Inventor
LEACH MICHAEL A
US18 patents
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IBM
14 patentsUS4910155AMar 20, 1990
Wafer flood polishing
IBM222 citations99
US4793895ADec 27, 1988
In situ conductivity monitoring technique for chemical/mechanical planarization endpoint detection
IBM330 citations99
US5213655AMay 25, 1993
Device and method for detecting an end point in polishing operation
IBM119 citations98
US4838991AJun 13, 1989
Process for defining organic sidewall structures
IBM362 citations98
US4956313ASep 11, 1990
Via-filling and planarization technique
IBM207 citations97
US5510652AApr 23, 1996
Polishstop planarization structure
IBM54 citations96
US5356513AOct 18, 1994
Polishstop planarization method and structure
IBM79 citations96
US5242524ASep 7, 1993
Device for detecting an end point in polishing operations
IBM74 citations96
US5132617AJul 21, 1992
Method of measuring changes in impedance of a variable impedance load by disposing an impedance connected coil within the air gap of a magnetic core
IBM63 citations96
US4776087AOct 11, 1988
VLSI coaxial wiring structure
IBM96 citations96
US4934102AJun 19, 1990
System for mechanical planarization
IBM160 citations94
US5136124AAug 4, 1992
Method of forming conductors within an insulating substrate
IBM27 citations92
USRE38029EMar 11, 2003
Wafer polishing and endpoint detection
IBM7 citations74
US4985990AJan 22, 1991
Method of forming conductors within an insulating substrate
IBM17 citations74
(unassigned)
4 patentsUS5836807ANov 17, 1998
Method and structure for polishing a wafer during manufacture of integrated circuits
60 citations96
US5607341AMar 4, 1997
Method and structure for polishing a wafer during manufacture of integrated circuits
81 citations96
US5733175AMar 31, 1998
Polishing a workpiece using equal velocity at all points overlapping a polisher
41 citations92
US5702290ADec 30, 1997
Block for polishing a wafer during manufacture of integrated circuits
18 citations92