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SHANMUGASUNDRAM ARULKUMAR

US24 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC

23 patents
US7341633B2Mar 11, 2008

Apparatus for electroless deposition

APPLIED MATERIALS INC230 citations98
US7659203B2Feb 9, 2010

Electroless deposition process on a silicon contact

APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations92
US7651934B2Jan 26, 2010

Process for electroless copper deposition

APPLIED MATERIALS INC25 citations92
US7256111B2Aug 14, 2007

Pretreatment for electroless deposition

APPLIED MATERIALS INC40 citations92
US7247080B1Jul 24, 2007

Feedback controlled polishing processes

APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations92
US7223323B2May 29, 2007

Multi-chemistry plating system

APPLIED MATERIALS INC44 citations92
US7205233B2Apr 17, 2007

Method for forming CoWRe alloys by electroless deposition

APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations92
US7024268B1Apr 4, 2006

Feedback controlled polishing processes

APPLIED MATERIALS INC43 citations92
US6413145B1Jul 2, 2002

System for polishing and cleaning substrates

APPLIED MATERIALS INC38 citations92
US6625513B1Sep 23, 2003

Run-to-run control over semiconductor processing tool based upon mirror image target

APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations91
US7514353B2Apr 7, 2009

Contact metallization scheme using a barrier layer over a silicide layer

APPLIED MATERIALS INC37 citations90
US6244931B1Jun 12, 2001

Buffer station on CMP system

APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations88
US8005634B2Aug 23, 2011

Copper wiring module control

APPLIED MATERIALS INC11 citations84
US7534298B2May 19, 2009

Apparatus and method of detecting the electroless deposition endpoint

APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations84
US7273813B2Sep 25, 2007

Wafer cleaning solution for cobalt electroless application

APPLIED MATERIALS INC11 citations84
US6887124B2May 3, 2005

Method of polishing and cleaning substrates

APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations84
US7654221B2Feb 2, 2010

Apparatus for electroless deposition of metals onto semiconductor substrates

APPLIED MATERIALS INC18 citations83
US7827930B2Nov 9, 2010

Apparatus for electroless deposition of metals onto semiconductor substrates

APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations82
US7542132B2Jun 2, 2009

Raman spectroscopy as integrated chemical metrology

APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations71
US6350188B1Feb 26, 2002

Drive system for a carrier head support structure

APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations71
US7910476B2Mar 22, 2011

Adhesion and minimizing oxidation on electroless CO alloy films for integration with low K inter-metal dielectric and etch stop

APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations62
US7473339B2Jan 6, 2009

Slim cell platform plumbing

APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations61
US7323058B2Jan 29, 2008

Apparatus for electroless deposition of metals onto semiconductor substrates

APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations60

STEWART MICHAEL P

1 patent