Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Li Xu

35Patents
14h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1999 → Aug 28, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6352081B1 Method of cleaning a semiconductor device processing chamber after a copper etch process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 217 Expired
US7696117B2 Method and apparatus which reduce the erosion rate of surfaces exposed to halogen-containing plasmas Chemistry; Metallurgy 119 Active
US8034734B2 Semiconductor processing apparatus which is formed from yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide to produce a solid solution ceramic apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Active
US6942929B2 Process chamber having component with yttrium-aluminum coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US6508911B1 Diamond coated parts in a plasma reactor Electricity 52 Expired
US8129029B2 Erosion-resistant plasma chamber components comprising a metal base structure with an overlying thermal oxidation coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US8758858B2 Method of producing a plasma-resistant thermal oxide coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US7479304B2 Gas distribution plate fabricated from a solid yttrium oxide-comprising substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US9012030B2 Process chamber component having yttrium—aluminum coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US7371467B2 Process chamber component having electroplated yttrium containing coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US8623527B2 Semiconductor processing apparatus comprising a coating formed from a solid solution of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US6623595B1 Wavy and roughened dome in plasma processing reactor Electricity 20 Expired
US8067067B2 Clean, dense yttrium oxide coating protecting semiconductor processing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US9051219B2 Semiconductor processing apparatus comprising a solid solution ceramic formed from yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, and aluminum oxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8016948B2 Method of removing contaminants from a coating surface comprising an oxide or fluoride of a group IIIB metal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US6476398B1 Beam automation in charged-particle-beam systems Electricity 10 Expired
US8008208B2 Method of cleaning and forming a negatively charged passivation layer over a doped region Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7547569B2 Method for patterning Mo layer in a photovoltaic device comprising CIGS material using an etch process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7833401B2 Electroplating an yttrium-containing coating on a chamber component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8168462B2 Passivation process for solar cell fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7846264B2 Cleaning method used in removing contaminants from a solid yttrium oxide-containing substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7718029B2 Self-passivating plasma resistant material for joining chamber components Electricity 3 Active
US6413389B1 Method for recovering metal from etch by-products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US10840112B2 Coated article and semiconductor chamber apparatus formed from yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8367924B2 Buried insulator isolation for solar cell contacts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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