US Patent Issued to Kyushu University National University, Gigaphoton on July 21 for "Machine learning method, laser annealing system, and laser annealing method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,409, issued on July 21, was assigned to Kyushu University National University Corp. (Fukuoka, Japan) and Gigaphoton Inc. (Tochigi, Japan).

"Machine learning method, laser annealing system, and laser annealing method" was invented by Hiroshi Ikenoue (Fukuoka, Japan) and Akira Mizutani (Oyama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine learning method includes acquiring image data generated from reflected light of illumination light radiated to a first region of a semiconductor film on a substrate, the first region annealed by pulse laser light, acquiring data on a measured semiconductor property of the first region, generating tra...