Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

ShouQian Shao

18Patents
5h-index
37Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 2001 → Nov 15, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8821985B2 Method and apparatus for high-K gate performance improvement and combinatorial processing Performing Operations; Transporting 324 Active
US6872909B2 Toroidal low-field reactive gas and plasma source having a dielectric vacuum vessel Electricity 40 Expired
US6437290B1 Heat treatment apparatus having a thin light-transmitting window Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US8613863B2 Methods for selective etching of a multi-layer substrate Electricity 13 Active
US7501600B2 Toroidal low-field reactive gas and plasma source having a dielectric vacuum vessel Electricity 9 Active
US8733280B2 Showerhead for processing chamber Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US10697062B2 Gas flow guide design for uniform flow distribution and efficient purge Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US7914603B2 Particle trap for a plasma source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8974649B2 Combinatorial RF bias method for PVD Electricity 1 Active
US9330928B2 Methods for selective etching of a multi-layer substrate Electricity 1 Active
US8925481B2 Systems and methods for measuring, monitoring and controlling ozone concentration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8851010B2 Systems and methods for measuring, monitoring and controlling ozone concentration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9023438B2 Methods and apparatus for combinatorial PECVD or PEALD Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US12080516B2 High density plasma enhanced process chamber Electricity 0 Active
US9175382B2 High metal ionization sputter gun Electricity 0 Active
US11929236B2 Methods of tuning to improve plasma stability Electricity 0 Active
US11967516B2 Substrate support for chucking of mask for deposition processes Electricity 0 Active
US12394595B2 Multi-antenna unit for large area inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus Electricity 0 Active

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