Inventor
MARKS JEFFREY
US75 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
30 patentsUS5888414AMar 30, 1999
Plasma reactor and processes using RF inductive coupling and scavenger temperature control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC203 citations99
US5423945AJun 13, 1995
Selectivity for etching an oxide over a nitride
APPLIED MATERIALS INC220 citations99
US6518195B1Feb 11, 2003
Plasma reactor using inductive RF coupling, and processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC162 citations98
US6444137B1Sep 3, 2002
Method for processing substrates using gaseous silicon scavenger
APPLIED MATERIALS INC127 citations98
US6068784AMay 30, 2000
Process used in an RF coupled plasma reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC173 citations98
US5556501ASep 17, 1996
Silicon scavenger in an inductively coupled RF plasma reactor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC396 citations98
US5399237AMar 21, 1995
Etching titanium nitride using carbon-fluoride and carbon-oxide gas
APPLIED MATERIALS INC275 citations98
US5350479ASep 27, 1994
Electrostatic chuck for high power plasma processing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC199 citations98
US6545420B1Apr 8, 2003
Plasma reactor using inductive RF coupling, and processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC135 citations97
US6488807B1Dec 3, 2002
Magnetic confinement in a plasma reactor having an RF bias electrode
APPLIED MATERIALS INC145 citations97
US6251792B1Jun 26, 2001
Plasma etch processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC122 citations97
US6024826AFeb 15, 2000
Plasma reactor with heated source of a polymer-hardening precursor material
APPLIED MATERIALS INC100 citations97
US6218312B1Apr 17, 2001
Plasma reactor with heated source of a polymer-hardening precursor material
APPLIED MATERIALS INC61 citations96
US5770099AJun 23, 1998
Plasma etch apparatus with heated scavenging surfaces
APPLIED MATERIALS INC54 citations96
US5583737ADec 10, 1996
Electrostatic chuck usable in high density plasma
APPLIED MATERIALS INC57 citations96
US5477975ADec 26, 1995
Plasma etch apparatus with heated scavenging surfaces
APPLIED MATERIALS INC86 citations96
US5204288AApr 20, 1993
Method for planarizing an integrated circuit structure using low melting inorganic material
APPLIED MATERIALS INC67 citations96
US5899801AMay 4, 1999
Method and apparatus for removing a substrate from a polishing pad in a chemical mechanical polishing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC65 citations95
US5539609AJul 23, 1996
Electrostatic chuck usable in high density plasma
APPLIED MATERIALS INC60 citations95
US6090303AJul 18, 2000
Process for etching oxides in an electromagnetically coupled planar plasma apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations93
US5772832AJun 30, 1998
Process for etching oxides in an electromagnetically coupled planar plasma apparatus
APPLIED MATERIALS INC35 citations93
US5244841ASep 14, 1993
Method for planarizing an integrated circuit structure using low melting inorganic material and flowing while depositing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC39 citations93
US6440866B1Aug 27, 2002
Plasma reactor with heated source of a polymer-hardening precursor material
APPLIED MATERIALS INC22 citations92
US6399514B1Jun 4, 2002
High temperature silicon surface providing high selectivity in an oxide etch process
APPLIED MATERIALS INC30 citations92
US6280297B1Aug 28, 2001
Apparatus and method for distribution of slurry in a chemical mechanical polishing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC24 citations92
US6194325B1Feb 27, 2001
Oxide etch process with high selectivity to nitride suitable for use on surfaces of uneven topography
APPLIED MATERIALS INC41 citations92
US6171974B1Jan 9, 2001
High selectivity oxide etch process for integrated circuit structures
APPLIED MATERIALS INC23 citations92
US6051499AApr 18, 2000
Apparatus and method for distribution of slurry in a chemical mechanical polishing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations92
US6036877AMar 14, 2000
Plasma reactor with heated source of a polymer-hardening precursor material
APPLIED MATERIALS INC30 citations92
US5990017ANov 23, 1999
Plasma reactor with heated source of a polymer-hardening precursor material
APPLIED MATERIALS INC32 citations92
LAM RES CORP
20 patentsUS9778561B2Oct 3, 2017
Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus
LAM RES CORP380 citations99
US10831096B2Nov 10, 2020
Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus
LAM RES CORP34 citations98
US9806252B2Oct 31, 2017
Dry plasma etch method to pattern MRAM stack
LAM RES CORP61 citations98
US7271107B2Sep 18, 2007
Reduction of feature critical dimensions using multiple masks
LAM RES CORP134 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
US12105422B2Oct 1, 2024
Photoresist development with halide chemistries
LAM RES CORP13 citations94
US11209729B2Dec 28, 2021
Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus
LAM RES CORP21 citations94
US10514598B2Dec 24, 2019
Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus
LAM RES CORP33 citations94
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
US9153486B2Oct 6, 2015
CVD based metal/semiconductor OHMIC contact for high volume manufacturing applications
LAM RES CORP31 citations94
US6362110B1Mar 26, 2002
Enhanced resist strip in a dielectric etcher using downstream plasma
LAM RES CORP46 citations93
US10056264B2Aug 21, 2018
Atomic layer etching of GaN and other III-V materials
LAM RES CORP20 citations92
US6908846B2Jun 21, 2005
Method and apparatus for detecting endpoint during plasma etching of thin films
LAM RES CORP24 citations92
US7405521B2Jul 29, 2008
Multiple frequency plasma processor method and apparatus
LAM RES CORP35 citations91
US10749103B2Aug 18, 2020
Dry plasma etch method to pattern MRAM stack
LAM RES CORP7 citations84
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