Inventor · Tempe, AZ, US

Timothy Dyer

35Patents
14h-index
63Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 26, 1996 → Oct 6, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6465051B1 Method of operating high density plasma CVD reactor with combined inductive and capacitive coupling Electricity 191 Expired
US6108189A Electrostatic chuck having improved gas conduits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US6972421B2 Extreme ultraviolet light source Electricity 86 Expired
US5720818A Conduits for flow of heat transfer fluid to the surface of an electrostatic chuck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US6721162B2 Electrostatic chuck having composite dielectric layer and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US7368741B2 Extreme ultraviolet light source Electricity 45 Expired
US6447368B1 Carriers with concentric balloons supporting a diaphragm Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6414834B1 Dielectric covered electrostatic chuck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5904776A Conduits for flow of heat transfer fluid to the surface of an electrostatic chuck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6288357A Ion milling planarization of semiconductor workpieces Electricity 24 Expired
US6409580B1 Rigid polishing pad conditioner for chemical mechanical polishing tool Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US7193228B2 EUV light source optical elements Physics 22 Expired
US6793565B1 Orbiting indexable belt polishing station for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7366219B2 Line narrowing module Electricity 16 Expired
US6540592B1 Carrier head with reduced moment wear ring Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5744400A Apparatus and method for dry milling of non-planar features on a semiconductor surface Electricity 11 Expired
US8742604B2 Systems and methods for combined flow control and electricity generation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US6652366B2 Dynamic slurry distribution control for CMP Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6690706B2 High rep-rate laser with improved electrodes Electricity 8 Expired
US8893702B2 Ductile mode machining methods for hard and brittle components of plasma processing apparatuses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6209483A Apparatus and method for removing silicon dioxide residues from CVD reactors Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7522650B2 Gas discharge laser chamber improvements Electricity 4 Expired
US5800623A Semiconductor wafer support platform Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6661826B2 Laser chamber insulator with sealed electrode feedthrough Electricity 3 Expired
US6203417A Chemical mechanical polishing tool components with improved corrosion resistance Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired

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