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PAPANU JAMES S
US62 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
33 patentsUS5885358AMar 23, 1999
Gas injection slit nozzle for a plasma process reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC203 citations98
US5756400AMay 26, 1998
Method and apparatus for cleaning by-products from plasma chamber surfaces
APPLIED MATERIALS INC407 citations98
US5746875AMay 5, 1998
Gas injection slit nozzle for a plasma process reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC169 citations98
US5643394AJul 1, 1997
Gas injection slit nozzle for a plasma process reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC215 citations98
US7604708B2Oct 20, 2009
Cleaning of native oxide with hydrogen-containing radicals
APPLIED MATERIALS INC226 citations97
US6692903B2Feb 17, 2004
Substrate cleaning apparatus and method
APPLIED MATERIALS INC414 citations97
US5545289AAug 13, 1996
Passivating, stripping and corrosion inhibition of semiconductor substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC184 citations94
US8991329B1Mar 31, 2015
Wafer coating
APPLIED MATERIALS INC19 citations93
US6120608ASep 19, 2000
Workpiece support platen for semiconductor process chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC22 citations92
US8002899B2Aug 23, 2011
Method and apparatus for mask pellicle adhesive residue cleaning
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations91
US6991739B2Jan 31, 2006
Method of photoresist removal in the presence of a dielectric layer having a low k-value
APPLIED MATERIALS INC34 citations90
US7694688B2Apr 13, 2010
Wet clean system design
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations88
US9245803B1Jan 26, 2016
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a bessel beam shaper laser scribing process and plasma etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US7718009B2May 18, 2010
Cleaning submicron structures on a semiconductor wafer surface
APPLIED MATERIALS INC18 citations82
US7432177B2Oct 7, 2008
Post-ion implant cleaning for silicon on insulator substrate preparation
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations74
US10903121B1Jan 26, 2021
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a uniform rotating beam laser scribing process and plasma etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations73
US9972575B2May 15, 2018
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a split beam laser scribing process and plasma etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations73
US9852997B2Dec 26, 2017
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a rotating beam laser scribing process and plasma etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations73
US9412619B2Aug 9, 2016
Method of outgassing a mask material deposited over a workpiece in a process tool
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations73
US9130030B1Sep 8, 2015
Baking tool for improved wafer coating process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations73
US11217536B2Jan 4, 2022
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a split beam laser scribing process and plasma etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations63
US11764061B2Sep 19, 2023
Water soluble organic-inorganic hybrid mask formulations and their applications
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11211247B2Dec 28, 2021
Water soluble organic-inorganic hybrid mask formulations and their applications
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US7374696B2May 20, 2008
Method and apparatus for removing a halogen-containing residue
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations61
US11854888B2Dec 26, 2023
Laser scribing trench opening control in wafer dicing using hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch approach
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations60
US11011424B2May 18, 2021
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a spatially multi-focused laser beam laser scribing process and plasma etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations58
US11901232B2Feb 13, 2024
Automatic kerf offset mapping and correction system for laser dicing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations57
US11600492B2Mar 7, 2023
Electrostatic chuck with reduced current leakage for hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch wafer singulation process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations56
US12469683B2Nov 11, 2025
Water vapor plasma to enhance surface hydrophilicity
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations55
US11158540B2Oct 26, 2021
Light-absorbing mask for hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch wafer singulation process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US9793132B1Oct 17, 2017
Etch mask for hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch wafer singulation process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US9768014B2Sep 19, 2017
Wafer coating
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US9583375B2Feb 28, 2017
Water soluble mask formation by dry film lamination
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
LEI WEI-SHENG
12 patentsUS9076860B1Jul 7, 2015
Residue removal from singulated die sidewall
LEI WEI-SHENG49 citations94
US8975163B1Mar 10, 2015
Laser-dominated laser scribing and plasma etch hybrid wafer dicing
LEI WEI-SHENG43 citations94
US9601375B2Mar 21, 2017
UV-cure pre-treatment of carrier film for wafer dicing using hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch approach
LEI WEI-SHENG9 citations84
US9355907B1May 31, 2016
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a line shaped laser beam profile laser scribing process and plasma etch process
LEI WEI-SHENG14 citations84
US9159624B1Oct 13, 2015
Vacuum lamination of polymeric dry films for wafer dicing using hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch approach
LEI WEI-SHENG9 citations84
US9093518B1Jul 28, 2015
Singulation of wafers having wafer-level underfill
LEI WEI-SHENG16 citations84
US9041198B2May 26, 2015
Maskless hybrid laser scribing and plasma etching wafer dicing process
LEI WEI-SHENG6 citations84
US9012305B1Apr 21, 2015
Wafer dicing using hybrid laser scribing and plasma etch approach with intermediate non-reactive post mask-opening clean
LEI WEI-SHENG12 citations84
US8932939B1Jan 13, 2015
Water soluble mask formation by dry film lamination
LEI WEI-SHENG7 citations84
US8927393B1Jan 6, 2015
Water soluble mask formation by dry film vacuum lamination for laser and plasma dicing
LEI WEI-SHENG5 citations84
US8912078B1Dec 16, 2014
Dicing wafers having solder bumps on wafer backside
LEI WEI-SHENG13 citations84
US9275902B2Mar 1, 2016
Dicing processes for thin wafers with bumps on wafer backside
LEI WEI-SHENG2 citations63
PARK JUNGRAE
2 patentsUS9196536B1Nov 24, 2015
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using a phase modulated laser beam profile laser scribing process and plasma etch process
PARK JUNGRAE6 citations71
US9177861B1Nov 3, 2015
Hybrid wafer dicing approach using laser scribing process based on an elliptical laser beam profile or a spatio-temporal controlled laser beam profile
PARK JUNGRAE5 citations71
PAPANU JAMES S
1 patentHOLDEN JAMES MATTHEW
1 patentHOLDEN JAMES M
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