Patents by Inventor Rebekah M. Keyser

Rebekah M. Keyser 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).

  • Controlling non-process of record (POR) process limiting yield (PLY) inspection work
    Patent number: 8666529
    Abstract: A method of controlling a quantity of non-process of record (POR) process limiting yield (PLY) inspections in wafer processing includes setting aside planned capacity for non-POR work, upon receipt of a request for non-POR work, estimating a time required for completion of the request and comparing the estimated time against a remainder of the set aside planned capacity, approving the request in an event the comparison indicates that the estimated time is available in the set aside planned capacity and rejecting the request in an event the comparison indicates that the estimated time is not available in the set aside planned capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rebekah M. Keyser, John A. Rudy, Brian J. Wazewski
  • CONTROLLING NON-PROCESS OF RECORD (POR) PROCESS LIMITING YIELD (PLY) INSPECTION WORK
    Publication number: 20120053722
    Abstract: A method of controlling a quantity of non-process of record (POR) process limiting yield (PLY) inspections in wafer processing includes setting aside planned capacity for non-POR work, upon receipt of a request for non-POR work, estimating a time required for completion of the request and comparing the estimated time against a remainder of the set aside planned capacity, approving the request in an event the comparison indicates that the estimated time is available in the set aside planned capacity and rejecting the request in an event the comparison indicates that the estimated time is not available in the set aside planned capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rebekah M. Keyser, John A. Rudy, Brian J. Wazewski