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PAPANU JAMES S

US62 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC

33 patents
US5885358AMar 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 patents
US9076860B1Jul 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 patents

PAPANU JAMES S

1 patent

HOLDEN JAMES MATTHEW

1 patent

HOLDEN JAMES M

1 patent

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