Inventor · San Mateo, CA, US

Alan Ouye

27Patents
12h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 12, 1998 → Jul 13, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6916398B2 Gas delivery apparatus and method for atomic layer deposition Electricity 560 Expired
US6905541B2 Method and apparatus of generating PDMAT precursor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US6955211B2 Method and apparatus for gas temperature control in a semiconductor processing system Electricity 54 Expired
US7780785B2 Gas delivery apparatus for atomic layer deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US7270709B2 Method and apparatus of generating PDMAT precursor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7699023B2 Gas delivery apparatus for atomic layer deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US6228208A Plasma density and etch rate enhancing semiconductor processing chamber Electricity 18 Expired
US8668776B2 Gas delivery apparatus and method for atomic layer deposition Electricity 18 Active
US7909961B2 Method and apparatus for photomask plasma etching Electricity 17 Active
US7524374B2 Method and apparatus for generating a precursor for a semiconductor processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7775508B2 Ampoule for liquid draw and vapor draw with a continuous level sensor Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Active
US7597758B2 Chemical precursor ampoule for vapor deposition processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US7780788B2 Gas delivery apparatus for atomic layer deposition Electricity 11 Active
US7943005B2 Method and apparatus for photomask plasma etching Electricity 10 Active
US9378930B2 Inductively coupled plasma reactor having RF phase control and methods of use thereof Electricity 6 Active
US7588736B2 Apparatus and method for generating a chemical precursor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9236284B2 Cooled tape frame lift and low contact shadow ring for plasma heat isolation Electricity 4 Active
US9165812B2 Cooled tape frame lift and low contact shadow ring for plasma heat isolation Electricity 4 Active
US9478455B1 Thermal pyrolytic graphite shadow ring assembly for heat dissipation in plasma chamber Electricity 2 Active
US9293304B2 Plasma thermal shield for heat dissipation in plasma chamber Electricity 1 Active
US8062422B2 Method and apparatus for generating a precursor for a semiconductor processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11721566B2 Sensor assembly and methods of vapor monitoring in process chambers Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US6598316B2 Apparatus to reduce contaminants from semiconductor wafers Electricity 0 Expired
US6406553B1 Method to reduce contaminants from semiconductor wafers Electricity 0 Expired
US11195756B2 Proximity contact cover ring for plasma dicing Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.