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Ronald A. Powell
Also filed as: POWELL RONALD · POWELL RONALD A · POWELL RONALD ALLAN
33 granted patents·1,303 citations·filing 1983–2022
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33 records- 0198US9829763B2Multi-pane electrochromic windowsVIEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·30 cites·15 claims
- 0297US6464779B1Copper atomic layer chemical vapor despositionNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 15, 2002·195 cites·20 claims
- 0396US6790773B1Process for forming barrier/seed structures for integrated circuitsNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·132 cites·18 claims
- 0495US9638977B2Pinhole mitigation for optical devicesVIEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 2, 2017·12 cites·19 claims
- 0595US6709557B1Sputter apparatus for producing multi-component metal alloy films and method for making the sameNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·87 cites·41 claims
- 0694US10534237B2Pinhole mitigation for optical devicesVIEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 14, 2020·6 cites·17 claims
- 0794US6554914B1Passivation of copper in dual damascene metalizationNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·62 cites·27 claims
- 0893US6589887B1Forming metal-derived layers by simultaneous deposition and evaporation of metalNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·75 cites·25 claims
- 0993US6541374B1Method of depositing a diffusion barrier for copper interconnection applicationsNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 1, 2003·85 cites·20 claims
- 1093US6287643B1Apparatus and method for injecting and modifying gas concentration of a meta-stable or atomic species in a downstream plasma reactorNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·102 cites·13 claims
- 1192US8617982B2Subtractive patterning to define circuit componentsDANEK MICHAL·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·15 cites·17 claims
- 1291US8883637B2Systems and methods for controlling etch selectivity of various materialsJENG ESTHER·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·23 cites·16 claims
- 1390US9116410B2Multi-pane electrochromic windowsVIEW INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·4 cites·15 claims
- 1490US6525829B1Method and apparatus for in-situ measurement of thickness of copper oxide film using optical reflectivityNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 25, 2003·51 cites·12 claims
- 1588US10088731B2Multi-pane electrochromic windowsVIEW INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 2, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 1688US8053861B2Diffusion barrier layersNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 8, 2011·12 cites·24 claims
- 1788US6607982B1High magnesium content copper magnesium alloys as diffusion barriersNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·51 cites·20 claims
- 1888US6319842B1Method of cleansing vias in semiconductor wafer having metal conductive layerNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 20, 2001·56 cites·12 claims
- 1986US6616985B2Apparatus and method for injecting and modifying gas concentration of a meta-stable or atomic species in a downstream plasma reactorNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·25 cites·17 claims
- 2086US5118200AMethod and apparatus for temperature measurementsVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 2, 1992·77 cites·11 claims
- 2186US4807994AMethod of mapping ion implant dose uniformityVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 28, 1989·62 cites·6 claims
- 2283US4764026ASemiconductor wafer temperature measuring device and methodVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 16, 1988·47 cites·8 claims
- 2382US12298642B2Pinhole mitigation for optical devicesVIEW INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2481US11550197B2Pinhole mitigation for optical devicesVIEW INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·37 claims
- 2579US10890820B2Multi-pane electrochromic windowsVIEW INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 2676US11724964B2Multi-pane electrochromic windowsVIEW INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 2772US6553933B2Apparatus for injecting and modifying gas concentration of a meta-stable species in a downstream plasma reactorNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·10 cites·35 claims
- 2869US4661177AMethod for doping semiconductor wafers by rapid thermal processing of solid planar diffusion sourcesVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 28, 1987·34 cites·3 claims
- 2969US4522845AProcess for producing a layer of a metal silicide by applying multichromatic radiationVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 11, 1985·21 cites·19 claims
- 3057US7043148B1Wafer heating using edge-on illuminationNOVELLUS SYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted May 9, 2006·5 cites·20 claims
- 3153US5703689AOptical spectrometerVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 30, 1997·19 cites·4 claims
- 3236US9275884B2Systems and methods for inhibiting oxide growth in substrate handler vacuum chambersKHOSLA MUKUL·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·0 cites·9 claims
- 3334US10115608B2Method and apparatus for rapid pump-down of a high-vacuum loadlockNOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 30, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
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