Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Performance or efficiency evaluation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Barlow, John (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Performance or efficiency evaluation
C702S117000, C438S018000, C156S345130
Reexamination Certificate
active
10858330
ABSTRACT:
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for autonomously monitoring fabrication equipment, for example, integrated circuit fabrication equipment. In one embodiment of this aspect of the invention, the present invention is an autonomous monitoring device including one or more event sensors (for example, acceleration, motion, velocity and/or inertial sensing device(s)) to detect a predetermined event of or by the fabrication equipment (for example, an event that is indicative of the onset, commencement, initiation and/or launch of fabrication process or sub-processes of or by the fabrication equipment). In response thereto, one or more process parameter sensors sample, sense, detect, characterize, analyze and/or inspect one or more parameters of the process in real time (i.e., during the fabrication process).
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Barlow John
Brion Technologies, Inc.
Vo Hien
White & Case LLP
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