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Michael Yang — 47 Patents

Applied Materials: 47 patents #178 of 7,310Top 3%
Fremont, CA: #257 of 9,298 inventorsTop 3%
California: #8,880 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #59,703 of 4,157,543Top 2%
47 Patents All Time
Michael Yang has been granted 47 US patents while listed as an inventor at Applied Materials. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in April 2015. Michael Yang ranks #59,703 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.4%). Patent records list Michael Yang in Fremont, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 47 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9012334 Formation of a tantalum-nitride layer Sean M. Seutter, Ming Xi 2015-04-21 $14,570,000
8123881 Die-to-robot alignment for die-to-substrate bonding Damon K. Cox, Todd Egan, Jeffrey C. Hudgens 2012-02-28 $8,688,000
8114789 Formation of a tantalum-nitride layer Sean M. Seutter, Ming Xi 2012-02-14 $12,695,000
7867914 System and method for forming an integrated barrier layer Ming Xi, Hui Zhang 2011-01-11 $9,486,000
7820026 Method to deposit organic grafted film on barrier layer Hooman Hafezi, Aron Rosenfeld 2010-10-26 $13,462,000
7779784 Apparatus and method for plasma assisted deposition Chen-An Chen, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Ming Xi, Mark Hytros 2010-08-24 $4,612,000
7781326 Formation of a tantalum-nitride layer Sean M. Seutter, Ming Xi 2010-08-24 $4,612,000
7745333 Methods for depositing tungsten layers employing atomic layer deposition techniques Ken Kaung Lai, Ravi Rajagopalan, Amit Khandelwal, Madhu Moorthy, Srinivas Gandikota +9 more 2010-06-29 $7,165,000
7732325 Plasma-enhanced cyclic layer deposition process for barrier layers Toshio Itoh, Ming Xi 2010-06-08 $8,435,000
7670465 Anolyte for copper plating Nicolay Kovarsky 2010-03-02 $15,045,000
7605083 Formation of composite tungsten films Ken Kaung Lai, Jeong Soo Byun, Frederick Wu, Ramanujapuran A. Srinivas, Avgerinos V. Gelatos +7 more 2009-10-20 $54,871,000
7514353 Contact metallization scheme using a barrier layer over a silicide layer Timothy Weidman, Kapila Wijekoon, Zhize Zhu, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Amit Khandelwal +3 more 2009-04-07 $14,489,000
7504335 Grafted seed layer for electrochemical plating Aron Rosenfeld, Hooman Hafezi, Zhi-Wen Sun, John O. Dukovic 2009-03-17 $10,205,000
7473339 Slim cell platform plumbing Allen L. D'Ambra, Arulkumar Shanmugasundram, Yevgeniy Rabinovich, Dmitry Lubomirsky 2009-01-06 $22,624,000
7473638 Plasma-enhanced cyclic layer deposition process for barrier layers Toshio Itoh, Ming Xi 2009-01-06 $22,624,000
7405158 Methods for depositing tungsten layers employing atomic layer deposition techniques Ken Kaung Lai, Ravi Rajagopalan, Amit Khandelwal, Madhu Moorthy, Srinivas Gandikota +9 more 2008-07-29 $53,476,000
7396565 Multiple precursor cyclical deposition system Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Hui Zhang, Hongbin Fang, Ming Xi 2008-07-08 $41,700,000
7384867 Formation of composite tungsten films Ken Kaung Lai, Jeong Soo Byun, Frederick Wu, Ramanujapuran A. Srinivas, Avgerinos V. Gelatos +7 more 2008-06-10 $47,143,000
7279432 System and method for forming an integrated barrier layer Ming Xi, Hui Zhang 2007-10-09 $22,463,000
7247222 Electrochemical processing cell Dmitry Lubomirsky, Yezdi Dordi, Saravjeet Singh, Sheshraj Tulshibagwale, Nicolay Kovarsky 2007-07-24 $43,233,000
7223323 Multi-chemistry plating system Ming Xi, Russell C. Ellwanger, Eric Bramwell Britcher, Bernardo Donoso, Lily Pang +11 more 2007-05-29 $18,482,000
7201803 Valve control system for atomic layer deposition chamber Siqing Lu, Yu-Chia Chang, Dongxi Sun, Vinh Dang, Anzhong Chang +2 more 2007-04-10 $37,340,000
7128823 Anolyte for copper plating Nicolay Kovarsky 2006-10-31 $22,898,000
7094685 Integration of titanium and titanium nitride layers Toshio Itoh, Ming Xi 2006-08-22 $13,029,000
7094680 Formation of a tantalum-nitride layer Sean M. Seutter, Ming Xi 2006-08-22 $13,029,000