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ANTHIS JEFFREY W
US72 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
45 patentsUS10121671B2Nov 6, 2018
Methods of depositing metal films using metal oxyhalide precursors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC429 citations99
US9449843B1Sep 20, 2016
Selectively etching metals and metal nitrides conformally
APPLIED MATERIALS INC399 citations99
US9309598B2Apr 12, 2016
Oxide and metal removal
APPLIED MATERIALS INC560 citations99
US10083834B2Sep 25, 2018
Methods of forming self-aligned vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC64 citations98
US9711366B2Jul 18, 2017
Selective etch for metal-containing materials
APPLIED MATERIALS INC115 citations98
US9472417B2Oct 18, 2016
Plasma-free metal etch
APPLIED MATERIALS INC138 citations98
US9299582B2Mar 29, 2016
Selective etch for metal-containing materials
APPLIED MATERIALS INC154 citations98
US10465294B2Nov 5, 2019
Oxide and metal removal
APPLIED MATERIALS INC25 citations94
US10790287B2Sep 29, 2020
Reducing gate induced drain leakage in DRAM wordline
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations86
US9390940B2Jul 12, 2016
Methods of etching films comprising transition metals
APPLIED MATERIALS INC13 citations84
US11552082B2Jan 10, 2023
Reducing gate induced drain leakage in DRAM wordline
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US10906925B2Feb 2, 2021
Ruthenium precursors for ALD and CVD thin film deposition and uses thereof
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US10738008B2Aug 11, 2020
Nitrogen-containing ligands and their use in atomic layer deposition methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations73
US10577386B2Mar 3, 2020
Ruthenium precursors for ALD and CVD thin film deposition and uses thereof
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US10096514B2Oct 9, 2018
Seamless trench fill using deposition/etch techniques
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations73
US10036089B2Jul 31, 2018
Methods of depositing a metal alloy film
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations73
US9896770B2Feb 20, 2018
Methods of etching films with reduced surface roughness
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US9580799B2Feb 28, 2017
Nitrogen-containing ligands and their use in atomic layer deposition methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US9540736B2Jan 10, 2017
Methods of etching films with reduced surface roughness
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US9328415B2May 3, 2016
Methods for the deposition of manganese-containing films using diazabutadiene-based precursors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations73
US8927059B2Jan 6, 2015
Deposition of metal films using alane-based precursors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations73
US10643840B2May 5, 2020
Selective deposition defects removal by chemical etch
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations70
US11293093B2Apr 5, 2022
Water assisted highly pure ruthenium thin film deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations63
US9145612B2Sep 29, 2015
Deposition of N-metal films comprising aluminum alloys
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations63
US12469715B2Nov 11, 2025
Dry etching with etch byproduct self-cleaning
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11946135B2Apr 2, 2024
Low temperature deposition of iridium containing films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11894233B2Feb 6, 2024
Electronic device having an oxygen free platinum group metal film
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11643721B2May 9, 2023
Low temperature deposition of iridium containing films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11488830B2Nov 1, 2022
Oxygen free deposition of platinum group metal films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11094544B2Aug 17, 2021
Methods of forming self-aligned vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11078224B2Aug 3, 2021
Precursors for the atomic layer deposition of transition metals and methods of use
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US8993058B2Mar 31, 2015
Methods and apparatus for forming tantalum silicate layers on germanium or III-V semiconductor devices
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations62
US12575392B2Mar 10, 2026
Method to deposit metal cap for interconnect
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations60
US11332488B2May 17, 2022
Metal precursors with modified diazabutadiene ligands for CVD and ALD and methods of use
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations60
US11396698B2Jul 26, 2022
ALD process for NiO film with tunable carbon content
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations59
US11821070B2Nov 21, 2023
Ruthenium film deposition using low valent metal precursors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations58
US12571100B2Mar 10, 2026
Atomic layer deposition of molybdenum silicide thin films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations57
US12261049B2Mar 25, 2025
Selective etch of a substrate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations55
US12593629B2Mar 31, 2026
Selective deposition processes on semiconductor substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10699897B2Jun 30, 2020
Acetylide-based silicon precursors and their use as ALD/CVD precursors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10643838B2May 5, 2020
In-situ formation of non-volatile lanthanide thin film precursors and use in ALD and CVD
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10483116B2Nov 19, 2019
Methods of depositing metal films using metal oxyhalide precursors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10410865B2Sep 10, 2019
Methods of forming self-aligned vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10323054B2Jun 18, 2019
Precursors for deposition of metal, metal nitride and metal oxide based films of transition metals
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US10315995B2Jun 11, 2019
Nitrogen-containing ligands and their use in atomic layer deposition methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASS INC
2 patentsWEIDMAN TIMOTHY W
1 patentSATO TATSUYA E
1 patentTHOMPSON DAVID
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