Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Jick Yu

29Patents
10h-index
37Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 9, 1984 → Sep 7, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7049226B2 Integration of ALD tantalum nitride for copper metallization Electricity 474 Expired
US4587138A MOS rear end processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6936906B2 Integration of barrier layer and seed layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US7265048B2 Reduction of copper dewetting by transition metal deposition Electricity 35 Expired
US7294574B2 Sputter deposition and etching of metallization seed layer for overhang and sidewall improvement Electricity 28 Expired
US4620986A MOS rear end processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7737028B2 Selective ruthenium deposition on copper materials Electricity 20 Active
US5693564A Conductor fill reflow with intermetallic compound wetting layer for semiconductor fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US8324095B2 Integration of ALD tantalum nitride for copper metallization Electricity 17 Active
US5804251A Low temperature aluminum alloy plug technology Electricity 16 Expired
US7704887B2 Remote plasma pre-clean with low hydrogen pressure Electricity 8 Active
US6365514B1 Two chamber metal reflow process Electricity 6 Expired
US7494908B2 Apparatus for integration of barrier layer and seed layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8021514B2 Remote plasma source for pre-treatment of substrates prior to deposition Electricity 6 Active
US8580354B2 Plasma treatment of substrates prior to deposition Electricity 6 Active
US6884329B2 Diffusion enhanced ion plating for copper fill Electricity 5 Expired
US7352048B2 Integration of barrier layer and seed layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6899796B2 Partially filling copper seed layer Electricity 4 Expired
US8119525B2 Process for selective growth of films during ECP plating Electricity 4 Active
US6887786B2 Method and apparatus for forming a barrier layer on a substrate Electricity 4 Expired
US8349724B2 Method for improving electromigration lifetime of copper interconnection by extended post anneal Electricity 3 Active
US7659204B2 Oxidized barrier layer Electricity 3 Active
US6730598B1 Integration of annealing capability into metal deposition or CMP tool Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US8557094B2 Sputtering chamber having auxiliary backside magnet to improve etch uniformity and magnetron producing sustained self sputtering of ruthenium and tantalum Electricity 1 Active
US8852674B2 Method for segregating the alloying elements and reducing the residue resistivity of copper alloy layers Electricity 1 Active

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