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EKC Technology, Inc.

89Patents
21Active
89Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 23, 1981 → Oct 23, 2023 · 9 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5334332A Cleaning compositions for removing etching residue and method of using Electricity 150 Expired
US6117783A Chemical mechanical polishing composition and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US5981454A Post clean treatment composition comprising an organic acid and hydroxylamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 136 Expired
US5279771A Stripping compositions comprising hydroxylamine and alkanolamine Electricity 87 Expired
US6156661A Post clean treatment Chemistry; Metallurgy 84 Expired
US4824763A Triamine positive photoresist stripping composition and prebaking process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US4395348A Photoresist stripping composition and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 72 Expired
US5911835A Method of removing etching residue Chemistry; Metallurgy 59 Expired
US5482566A Method for removing etching residue using a hydroxylamine-containing composition Electricity 57 Expired
US6313039A Chemical mechanical polishing composition and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6248704A Compositions for cleaning organic and plasma etched residues for semiconductors devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US5891205A Chemical mechanical polishing composition Electricity 51 Expired
US5381807A Method of stripping resists from substrates using hydroxylamine and alkanolamine Electricity 51 Expired
US6235693A Lactam compositions for cleaning organic and plasma etched residues for semiconductor devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 49 Expired
US6566276B2 Method of making electronic materials Electricity 45 Expired
US5399464A Triamine positive photoresist stripping composition and post-ion implantation baking Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6546939B1 Post clean treatment Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Expired
US5672577A Cleaning compositions for removing etching residue with hydroxylamine, alkanolamine, and chelating agent Electricity 39 Expired
US6251150A Slurry composition and method of chemical mechanical polishing using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US7361231B2 System and method for mid-pressure dense phase gas and ultrasonic cleaning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6458431B2 Methods for the lithographic deposition of materials containing nanoparticles Electricity 32 Expired
US6916772B2 Sulfoxide pyrolid(in)one alkanolamine cleaner composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US6110881A Cleaning solutions including nucleophilic amine compound having reduction and oxidation potentials Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Expired
US6825156B2 Semiconductor process residue removal composition and process Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US6417112B1 Post etch cleaning composition and process for dual damascene system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired

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