Inventor
DANEK MICHAL
US94 patents
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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC
19 patentsUS7186648B1Mar 6, 2007
Barrier first method for single damascene trench applications
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC553 citations99
US6764940B1Jul 20, 2004
Method for depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnect applications
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC139 citations99
US6607977B1Aug 19, 2003
Method of depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnect applications
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC159 citations99
US9653353B2May 16, 2017
Tungsten feature fill
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC50 citations98
US9240347B2Jan 19, 2016
Tungsten feature fill
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC72 citations98
US9236297B2Jan 12, 2016
Low tempature tungsten film deposition for small critical dimension contacts and interconnects
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC38 citations98
US6642146B1Nov 4, 2003
Method of depositing copper seed on semiconductor substrates
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC121 citations98
US5942799AAug 24, 1999
Multilayer diffusion barriers
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC99 citations98
US6566246B1May 20, 2003
Deposition of conformal copper seed layers by control of barrier layer morphology
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC147 citations97
US6541374B1Apr 1, 2003
Method of depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnection applications
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC85 citations96
US6652718B1Nov 25, 2003
Use of RF biased ESC to influence the film properties of Ti and TiN
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC75 citations95
US6554914B1Apr 29, 2003
Passivation of copper in dual damascene metalization
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC62 citations95
US10256142B2Apr 9, 2019
Tungsten feature fill with nucleation inhibition
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC25 citations94
US10103058B2Oct 16, 2018
Tungsten feature fill
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC23 citations94
US8835317B2Sep 16, 2014
Depositing tungsten into high aspect ratio features
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC33 citations94
US9355886B2May 31, 2016
Conformal film deposition for gapfill
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC53 citations93
US7732314B1Jun 8, 2010
Method for depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnect applications
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC34 citations93
US6673716B1Jan 6, 2004
Control of the deposition temperature to reduce the via and contact resistance of Ti and TiN deposited using ionized PVD techniques
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC124 citations93
US8679972B1Mar 25, 2014
Method of depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnect applications
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC19 citations92
LAM RES CORP
15 patentsUS9502238B2Nov 22, 2016
Deposition of conformal films by atomic layer deposition and atomic layer etch
LAM RES CORP55 citations97
US10573522B2Feb 25, 2020
Method for preventing line bending during metal fill process
LAM RES CORP38 citations96
US9362163B2Jun 7, 2016
Methods and apparatuses for atomic layer cleaning of contacts and vias
LAM RES CORP109 citations96
US10170320B2Jan 1, 2019
Feature fill with multi-stage nucleation inhibition
LAM RES CORP20 citations94
US9997405B2Jun 12, 2018
Feature fill with nucleation inhibition
LAM RES CORP22 citations94
US9972504B2May 15, 2018
Atomic layer etching of tungsten for enhanced tungsten deposition fill
LAM RES CORP21 citations94
US9613818B2Apr 4, 2017
Deposition of low fluorine tungsten by sequential CVD process
LAM RES CORP33 citations94
US9595470B2Mar 14, 2017
Methods of preparing tungsten and tungsten nitride thin films using tungsten chloride precursor
LAM RES CORP27 citations94
US11355345B2Jun 7, 2022
Method for preventing line bending during metal fill process
LAM RES CORP21 citations93
US10777453B2Sep 15, 2020
Low resistivity films containing molybdenum
LAM RES CORP18 citations93
US10510590B2Dec 17, 2019
Low resistivity films containing molybdenum
LAM RES CORP26 citations93
US9978605B2May 22, 2018
Method of forming low resistivity fluorine free tungsten film without nucleation
LAM RES CORP23 citations93
US9748137B2Aug 29, 2017
Method for void-free cobalt gap fill
LAM RES CORP26 citations93
US9349637B2May 24, 2016
Method for void-free cobalt gap fill
LAM RES CORP37 citations92
US9159571B2Oct 13, 2015
Tungsten deposition process using germanium-containing reducing agent
LAM RES CORP32 citations90
CHANDRASHEKAR ANAND
5 patentsUS8435894B2May 7, 2013
Depositing tungsten into high aspect ratio features
CHANDRASHEKAR ANAND314 citations99
US8153520B1Apr 10, 2012
Thinning tungsten layer after through silicon via filling
CHANDRASHEKAR ANAND218 citations99
US8124531B2Feb 28, 2012
Depositing tungsten into high aspect ratio features
CHANDRASHEKAR ANAND64 citations98
US9034768B2May 19, 2015
Depositing tungsten into high aspect ratio features
CHANDRASHEKAR ANAND32 citations94
US8409987B2Apr 2, 2013
Method for depositing thin tungsten film with low resistivity and robust micro-adhesion characteristics
CHANDRASHEKAR ANAND34 citations91
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
5 patentsUS6129044AOct 10, 2000
Apparatus for substrate processing with improved throughput and yield
APPLIED MATERIALS INC578 citations99
US5846332ADec 8, 1998
Thermally floating pedestal collar in a chemical vapor deposition chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC863 citations99
US5964947AOct 12, 1999
Removable pumping channel liners within a chemical vapor deposition chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC96 citations98
US6500742B1Dec 31, 2002
Construction of a film on a semiconductor wafer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC36 citations96
US6270859B2Aug 7, 2001
Plasma treatment of titanium nitride formed by chemical vapor deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC42 citations96
DANEK MICHAL
2 patentsCHEN FENG
2 patentsCHADRASHEKAR ANAND
1 patentGAO JUWEN
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