Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Fred C. Redeker

170Patents
33h-index
164Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 8, 1992 → Sep 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6170428A Symmetric tunable inductively coupled HDP-CVD reactor Electricity 322 Expired
US6182602A Inductively coupled HDP-CVD reactor Electricity 304 Expired
US5944902A Plasma source for HDP-CVD chamber Electricity 293 Expired
US6083344A Multi-zone RF inductively coupled source configuration Electricity 287 Expired
US5865896A High density plasma CVD reactor with combined inductive and capacitive coupling Electricity 245 Expired
US6465051B1 Method of operating high density plasma CVD reactor with combined inductive and capacitive coupling Electricity 191 Expired
US5788799A Apparatus and method for cleaning of semiconductor process chamber surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 184 Expired
US6220201A High density plasma CVD reactor with combined inductive and capacitive coupling Electricity 172 Expired
US5761023A Substrate support with pressure zones having reduced contact area and temperature feedback Electricity 122 Expired
US6179709A In-situ monitoring of linear substrate polishing operations Electricity 116 Expired
US6988327B2 Methods and systems for processing a substrate using a dynamic liquid meniscus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US5772771A Deposition chamber for improved deposition thickness uniformity Electricity 101 Expired
US5984769A Polishing pad having a grooved pattern for use in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 99 Expired
US6379223B1 Method and apparatus for electrochemical-mechanical planarization Performing Operations; Transporting 97 Expired
US6070551A Deposition chamber and method for depositing low dielectric constant films Electricity 76 Expired
US7191787B1 Method and apparatus for semiconductor wafer cleaning using high-frequency acoustic energy with supercritical fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US6273806A Polishing pad having a grooved pattern for use in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US5292399A Plasma etching apparatus with conductive means for inhibiting arcing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US6537144B1 Method and apparatus for enhanced CMP using metals having reductive properties Electricity 64 Expired
US6602724B2 Chemical mechanical polishing of a metal layer with polishing rate monitoring Physics 57 Expired
US6833052B2 Deposition chamber and method for depositing low dielectric constant films Electricity 56 Expired
US6309276A Endpoint monitoring with polishing rate change Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US5748434A Shield for an electrostatic chuck Electricity 50 Expired
US6645061B1 Polishing pad having a grooved pattern for use in chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US6220942A CMP platen with patterned surface Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired

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