Patents by Inventor Padmakumar RAMACHANDRA RAO

Padmakumar RAMACHANDRA RAO 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).

  • SEMICONDUCTOR CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTOR FOR MICROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20240096589
    Abstract: A detector may be provided for a charged particle apparatus comprising: a sensing element including a diode; and a circuit configured to detect an electron event caused by an electron impacting the sensing element, wherein the circuit comprises a voltage monitoring device and a reset device, wherein the reset device is configured to regularly reset the diode by setting a voltage across the diode to a predetermined value, and wherein the voltage monitoring device is connected to the diode to monitor a voltage across the diode in between resets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Stoyan NIHTIANOV, Kenichi KANAI, Padmakumar RAMACHANDRA RAO