Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – With rotor
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-10
2005-05-10
Zarneke, David (Department: 2829)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
With rotor
C324S764010
Reexamination Certificate
active
06891363
ABSTRACT:
A system, apparatus, and method for analyzing photon emission data to discriminate between photons emitted by transistors and photons emitted by background sources. The analysis involves spatial and/or temporal correlation of photon emissions. After correlation, the analysis may further involve obtaining a likelihood that the correlated photons were emitted by a transistor. After correlation, the analysis may also further involve assigning a weight to individual photon emissions as a function of the correlation. The weight, in some instances, reflecting a likelihood that the photons were emitted by a transistor. The analysis may further involve automatically identifying transistors in a photon emission image.
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Coupanec Patricia Le
Desplats Romain
Kasapi Steven
Lo William K.
Perdu Philippe
Credence Systems Corporation
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Kobert Russell M.
Zarneke David
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