Inventor · Boise, ID, US

Zhiping Yin

102Patents
21h-index
52Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 22, 1997 → Feb 18, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6316285A Passivation layer for packaged integrated circuits Electricity 192 Expired
US6515355B1 Passivation layer for packaged integrated circuits Electricity 160 Expired
US7253118B2 Pitch reduced patterns relative to photolithography features Electricity 117 Expired
US6156674A Semiconductor processing methods of forming insulative materials Electricity 83 Expired
US6670284B2 Method of decontaminating process chambers, methods of reducing defects in anti-reflective coatings, and resulting semiconductor structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US7576441B2 Boron-doped amorphous carbon film for use as a hard etch mask during the formation of a semiconductor device Electricity 64 Active
US6281100A Semiconductor processing methods Electricity 40 Expired
US6121133A Isolation using an antireflective coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6380611B1 Treatment for film surface to reduce photo footing Electricity 37 Expired
US6150257A Plasma treatment of an interconnect surface during formation of an interlayer dielectric Electricity 36 Expired
US6939794B2 Boron-doped amorphous carbon film for use as a hard etch mask during the formation of a semiconductor device Electricity 36 Expired
US7924333B2 Method and apparatus providing shared pixel straight gate architecture Electricity 34 Active
US6461970B1 Method of reducing defects in anti-reflective coatings and semiconductor structures fabricated thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7651951B2 Pitch reduced patterns relative to photolithography features Electricity 32 Active
US6291363A Surface treatment of DARC films to reduce defects in subsequent cap layers Electricity 30 Expired
US6274292A Semiconductor processing methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6294459A Anti-reflective coatings and methods for forming and using same Electricity 28 Expired
US6174590A Isolation using an antireflective coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7105431B2 Masking methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6174816A Treatment for film surface to reduce photo footing Electricity 23 Expired
US7175944B2 Prevention of photoresist scumming Physics 23 Expired
US6423582B1 Use of DAR coating to modulate the efficiency of laser fuse blows Electricity 21 Expired
US6573175B1 Dry low k film application for interlevel dielectric and method of cleaning etched features Electricity 20 Expired
US6444588B1 Anti-reflective coatings and methods regarding same Electricity 17 Expired
US6144083A Method of reducing defects in anti-reflective coatings and semiconductor structures fabricated thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired

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