Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.

1,107Patents
386Active
1,107Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 24, 1983 → Feb 25, 2022 · 127 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6569239B2 Silicon epitaxial wafer and production method therefor Chemistry; Metallurgy 528 Expired
US7393207B2 Wafer support tool for heat treatment and heat treatment apparatus Electricity 459 Expired
US5152857A Method for preparing a substrate for semiconductor devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 299 Expired
US6814811B2 Semiconductor wafer and vapor phase growth apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 270 Expired
US6372609B1 Method of Fabricating SOI wafer by hydrogen ION delamination method and SOI wafer fabricated by the method Electricity 270 Expired
US6245647A Method for fabrication of thin film Electricity 266 Expired
US5081795A Polishing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 155 Expired
US5584746A Method of polishing semiconductor wafers and apparatus therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 111 Expired
US7230680B2 Wafer flatness evaluation method, wafer flatness evaluation apparatus carrying out the evaluation method, wafer manufacturing method using the evaluation method, wafer quality assurance method using the evaluation method, semiconductor device manufacturing method using the evaluation method and semiconductor device manufacturing method using a wafer evaluated by the evaluation method Electricity 104 Expired
US5942445A Method of manufacturing semiconductor wafers Electricity 97 Expired
US6589447B1 Compound semiconductor single crystal and fabrication process for compound semiconductor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US8141484B2 Screen printing plate and screen printing apparatus Electricity 88 Active
US5333413A Automatic wafer lapping apparatus Electricity 88 Expired
US6884154B2 Method for apparatus for polishing outer peripheral chamfered part of wafer Performing Operations; Transporting 85 Expired
US5749974A Method of chemical vapor deposition and reactor therefor Chemistry; Metallurgy 78 Expired
US5390811A Wafer basket for containing semiconductor wafers Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Expired
US5485021A Semiconductor device with optical waveguides to achieve signal transmission using optical means Electricity 67 Expired
US5968264A Method and apparatus for manufacturing a silicon single crystal having few crystal defects, and a silicon single crystal and silicon wafers manufactured by the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US5317778A Automatic cleaning apparatus for wafers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US6596610B1 Method for reclaiming delaminated wafer and reclaimed delaminated wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5191738A Method of polishing semiconductor wafer Performing Operations; Transporting 61 Expired
US6234879A Method and apparatus for wafer chamfer polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Expired
US5879220A Apparatus for mirror-polishing thin plate Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Expired
US6140210A Method of fabricating an SOI wafer and SOI wafer fabricated thereby Electricity 57 Expired
US6544656B1 Production method for silicon wafer and silicon wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired

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