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FAIRBAIRN KEVIN
US55 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
38 patentsUS6220201B1Apr 24, 2001
High density plasma CVD reactor with combined inductive and capacitive coupling
APPLIED MATERIALS INC202 citations99
US6187072B1Feb 13, 2001
Method and apparatus for reducing perfluorocompound gases from substrate processing equipment emissions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC154 citations99
US6176667B1Jan 23, 2001
Multideck wafer processing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC333 citations99
US6039834AMar 21, 2000
Apparatus and methods for upgraded substrate processing system with microwave plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC242 citations99
US5865896AFeb 2, 1999
High density plasma CVD reactor with combined inductive and capacitive coupling
APPLIED MATERIALS INC331 citations99
US5844195ADec 1, 1998
Remote plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC388 citations99
US5614055AMar 25, 1997
High density plasma CVD and etching reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC536 citations99
US6635115B1Oct 21, 2003
Tandem process chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC500 citations98
US6573030B1Jun 3, 2003
Method for depositing an amorphous carbon layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1,317 citations98
US6358573B1Mar 19, 2002
Mixed frequency CVD process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC130 citations98
US6152070ANov 28, 2000
Tandem process chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC455 citations98
US6045618AApr 4, 2000
Microwave apparatus for in-situ vacuum line cleaning for substrate processing equipment
APPLIED MATERIALS INC130 citations98
US5911834AJun 15, 1999
Gas delivery system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC133 citations98
US5855681AJan 5, 1999
Ultra high throughput wafer vacuum processing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1,143 citations98
US5558717ASep 24, 1996
CVD Processing chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1,163 citations98
US6841341B2Jan 11, 2005
Method of depositing an amorphous carbon layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC78 citations97
US6098568AAug 8, 2000
Mixed frequency CVD apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC106 citations97
US6082950AJul 4, 2000
Front end wafer staging with wafer cassette turntables and on-the-fly wafer center finding
APPLIED MATERIALS INC154 citations97
US5902088AMay 11, 1999
Single loadlock chamber with wafer cooling function
APPLIED MATERIALS INC115 citations97
US5838121ANov 17, 1998
Dual blade robot
APPLIED MATERIALS INC112 citations97
US5556147ASep 17, 1996
Wafer tray and ceramic blade for semiconductor processing apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC112 citations97
US7223526B2May 29, 2007
Method of depositing an amorphous carbon layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC50 citations96
US6517913B1Feb 11, 2003
Method and apparatus for reducing perfluorocompound gases from substrate processing equipment emissions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC65 citations96
US6361707B1Mar 26, 2002
Apparatus and methods for upgraded substrate processing system with microwave plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC39 citations96
US6230652B1May 15, 2001
Apparatus and methods for upgraded substrate processing system with microwave plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC43 citations96
US5976308ANov 2, 1999
High density plasma CVD and etching reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC51 citations96
US5909994AJun 8, 1999
Vertical dual loadlock chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC130 citations96
US5853607ADec 29, 1998
CVD processing chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC91 citations96
US6486444B1Nov 26, 2002
Load-lock with external staging area
APPLIED MATERIALS INC101 citations95
US5636964AJun 10, 1997
Wafer tray and ceramic blade for semiconductor processing apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC75 citations95
US5570994ANov 5, 1996
Wafer tray and ceramic blade for semiconductor processing apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC60 citations95
US6364995B1Apr 2, 2002
Dome-shaped inductive coupling wall having a plurality of radii for an inductively coupled plasma reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations93
US7335462B2Feb 26, 2008
Method of depositing an amorphous carbon layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC24 citations92
US6354241B1Mar 12, 2002
Heated electrostatic particle trap for in-situ vacuum line cleaning of a substrated processing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC48 citations92
US6077157AJun 20, 2000
Process chamber exhaust system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC42 citations92
US7655092B2Feb 2, 2010
Tandem process chamber
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations91
US5697748ADec 16, 1997
Wafer tray and ceramic blade for semiconductor processing apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC30 citations91
US6163007ADec 19, 2000
Microwave plasma generating apparatus with improved heat protection of sealing O-rings
APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations74
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC
12 patentsUS10607813B2Mar 31, 2020
Synchronized pulsing of plasma processing source and substrate bias
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC104 citations99
US10896807B2Jan 19, 2021
Synchronization between an excitation source and a substrate bias supply
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC58 citations98
US10811229B2Oct 20, 2020
Synchronization with a bias supply in a plasma processing system
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC51 citations98
US10811227B2Oct 20, 2020
Application of modulating supplies in a plasma processing system
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC51 citations98
US10811228B2Oct 20, 2020
Control of plasma processing systems that include plasma modulating supplies
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC57 citations98
US10707055B2Jul 7, 2020
Spatial and temporal control of ion bias voltage for plasma processing
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC55 citations98
US11437221B2Sep 6, 2022
Spatial monitoring and control of plasma processing environments
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC16 citations94
US11282677B2Mar 22, 2022
Spatial monitoring and control of plasma processing environments
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC15 citations94
US11264209B2Mar 1, 2022
Application of modulating supplies in a plasma processing system
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC13 citations94
US12142460B2Nov 12, 2024
Control of plasma sheath with bias supplies
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC3 citations75
US12159767B2Dec 3, 2024
Spatial control of plasma processing environments
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC2 citations73
US11842884B2Dec 12, 2023
Spatial monitoring and control of plasma processing environments
ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC1 citations73
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