Inventor · Singapore, SG

Simon Chooi

94Patents
25h-index
61Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 18, 1996 → Dec 3, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6348407B1 Method to improve adhesion of organic dielectrics in dual damascene interconnects Electricity 198 Expired
US6040243A Method to form copper damascene interconnects using a reverse barrier metal scheme to eliminate copper diffusion Electricity 148 Expired
US6376353B1 Aluminum and copper bimetallic bond pad scheme for copper damascene interconnects Electricity 141 Expired
US6436824B1 Low dielectric constant materials for copper damascene Electricity 111 Expired
US6284657A Non-metallic barrier formation for copper damascene type interconnects Electricity 107 Expired
US6352917B1 Reversed damascene process for multiple level metal interconnects Electricity 106 Expired
US6265321A Air bridge process for forming air gaps Electricity 78 Expired
US6287979A Method for forming an air gap as low dielectric constant material using buckminsterfullerene as a porogen in an air bridge or a sacrificial layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US6358842B1 Method to form damascene interconnects with sidewall passivation to protect organic dielectrics Electricity 75 Expired
US6424044B1 Use of boron carbide as an etch-stop and barrier layer for copper dual damascene metallization Electricity 68 Expired
US6475908B1 Dual metal gate process: metals and their silicides Electricity 62 Expired
US6331479A Method to prevent degradation of low dielectric constant material in copper damascene interconnects Electricity 52 Expired
US6458695B1 Methods to form dual metal gates by incorporating metals and their conductive oxides Electricity 46 Expired
US6372636B1 Composite silicon-metal nitride barrier to prevent formation of metal fluorides in copper damascene Electricity 43 Expired
US5858870A Methods for gap fill and planarization of intermetal dielectrics Electricity 43 Expired
US6165891A Damascene structure with reduced capacitance using a carbon nitride, boron nitride, or boron carbon nitride passivation layer, etch stop layer, and/or cap layer Electricity 42 Expired
US6303447A Method for forming an extended metal gate using a damascene process Electricity 33 Expired
US6352921B1 Use of boron carbide as an etch-stop and barrier layer for copper dual damascene metallization Electricity 32 Expired
US6486080B2 Method to form zirconium oxide and hafnium oxide for high dielectric constant materials Electricity 32 Expired
US6350675B1 Integration of silicon-rich material in the self-aligned via approach of dual damascene interconnects Electricity 31 Expired
US6530380B1 Method for selective oxide etching in pre-metal deposition Electricity 30 Expired
US6683002B1 Method to create a copper diffusion deterrent interface Electricity 29 Expired
US6750519B2 Dual metal gate process: metals and their silicides Electricity 25 Expired
US6261942A Dual metal-oxide layer as air bridge Electricity 25 Expired
US6378759B1 Method of application of conductive cap-layer in flip-chip, COB, and micro metal bonding Electricity 25 Expired

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