Determining physical property of substrate

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7444198
APP PUB NO 20080146120A1
SERIAL NO

11611640

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A method of determining a physical property of a substrate includes recording a first spectrum obtained from a substrate, the first spectrum being obtained during a polishing process that alters a physical property of the substrate. The method includes identifying, in a database, at least one of several previously recorded spectra that is similar to the recorded first spectrum. Each of the spectra in the database has a physical property value associated therewith. The method includes generating a signal indicating that a first value of the physical property is associated with the first spectrum, the first value being determined using the physical property value associated with the identified previously recorded spectrum in the database. A system for determining a physical property of a substrate includes a polishing machine, an endpoint determining module, and a database.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benvegnu, Dominic J La Honda, CA 138 1526
Carlsson, Ingemar Milpitas, CA 36 338
David, Jeffrey Drue San Jose, CA 126 1484
Karuppiah, Lakshmanan San Jose, CA 66 477
Lee, Harry Q Los Altos, CA 99 2095
Qian, Jun Sunnyvale, CA 152 6051
Ravid, Abraham Cupertino, CA 26 211
Swedek, Boguslaw A Cupertino, CA 195 2179

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