Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Mark Wilcoxson

34Patents
9h-index
57Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1999 → Feb 23, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6341574B1 Plasma processing systems Electricity 61 Expired
US9543148B1 Mask shrink layer for high aspect ratio dielectric etch Electricity 38 Active
US7239737B2 User interface for quantifying wafer non-uniformities and graphically explore significance Electricity 30 Expired
US6744213B2 Antenna for producing uniform process rates Electricity 24 Expired
US7294580B2 Method for plasma stripping using periodic modulation of gas chemistry and hydrocarbon addition Electricity 22 Expired
US9620377B2 Technique to deposit metal-containing sidewall passivation for high aspect ratio cylinder etch Electricity 22 Active
US10170323B2 Technique to deposit metal-containing sidewall passivation for high aspect ratio cylinder etch Electricity 11 Active
US9673058B1 Method for etching features in dielectric layers Electricity 10 Active
US6518705B2 Method and apparatus for producing uniform process rates Electricity 9 Expired
US8317934B2 Multi-stage substrate cleaning method and apparatus Electricity 9 Active
US6842147B2 Method and apparatus for producing uniform processing rates Electricity 8 Expired
US10431458B2 Mask shrink layer for high aspect ratio dielectric etch Electricity 8 Active
US7632376B1 Method and apparatus for atomic layer deposition (ALD) in a proximity system Electricity 7 Active
US7329321B2 Enhanced wafer cleaning method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7022611B1 Plasma in-situ treatment of chemically amplified resist Electricity 5 Expired
US8757177B2 Multi-stage substrate cleaning method and apparatus Electricity 5 Active
US6873112B2 Method for producing a semiconductor device Electricity 4 Expired
US7347915B1 Plasma in-situ treatment of chemically amplified resist Electricity 4 Expired
US8127395B2 Apparatus for isolated bevel edge clean and method for using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8440573B2 Method and apparatus for pattern collapse free wet processing of semiconductor devices Electricity 4 Active
US8021512B2 Method of preventing premature drying Electricity 4 Active
US9159593B2 Method of particle contaminant removal Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US7597765B2 Post etch wafer surface cleaning with liquid meniscus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7758404B1 Apparatus for cleaning edge of substrate and method for using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7946303B2 Carrier for reducing entrance and/or exit marks left by a substrate-processing meniscus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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