Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Arnold Kholodenko

59Patents
27h-index
82Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 2, 1992 → Jul 24, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6015465A Temperature control system for semiconductor process chamber Electricity 630 Expired
US6310755A Electrostatic chuck having gas cavity and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 241 Expired
US6095084A High density plasma process chamber Electricity 140 Expired
US6108189A Electrostatic chuck having improved gas conduits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US6828241B2 Efficient cleaning by secondary in-situ activation of etch precursor from remote plasma source Electricity 131 Expired
US6189484A Plasma reactor having a helicon wave high density plasma source Electricity 77 Expired
US6478924B1 Plasma chamber support having dual electrodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US6471822B1 Magnetically enhanced inductively coupled plasma reactor with magnetically confined plasma Electricity 67 Expired
US6464790B1 Substrate support member Electricity 67 Expired
US6538872B1 Electrostatic chuck having heater and method Electricity 66 Expired
US6490146B2 Electrostatic chuck bonded to base with a bond layer and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 58 Expired
US6464795B1 Substrate support member for a processing chamber Electricity 54 Expired
US6320736A Chuck having pressurized zones of heat transfer gas Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US5900064A Plasma process chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6721162B2 Electrostatic chuck having composite dielectric layer and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6033478A Wafer support with improved temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6094334A Polymer chuck with heater and method of manufacture Electricity 49 Expired
US6185839A Semiconductor process chamber having improved gas distributor Electricity 39 Expired
US6462928B1 Electrostatic chuck having improved electrical connector and method Electricity 38 Expired
US6151203A Connectors for an electrostatic chuck and combination thereof Electricity 36 Expired
US6908540B2 Method and apparatus for encapsulation of an edge of a substrate during an electro-chemical deposition process Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US5942039A Self-cleaning focus ring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6795292B2 Apparatus for regulating temperature of a process kit in a semiconductor wafer-processing chamber Electricity 31 Expired
US6503368B1 Substrate support having bonded sections and method Electricity 30 Expired
US6490145B1 Substrate support pedestal Electricity 30 Expired

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