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REID JONATHAN D

US60 patents
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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC

33 patents
US6527920B1Mar 4, 2003

Copper electroplating apparatus

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC251 citations99
US7967969B2Jun 28, 2011

Method of electroplating using a high resistance ionic current source

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC50 citations98
US7622024B1Nov 24, 2009

High resistance ionic current source

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC83 citations98
US6890416B1May 10, 2005

Copper electroplating method and apparatus

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC92 citations98
US6793796B2Sep 21, 2004

Electroplating process for avoiding defects in metal features of integrated circuit devices

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC92 citations98
US6551487B1Apr 22, 2003

Methods and apparatus for controlled-angle wafer immersion

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC145 citations98
US6162344ADec 19, 2000

Method of electroplating semiconductor wafer using variable currents and mass transfer to obtain uniform plated layer

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC179 citations98
US6110346AAug 29, 2000

Method of electroplating semicoductor wafer using variable currents and mass transfer to obtain uniform plated layer

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC158 citations98
US6099702AAug 8, 2000

Electroplating chamber with rotatable wafer holder and pre-wetting and rinsing capability

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC203 citations98
US6074544AJun 13, 2000

Method of electroplating semiconductor wafer using variable currents and mass transfer to obtain uniform plated layer

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC288 citations98
US7449098B1Nov 11, 2008

Method for planar electroplating

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC110 citations97
US6800187B1Oct 5, 2004

Clamshell apparatus for electrochemically treating wafers

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC168 citations97
US6773571B1Aug 10, 2004

Method and apparatus for uniform electroplating of thin metal seeded wafers using multiple segmented virtual anode sources

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC144 citations97
US6755946B1Jun 29, 2004

Clamshell apparatus with dynamic uniformity control

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC79 citations97
US7605082B1Oct 20, 2009

Capping before barrier-removal IC fabrication method

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC36 citations96
US6214193B1Apr 10, 2001

Electroplating process including pre-wetting and rinsing

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC48 citations96
US7776741B2Aug 17, 2010

Process for through silicon via filing

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC43 citations94
US6664122B1Dec 16, 2003

Electroless copper deposition method for preparing copper seed layers

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC61 citations94
US6821407B1Nov 23, 2004

Anode and anode chamber for copper electroplating

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC97 citations93
US8043958B1Oct 25, 2011

Capping before barrier-removal IC fabrication method

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC26 citations92
US7811925B1Oct 12, 2010

Capping before barrier-removal IC fabrication method

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC16 citations92
US7686927B1Mar 30, 2010

Methods and apparatus for controlled-angle wafer positioning

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC26 citations92
US7341946B2Mar 11, 2008

Methods for the electrochemical deposition of copper onto a barrier layer of a work piece

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC20 citations92
US7097410B1Aug 29, 2006

Methods and apparatus for controlled-angle wafer positioning

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC28 citations92
US7033465B1Apr 25, 2006

Clamshell apparatus with crystal shielding and in-situ rinse-dry

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC48 citations92
US6716334B1Apr 6, 2004

Electroplating process chamber and method with pre-wetting and rinsing capability

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC30 citations92
US7727863B1Jun 1, 2010

Sonic irradiation during wafer immersion

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC33 citations91
US7232513B1Jun 19, 2007

Electroplating bath containing wetting agent for defect reduction

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC51 citations91
US7442267B1Oct 28, 2008

Anneal of ruthenium seed layer to improve copper plating

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC25 citations90
US6884335B2Apr 26, 2005

Electroplating using DC current interruption and variable rotation rate

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC23 citations90
US7897198B1Mar 1, 2011

Electroless layer plating process and apparatus

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC16 citations82
US10023970B2Jul 17, 2018

Dynamic current distribution control apparatus and method for wafer electroplating

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC4 citations72
US9822461B2Nov 21, 2017

Dynamic current distribution control apparatus and method for wafer electroplating

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC4 citations72

IBM

4 patents

REID JONATHAN D

3 patents

MAYER STEVEN T

2 patents

PONNUSWAMY THOMAS A

2 patents

LAM RES CORP

2 patents

PRABHAKAR VINAY

1 patent

WEBB ERIC

1 patent

ZHOU JIAN

1 patent

PORTER DAVID W

1 patent

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