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Nicholas A. Wiswell
Also filed as: WISWELL NICHOLAS · WISWELL NICHOLAS A · WISWELL NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
12 granted patents·10 pending applications·8 citations·filing 2019–2025
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Files withAPPLIED MATERIALS INC22
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22 records- 0189US12491603B2Passive acoustic monitoring and acoustic sensors for chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 9, 2025·1 cites·19 claims
- 0287US11577356B2Machine vision as input to a CMP process control algorithmAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 14, 2023·3 cites·19 claims
- 0385US12233505B2Polishing system with capacitive shear sensorAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 0484US12479062B2Determining substrate orientation with acoustic signalsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 0583US12403560B2Determining substrate precession with acoustic signalsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 0683US11507824B2Training spectrum generation for machine learning system for spectrographic monitoringAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 0781US11660722B2Polishing system with capacitive shear sensorAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 30, 2023·1 cites·16 claims
- 0881US2023009737A1Acoustic window in pad backing layer for chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 0981US2023009519A1Acoustic window in pad polishing and backing layer for chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1081US2023011626A1Acoustic window with liquid-filled pores for chemical mechanical polishing and methods of forming padsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1178US12257665B2Machine vision as input to a CMP process control algorithmAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 1278US12020159B2Training spectrum generation for machine learning system for spectrographic monitoringAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 25, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 1375US2025187135A1Machine vision as input to a cmp process control algorithmAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1473US11701749B2Monitoring of vibrations during chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 18, 2023·1 cites·13 claims
- 1567US2024139905A1Carrier head acoustic monitoring with sensor in platenAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1665US2023010025A1Detection of planarization from acoustic signal during chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1763US11651207B2Training spectrum generation for machine learning system for spectrographic monitoringAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 1863US2023390891A1Acoustic monitoring of conditioner during polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1962US2023009048A1Coupling of acoustic sensor for chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2061US11478894B2Polishing fluid additive concentration measurement apparatus and methods related theretoAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 2155US2025062163A1Acoustic monitoring for process reliability during polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2255US2023390886A1Monitoring of acoustic events on a substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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