Inventor
CHEN FUSEN
US52 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
42 patentsUS6784096B2Aug 31, 2004
Methods and apparatus for forming barrier layers in high aspect ratio vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC137 citations99
US6679981B1Jan 20, 2004
Inductive plasma loop enhancing magnetron sputtering
APPLIED MATERIALS INC329 citations99
US6451177B1Sep 17, 2002
Vault shaped target and magnetron operable in two sputtering modes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC103 citations99
US6306265B1Oct 23, 2001
High-density plasma for ionized metal deposition capable of exciting a plasma wave
APPLIED MATERIALS INC138 citations99
US6217721B1Apr 17, 2001
Filling narrow apertures and forming interconnects with a metal utilizing a crystallographically oriented liner layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC206 citations99
US6277249B1Aug 21, 2001
Integrated process for copper via filling using a magnetron and target producing highly energetic ions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC273 citations98
US6274008B1Aug 14, 2001
Integrated process for copper via filling
APPLIED MATERIALS INC231 citations98
US6139697AOct 31, 2000
Low temperature integrated via and trench fill process and apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC117 citations98
US5903428AMay 11, 1999
Hybrid Johnsen-Rahbek electrostatic chuck having highly resistive mesas separating the chuck from a wafer supported thereupon and method of fabricating same
APPLIED MATERIALS INC300 citations98
US7026238B2Apr 11, 2006
Reliability barrier integration for Cu application
APPLIED MATERIALS INC99 citations96
US6991709B2Jan 31, 2006
Multi-step magnetron sputtering process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations96
US6974771B2Dec 13, 2005
Methods and apparatus for forming barrier layers in high aspect ratio vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations96
US6787006B2Sep 7, 2004
Operating a magnetron sputter reactor in two modes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC53 citations96
US6485618B2Nov 26, 2002
Integrated copper fill process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC47 citations96
US6399479B1Jun 4, 2002
Processes to improve electroplating fill
APPLIED MATERIALS INC74 citations96
US6238528B1May 29, 2001
Plasma density modulator for improved plasma density uniformity and thickness uniformity in an ionized metal plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC55 citations96
US6120844ASep 19, 2000
Deposition film orientation and reflectivity improvement using a self-aligning ultra-thin layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC57 citations96
US6066358AMay 23, 2000
Blanket-selective chemical vapor deposition using an ultra-thin nucleation layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC62 citations96
US5877087AMar 2, 1999
Low temperature integrated metallization process and apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC69 citations96
US5841624ANov 24, 1998
Cover layer for a substrate support chuck and method of fabricating same
APPLIED MATERIALS INC60 citations96
US6790323B2Sep 14, 2004
Self ionized sputtering using a high density plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC22 citations93
US6566258B1May 20, 2003
Bi-layer etch stop for inter-level via
APPLIED MATERIALS INC42 citations93
US6514390B1Feb 4, 2003
Method to eliminate coil sputtering in an ICP source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC42 citations93
US6238803B1May 29, 2001
Titanium nitride barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations93
US5895266AApr 20, 1999
Titanium nitride barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC23 citations93
US5858184AJan 12, 1999
Process for forming improved titanium-containing barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations93
US5851344ADec 22, 1998
Ultrasonic wave assisted contact hole filling
APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations93
US5610103AMar 11, 1997
Ultrasonic wave assisted contact hole filling
APPLIED MATERIALS INC30 citations93
US7294574B2Nov 13, 2007
Sputter deposition and etching of metallization seed layer for overhang and sidewall improvement
APPLIED MATERIALS INC36 citations92
US6913680B1Jul 5, 2005
Method of application of electrical biasing to enhance metal deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC30 citations92
US6610189B2Aug 26, 2003
Method and associated apparatus to mechanically enhance the deposition of a metal film within a feature
APPLIED MATERIALS INC35 citations92
US6110821AAug 29, 2000
Method for forming titanium silicide in situ
APPLIED MATERIALS INC37 citations92
US6537905B1Mar 25, 2003
Fully planarized dual damascene metallization using copper line interconnect and selective CVD aluminum plug
APPLIED MATERIALS INC37 citations91
US7112528B2Sep 26, 2006
Fully planarized dual damascene metallization using copper line interconnect and selective CVD aluminum plug
APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations82
US7547644B2Jun 16, 2009
Methods and apparatus for forming barrier layers in high aspect ratio vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations74
US6899796B2May 31, 2005
Partially filling copper seed layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC8 citations74
US6884329B2Apr 26, 2005
Diffusion enhanced ion plating for copper fill
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations74
US6726776B1Apr 27, 2004
Low temperature integrated metallization process and apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations74
US6355560B1Mar 12, 2002
Low temperature integrated metallization process and apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations74
US6007684ADec 28, 1999
Process for forming improved titanium-containing barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations74
US10047430B2Aug 14, 2018
Self-ionized and inductively-coupled plasma for sputtering and resputtering
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations73
US6797620B2Sep 28, 2004
Method and apparatus for improved electroplating fill of an aperture
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations73
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS
5 patentsUS5391520AFeb 21, 1995
Method for forming local interconnect for integrated circuits
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS22 citations93
US5319245AJun 7, 1994
Local interconnect for integrated circuits
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS16 citations82
US5285103AFeb 8, 1994
Structure and method for contacts in CMOS devices
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS11 citations74
US5164340ANov 17, 1992
Structure and method for contacts in cmos devices
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS7 citations74
US4933304AJun 12, 1990
Method for reducing the surface reflectance of a metal layer during semiconductor processing
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS18 citations74
DING PEIJUN
2 patentsFU JIANMING
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