Inventor
KEIL DOUGLAS
US45 patents
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LAM RES CORP
30 patentsUS9644271B1May 9, 2017
Systems and methods for using electrical asymmetry effect to control plasma process space in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP21 citations93
US6630407B2Oct 7, 2003
Plasma etching of organic antireflective coating
LAM RES CORP58 citations93
US9793096B2Oct 17, 2017
Systems and methods for suppressing parasitic plasma and reducing within-wafer non-uniformity
LAM RES CORP16 citations92
US7994794B2Aug 9, 2011
Methods for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma
LAM RES CORP15 citations92
US7723994B2May 25, 2010
Plasma processing chamber with an apparatus for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma
LAM RES CORP16 citations92
US7479207B2Jan 20, 2009
Adjustable height PIF probe
LAM RES CORP17 citations92
US7829468B2Nov 9, 2010
Method and apparatus to detect fault conditions of plasma processing reactor
LAM RES CORP22 citations90
US6217786B1Apr 17, 2001
Mechanism for bow reduction and critical dimension control in etching silicon dioxide using hydrogen-containing additive gases in fluorocarbon gas chemistry
LAM RES CORP36 citations90
US10128160B2Nov 13, 2018
Systems and methods for detection of plasma instability by electrical measurement
LAM RES CORP6 citations84
US10121708B2Nov 6, 2018
Systems and methods for detection of plasma instability by optical diagnosis
LAM RES CORP7 citations84
US9824941B2Nov 21, 2017
Systems and methods for detection of plasma instability by electrical measurement
LAM RES CORP3 citations84
US7578301B2Aug 25, 2009
Methods and apparatus for determining the endpoint of a cleaning or conditioning process in a plasma processing system
LAM RES CORP14 citations84
US10665429B2May 26, 2020
Systems and methods for suppressing parasitic plasma and reducing within-wafer non-uniformity
LAM RES CORP6 citations83
US10287683B2May 14, 2019
Suppression of parasitic deposition in a substrate processing system by suppressing precursor flow and plasma outside of substrate region
LAM RES CORP6 citations83
US6780569B1Aug 24, 2004
Post-development treatment of patterned photoresist to promote cross-linking of polymer chains
LAM RES CORP13 citations83
US6540885B1Apr 1, 2003
Profile control of oxide trench features for dual damascene applications
LAM RES CORP14 citations79
US7319316B2Jan 15, 2008
Apparatus for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma
LAM RES CORP8 citations74
US11393729B2Jul 19, 2022
Systems and methods for controlling plasma instability in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP2 citations73
US10510625B2Dec 17, 2019
Systems and methods for controlling plasma instability in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP2 citations73
US9997422B2Jun 12, 2018
Systems and methods for frequency modulation of radiofrequency power supply for controlling plasma instability
LAM RES CORP2 citations73
US11111581B2Sep 7, 2021
Suppression of parasitic deposition in a substrate processing system by suppressing precursor flow and plasma outside of substrate region
LAM RES CORP3 citations72
US10475627B2Nov 12, 2019
Carrier ring wall for reduction of back-diffusion of reactive species and suppression of local parasitic plasma ignition
LAM RES CORP3 citations68
US7867355B2Jan 11, 2011
Adjustable height PIF probe
LAM RES CORP5 citations63
US12308216B2May 20, 2025
Mechanical suppression of parasitic plasma in substrate processing chamber
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11862435B2Jan 2, 2024
Mechanical suppression of parasitic plasma in substrate processing chamber
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11621150B2Apr 4, 2023
Mechanical suppression of parasitic plasma in substrate processing chamber
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11127567B2Sep 21, 2021
Systems and methods for suppressing parasitic plasma and reducing within-wafer non-uniformity
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US9941113B2Apr 10, 2018
Systems and methods for using electrical asymmetry effect to control plasma process space in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP0 citations51
US9875883B2Jan 23, 2018
Metrology methods to detect plasma in wafer cavity and use of the metrology for station-to-station and tool-to-tool matching
LAM RES CORP0 citations51
US9754769B2Sep 5, 2017
Metrology methods to detect plasma in wafer cavity and use of the metrology for station-to-station and tool-to-tool matching
LAM RES CORP0 citations51
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL
6 patentsUS9129779B2Sep 8, 2015
Processing system for detecting in-situ arcing events during substrate processing
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL9 citations83
US8159233B2Apr 17, 2012
Passive capacitively-coupled electrostatic (CCE) probe arrangement for detecting in-situ arcing events in a plasma processing chamber
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL6 citations83
US9153421B2Oct 6, 2015
Passive capacitively-coupled electrostatic (CCE) probe method for detecting plasma instabilities in a plasma processing chamber
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL5 citations82
US8179152B2May 15, 2012
Passive capacitively-coupled electrostatic (CCE) probe arrangement for detecting plasma instabilities in a plasma processing chamber
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL8 citations82
US8547085B2Oct 1, 2013
Plasma-facing probe arrangement including vacuum gap for use in a plasma processing chamber
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL4 citations62
US8164353B2Apr 24, 2012
RF-biased capacitively-coupled electrostatic (RFB-CCE) probe arrangement for characterizing a film in a plasma processing chamber
BOOTH JEAN-PAUL1 citations51
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC
5 patentsUS9388494B2Jul 12, 2016
Suppression of parasitic deposition in a substrate processing system by suppressing precursor flow and plasma outside of substrate region
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC16 citations92
US11725282B2Aug 15, 2023
Suppression of parasitic deposition in a substrate processing system by suppressing precursor flow and plasma outside of substrate region
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC1 citations72
US10378109B2Aug 13, 2019
Diagnostic and control systems and methods for substrate processing systems using DC self-bias voltage
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC0 citations52
US9404183B2Aug 2, 2016
Diagnostic and control systems and methods for substrate processing systems using DC self-bias voltage
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC0 citations52
US10876209B2Dec 29, 2020
Systems and methods for determining film thickness using DC self-bias voltage
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC0 citations51
KEIL DOUGLAS
3 patentsUS10224182B2Mar 5, 2019
Mechanical suppression of parasitic plasma in substrate processing chamber
KEIL DOUGLAS17 citations93
US9111724B2Aug 18, 2015
Apparatus and method for controlling plasma potential
KEIL DOUGLAS5 citations72
US8849585B2Sep 30, 2014
Methods for automatically characterizing a plasma
KEIL DOUGLAS1 citations45