Inventor · Portland, OR, US

Daniel A. Koos

11Patents
10h-index
10Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1994 → May 26, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5413941A Optical end point detection methods in semiconductor planarizing polishing processes Physics 270 Expired
US5934980A Method of chemical mechanical polishing Electricity 182 Expired
US6234877A Method of chemical mechanical polishing Electricity 118 Expired
US6120354A Method of chemical mechanical polishing Electricity 109 Expired
US6099604A Slurry with chelating agent for chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconductor wafer and methods related thereto Electricity 70 Expired
US7338908B1 Method for fabrication of semiconductor interconnect structure with reduced capacitance, leakage current, and improved breakdown voltage Electricity 36 Expired
US6312486A Slurry with chelating agent for chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconductor wafer and methods related thereto Electricity 25 Expired
US5741547A Method for depositing a film of titanium nitride Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US7531463B2 Fabrication of semiconductor interconnect structure Electricity 19 Active
US7972970B2 Fabrication of semiconductor interconnect structure Electricity 15 Active
US8481432B2 Fabrication of semiconductor interconnect structure Electricity 4 Active

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