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GOTKIS YEHIEL

US63 patents
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LAM RES CORP

43 patents
US6527870B2Mar 4, 2003

Wafer cleaning module and method for cleaning the surface of a substrate

LAM RES CORP46 citations96
US6340326B1Jan 22, 2002

System and method for controlled polishing and planarization of semiconductor wafers

LAM RES CORP48 citations95
US7204639B1Apr 17, 2007

Method and apparatus for thin metal film thickness measurement

LAM RES CORP19 citations93
US6468134B1Oct 22, 2002

Method and apparatus for slurry distribution

LAM RES CORP19 citations93
US6454637B1Sep 24, 2002

Edge instability suppressing device and system

LAM RES CORP24 citations93
US7010468B2Mar 7, 2006

Method and apparatus for slope to threshold conversion for process state monitoring and endpoint detection

LAM RES CORP16 citations92
US6984892B2Jan 10, 2006

Semiconductor structure implementing low-K dielectric materials and supporting stubs

LAM RES CORP23 citations92
US6935938B1Aug 30, 2005

Multiple-conditioning member device for chemical mechanical planarization conditioning

LAM RES CORP34 citations92
US6929531B2Aug 16, 2005

System and method for metal residue detection and mapping within a multi-step sequence

LAM RES CORP23 citations92
US6808590B1Oct 26, 2004

Method and apparatus of arrayed sensors for metrological control

LAM RES CORP31 citations92
US6705930B2Mar 16, 2004

System and method for polishing and planarizing semiconductor wafers using reduced surface area polishing pads and variable partial pad-wafer overlapping techniques

LAM RES CORP23 citations92
US6579157B1Jun 17, 2003

Polishing pad ironing system and method for implementing the same

LAM RES CORP19 citations92
US6386962B1May 14, 2002

Wafer carrier with groove for decoupling retainer ring from water

LAM RES CORP27 citations92
US6375540B1Apr 23, 2002

End-point detection system for chemical mechanical posing applications

LAM RES CORP17 citations92
US7128803B2Oct 31, 2006

Integration of sensor based metrology into semiconductor processing tools

LAM RES CORP28 citations89
US6653224B1Nov 25, 2003

Methods for fabricating interconnect structures having Low K dielectric properties

LAM RES CORP26 citations89
US7309618B2Dec 18, 2007

Method and apparatus for real time metal film thickness measurement

LAM RES CORP10 citations84
US6869337B2Mar 22, 2005

System and method for polishing and planarizing semiconductor wafers using reduced surface area polishing pads and variable partial pad-wafer overlapping techniques

LAM RES CORP14 citations84
US6540587B1Apr 1, 2003

Infrared end-point detection system

LAM RES CORP15 citations84
US6585572B1Jul 1, 2003

Subaperture chemical mechanical polishing system

LAM RES CORP18 citations83
US6676493B1Jan 13, 2004

Integrated planarization and clean wafer processing system

LAM RES CORP13 citations81
US6951503B1Oct 4, 2005

System and method for in-situ measuring and monitoring CMP polishing pad thickness

LAM RES CORP19 citations78
US7425501B2Sep 16, 2008

Semiconductor structure implementing sacrificial material and methods for making and implementing the same

LAM RES CORP5 citations74
US7084621B2Aug 1, 2006

Enhancement of eddy current based measurement capabilities

LAM RES CORP10 citations74
US7029369B2Apr 18, 2006

End-point detection apparatus

LAM RES CORP8 citations74
US6994609B1Feb 7, 2006

Chemical mechanical planarization system with replaceable pad assembly

LAM RES CORP8 citations74
US6951624B2Oct 4, 2005

Method and apparatus of arrayed sensors for metrological control

LAM RES CORP5 citations74
US6866567B2Mar 15, 2005

Activated slurry CMP system and methods for implementing the same

LAM RES CORP9 citations74
US6808442B1Oct 26, 2004

Apparatus for removal/remaining thickness profile manipulation

LAM RES CORP12 citations74
US6788050B2Sep 7, 2004

System, method and apparatus for thin-film substrate signal separation using eddy current

LAM RES CORP8 citations74
US6726530B2Apr 27, 2004

End-point detection system for chemical mechanical polishing applications

LAM RES CORP6 citations74
US6503129B1Jan 7, 2003

Activated slurry CMP system and methods for implementing the same

LAM RES CORP6 citations74
US6328042B1Dec 11, 2001

Wafer cleaning module and method for cleaning the surface of a substrate

LAM RES CORP5 citations74
US6859765B2Feb 22, 2005

Method and apparatus for slope to threshold conversion for process state monitoring and endpoint detection

LAM RES CORP7 citations73
US6719874B1Apr 13, 2004

Active retaining ring support

LAM RES CORP7 citations73
US6937915B1Aug 30, 2005

Apparatus and methods for detecting transitions of wafer surface properties in chemical mechanical polishing for process status and control

LAM RES CORP11 citations72
US6925348B2Aug 2, 2005

Methods for detecting transitions of wafer surface properties in chemical mechanical polishing for process status and control

LAM RES CORP9 citations72
US6767428B1Jul 27, 2004

Method and apparatus for chemical mechanical planarization

LAM RES CORP8 citations71
US6749491B1Jun 15, 2004

CMP belt stretch compensation apparatus and methods for using the same

LAM RES CORP12 citations71
US7205166B2Apr 17, 2007

Method and apparatus of arrayed, clustered or coupled eddy current sensor configuration for measuring conductive film properties

LAM RES CORP8 citations70
US6716299B1Apr 6, 2004

Profiled retaining ring for chemical mechanical planarization

LAM RES CORP7 citations68
US7875548B2Jan 25, 2011

Method for making semiconductor structures implementing sacrificial material

LAM RES CORP1 citations63
US6976906B2Dec 20, 2005

Apparatus for reducing compressed dry air usage during chemical mechanical planarization

LAM RES CORP3 citations63

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP

3 patents

KLA TENCOR CORP

2 patents

SPEEDFAM IPEC

1 patent

GOTKIS YEHIEL

1 patent

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