Inventor · Ellicott City, MD, US

Lumin Li

36Patents
17h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Apr 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6527911B1 Configurable plasma volume etch chamber Electricity 123 Expired
US6178919A Perforated plasma confinement ring in plasma reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 113 Expired
US5656123A Dual-frequency capacitively-coupled plasma reactor for materials processing Electricity 94 Expired
US6090304A Methods for selective plasma etch Electricity 62 Expired
US7732728B2 Apparatuses for adjusting electrode gap in capacitively-coupled RF plasma reactor Electricity 46 Active
US6833325B2 Method for plasma etching performance enhancement Electricity 43 Expired
US6106663A Semiconductor process chamber electrode Electricity 40 Expired
US6746961B2 Plasma etching of dielectric layer with etch profile control Electricity 34 Expired
US6506685B2 Perforated plasma confinement ring in plasma reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6984288B2 Plasma processor in plasma confinement region within a vacuum chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US8080760B2 Apparatuses for adjusting electrode gap in capacitively-coupled RF plasma reactor Electricity 30 Active
US7683289B2 Apparatus and method for controlling plasma density profile Electricity 27 Active
US7405521B2 Multiple frequency plasma processor method and apparatus Electricity 24 Expired
US7525787B2 Electrostatic chuck assembly with dielectric material and/or cavity having varying thickness, profile and/or shape, method of use and apparatus incorporating same Electricity 22 Active
US5716485A Electrode designs for controlling uniformity profiles in plasma processing reactors Electricity 19 Expired
US7977390B2 Method for plasma etching performance enhancement Electricity 19 Active
US7749353B2 High aspect ratio etch using modulation of RF powers of various frequencies Electricity 18 Active
US8674255B1 Apparatus and method for controlling etch uniformity Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US8299390B2 Apparatus and method for controlling plasma density profile Electricity 12 Active
US7144521B2 High aspect ratio etch using modulation of RF powers of various frequencies Electricity 11 Expired
US7169695B2 Method for forming a dual damascene structure Electricity 8 Expired
US7874807B2 Air compressor with shut-off mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US6716303B1 Vacuum plasma processor having a chamber with electrodes and a coil for plasma excitation and method of operating same Physics 7 Expired
US7632375B2 Electrically enhancing the confinement of plasma Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7455748B2 Magnetic enhancement for mechanical confinement of plasma Electricity 6 Expired

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