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GARRETSON CHARLES C

US39 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC

32 patents
US6551176B1Apr 22, 2003

Pad conditioning disk

APPLIED MATERIALS INC53 citations96
US7344434B2Mar 18, 2008

Retaining ring with shaped surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC33 citations94
US6572446B1Jun 3, 2003

Chemical mechanical polishing pad conditioning element with discrete points and compliant membrane

APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations93
US7927190B2Apr 19, 2011

Retaining ring with shaped surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations92
US6913518B2Jul 5, 2005

Profile control platen

APPLIED MATERIALS INC25 citations92
US6855043B1Feb 15, 2005

Carrier head with a modified flexible membrane

APPLIED MATERIALS INC33 citations92
US6220941B1Apr 24, 2001

Method of post CMP defect stability improvement

APPLIED MATERIALS INC35 citations92
US9242337B2Jan 26, 2016

Dynamic residue clearing control with in-situ profile control (ISPC)

APPLIED MATERIALS INC8 citations84
US9017138B2Apr 28, 2015

Retaining ring monitoring and control of pressure

APPLIED MATERIALS INC14 citations84
US10766117B2Sep 8, 2020

Retaining ring with shaped surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations83
US9937601B2Apr 10, 2018

Retaining ring with Shaped Surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations83
US11400560B2Aug 2, 2022

Retaining ring design

APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations74
US11931853B2Mar 19, 2024

Control of processing parameters for substrate polishing with angularly distributed zones using cost function

APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations73
US11260500B2Mar 1, 2022

Retaining ring with shaped surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations72
US10589399B2Mar 17, 2020

Textured small pad for chemical mechanical polishing

APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations71
US10256111B2Apr 9, 2019

Chemical mechanical polishing automated recipe generation

APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations69
US12343840B2Jul 1, 2025

Control of processing parameters for substrate polishing with substrate precession

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US12251788B2Mar 18, 2025

Polishing head with local wafer pressure

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11986923B2May 21, 2024

Polishing head with local wafer pressure

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11869815B2Jan 9, 2024

Asymmetry correction via oriented wafer loading

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11850703B2Dec 26, 2023

Method of forming retaining ring with shaped surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11577361B2Feb 14, 2023

Retaining ring with shaped surface and method of forming

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations62
US11282755B2Mar 22, 2022

Asymmetry correction via oriented wafer loading

APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations62
US9186773B2Nov 17, 2015

Retaining ring with shaped surface

APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations62
US11241769B2Feb 8, 2022

Methods and apparatus for profile and surface preparation of retaining rings utilized in chemical mechanical polishing processes

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations58
US8755927B2Jun 17, 2014

Feedback for polishing rate correction in chemical mechanical polishing

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US7115024B2Oct 3, 2006

Profile control platen

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US12551981B2Feb 17, 2026

Machine learning for classifying retaining rings

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations51
US10252397B2Apr 9, 2019

Methods and apparatus for profile and surface preparation of retaining rings utilized in chemical mechanical polishing processes

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations48
US6855031B2Feb 15, 2005

Slurry flow rate monitoring in chemical-mechanical polisher using pressure transducer

APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations46
US10610994B2Apr 7, 2020

Polishing system with local area rate control and oscillation mode

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations41
US10434623B2Oct 8, 2019

Local area polishing system and polishing pad assemblies for a polishing system

APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations41

DHANDAPANI SIVAKUMAR

3 patents

CHEN HUNG CHIH

2 patents

QIAN JUN

2 patents