Inventor · Danville, CA, US

Krishna Vepa

11Patents
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11Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 2001 → Nov 30, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6672943B2 Eccentric abrasive wheel for wafer processing Electricity 48 Expired
US6852012B2 Cluster tool systems and methods for in fab wafer processing Electricity 14 Expired
US7402520B2 Edge removal of silicon-on-insulator transfer wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7208325B2 Refreshing wafers having low-k dielectric materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7775856B2 Method for removal of surface films from reclaim substrates Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7951718B2 Edge removal of silicon-on-insulator transfer wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7659206B2 Removal of silicon oxycarbide from substrates Electricity 1 Active
US7727782B2 Apparatus for improving incoming and outgoing wafer inspection productivity in a wafer reclaim factory Physics 0 Active
US7695982B2 Refurbishing a wafer having a low-k dielectric layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8874416B2 Process tool chemical and gas usage optimization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7657390B2 Reclaiming substrates having defects and contaminants Electricity 0 Active

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