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WESTMORELAND DONALD L
US57 patents
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
43 patentsUS6445023B1Sep 3, 2002
Mixed metal nitride and boride barrier layers
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC185 citations99
US5888906AMar 30, 1999
Plasmaless dry contact cleaning method using interhalogen compounds
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC292 citations99
US5783495AJul 21, 1998
Method of wafer cleaning, and system and cleaning solution regarding same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC173 citations99
US6958300B2Oct 25, 2005
Systems and methods for forming metal oxides using metal organo-amines and metal organo-oxides
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC117 citations98
US6235145B1May 22, 2001
System for wafer cleaning
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC110 citations98
US5674574AOct 7, 1997
Vapor delivery system for solid precursors and method regarding same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC114 citations97
US6703319B1Mar 9, 2004
Compositions and methods for removing etch residue
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC63 citations96
US6607173B2Aug 19, 2003
Film on a surface of a mold used during semiconductor device fabrication
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC35 citations96
US6454957B1Sep 24, 2002
Ruthenium and ruthenium dioxide removal method and material
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC28 citations96
US6446933B1Sep 10, 2002
Film on a surface of a mold used during semiconductor device fabrication
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC34 citations96
US6284316B1Sep 4, 2001
Chemical vapor deposition of titanium
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC53 citations96
US6143192ANov 7, 2000
Ruthenium and ruthenium dioxide removal method and material
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC50 citations96
US6012469AJan 11, 2000
Etch residue clean
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC68 citations96
US5231306AJul 27, 1993
Titanium/aluminum/nitrogen material for semiconductor devices
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC98 citations96
US5693377ADec 2, 1997
Method of reducing carbon incorporation into films produced by chemical vapor deposition involving titanium organometallic and metal-organic precursor compounds
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC49 citations95
US8993088B2Mar 31, 2015
Polymeric materials in self-assembled arrays and semiconductor structures comprising polymeric materials
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations93
US7311942B2Dec 25, 2007
Method for binding halide-based contaminants during formation of a titanium-based film
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations93
US6812990B1Nov 2, 2004
Method for making sol gel spacers for flat panel displays
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC24 citations93
US6664159B2Dec 16, 2003
Mixed metal nitride and boride barrier layers
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC15 citations93
US6544466B1Apr 8, 2003
Surface modification method for molds used during semiconductor device fabrication
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations93
US6537462B1Mar 25, 2003
Ruthenium and ruthenium dioxide removal method and material
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US6451214B1Sep 17, 2002
Ruthenium and ruthenium dioxide removal method and material
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations93
US6192899B1Feb 27, 2001
Etch residue clean with aqueous HF/organic solution
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC24 citations93
US6162499ADec 19, 2000
Method of inhibiting deposition of material on an internal wall of a chemical vapor deposition reactor
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US6143362ANov 7, 2000
Chemical vapor deposition of titanium
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC33 citations93
US5824365AOct 20, 1998
Method of inhibiting deposition of material on an internal wall of a chemical vapor deposition reactor
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC33 citations93
US5368687ANov 29, 1994
Semiconductor processing method of etching insulating inorganic metal oxide materials and method of cleaning metals from the surface of semiconductor wafers
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC39 citations93
US5902651AMay 11, 1999
Method of reducing carbon incorporation into films produced by chemical vapor deposition involving titanium organometallic and metal-organic precursor compounds
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC31 citations92
US6201219B1Mar 13, 2001
Chamber and cleaning process therefor
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC28 citations89
US9257256B2Feb 9, 2016
Templates including self-assembled block copolymer films
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5 citations84
US8691015B2Apr 8, 2014
Method and system for binding halide-based contaminants
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations84
US7482037B2Jan 27, 2009
Methods for forming niobium and/or vanadium containing layers using atomic layer deposition
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC9 citations84
US6783657B2Aug 31, 2004
Systems and methods for the electrolytic removal of metals from substrates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations84
US7101779B2Sep 5, 2006
Method of forming barrier layers
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US6940172B2Sep 6, 2005
Chemical vapor deposition of titanium
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5 citations74
US6903462B2Jun 7, 2005
Chemical vapor deposition of titanium
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations74
US6830838B2Dec 14, 2004
Chemical vapor deposition of titanium
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations74
US6827871B2Dec 7, 2004
Ruthenium and ruthenium dioxide removal method and material
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations74
US6523803B1Feb 25, 2003
Mold apparatus used during semiconductor device fabrication
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC8 citations74
US6503842B2Jan 7, 2003
Plasmaless dry contact cleaning method using interhalogen compounds
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US6433434B1Aug 13, 2002
Apparatus having a titanium alloy layer
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations74
US6428623B2Aug 6, 2002
Chemical vapor deposition apparatus with liquid feed
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations74
US7922818B2Apr 12, 2011
Method and system for binding halide-based contaminants
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations63
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC
4 patentsUS5377429AJan 3, 1995
Method and appartus for subliming precursors
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC178 citations99
US5393564AFeb 28, 1995
High efficiency method for performing a chemical vapor deposition utilizing a nonvolatile precursor
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC60 citations96
US5384289AJan 24, 1995
Reductive elimination chemical vapor deposition processes utilizing organometallic precursor compounds in semiconductor wafer processing
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC56 citations96
US5318927AJun 7, 1994
Methods of chemical-mechanical polishing insulating inorganic metal oxide materials
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC96 citations96
DERDERIAN GARO J
2 patentsSANDHU GURTEJ SINGH
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