Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Gopalakrishna B. Prabhu

29Patents
11h-index
74Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1998 → Jul 8, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6132298A Carrier head with edge control for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 78 Expired
US6220942A CMP platen with patterned surface Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US6217426A CMP polishing pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6361420B1 Method of chemical mechanical polishing with edge control Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6575825B2 CMP polishing pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7160739B2 Feedback control of a chemical mechanical polishing device providing manipulation of removal rate profiles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7553214B2 Polishing article with integrated window stripe Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US6220941A Method of post CMP defect stability improvement Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US7063597B2 Polishing processes for shallow trench isolation substrates Electricity 15 Expired
US6592438B2 CMP platen with patterned surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US8388412B2 Retaining ring with shaped profile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8101451B1 Method to form a device including an annealed lamina and having amorphous silicon on opposing faces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7601050B2 Polishing apparatus with grooved subpad Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US8070909B2 Feedback control of chemical mechanical polishing device providing manipulation of removal rate profiles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6677239B2 Methods and compositions for chemical mechanical polishing Electricity 7 Expired
US8173452B1 Method to form a device by constructing a support element on a thin semiconductor lamina Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8231431B2 Solar panel edge deletion module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7179159B2 Materials for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8033895B2 Retaining ring with shaped profile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7908743B2 Method for forming an electrical connection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7429210B2 Materials for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US6558236B2 Method and apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US8694145B2 Feedback control of a chemical mechanical polishing device providing manipulation of removal rate profiles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7040966B2 Carbonation of pH controlled KOH solution for improved polishing of oxide films on semiconductor wafers Electricity 1 Expired
US7841925B2 Polishing article with integrated window stripe Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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