Inventor
SHRINIVASAN KRISHNAN
US20 patents
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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC
14 patentsUS6848458B1Feb 1, 2005
Apparatus and methods for processing semiconductor substrates using supercritical fluids
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC162 citations98
US6550484B1Apr 22, 2003
Apparatus for maintaining wafer back side and edge exclusion during supercritical fluid processing
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC91 citations97
US7327948B1Feb 5, 2008
Cast pedestal with heating element and coaxial heat exchanger
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC582 citations96
US7503334B1Mar 17, 2009
Apparatus and methods for processing semiconductor substrates using supercritical fluids
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC49 citations95
US6848455B1Feb 1, 2005
Method and apparatus for removing photoresist and post-etch residue from semiconductor substrates by in-situ generation of oxidizing species
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC113 citations95
US6764552B1Jul 20, 2004
Supercritical solutions for cleaning photoresist and post-etch residue from low-k materials
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC149 citations95
US6333268B1Dec 25, 2001
Method and apparatus for removing post-etch residues and other adherent matrices
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC117 citations95
US6800142B1Oct 5, 2004
Method for removing photoresist and post-etch residue using activated peroxide followed by supercritical fluid treatment
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC57 citations94
US6563092B1May 13, 2003
Measurement of substrate temperature in a process chamber using non-contact filtered infrared pyrometry
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC73 citations93
US7941039B1May 10, 2011
Pedestal heat transfer and temperature control
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC36 citations90
US7105061B1Sep 12, 2006
Method and apparatus for sealing substrate load port in a high pressure reactor
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC20 citations89
US6905556B1Jun 14, 2005
Method and apparatus for using surfactants in supercritical fluid processing of wafers
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC19 citations82
US9835388B2Dec 5, 2017
Systems for uniform heat transfer including adaptive portions
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC8 citations78
US9873946B2Jan 23, 2018
Multi-station sequential curing of dielectric films
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC3 citations72
SHRINIVASAN KRISHNAN
3 patentsUS8454750B1Jun 4, 2013
Multi-station sequential curing of dielectric films
SHRINIVASAN KRISHNAN37 citations93
US8629068B1Jan 14, 2014
Multi-station sequential curing of dielectric films
SHRINIVASAN KRISHNAN25 citations91
US8951348B1Feb 10, 2015
Single-chamber sequential curing of semiconductor wafers
SHRINIVASAN KRISHNAN8 citations82