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BARNES MICHAEL S
US62 patents
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LAM RES CORP
18 patentsUS5892198AApr 6, 1999
Method of and apparatus for electronically controlling r.f. energy supplied to a vacuum plasma processor and memory for same
LAM RES CORP102 citations98
US5800619ASep 1, 1998
Vacuum plasma processor having coil with minimum magnetic field in its center
LAM RES CORP111 citations98
US5982099ANov 9, 1999
Method of and apparatus for igniting a plasma in an r.f. plasma processor
LAM RES CORP109 citations97
US5759280AJun 2, 1998
Inductively coupled source for deriving substantially uniform plasma flux
LAM RES CORP66 citations96
US5689215ANov 18, 1997
Method of and apparatus for controlling reactive impedances of a matching network connected between an RF source and an RF plasma processor
LAM RES CORP137 citations96
US6361645B1Mar 26, 2002
Method and device for compensating wafer bias in a plasma processing chamber
LAM RES CORP83 citations95
US6280563B1Aug 28, 2001
Plasma device including a powered non-magnetic metal member between a plasma AC excitation source and the plasma
LAM RES CORP101 citations95
US6203657B1Mar 20, 2001
Inductively coupled plasma downstream strip module
LAM RES CORP139 citations95
US5679215AOct 21, 1997
Method of in situ cleaning a vacuum plasma processing chamber
LAM RES CORP609 citations95
US6142163ANov 7, 2000
Method and apparatus for pressure control in vacuum processors
LAM RES CORP76 citations94
US5670066ASep 23, 1997
Vacuum plasma processing wherein workpiece position is detected prior to chuck being activated
LAM RES CORP213 citations94
US6027603AFeb 22, 2000
Inductively coupled planar source for substantially uniform plasma flux
LAM RES CORP29 citations93
US5975013ANov 2, 1999
Vacuum plasma processor having coil with small magnetic field in its center
LAM RES CORP31 citations93
US5793162AAug 11, 1998
Apparatus for controlling matching network of a vacuum plasma processor and memory for same
LAM RES CORP46 citations93
US5847918ADec 8, 1998
Electrostatic clamping method and apparatus for dielectric workpieces in vacuum processors
LAM RES CORP32 citations92
US5803107ASep 8, 1998
Method and apparatus for pressure control in vacuum processors
LAM RES CORP20 citations91
US5758680AJun 2, 1998
Method and apparatus for pressure control in vacuum processors
LAM RES CORP52 citations91
US6692649B2Feb 17, 2004
Inductively coupled plasma downstream strip module
LAM RES CORP42 citations89
IBM
15 patentsUS5178739AJan 12, 1993
Apparatus for depositing material into high aspect ratio holes
IBM429 citations99
US5505816AApr 9, 1996
Etching of silicon dioxide selectively to silicon nitride and polysilicon
IBM328 citations98
US5561585AOct 1, 1996
Electrostatic chuck with reference electrode
IBM74 citations96
US5463525AOct 31, 1995
Guard ring electrostatic chuck
IBM101 citations96
US5241245AAug 31, 1993
Optimized helical resonator for plasma processing
IBM158 citations96
US5207437AMay 4, 1993
Ceramic electrostatic wafer chuck
IBM57 citations96
US5189446AFeb 23, 1993
Plasma wafer processing tool having closed electron cyclotron resonance
IBM58 citations96
US5535507AJul 16, 1996
Method of making electrostatic chuck with oxide insulator
IBM47 citations92
US5467249ANov 14, 1995
Electrostatic chuck with reference electrode
IBM28 citations92
US5452510ASep 26, 1995
Method of making an electrostatic chuck with oxide insulator
IBM34 citations92
US5284549AFeb 8, 1994
Selective fluorocarbon-based RIE process utilizing a nitrogen additive
IBM36 citations91
US5612851AMar 18, 1997
Guard ring electrostatic chuck
IBM15 citations82
US5433258AJul 18, 1995
Gettering of particles during plasma processing
IBM15 citations82
US5332441AJul 26, 1994
Apparatus for gettering of particles during plasma processing
IBM17 citations82
US5543184AAug 6, 1996
Method of reducing particulates in a plasma tool through steady state flows
IBM10 citations73
BARNES MICHAEL S
6 patentsUS9857618B2Jan 2, 2018
Display enclosure with passive cooling system
BARNES MICHAEL S54 citations94
US9165587B2Oct 20, 2015
System and method for dual-sided sputter etch of substrates
BARNES MICHAEL S6 citations84
US8795466B2Aug 5, 2014
System and method for processing substrates with detachable mask
BARNES MICHAEL S8 citations84
US8784622B2Jul 22, 2014
System and method for dual-sided sputter etch of substrates
BARNES MICHAEL S8 citations84
US7861990B2Jan 4, 2011
Combination awning bracket and light support system
BARNES MICHAEL S15 citations84
US7311290B1Dec 25, 2007
Component awning and light support system
BARNES MICHAEL S14 citations84
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
4 patentsUS6939434B2Sep 6, 2005
Externally excited torroidal plasma source with magnetic control of ion distribution
APPLIED MATERIALS INC72 citations98
US6962644B2Nov 8, 2005
Tandem etch chamber plasma processing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC108 citations97
US6706138B2Mar 16, 2004
Adjustable dual frequency voltage dividing plasma reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC56 citations96
US6521082B1Feb 18, 2003
Magnetically enhanced plasma apparatus and method with enhanced plasma uniformity and enhanced ion energy control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations93
INTEVAC INC
2 patentsBLUCK TERRY
2 patents(unassigned)
2 patentsUNI STRUCTURES INC
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