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ASM International N.V.

317Patents
155Active
317Granted
54Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1991 → Jul 23, 2021 · 86 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7754621B2 Process for producing zirconium oxide thin films Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 593 Active
US7682657B2 Sequential chemical vapor deposition Chemistry; Metallurgy 579 Expired
US7085623B2 Method and system for using short ranged wireless enabled computers as a service tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 575 Expired
US6858524B2 Method of depositing barrier layer for metal gates Electricity 570 Expired
US7601223B2 Showerhead assembly and ALD methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 567 Active
US8956971B2 Selective formation of metallic films on metallic surfaces Electricity 543 Active
US7601225B2 System for controlling the sublimation of reactants Chemistry; Metallurgy 541 Expired
US6889864B2 Source chemical container assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 537 Expired
US8309173B2 System for controlling the sublimation of reactants Chemistry; Metallurgy 536 Active
US9129897B2 Metal silicide, metal germanide, methods for making the same Electricity 533 Active
US7851019B2 Method for controlling the sublimation of reactants Chemistry; Metallurgy 532 Active
US6743475B2 Process for producing aluminum oxide films at low temperatures Electricity 525 Expired
US7824492B2 Method of growing oxide thin films Electricity 523 Expired
US6780704B1 Conformal thin films over textured capacitor electrodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 518 Expired
US6974781B2 Reactor precoating for reduced stress and uniform CVD Electricity 516 Expired
US7092287B2 Method of fabricating silicon nitride nanodots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 513 Expired
US6481945B1 Method and device for transferring wafers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 503 Expired
US5407449A Device for treating micro-circuit wafers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 493 Expired
US7563715B2 Method of producing thin films Electricity 490 Expired
US6835039B2 Method and apparatus for batch processing of wafers in a furnace Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 489 Expired
US7410666B2 Metal nitride carbide deposition by ALD Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 479 Active
US7156380B2 Safe liquid source containers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 472 Expired
US6732006B2 Method and system to process semiconductor wafers Electricity 465 Expired
US6981832B2 Wafer handling system Electricity 464 Expired
US8679958B2 Methods for forming doped silicon oxide thin films Electricity 463 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.