonio D. Lucero, Brian Riley, Eric B. Lafay, David D. Scott, Michelle SanPedro, Raymond B. Cota, Qi Wu, Adam K. Hoopai, Jeffrey A. Golda
  • Patent number: D857210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: OPTIMEDICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven S. Christensen, Antonio D. Lucero, Brian Riley, Eric B. Lafay, David D. Scott, Michelle SanPedro, Raymond B. Cota, Qi Wu, Jeffrey A. Golda