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Thomas J. Sonderman — 48 Patents

AMD: 46 patents #166 of 9,280Top 2%
Globalfoundries: 2 patents #1,397 of 4,424Top 35%
Austin, TX: #500 of 18,064 inventorsTop 3%
Texas: #1,855 of 125,132 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #57,596 of 4,157,543Top 2%
48 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Sonderman has been granted 48 US patents while listed as an inventor at AMD. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in December 2013. Thomas J. Sonderman ranks #57,596 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.4%). Patent records list Thomas J. Sonderman in Austin, TX, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 48 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8615314 Process control using analysis of an upstream process Christopher A. Bode, Alexander J. Pasadyn 2013-12-24 $5,340,000
8359494 Parallel fault detection Elfido Coss, Jr., Ernest D. Adams, III, Robert J. Chong, Howard E. Castle, Alexander J. Pasadyn 2013-01-22 $2,344,000
8017411 Dynamic adaptive sampling rate for model prediction Alexander J. Pasadyn, Gregory A. Cherry 2011-09-13 $4,525,000
7402257 Plasma state monitoring to control etching processes and across-wafer uniformity, and system for performing same Richard J. Markle 2008-07-22 $4,320,000
7324865 Run-to-run control method for automated control of metal deposition processes Scott Bushman, Craig W. Christian 2008-01-29 $10,637,000
7292959 Total tool control for semiconductor manufacturing Richard J. Markle 2007-11-06 $9,214,000
7254453 Secondary process controller for supplementing a primary process controller Richard J. Markle 2007-08-07 $6,329,000
7160740 Methods of controlling properties and characteristics of a gate insulation layer based upon electrical test data, and system for performing same Pirainder Lall 2007-01-09 $41,551,000
7117062 Determining transmission of error effects for improving parametric performance Robert J. Chong, Brian K. Cusson, Alexander J. Pasadyn 2006-10-03 $25,981,000
7103439 Method and apparatus for initializing tool controllers based on tool event data Christopher A. Bode, Alexander J. Pasadyn, Anthony J. Toprac, Joyce S. Oey Hewett, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson +1 more 2006-09-05 $18,723,000
6970757 Method and apparatus for updating control state variables of a process control model based on rework data Joyce S. Oey Hewett, Anthony J. Toprac, Christopher A. Bode, Alexander J. Pasadyn, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson +1 more 2005-11-29 $10,680,000
6961636 Method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring controller tuning parameters Robert J. Chong, Alexander J. Pasadyn 2005-11-01 $12,702,000
6937914 Method and apparatus for controlling process target values based on manufacturing metrics Christopher A. Bode, Alexander J. Pasadyn, Anthony J. Toprac, Joyce S. Oey Hewett, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson +1 more 2005-08-30 $5,346,000
6925347 Process control based on an estimated process result Michael L. Miller, Alexander J. Pasadyn, Richard J. Markle, Brian K. Cusson, Patrick M. Cowan +2 more 2005-08-02 $7,108,000
6917849 Method and apparatus for predicting electrical parameters using measured and predicted fabrication parameters Alexander J. Pasadyn 2005-07-12 $12,438,000
6901340 Method and apparatus for distinguishing between sources of process variation Alexander J. Pasadyn, Joyce S. Oey Hewett, Christopher A. Bode, Anthony J. Toprac, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson +1 more 2005-05-31 $6,268,000
6850322 Method and apparatus for controlling wafer thickness uniformity in a multi-zone vertical furnace William J. Campbell, Scott Bushman, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2005-02-01 $6,992,000
6834213 Process control based upon a metrology delay Jin Wang, Naomi M. Jenkins, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2004-12-21 $5,396,000
6821792 Method and apparatus for determining a sampling plan based on process and equipment state information Alexander J. Pasadyn, Christopher A. Bode 2004-11-23 $3,336,000
6818561 Control methodology using optical emission spectroscopy derived data, system for performing same 2004-11-16 $6,082,000
6802045 Method and apparatus for incorporating control simulation environment Anthony J. Toprac, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson 2004-10-05 $3,728,000
6801817 Method and apparatus for integrating multiple process controllers Christopher A. Bode, Alexander J. Pasadyn, Anthony J. Toprac, Joyce S. Oey Hewett, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson +1 more 2004-10-05 $3,728,000
6800562 Method of controlling wafer charging effects due to manufacturing processes Brian K. Cusson 2004-10-05 $3,728,000
6785586 Method and apparatus for adaptively scheduling tool maintenance Anthony J. Toprac, Christopher A. Bode, Alexander J. Pasadyn, Joyce S. Oey Hewett, Anastasia Oshelski Peterson +1 more 2004-08-31 $2,273,000
6773931 Dynamic targeting for a process control system Alexander J. Pasadyn, Jin Wang 2004-08-10 $1,968,000