Patents by Inventor Young Ghim

Young Ghim 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).

  • Publication number: 20060098206
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for measuring the thickness and profile of a transparent thin film using a white-light interferometer. The apparatus and method separate coherent light according to frequency, obtain a first interference pattern at each frequency, separate composite coherent light according to frequency, and obtain a second interference pattern at each frequency. Further, the apparatus and method obtain a phase, generated by the thickness of the thin film, from the first interference pattern, and acquire only information about the thickness of the thin film. Further, the apparatus and method obtain a phase from the second interference pattern, and acquires information about the profile of the thin film, including information about the thickness of the thin film. Further, by using the thin film thickness information, information about the profile of the thin film is acquired from the thin film profile information including the thin film thickness information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Seung Kim, Young Ghim