Patents by Inventor Scott K. Arnold

Scott K. Arnold 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: 7243325
    Abstract: A system is provided to aid in laying out circuits on a semiconductor wafer, in which a wafer map is automatically generated when entering chip sizes, arrangements and other enterable factors, with a goal to maximize yield probability. The subject system accommodates different chip types and arrangements within a wafer map and addresses edge exclusion, utilization of chiplets and accommodation of different centering techniques, including a variety of ways of measuring offsets, while outputting a display of replicated circuits on the wafer as well as chip count and density, utilizing a portable, tailorable, extendable PC-based program featuring an easy-to-use graphical interface. The software application provides a user with different graphical views customized for different process areas, such as lithography and dicing, with the application being useful for any semiconductor manufacturing facility, foundry or similar industry that needs to generate wafer maps automatically to maximize yield probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. McIntyre, Scott K. Arnold