Inventor
LEESER KARL
US54 patents
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LAM RES CORP
40 patentsUS8940646B1Jan 27, 2015
Sequential precursor dosing in an ALD multi-station/batch reactor
LAM RES CORP540 citations98
US9758868B1Sep 12, 2017
Plasma suppression behind a showerhead through the use of increased pressure
LAM RES CORP24 citations93
US9644271B1May 9, 2017
Systems and methods for using electrical asymmetry effect to control plasma process space in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP21 citations93
US9793096B2Oct 17, 2017
Systems and methods for suppressing parasitic plasma and reducing within-wafer non-uniformity
LAM RES CORP16 citations92
US11264207B2Mar 1, 2022
Apparatuses and methods for avoiding electrical breakdown from RF terminal to adjacent non-RF terminal
LAM RES CORP8 citations85
US9954508B2Apr 24, 2018
Multiple-output radiofrequency matching module and associated methods
LAM RES CORP6 citations84
US10665429B2May 26, 2020
Systems and methods for suppressing parasitic plasma and reducing within-wafer non-uniformity
LAM RES CORP6 citations83
US10253412B2Apr 9, 2019
Deposition apparatus including edge plenum showerhead assembly
LAM RES CORP8 citations83
US9490149B2Nov 8, 2016
Chemical deposition apparatus having conductance control
LAM RES CORP18 citations83
US10923385B2Feb 16, 2021
Carrier plate for use in plasma processing systems
LAM RES CORP2 citations73
US10043636B2Aug 7, 2018
Apparatuses and methods for avoiding electrical breakdown from RF terminal to adjacent non-RF terminal
LAM RES CORP3 citations73
US9997422B2Jun 12, 2018
Systems and methods for frequency modulation of radiofrequency power supply for controlling plasma instability
LAM RES CORP2 citations73
US9236244B2Jan 12, 2016
Sequential precursor dosing in an ALD multi-station/batch reactor
LAM RES CORP5 citations73
US11258420B2Feb 22, 2022
Mutually induced filters
LAM RES CORP2 citations72
US10637427B2Apr 28, 2020
Mutually induced filters
LAM RES CORP3 citations72
US10622243B2Apr 14, 2020
Planar substrate edge contact with open volume equalization pathways and side containment
LAM RES CORP2 citations72
US9920844B2Mar 20, 2018
Valve manifold deadleg elimination via reentrant flow path
LAM RES CORP3 citations72
US11024531B2Jun 1, 2021
Optimized low energy / high productivity deposition system
LAM RES CORP4 citations70
US12401338B2Aug 26, 2025
Multiple-output radiofrequency matching module and associated methods
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US12052006B2Jul 30, 2024
Mutually induced filters
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US12040770B2Jul 16, 2024
Multiple-output radiofrequency matching module and associated methods
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11784027B2Oct 10, 2023
Apparatuses and methods for avoiding electrical breakdown from RF terminal to adjacent non-RF terminal
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11670535B2Jun 6, 2023
Carrier plate for use in plasma processing systems
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11443975B2Sep 13, 2022
Planar substrate edge contact with open volume equalization pathways and side containment
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11127567B2Sep 21, 2021
Systems and methods for suppressing parasitic plasma and reducing within-wafer non-uniformity
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US11038483B2Jun 15, 2021
Multiple-output radiofrequency matching module and associated methods
LAM RES CORP0 citations62
US10515783B2Dec 24, 2019
Flow through line charge volume
LAM RES CORP1 citations62
US10312119B2Jun 4, 2019
Line charge volume with integrated pressure measurement
LAM RES CORP1 citations62
US10832936B2Nov 10, 2020
Substrate support with increasing areal density and corresponding method of fabricating
LAM RES CORP1 citations60
US10666218B2May 26, 2020
Multiple-output radiofrequency matching module and associated methods
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10636624B2Apr 28, 2020
Apparatuses and methods for avoiding electrical breakdown from RF terminal to adjacent non-RF terminal
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10577688B2Mar 3, 2020
Tandem source activation for CVD of films
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10373805B2Aug 6, 2019
Apparatuses and methods for avoiding electrical breakdown from RF terminal to adjacent non-RF terminal
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10345802B2Jul 9, 2019
Common terminal heater for ceramic pedestals used in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10173193B2Jan 8, 2019
Ammonia radical generator
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10143993B2Dec 4, 2018
Radical generator and method for generating ammonia radicals
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US9738972B2Aug 22, 2017
Tandem source activation for CVD of films
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US9145607B2Sep 29, 2015
Tandem source activation for cyclical deposition of films
LAM RES CORP0 citations52
US10044338B2Aug 7, 2018
Mutually induced filters
LAM RES CORP0 citations51
US9941113B2Apr 10, 2018
Systems and methods for using electrical asymmetry effect to control plasma process space in semiconductor fabrication
LAM RES CORP0 citations51
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC
7 patentsUS9449795B2Sep 20, 2016
Ceramic showerhead with embedded RF electrode for capacitively coupled plasma reactor
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC398 citations98
US9388494B2Jul 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
US8053372B1Nov 8, 2011
Method of reducing plasma stabilization time in a cyclic deposition process
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC36 citations92
US9484233B2Nov 1, 2016
Carousel reactor for multi-station, sequential processing systems
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC12 citations84
US7871678B1Jan 18, 2011
Method of increasing the reactivity of a precursor in a cyclic deposition process
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC14 citations84
US9162209B2Oct 20, 2015
Sequential cascading of reaction volumes as a chemical reuse strategy
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC1 citations52
US8343318B2Jan 1, 2013
Magnetic lensing to improve deposition uniformity in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC1 citations52
UNIVESITY OF CALIFORNIA
1 patentKEIL DOUGLAS
1 patentCHIANG TONY P
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