Inventor · Kuna, ID, US

Eric H. Freeman

37Patents
11h-index
14Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 26, 1994 → Nov 24, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5492594A Chemical-mechanical polishing tool with end point measurement station Electricity 73 Expired
US8765598B2 Conductive structures, systems and devices including conductive structures and related methods Electricity 43 Active
US8530350B2 Apparatuses including stair-step structures and methods of forming the same Electricity 42 Active
US7648919B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US7776683B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US7611944B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US8158476B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9466531B2 Apparatuses including stair-step structures and methods of forming the same Electricity 17 Active
US8999844B2 Apparatuses including stair-step structures and methods of forming the same Electricity 16 Active
US9728548B2 Vertical memory blocks and related devices and methods Electricity 14 Active
US8507341B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8680650B2 Capacitor structures having improved area efficiency Electricity 7 Active
US9911692B2 Conductive structures, systems and devices including conductive structures and related methods Electricity 6 Active
US9147608B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8859362B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9412594B2 Integrated circuit fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9536823B2 Conductive structures, systems and devices including conductive structures and related methods Electricity 2 Active
US10290575B2 Memory devices, semiconductor devices and related methods Electricity 2 Active
US10373904B2 Semiconductor devices including capacitors, related electronic systems, and related methods Electricity 2 Active
US10366901B2 Integrated structures, capacitors and methods of forming capacitors Electricity 2 Active
US10325847B2 Semiconductor devices including stair-step structures Electricity 1 Active
US11189536B2 Method and apparatus for on-chip stress detection Electricity 1 Active
US10910306B2 Devices including vias extending through alternating dielectric materials and conductive materials, and related electronic devices Electricity 0 Active
US9722014B2 Memory devices including capacitor structures having improved area efficiency Electricity 0 Active
US11978680B2 Method and apparatus for on-chip stress detection Electricity 0 Active

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