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TAM NORMAN L
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
23 patentsUS9330955B2May 3, 2016
Support ring with masked edge
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations84
US8888916B2Nov 18, 2014
Thermal reactor with improved gas flow distribution
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations82
US10373859B2Aug 6, 2019
Support ring with masked edge
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US10056286B2Aug 21, 2018
Support ring with masked edge
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US9842759B2Dec 12, 2017
Support ring with masked edge
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US10571337B2Feb 25, 2020
Thermal cooling member with low temperature control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations72
US9552989B2Jan 24, 2017
Apparatus and method for improved control of heating and cooling of substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations72
US11348769B2May 31, 2022
Plasma-enhanced anneal chamber for wafer outgassing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations71
US10770272B2Sep 8, 2020
Plasma-enhanced anneal chamber for wafer outgassing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations71
US10109514B2Oct 23, 2018
Visual feedback for process control in RTP chambers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations71
US9735034B2Aug 15, 2017
Visual feedback for process control in RTP chambers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations71
US11901195B2Feb 13, 2024
Methods, systems, and apparatus for conducting a radical treatment operation prior to conducting an annealing operation
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations67
US10948353B2Mar 16, 2021
Thermal processing chamber with low temperature control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US9117661B2Aug 25, 2015
Method of improving oxide growth rate of selective oxidation processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations62
US12347679B2Jul 1, 2025
System and method for radical and thermal processing of substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US12327763B2Jun 10, 2025
Treatment methods for titanium nitride films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US11823901B2Nov 21, 2023
System and method for radical and thermal processing of substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US11587789B2Feb 21, 2023
System and method for radical and thermal processing of substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations60
US12557574B2Feb 17, 2026
Treatment methods for silicon nanosheet surfaces using hydrogen radicals
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations58
US12593666B2Mar 31, 2026
Methods, systems, and apparatus for conducting a radical treatment operation prior to conducting an annealing operation
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations57
US11978646B2May 7, 2024
Thermal chamber with improved thermal uniformity
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations57
US9514969B2Dec 6, 2016
Apparatus for reducing the effect of contamination on a rapid thermal process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US11859277B2Jan 2, 2024
Catalyst enhanced molybdenum deposition and gap fill
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations50