Inventor · Portland, OR, US

Peter A. Burke

93Patents
19h-index
87Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 1992 → Apr 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5268330A Process for improving sheet resistance of an integrated circuit device gate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US6969651B1 Layout design and process to form nanotube cell for nanotube memory applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US6955937B1 Carbon nanotube memory cell for integrated circuit structure with removable side spacers to permit access to memory cell and process for forming such memory cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US6454634B1 Polishing pads for chemical mechanical planarization Performing Operations; Transporting 75 Expired
US5492594A Chemical-mechanical polishing tool with end point measurement station Electricity 73 Expired
US6749485B1 Hydrolytically stable grooved polishing pads for chemical mechanical planarization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5356513A Polishstop planarization method and structure Electricity 72 Expired
US5645469A Polishing pad with radially extending tapered channels Performing Operations; Transporting 68 Expired
US5916855A Chemical-mechanical polishing slurry formulation and method for tungsten and titanium thin films Electricity 66 Expired
US6736709B1 Grooved polishing pads for chemical mechanical planarization Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US6860802B1 Polishing pads for chemical mechanical planarization Performing Operations; Transporting 55 Expired
US6582283B2 Polishing pads for chemical mechanical planarization Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US5510652A Polishstop planarization structure Electricity 46 Expired
US6987059B1 Method and structure for creating ultra low resistance damascene copper wiring Electricity 43 Expired
US7160805B1 Inter-layer interconnection structure for large electrical connections Electricity 28 Expired
US5934978A Methods of making and using a chemical-mechanical polishing slurry that reduces wafer defects Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5782962A Cleaning and polishing composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6093085A Apparatuses and methods for polishing semiconductor wafers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6106661A Polishing pad having a wear level indicator and system using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6051495A Seasoning of a semiconductor wafer polishing pad to polish tungsten Electricity 19 Expired
US6000281A Method and apparatus for measuring critical dimensions on a semiconductor surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6602112B2 Dissolution of metal particles produced by polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6939800B1 Dielectric barrier films for use as copper barrier layers in semiconductor trench and via structures Electricity 17 Expired
US5753607A Cleaning and polishing composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US6648743B1 Chemical mechanical polishing pad Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired

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