Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

David Trussell

19Patents
7h-index
20Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1996 → Jul 8, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7169256B2 Plasma processor with electrode responsive to multiple RF frequencies Electricity 49 Expired
US5911833A Method of in-situ cleaning of a chuck within a plasma chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7430986B2 Plasma confinement ring assemblies having reduced polymer deposition characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7861667B2 Multi-part electrode for a semiconductor processing plasma reactor and method of replacing a portion of a multi-part electrode Electricity 16 Active
US5988187A Chemical vapor deposition system with a plasma chamber having separate process gas and cleaning gas injection ports Electricity 13 Expired
US9502275B1 Service tunnel for use on capital equipment in semiconductor manufacturing and research fabs Electricity 8 Active
US10403476B2 Active showerhead Electricity 8 Active
US8262922B2 Plasma confinement rings having reduced polymer deposition characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10804079B2 Active showerhead Electricity 3 Active
US8500952B2 Plasma confinement rings having reduced polymer deposition characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11112773B2 Systems for removing and replacing consumable parts from a semiconductor process module in situ Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11393705B2 Wafer transport assembly with integrated buffers Electricity 1 Active
US8573153B2 Multi-part electrode for a semiconductor processing plasma reactor and method of replacing a portion of a multi-part electrode Electricity 1 Active
USRE38097E1 Chemical vapor deposition system with a plasma chamber having separate process gas and cleaning gas injection ports General 0 Expired
US10790174B2 Wafer transport assembly with integrated buffers Electricity 0 Active
US10014196B2 Wafer transport assembly with integrated buffers Electricity 0 Active
US9929028B2 Service tunnel for use on capital equipment in semiconductor manufacturing and research fabs Electricity 0 Active
US10304707B2 Load lock interface and integrated post-processing module Electricity 0 Active
US11764086B2 Wafer transport assembly with integrated buffers Electricity 0 Active

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