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Hui Chen — 24 Patents

Applied Materials: 24 patents #516 of 7,310Top 8%
San Jose, CA: #2,646 of 32,062 inventorsTop 9%
California: #23,266 of 386,348 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Hui Chen has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Applied Materials. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in May 2025. Hui Chen ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Hui Chen in San Jose, CA, US.

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Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12296427 Apparatus and method for CMP temperature control Haosheng Wu, Shou-Sung Chang, Chih Chung Chou, Jianshe Tang, Hari Soundararajan +1 more 2025-05-13
12243761 Detection and analysis of substrate support and pre-heat ring in a process chamber via imaging Martin Jeffrey Salinas, Zhepeng CONG, Xinning LUAN, Ashur J. ATANOS 2025-03-04
12030093 Steam treatment stations for chemical mechanical polishing system Haosheng Wu, Jianshe Tang, Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang, Chih Chung Chou +2 more 2024-07-09 $62,454,000
11919123 Apparatus and method for CMP temperature control Surajit Kumar, Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang 2024-03-05 $73,319,000
11865671 Temperature-based in-situ edge assymetry correction during CMP Haosheng Wu, Shou-Sung Chang, Jianshe Tang, Chih Chung Chou, Hari Soundararajan +1 more 2024-01-09 $49,156,000
11697187 Temperature-based assymetry correction during CMP and nozzle for media dispensing Haosheng Wu, Shou-Sung Chang, Jianshe Tang, Chih Chung, Hari Soundararajan +1 more 2023-07-11 $39,838,000
11633833 Use of steam for pre-heating of CMP components Haosheng Wu, Jianshe Tang, Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang, Paul D. Butterfield +2 more 2023-04-25 $46,789,000
11628478 Steam cleaning of CMP components Haosheng Wu, Jianshe Tang, Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang, Chih Chung Chou +2 more 2023-04-18 $36,767,000
11577358 Gas entrainment during jetting of fluid for temperature control in chemical mechanical polishing Surajit Kumar, Chih Chung Chou, Shou-Sung Chang 2023-02-14 $35,617,000
11446711 Steam treatment stations for chemical mechanical polishing system Haosheng Wu, Jianshe Tang, Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang, Chih Chung Chou +2 more 2022-09-20 $25,949,000
10256120 Systems, methods and apparatus for post-chemical mechanical planarization substrate buff pre-cleaning Clinton SAKATA, Jim K. Atkinson, Brian J. Brown, Jianshe Tang, Yufei Chen +1 more 2019-04-09 $19,096,000
10229842 Double sided buff module for post CMP cleaning Clinton SAKATA, Jim K. Atkinson, Tomohiko Kitajima, Brian J. Brown 2019-03-12 $40,470,000
9873179 Carrier for small pad for chemical mechanical polishing Steven M. Zuniga, Hung Chih Chen, Eric Lau, Garrett H. Sin, Shou-Sung Chang 2018-01-23 $41,300,000
9119461 High stiffness, anti-slip scrubber brush assembly, high-stiffness mandrel, subassemblies, and assembly methods Hung Chih Chen, Jim K. Atkinson, David Datong Huo 2015-09-01 $10,783,000
8968055 Methods and apparatus for pre-chemical mechanical planarization buffing module Allen L. D'Ambra, Jim K. Atkinson, Hung Chih Chen 2015-03-03 $11,301,000
8844546 Apparatus and method for cleaning semiconductor substrate using pressurized fluid Allen L. D'Ambra 2014-09-30 $12,856,000
8181302 Brush alignment control mechanism Hung Chih Chen, Dan Zhang 2012-05-22 $10,508,000
8101934 Methods and apparatus for detecting a substrate notch or flat Haochuan Zhang, Noel Manto 2012-01-24 $14,249,000
7962990 Brush box cleaner module with force control Joseph Yudovsky, Allen L. D'Ambra 2011-06-21 $5,178,000
7774887 Scrubber box and methods for using the same Joseph Yudovsky, Avi Tepman, Kenneth R. Reynolds, Younes Achkire, Dan Marohl +4 more 2010-08-17 $3,871,000
7636996 Seal installation tool 2009-12-29 $18,530,000
7377002 Scrubber box Joseph Yudovsky, Avi Tepman, Kenneth R. Reynolds, Younes Achkire, Dan Marohl +4 more 2008-05-27 $25,876,000
6905968 Process for selectively etching dielectric layers Chang-Lin Hsieh, Jie Yuan, Theodoros Panagopoulos, Yan Ye 2005-06-14 $12,100,000
6569775 Method for enhancing plasma processing performance Peter Loewenhardt, John M. Yamartino, Diana Xiaobing Ma 2003-05-27 $43,913,000