Inventor
TU WEN-CHIANG
US39 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
23 patentsUS6372633B1Apr 16, 2002
Method and apparatus for forming metal interconnects
APPLIED MATERIALS INC58 citations95
US9281253B2Mar 8, 2016
Determination of gain for eddy current sensor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC28 citations94
US6153530ANov 28, 2000
Post-etch treatment of plasma-etched feature surfaces to prevent corrosion
APPLIED MATERIALS INC58 citations94
US8039397B2Oct 18, 2011
Using optical metrology for within wafer feed forward process control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations92
US7323416B2Jan 29, 2008
Method and composition for polishing a substrate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations92
US6199927B1Mar 13, 2001
Robot blade for handling of semiconductor substrates
APPLIED MATERIALS INC37 citations91
US6024393AFeb 15, 2000
Robot blade for handling of semiconductor substrate
APPLIED MATERIALS INC33 citations91
US9636797B2May 2, 2017
Adjusting eddy current measurements
APPLIED MATERIALS INC11 citations84
US9205527B2Dec 8, 2015
In-situ monitoring system with monitoring of elongated region
APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 citations84
US9067295B2Jun 30, 2015
Monitoring retaining ring thickness and pressure control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC13 citations84
US9754846B2Sep 5, 2017
Inductive monitoring of conductive trench depth
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations83
US10556315B2Feb 11, 2020
Determination of gain for eddy current sensor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations73
US10103073B2Oct 16, 2018
Inductive monitoring of conductive trench depth
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations72
US9911664B2Mar 6, 2018
Substrate features for inductive monitoring of conductive trench depth
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations72
US9472475B2Oct 18, 2016
Feedback control using detection of clearance and adjustment for uniform topography
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations63
US9186774B2Nov 17, 2015
X-ray metrology for control of polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations63
US10207386B2Feb 19, 2019
Determination of gain for eddy current sensor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations62
US10589397B2Mar 17, 2020
Endpoint control of multiple substrate zones of varying thickness in chemical mechanical polishing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations61
US10741459B2Aug 11, 2020
Inductive monitoring of conductive loops
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations51
US10199281B2Feb 5, 2019
Substrate features for inductive monitoring of conductive trench depth
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations51
US9496190B2Nov 15, 2016
Feedback of layer thickness timing and clearance timing for polishing control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations51
US10464184B2Nov 5, 2019
Modifying substrate thickness profiles
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations42
US9275917B2Mar 1, 2016
Determination of gain for eddy current sensor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations41
XU KUN
4 patentsUS9005999B2Apr 14, 2015
Temperature control of chemical mechanical polishing
XU KUN22 citations89
US9073169B2Jul 7, 2015
Feedback control of polishing using optical detection of clearance
XU KUN2 citations60
US8639377B2Jan 28, 2014
Metrology for GST film thickness and phase
XU KUN1 citations52
US8989890B2Mar 24, 2015
GST film thickness monitoring
XU KUN1 citations50
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE
3 patentsUS8292693B2Oct 23, 2012
Using optical metrology for wafer to wafer feed back process control
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE16 citations92
US8679979B2Mar 25, 2014
Using optical metrology for within wafer feed forward process control
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE3 citations62
US8579675B2Nov 12, 2013
Methods of using optical metrology for feed back and feed forward process control
DAVID JEFFREY DRUE0 citations52
ZHANG JIMIN
3 patentsUS8860932B2Oct 14, 2014
Detection of layer clearing using spectral monitoring
ZHANG JIMIN5 citations73
US9248544B2Feb 2, 2016
Endpoint detection during polishing using integrated differential intensity
ZHANG JIMIN2 citations62
US9296084B2Mar 29, 2016
Polishing control using weighting with default sequence
ZHANG JIMIN0 citations52