Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Boris Govzman

12Patents
7h-index
16Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 3, 1975 → Apr 12, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5957751A Carrier head with a substrate detection mechanism for a chemical mechanical polishing system Performing Operations; Transporting 101 Expired
US6454332B1 Apparatus and methods for handling a substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6474712B1 Gripper for supporting substrate in a vertical orientation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6386609B1 Gripper design to reduce backlash Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6626476B1 Robotic gripper apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6244932A Method for detecting the presence of a substrate in a carrier head Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4022425A Hydraulic control valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6520315B1 Gripper assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6517415B2 Carrier head with a substrate detection mechanism for a chemical mechanical polishing system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7059944B2 Integrated system for processing semiconductor wafers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6227585A Apparatus and methods for handling a substrate General 0 Revoked
US7427337B2 System for electropolishing and electrochemical mechanical polishing Electricity 0 Expired

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