Inventor
NI TUQIANG
US62 patents
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LAM RES CORP
25 patentsUS6527911B1Mar 4, 2003
Configurable plasma volume etch chamber
LAM RES CORP218 citations99
US9190302B2Nov 17, 2015
System and method for controlling plasma with an adjustable coupling to ground circuit
LAM RES CORP154 citations98
US6461974B1Oct 8, 2002
High temperature tungsten etching process
LAM RES CORP226 citations98
US6230651B1May 15, 2001
Gas injection system for plasma processing
LAM RES CORP111 citations98
US6746961B2Jun 8, 2004
Plasma etching of dielectric layer with etch profile control
LAM RES CORP61 citations96
US6257168B1Jul 10, 2001
Elevated stationary uniformity ring design
LAM RES CORP57 citations96
US6062729AMay 16, 2000
Rapid IR transmission thermometry for wafer temperature sensing
LAM RES CORP55 citations96
US8025731B2Sep 27, 2011
Gas injection system for plasma processing
LAM RES CORP24 citations92
US7785417B2Aug 31, 2010
Gas injection system for plasma processing
LAM RES CORP35 citations92
US6716303B1Apr 6, 2004
Vacuum plasma processor having a chamber with electrodes and a coil for plasma excitation and method of operating same
LAM RES CORP20 citations92
US6709547B1Mar 23, 2004
Moveable barrier for multiple etch processes
LAM RES CORP50 citations92
US6514378B1Feb 4, 2003
Method for improving uniformity and reducing etch rate variation of etching polysilicon
LAM RES CORP36 citations92
US6388383B1May 14, 2002
Method of an apparatus for obtaining neutral dissociated gas atoms
LAM RES CORP28 citations92
US6052176AApr 18, 2000
Processing chamber with optical window cleaned using process gas
LAM RES CORP32 citations92
US6526355B1Feb 25, 2003
Integrated full wavelength spectrometer for wafer processing
LAM RES CORP23 citations91
US6617257B2Sep 9, 2003
Method of plasma etching organic antireflective coating
LAM RES CORP35 citations89
US6622286B1Sep 16, 2003
Integrated electronic hardware for wafer processing control and diagnostic
LAM RES CORP20 citations87
US6503766B1Jan 7, 2003
Method and system for detecting an exposure of a material on a semiconductor wafer during chemical-mechanical polishing
LAM RES CORP15 citations84
US6855567B1Feb 15, 2005
Etch endpoint detection
LAM RES CORP13 citations83
US6531029B1Mar 11, 2003
Vacuum plasma processor apparatus and method
LAM RES CORP15 citations83
US6465159B1Oct 15, 2002
Method and apparatus for side wall passivation for organic etch
LAM RES CORP14 citations81
US7077971B2Jul 18, 2006
Methods for detecting the endpoint of a photoresist stripping process
LAM RES CORP2 citations62
US7105102B2Sep 12, 2006
Vacuum plasma processor having a chamber with electrodes and a coil for plasma excitation and method of operating same
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US6451158B1Sep 17, 2002
Apparatus for detecting the endpoint of a photoresist stripping process
LAM RES CORP1 citations52
US6897156B2May 24, 2005
Vacuum plasma processor method
LAM RES CORP1 citations51
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA
9 patentsUS11545342B2Jan 3, 2023
Plasma processor and processing method
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA4 citations71
US12094695B2Sep 17, 2024
Multi-zone temperature control plasma reactor
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA2 citations63
US11676803B2Jun 13, 2023
Liner assembly for vacuum treatment apparatus, and vacuum treatment apparatus
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA0 citations59
US11363680B2Jun 14, 2022
Plasma reactor and heating apparatus therefor
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA0 citations59
US11626314B2Apr 11, 2023
Lift pin assembly, an electrostatic chuck and a processing apparatus where the electrostatic chuck is located
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA1 citations56
US12261012B2Mar 25, 2025
Plasma treatment apparatus, lower electrode assembly and forming method thereof
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA0 citations55
US11670515B2Jun 6, 2023
Capacitively coupled plasma etching apparatus
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA0 citations51
US11515168B2Nov 29, 2022
Capacitively coupled plasma etching apparatus
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA0 citations51
US11373843B2Jun 28, 2022
Capacitively coupled plasma etching apparatus
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC CHINA0 citations51
ADVANCED MICRO FAB EQUIP INC
4 patentsUS7503996B2Mar 17, 2009
Multiple frequency plasma chamber, switchable RF system, and processes using same
ADVANCED MICRO FAB EQUIP INC33 citations92
US7992518B2Aug 9, 2011
Silicon carbide gas distribution plate and RF electrode for plasma etch chamber
ADVANCED MICRO FAB EQUIP INC10 citations84
US8366829B2Feb 5, 2013
Multi-station decoupled reactive ion etch chamber
ADVANCED MICRO FAB EQUIP INC10 citations83
US9275870B2Mar 1, 2016
Plasma processing method and plasma processing device
ADVANCED MICRO FAB EQUIP INC7 citations81
NI TUQIANG
4 patentsUS8111499B2Feb 7, 2012
System and method of sensing and removing residual charge from a processed wafer
NI TUQIANG13 citations80
US8480913B2Jul 9, 2013
Plasma processing method and apparatus with control of plasma excitation power
NI TUQIANG2 citations61
US8114246B2Feb 14, 2012
Vacuum plasma processor having a chamber with electrodes and a coil for plasma excitation and method of operating same
NI TUQIANG4 citations61
US8518211B2Aug 27, 2013
System and method for controlling plasma with an adjustable coupling to ground circuit
NI TUQIANG1 citations51
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI
3 patentsUS12062524B2Aug 13, 2024
Plasma reactor having a variable coupling of low frequency RF power to an annular electrode
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI2 citations71
US10529577B2Jan 7, 2020
Device of changing gas flow pattern and a wafer processing method and apparatus
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI2 citations70
US10685814B2Jun 16, 2020
Processing chamber, combination of processing chamber and loadlock, and system for processing substrates
ADVANCED MICRO FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI1 citations61
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI
2 patentsUS9633884B2Apr 25, 2017
Performance enhancement of coating packaged ESC for semiconductor apparatus
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI32 citations94
US9431216B2Aug 30, 2016
ICP source design for plasma uniformity and efficiency enhancement
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC SHANGHAI0 citations51
LAM CORP
1 patentCHEN AIHUA
1 patentYIN GERALD
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