Inventor
LEE WHONCHEE
US78 patents
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
48 patentsUS6306012B1Oct 23, 2001
Methods and apparatuses for planarizing microelectronic substrate assemblies
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC124 citations99
US7709341B2May 4, 2010
Methods of shaping vertical single crystal silicon walls and resulting structures
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC44 citations96
US7628932B2Dec 8, 2009
Wet etch suitable for creating square cuts in si
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC45 citations96
US6533893B2Mar 18, 2003
Method and apparatus for chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates with selected planarizing liquids
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC72 citations96
US6383934B1May 7, 2002
Method and apparatus for chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates with selected planarizing liquids
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC73 citations96
US6087273AJul 11, 2000
Process for selectively etching silicon nitride in the presence of silicon oxide
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC49 citations96
US6074960AJun 13, 2000
Method and composition for selectively etching against cobalt silicide
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC42 citations96
US5990019ANov 23, 1999
Selective etching of oxides
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC58 citations95
US5685951ANov 11, 1997
Methods and etchants for etching oxides of silicon with low selectivity in a vapor phase system
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC53 citations95
US7670466B2Mar 2, 2010
Methods and apparatuses for electrochemical-mechanical polishing
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC15 citations93
US7378353B2May 27, 2008
High selectivity BPSG to TEOS etchant
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US7220166B2May 22, 2007
Methods and apparatus for electromechanically and/or electrochemically-mechanically removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations93
US7153777B2Dec 26, 2006
Methods and apparatuses for electrochemical-mechanical polishing
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US7078308B2Jul 18, 2006
Method and apparatus for removing adjacent conductive and nonconductive materials of a microelectronic substrate
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US6867448B1Mar 15, 2005
Electro-mechanically polished structure
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations93
US6783694B1Aug 31, 2004
Composition for selectively etching against cobalt silicide
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US6632719B1Oct 14, 2003
Capacitor structures with recessed hemispherical grain silicon
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC40 citations93
US6605539B2Aug 12, 2003
Electro-mechanical polishing of platinum container structure
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC35 citations93
US6409936B1Jun 25, 2002
Composition and method of formation and use therefor in chemical-mechanical polishing
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC22 citations93
US6346750B1Feb 12, 2002
Resistance-reducing conductive adhesives for attachment of electronic components
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US6232232B1May 15, 2001
High selectivity BPSG to TEOS etchant
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC27 citations93
US5885903AMar 23, 1999
Process for selectively etching silicon nitride in the presence of silicon oxide
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC34 citations93
US7435324B2Oct 14, 2008
Noncontact localized electrochemical deposition of metal thin films
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations92
US6029680AFeb 29, 2000
Method for in situ removal of particulate residues resulting from cleaning treatments
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations92
US5770263AJun 23, 1998
Method for in situ removal of particulate residues resulting from hydrofluoric acid cleaning treatments
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC20 citations92
US5716535AFeb 10, 1998
Methods and etchants for etching oxides of silicon with low selectivity
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC33 citations92
US6660180B2Dec 9, 2003
Compositions for etching silicon with high selectivity to oxides and methods of using same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC18 citations91
US6391793B2May 21, 2002
Compositions for etching silicon with high selectivity to oxides and methods of using same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC40 citations91
US6200909B1Mar 13, 2001
Method for selective etching of antireflective coatings
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC18 citations91
US6103637AAug 15, 2000
Method for selective etching of antireflective coatings
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations91
US5981401ANov 9, 1999
Method for selective etching of anitreflective coatings
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC27 citations91
US9593431B2Mar 14, 2017
Electroplating systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations84
US7973388B2Jul 5, 2011
Semiconductor structures including square cuts in single crystal silicon
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations84
US7192335B2Mar 20, 2007
Method and apparatus for chemically, mechanically, and/or electrolytically removing material from microelectronic substrates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations84
US7160176B2Jan 9, 2007
Methods and apparatus for electrically and/or chemically-mechanically removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations84
US7112121B2Sep 26, 2006
Methods and apparatus for electrical, mechanical and/or chemical removal of conductive material from a microelectronic substrate
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations84
US7094131B2Aug 22, 2006
Microelectronic substrate having conductive material with blunt cornered apertures, and associated methods for removing conductive material
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations84
US6759343B2Jul 6, 2004
Method and composition for selectively etching against cobalt silicide
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations82
US7153410B2Dec 26, 2006
Methods and apparatus for electrochemical-mechanical processing of microelectronic workpieces
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC8 citations74
US7153195B2Dec 26, 2006
Methods and apparatus for selectively removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC9 citations74
US7112122B2Sep 26, 2006
Methods and apparatus for removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US6825570B2Nov 30, 2004
Resistance-reducing conductive adhesives for attachment of electronic components
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations74
US6693320B1Feb 17, 2004
Capacitor structures with recessed hemispherical grain silicon
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations74
US6458624B1Oct 1, 2002
Resistance-reducing conductive adhesives for attachment of electronic components
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations74
US6399504B1Jun 4, 2002
Methods and etchants for etching oxides of silicon with low selectivity
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5 citations74
US6225232B1May 1, 2001
Semiconductor processing methods, and methods of forming capacitor constructions
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations74
US6140245AOct 31, 2000
Semiconductor processing methods, and methods of forming capacitor constructions
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations74
US8048756B2Nov 1, 2011
Method for removing metal layers formed outside an aperture of a BPSG layer utilizing multiple etching processes including electrochemical-mechanical polishing
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations63
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