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Method, device, computer-readable storage medium and computer program element for the monitoring of a manufacturing process of a plurality of physical objects

Patent 7348187 Issued on March 25, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 12, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 10706612 filed on 11/12/2003

US Classes:

438/14, WITH MEASURING OR TESTING438/17, Electrical characteristic sensed438/5, INCLUDING CONTROL RESPONSIVE TO SENSED CONDITION702/182, Performance or efficiency evaluation700/121, Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication702/81, Quality evaluation700/103, Constraints or rules700/108, Performance monitoring700/109, Quality control702/83, Sampling Inspection Plan705/8Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function

Examiners

Primary: Schillinger, Laura M

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 198 47 631 DE 10/01/1998

International Class

H01L 21/00

Abstract

In the case of the method, an analysis is performed by using values of at least one process parameter of the manufacturing process of the physical object and, as a result of the analysis, when they satisfy a prescribed selection criterion, physical objects are marked in such a way that the associated physical objects can be taken as a random sample for the monitoring of the manufacturing process.

Other References

  • Examination Report issued in counterpart European application No. EP 03 02 6038 on Feb. 10, 2006.
  • C. Lakshminarayan, “Overview of outlier methods in SC manufacturing”, TI Technical Journal, pp. 54-56, Oct.-Dec. 1998.
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