Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Rahul Jairath

19Patents
15h-index
26Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 16, 1994 → Jul 30, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5762536A Sensors for a linear polisher Performing Operations; Transporting 115 Expired
US5478435A Point of use slurry dispensing system Performing Operations; Transporting 113 Expired
US6111634A Method and apparatus for in-situ monitoring of thickness using a multi-wavelength spectrometer during chemical-mechanical polishing Electricity 103 Expired
US5614444A Method of using additives with silica-based slurries to enhance selectivity in metal CMP Electricity 91 Expired
US6146248A Method and apparatus for in-situ end-point detection and optimization of a chemical-mechanical polishing process using a linear polisher Electricity 73 Expired
US5866031A Slurry formulation for chemical mechanical polishing of metals Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Expired
US6108091A Method and apparatus for in-situ monitoring of thickness during chemical-mechanical polishing Physics 59 Expired
US6328642A Integrated pad and belt for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US5857899A Wafer polishing head with pad dressing element Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US5913714A Method for dressing a polishing pad during polishing of a semiconductor wafer Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6261155A Method and apparatus for in-situ end-point detection and optimization of a chemical-mechanical polishing process using a linear polisher Electricity 24 Expired
US5665656A Method and apparatus for polishing a semiconductor substrate wafer Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6336845B1 Method and apparatus for polishing semiconductor wafers Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6621584B2 Method and apparatus for in-situ monitoring of thickness during chemical-mechanical polishing Physics 20 Expired
US5688360A Method and apparatus for polishing a semiconductor substrate wafer Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6855239B1 Plating method and apparatus using contactless electrode Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6517418B2 Method of transporting a semiconductor wafer in a wafer polishing system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6656025B2 Integrated pad and belt for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US10762524B2 Data platform and analytics for predicting media metrics Physics 0 Active

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