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GUNG TZA-JING
US59 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
45 patentsUS7569125B2Aug 4, 2009
Shields usable with an inductively coupled plasma reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations92
US7041201B2May 9, 2006
Sidewall magnet improving uniformity of inductively coupled plasma and shields used therewith
APPLIED MATERIALS INC31 citations92
US7018515B2Mar 28, 2006
Selectable dual position magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations92
US6663754B2Dec 16, 2003
Tubular magnet as center pole in unbalanced sputtering magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations92
US6495009B1Dec 17, 2002
Auxiliary in-plane magnet inside a nested unbalanced magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations92
US6491801B1Dec 10, 2002
Auxiliary vertical magnet outside a nested unbalanced magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC41 citations92
US10790180B2Sep 29, 2020
Electrostatic chuck with variable pixelated magnetic field
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations84
US10410889B2Sep 10, 2019
Systems and methods for electrical and magnetic uniformity and skew tuning in plasma processing reactors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US9646843B2May 9, 2017
Tunable magnetic field to improve uniformity
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations84
US9613783B2Apr 4, 2017
Method and apparatus for controlling a magnetic field in a plasma chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US7686928B2Mar 30, 2010
Pressure switched dual magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US7736473B2Jun 15, 2010
Magnetron having continuously variable radial position
APPLIED MATERIALS INC11 citations83
US7686926B2Mar 30, 2010
Multi-step process for forming a metal barrier in a sputter reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations83
US7767064B2Aug 3, 2010
Position controlled dual magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations82
US7527713B2May 5, 2009
Variable quadruple electromagnet array in plasma processing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations81
US7186319B2Mar 6, 2007
Multi-track magnetron exhibiting more uniform deposition and reduced rotational asymmetry
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations80
US11915918B2Feb 27, 2024
Cleaning of sin with CCP plasma or RPS clean
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations74
US10763090B2Sep 1, 2020
High pressure RF-DC sputtering and methods to improve film uniformity and step-coverage of this process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations73
US10577689B2Mar 3, 2020
Sputtering showerhead
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations73
US10515796B2Dec 24, 2019
Dry etch rate reduction of silicon nitride films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US10115566B2Oct 30, 2018
Method and apparatus for controlling a magnetic field in a plasma chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations73
US9779953B2Oct 3, 2017
Electromagnetic dipole for plasma density tuning in a substrate processing chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations73
US11562909B2Jan 24, 2023
Directional selective junction clean with field polymer protections
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations72
US11289312B2Mar 29, 2022
Physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber with in situ chamber cleaning capability
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations71
US11339475B2May 24, 2022
Film stack overlay improvement
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations70
US12027354B2Jul 2, 2024
Cleaning of SIN with CCP plasma or RPS clean
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11152248B2Oct 19, 2021
Cyclic flowable deposition and high-density plasma treatment processes for high quality gap fill solutions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations62
US10707116B2Jul 7, 2020
Cyclic flowable deposition and high-density plasma treatment processes for high quality gap fill solutions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations62
US10460968B2Oct 29, 2019
Electrostatic chuck with variable pixelated magnetic field
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations62
US12555741B2Feb 17, 2026
Magnetic housing systems
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US12463052B2Nov 4, 2025
Directional selective junction clean with field polymer protections
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US11637107B2Apr 25, 2023
Silicon-containing layer for bit line resistance reduction
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US11626410B2Apr 11, 2023
Silicon-containing layer for bit line resistance reduction
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US11587764B2Feb 21, 2023
Magnetic housing systems
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations61
US11948846B2Apr 2, 2024
Analyzing in-plane distortion
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations60
US11898236B2Feb 13, 2024
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations60
US11637043B2Apr 25, 2023
Analyzing in-plane distortion
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations60
US12542256B2Feb 3, 2026
Batch processing chambers for plasma-enhanced deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10597785B2Mar 24, 2020
Single oxide metal deposition chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10109462B2Oct 23, 2018
Dual radio-frequency tuner for process control of a plasma process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US10060024B2Aug 28, 2018
Sputtering target for PVD chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US9499901B2Nov 22, 2016
High density TiN RF/DC PVD deposition with stress tuning
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US9028659B2May 12, 2015
Magnetron design for extended target life in radio frequency (RF) plasmas
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US11276569B2Mar 15, 2022
On stack overlay improvement for 3D NAND
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations51
US10595477B2Mar 24, 2020
Oxide with higher utilization and lower cost
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations51
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1 patentGUNG TZA-JING
1 patentLEE JOUNG JOO
1 patentHA TAE HONG
1 patentLIU ZHENDONG
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