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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Metryx Limited, Bristol, GB;

Inventors:

Gregor Elliott, Lydney, GB;

Eric Tonnis, San Jose, CA (US);

Paul Harrison, Gloucester, GB;

Mark Berry, Thornbury, GB;

Assignee:

METRYX LIMITED, Bristol, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 23/48 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 23/48 (2013.01); G01J 5/0007 (2013.01); G05D 23/1951 (2013.01); H01L 21/67109 (2013.01); H01L 21/67248 (2013.01); H01L 21/67253 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor wafer mass metrology method comprising: controlling the temperature of a semiconductor wafer by: detecting information relating to the temperature of the semiconductor wafer; and controlling cooling or heating of the semiconductor wafer based on the detected information relating to the temperature of the semiconductor wafer; wherein controlling the cooling or heating of the semiconductor wafer comprises controlling a duration of the cooling or heating of the semiconductor wafer; and subsequently loading the semiconductor wafer onto a measurement area of a semiconductor wafer mass metrology apparatus.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Elliott, Gregor. (2026). Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a semiconductor wafer (U.S. Patent No. 12546646). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12546646

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