Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Laxman Murugesh

23Patents
13h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 15, 1994 → Apr 19, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5937323A Sequencing of the recipe steps for the optimal low-k HDP-CVD processing Electricity 861 Expired
US6217658A Sequencing of the recipe steps for the optimal low-dielectric constant HDP-CVD Processing Electricity 794 Expired
US6450117B1 Directing a flow of gas in a substrate processing chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 490 Expired
US6136685A High deposition rate recipe for low dielectric constant films Electricity 295 Expired
US5994662A Unique baffle to deflect remote plasma clean gases Electricity 50 Expired
US9993907B2 Printed chemical mechanical polishing pad having printed window Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Active
US5811356A Reduction in mobile ion and metal contamination by varying season time and bias RF power during chamber cleaning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6200911A Method and apparatus for modifying the profile of narrow, high-aspect-ratio gaps using differential plasma power Electricity 30 Expired
US5756222A Corrosion-resistant aluminum article for semiconductor processing equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5811195A Corrosion-resistant aluminum article for semiconductor processing equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5810937A Using ceramic wafer to protect susceptor during cleaning of a processing chamber Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US8617672B2 Localized surface annealing of components for substrate processing chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7732056B2 Corrosion-resistant aluminum component having multi-layer coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US5997685A Corrosion-resistant apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6159333A Substrate processing system configurable for deposition or cleaning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6579811B2 Method and apparatus for modifying the profile of narrow, high-aspect-ratio gaps through wafer heating Electricity 10 Expired
US6228781A Sequential in-situ heating and deposition of halogen-doped silicon oxide Electricity 10 Expired
US6375744B2 Sequential in-situ heating and deposition of halogen-doped silicon oxide Electricity 7 Expired
US7431772B2 Gas distributor having directed gas flow and cleaning method Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7135426B2 Erosion resistant process chamber components Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US9481608B2 Surface annealing of components for substrate processing chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6878214B2 Process endpoint detection in processing chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US11007618B2 Printing chemical mechanical polishing pad having window or controlled porosity Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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