Inventor
GOTKIS YEHIEL
US63 patents
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LAM RES CORP
43 patentsUS6527870B2Mar 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 patentsUS7528349B1May 5, 2009
Temperature stabilization for substrate processing
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP16 citations83
US7755061B2Jul 13, 2010
Dynamic pattern generator with cup-shaped structure
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP8 citations81
US7945086B2May 17, 2011
Tungsten plug deposition quality evaluation method by EBACE technology
KLA TENCOR TECH CORP2 citations63
KLA TENCOR CORP
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1 patentGOTKIS YEHIEL
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