Inventor · Kalispell, MT, US

Eric J. Bergman

83Patents
18h-index
79Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: May 21, 1990 → Apr 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5377708A Multi-station semiconductor processor with volatilization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US6286231A Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying Electricity 114 Expired
US5500081A Dynamic semiconductor wafer processing using homogeneous chemical vapors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US5235995A Semiconductor processor apparatus with dynamic wafer vapor treatment and particulate volatilization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 97 Expired
US5232511A Dynamic semiconductor wafer processing using homogeneous mixed acid vapors Physics 83 Expired
US5762751A Semiconductor processor with wafer face protection Electricity 79 Expired
US5238500A Aqueous hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acid vapor processing of semiconductor wafers Physics 71 Expired
US5370741A Dynamic semiconductor wafer processing using homogeneous chemical vapors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6273108A Apparatus and method for processing the surface of a workpiece with ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6267125A Apparatus and method for processing the surface of a workpiece with ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US6240933A Methods for cleaning semiconductor surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5332445A Aqueous hydrofluoric acid vapor processing of semiconductor wafers Physics 49 Expired
US5489341A Semiconductor processing with non-jetting fluid stream discharge array Electricity 48 Expired
US5584310A Semiconductor processing with non-jetting fluid stream discharge array Electricity 43 Expired
US5954911A Semiconductor processing using vapor mixtures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6869487B1 Process and apparatus for treating a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6497768B2 Process for treating a workpiece with hydrofluoric acid and ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6582525B2 Methods for processing a workpiece using steam and ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6591845B1 Apparatus and method for processing the surface of a workpiece with ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7264680B2 Process and apparatus for treating a workpiece using ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6199298A Vapor assisted rotary drying method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6357142B1 Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying Electricity 17 Expired
US6817370B2 Method for processing the surface of a workpiece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6745494B2 Method and apparatus for processing wafers under pressure Electricity 16 Expired
US6837252B2 Apparatus for treating a workpiece with steam and ozone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired

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