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FU JIANMING
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
49 patentsUS6784096B2Aug 31, 2004
Methods and apparatus for forming barrier layers in high aspect ratio vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC137 citations99
US6451177B1Sep 17, 2002
Vault shaped target and magnetron operable in two sputtering modes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC103 citations99
US6444104B2Sep 3, 2002
Sputtering target having an annular vault
APPLIED MATERIALS INC85 citations99
US6436251B2Aug 20, 2002
Vault-shaped target and magnetron having both distributed and localized magnets
APPLIED MATERIALS INC89 citations99
US6413382B1Jul 2, 2002
Pulsed sputtering with a small rotating magnetron
APPLIED MATERIALS INC171 citations99
US6306265B1Oct 23, 2001
High-density plasma for ionized metal deposition capable of exciting a plasma wave
APPLIED MATERIALS INC138 citations99
US6251242B1Jun 26, 2001
Magnetron and target producing an extended plasma region in a sputter reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC287 citations99
US5897752AApr 27, 1999
Wafer bias ring in a sustained self-sputtering reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC186 citations99
US6692617B1Feb 17, 2004
Sustained self-sputtering reactor having an increased density plasma
APPLIED MATERIALS INC79 citations98
US6398929B1Jun 4, 2002
Plasma reactor and shields generating self-ionized plasma for sputtering
APPLIED MATERIALS INC128 citations98
US6358376B1Mar 19, 2002
Biased shield in a magnetron sputter reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC81 citations98
US6277249B1Aug 21, 2001
Integrated process for copper via filling using a magnetron and target producing highly energetic ions
APPLIED MATERIALS INC273 citations98
US6274008B1Aug 14, 2001
Integrated process for copper via filling
APPLIED MATERIALS INC231 citations98
US6183614B1Feb 6, 2001
Rotating sputter magnetron assembly
APPLIED MATERIALS INC142 citations98
US6582569B1Jun 24, 2003
Process for sputtering copper in a self ionized plasma
APPLIED MATERIALS INC75 citations97
US6413383B1Jul 2, 2002
Method for igniting a plasma in a sputter reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC92 citations97
US6221221B1Apr 24, 2001
Apparatus for providing RF return current path control in a semiconductor wafer processing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC154 citations97
US5985759ANov 16, 1999
Oxygen enhancement of ion metal plasma (IMP) sputter deposited barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC120 citations97
US7504006B2Mar 17, 2009
Self-ionized and capacitively-coupled plasma for sputtering and resputtering
APPLIED MATERIALS INC49 citations96
US7253109B2Aug 7, 2007
Method of depositing a tantalum nitride/tantalum diffusion barrier layer system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC44 citations96
US6991709B2Jan 31, 2006
Multi-step magnetron sputtering process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations96
US6974771B2Dec 13, 2005
Methods and apparatus for forming barrier layers in high aspect ratio vias
APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations96
US6911124B2Jun 28, 2005
Method of depositing a TaN seed layer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC52 citations96
US6787006B2Sep 7, 2004
Operating a magnetron sputter reactor in two modes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC53 citations96
US6743340B2Jun 1, 2004
Sputtering of aligned magnetic materials and magnetic dipole ring used therefor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC58 citations96
US6730196B2May 4, 2004
Auxiliary electromagnets in a magnetron sputter reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC56 citations96
US6627050B2Sep 30, 2003
Method and apparatus for depositing a tantalum-containing layer on a substrate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC67 citations96
US6485618B2Nov 26, 2002
Integrated copper fill process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC47 citations96
US6406599B1Jun 18, 2002
Magnetron with a rotating center magnet for a vault shaped sputtering target
APPLIED MATERIALS INC45 citations96
US6271592B1Aug 7, 2001
Sputter deposited barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC104 citations96
US6238528B1May 29, 2001
Plasma density modulator for improved plasma density uniformity and thickness uniformity in an ionized metal plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC55 citations96
US6059945AMay 9, 2000
Sputter target for eliminating redeposition on the target sidewall
APPLIED MATERIALS INC57 citations96
US5841624ANov 24, 1998
Cover layer for a substrate support chuck and method of fabricating same
APPLIED MATERIALS INC60 citations96
US5736021AApr 7, 1998
Electrically floating shield in a plasma reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC91 citations96
US6893541B2May 17, 2005
Multi-step process for depositing copper seed layer in a via
APPLIED MATERIALS INC51 citations95
US6228236B1May 8, 2001
Sputter magnetron having two rotation diameters
APPLIED MATERIALS INC113 citations95
US6790323B2Sep 14, 2004
Self ionized sputtering using a high density plasma source
APPLIED MATERIALS INC22 citations93
US6709553B2Mar 23, 2004
Multiple-step sputter deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC24 citations93
US6579421B1Jun 17, 2003
Transverse magnetic field for ionized sputter deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC43 citations93
US6497802B2Dec 24, 2002
Self ionized plasma sputtering
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations93
US6485617B2Nov 26, 2002
Sputtering method utilizing an extended plasma region
APPLIED MATERIALS INC37 citations93
US6290825B1Sep 18, 2001
High-density plasma source for ionized metal deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC53 citations93
US6238803B1May 29, 2001
Titanium nitride barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations93
US6176981B1Jan 23, 2001
Wafer bias ring controlling the plasma potential in a sustained self-sputtering reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations93
US6042706AMar 28, 2000
Ionized PVD source to produce uniform low-particle deposition
APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations93
US5976334ANov 2, 1999
Reliable sustained self-sputtering
APPLIED MATERIALS INC42 citations93
US5895266AApr 20, 1999
Titanium nitride barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC23 citations93
US5876576AMar 2, 1999
Apparatus for sputtering magnetic target materials
APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations93
US5858184AJan 12, 1999
Process for forming improved titanium-containing barrier layers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations93
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