Inventor
LILL THORSTEN
US84 patents
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LAM RES CORP
36 patentsUS9806252B2Oct 31, 2017
Dry plasma etch method to pattern MRAM stack
LAM RES CORP61 citations98
US9431268B2Aug 30, 2016
Isotropic atomic layer etch for silicon and germanium oxides
LAM RES CORP135 citations98
US9805941B2Oct 31, 2017
Integrating atomic scale processes: ALD (atomic layer deposition) and ALE (atomic layer etch)
LAM RES CORP44 citations97
US9576811B2Feb 21, 2017
Integrating atomic scale processes: ALD (atomic layer deposition) and ALE (atomic layer etch)
LAM RES CORP65 citations97
US9257638B2Feb 9, 2016
Method to etch non-volatile metal materials
LAM RES CORP55 citations97
US9130158B1Sep 8, 2015
Method to etch non-volatile metal materials
LAM RES CORP44 citations97
US10374144B2Aug 6, 2019
Dry plasma etch method to pattern MRAM stack
LAM RES CORP21 citations94
US10186426B2Jan 22, 2019
Integrating atomic scale processes: ALD (atomic layer deposition) and ale (atomic layer etch)
LAM RES CORP16 citations94
US10096487B2Oct 9, 2018
Atomic layer etching of tungsten and other metals
LAM RES CORP24 citations94
US9779955B2Oct 3, 2017
Ion beam etching utilizing cryogenic wafer temperatures
LAM RES CORP21 citations94
US9536748B2Jan 3, 2017
Use of ion beam etching to generate gate-all-around structure
LAM RES CORP22 citations94
US9406535B2Aug 2, 2016
Ion injector and lens system for ion beam milling
LAM RES CORP33 citations94
US9870899B2Jan 16, 2018
Cobalt etch back
LAM RES CORP32 citations93
US9245761B2Jan 26, 2016
Internal plasma grid for semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP21 citations92
US11062920B2Jul 13, 2021
Ion injector and lens system for ion beam milling
LAM RES CORP8 citations84
US10749103B2Aug 18, 2020
Dry plasma etch method to pattern MRAM stack
LAM RES CORP7 citations84
US10515816B2Dec 24, 2019
Integrating atomic scale processes: ALD (atomic layer deposition) and ALE (atomic layer etch)
LAM RES CORP6 citations84
US10403476B2Sep 3, 2019
Active showerhead
LAM RES CORP9 citations84
US10224221B2Mar 5, 2019
Internal plasma grid for semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP7 citations84
US10141163B2Nov 27, 2018
Controlling ion energy within a plasma chamber
LAM RES CORP8 citations84
US9984858B2May 29, 2018
ALE smoothness: in and outside semiconductor industry
LAM RES CORP10 citations84
US9916993B2Mar 13, 2018
Ion injector and lens system for ion beam milling
LAM RES CORP9 citations84
US9460894B2Oct 4, 2016
Controlling ion energy within a plasma chamber
LAM RES CORP11 citations84
US10784086B2Sep 22, 2020
Cobalt etch back
LAM RES CORP9 citations83
US10580628B2Mar 3, 2020
Differentially pumped reactive gas injector
LAM RES CORP8 citations83
US9837254B2Dec 5, 2017
Differentially pumped reactive gas injector
LAM RES CORP12 citations83
US9953843B2Apr 24, 2018
Chamber for patterning non-volatile metals
LAM RES CORP15 citations82
US10256108B2Apr 9, 2019
Atomic layer etching of AL2O3 using a combination of plasma and vapor treatments
LAM RES CORP7 citations81
US9320387B2Apr 26, 2016
Sulfur doped carbon hard masks
LAM RES CORP6 citations80
US11380556B2Jul 5, 2022
Thermal atomic layer etch with rapid temperature cycling
LAM RES CORP3 citations73
US11289306B2Mar 29, 2022
Ion beam etching utilizing cryogenic wafer temperatures
LAM RES CORP2 citations73
US10998167B2May 4, 2021
Ion beam etch without need for wafer tilt or rotation
LAM RES CORP3 citations73
US10825652B2Nov 3, 2020
Ion beam etch without need for wafer tilt or rotation
LAM RES CORP5 citations73
US10804079B2Oct 13, 2020
Active showerhead
LAM RES CORP3 citations73
US10727073B2Jul 28, 2020
Atomic layer etching 3D structures: Si and SiGe and Ge smoothness on horizontal and vertical surfaces
LAM RES CORP5 citations73
US10692724B2Jun 23, 2020
Atomic layer etching methods and apparatus
LAM RES CORP3 citations73
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
13 patentsUS9034199B2May 19, 2015
Ceramic article with reduced surface defect density and process for producing a ceramic article
APPLIED MATERIALS INC47 citations98
US6074954AJun 13, 2000
Process for control of the shape of the etch front in the etching of polysilicon
APPLIED MATERIALS INC155 citations98
US6518190B1Feb 11, 2003
Plasma reactor with dry clean apparatus and method
APPLIED MATERIALS INC42 citations93
US7067432B2Jun 27, 2006
Methodology for in-situ and real-time chamber condition monitoring and process recovery during plasma processing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations92
US6660127B2Dec 9, 2003
Apparatus for plasma etching at a constant etch rate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations92
US6632321B2Oct 14, 2003
Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling wafer fabrication process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations92
US6613682B1Sep 2, 2003
Method for in situ removal of a dielectric antireflective coating during a gate etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations92
US6399507B1Jun 4, 2002
Stable plasma process for etching of films
APPLIED MATERIALS INC34 citations92
US6284665B1Sep 4, 2001
Method for controlling the shape of the etch front in the etching of polysilicon
APPLIED MATERIALS INC31 citations92
US6228208B1May 8, 2001
Plasma density and etch rate enhancing semiconductor processing chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC33 citations92
US8709953B2Apr 29, 2014
Pulsed plasma with low wafer temperature for ultra thin layer etches
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US9257293B2Feb 9, 2016
Methods of forming silicon nitride spacers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations82
US7846845B2Dec 7, 2010
Integrated method for removal of halogen residues from etched substrates in a processing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations82
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