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Cymer, LLC

532Patents
253Active
532Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1994 → Sep 20, 2023 · 122 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7196342B2 Systems and methods for reducing the influence of plasma-generated debris on the internal components of an EUV light source Physics 260 Expired
US6128323A Reliable modular production quality narrow-band high REP rate excimer laser Electricity 171 Expired
US6018537A Reliable, modular, production quality narrow-band high rep rate F.sub.2 laser Electricity 161 Expired
US5729562A Pulse power generating circuit with energy recovery Electricity 151 Expired
US6005879A Pulse energy control for excimer laser Electricity 146 Expired
US5978394A Wavelength system for an excimer laser Electricity 145 Expired
US6567450B2 Very narrow band, two chamber, high rep rate gas discharge laser system Electricity 144 Expired
US5991324A Reliable. modular, production quality narrow-band KRF excimer laser Electricity 139 Expired
US5856991A Very narrow band laser Electricity 136 Expired
US6625191B2 Very narrow band, two chamber, high rep rate gas discharge laser system Electricity 136 Expired
US6028880A Automatic fluorine control system Electricity 135 Expired
US6192064A Narrow band laser with fine wavelength control Electricity 135 Expired
US5852621A Pulse laser with pulse energy trimmer Electricity 125 Expired
US6067311A Excimer laser with pulse multiplier Electricity 119 Expired
US6094448A Grating assembly with bi-directional bandwidth control Electricity 112 Expired
US5978391A Wavelength reference for excimer laser Electricity 111 Expired
US5771258A Aerodynamic chamber design for high pulse repetition rate excimer lasers Electricity 110 Expired
US5936988A High pulse rate pulse power system Electricity 107 Expired
US6208675A Blower assembly for a pulsed laser system incorporating ceramic bearings Electricity 106 Expired
US6208674A Laser chamber with fully integrated electrode feedthrough main insulator Electricity 106 Expired
US6104735A Gas discharge laser with magnetic bearings and magnetic reluctance centering for fan drive assembly Electricity 103 Expired
US6240117A Fluorine control system with fluorine monitor Electricity 102 Expired
US6164116A Gas module valve automated test fixture Physics 102 Expired
US6151349A Automatic fluorine control system Electricity 102 Expired
US6477193B2 Extreme repetition rate gas discharge laser with improved blower motor Electricity 101 Expired

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