Inventor · Dublin, CA, US

Artur Kolics

60Patents
11h-index
56Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 2002 → Nov 21, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9778561B2 Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus Electricity 349 Active
US6913651B2 Apparatus and method for electroless deposition of materials on semiconductor substrates Electricity 35 Expired
US9837312B1 Atomic layer etching for enhanced bottom-up feature fill Electricity 30 Active
US6902605B2 Activation-free electroless solution for deposition of cobalt and method for deposition of cobalt capping/passivation layer on copper Electricity 29 Expired
US6794288B1 Method for electroless deposition of phosphorus-containing metal films onto copper with palladium-free activation Electricity 28 Expired
US10831096B2 Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus Electricity 22 Active
US10514598B2 Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus Electricity 20 Active
US7226856B1 Nano-electrode-array for integrated circuit interconnects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6908512B2 Temperature-controlled substrate holder for processing in fluids Electricity 15 Expired
US8404626B2 Post-deposition cleaning methods and formulations for substrates with cap layers Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Active
US6911067B2 Solution composition and method for electroless deposition of coatings free of alkali metals Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US11209729B2 Vacuum-integrated hardmask processes and apparatus Electricity 11 Active
US10049921B2 Method for selectively sealing ultra low-k porous dielectric layer using flowable dielectric film formed from vapor phase dielectric precursor Electricity 11 Active
US9583386B2 Interlevel conductor pre-fill utilizing selective barrier deposition Electricity 9 Active
US8736055B2 Methods and layers for metallization Electricity 8 Active
US6846519B2 Method and apparatus for electroless deposition with temperature-controlled chuck Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US9287183B1 Using electroless deposition as a metrology tool to highlight contamination, residue, and incomplete via etch Electricity 7 Active
US6875691B2 Temperature control sequence of electroless plating baths Electricity 7 Expired
US10262943B2 Interlevel conductor pre-fill utilizing selective barrier deposition Electricity 6 Active
US8906446B2 Apparatus and method for electroless deposition of materials on semiconductor substrates Electricity 4 Active
US9768063B1 Dual damascene fill Electricity 4 Active
US9048088B2 Processes and solutions for substrate cleaning and electroless deposition Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US7883739B2 Method for strengthening adhesion between dielectric layers formed adjacent to metal layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8980746B2 Adhesion layer for through silicon via metallization Electricity 3 Active
US9382627B2 Methods and materials for anchoring gapfill metals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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