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William Easter — 71 Patents

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71 Patents All Time

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Showing 26–50 of 71 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6517416 Chemical mechanical polisher including a pad conditioner and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit using the chemical mechanical polisher Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2003-02-11
6518987 Mouse and mouse template for a motion impaired user Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2003-02-11
6514123 Semiconductor polishing pad alignment device for a polishing apparatus and method of use Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2003-02-04
6508363 Slurry container Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2003-01-21
6462305 Method of manufacturing a polishing pad using a beam Annette M. Crevasse, Frank Miceli 2002-10-08
6423149 Apparatus and method for gradient cleaning of semiconductor wafers Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2002-07-23
6402599 Slurry recirculation system for reduced slurry drying Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli, Craig R. Zavilla 2002-06-11
6373945 Terminal block extension for greater wire packing efficiency Dale Evans, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli, Jose Omar Rodriguez 2002-04-16
6368955 Method of polishing semiconductor structures using a two-step chemical mechanical planarization with slurry particles having different particle bulk densities John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2002-04-09
6369799 Computer pointer device for handicapped persons Frank Miceli, John A. Maze 2002-04-09
6368190 Electrochemical mechanical planarization apparatus and method John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2002-04-09
6354910 Apparatus and method for in-situ measurement of polishing pad thickness loss Richardson O. Adebanjo, Alvaro Maury, Frank Miceli, Jose Omar Rodriguez 2002-03-12
6354928 Polishing apparatus with carrier ring and carrier head employing like polarities Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2002-03-12
6355184 Method of eliminating agglomerate particles in a polishing slurry Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Sailesh Mansinh Merchant, Frank Miceli 2002-03-12
6299519 Apparatus and method for removing a polishing pad from a platen John A. Maze, Frank Micelli 2001-10-09
6293847 Apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing endpoint detection using a hydrogen sensor John A. Maze, Frank Miceli, Sudhanshu Misra, Allen Yen 2001-09-25
6290883 Method for making porous CMP article Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2001-09-18
6287173 Longer lifetime warm-up wafers for polishing systems Annette M. Crevasse, Alvaro Maury, John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2001-09-11
6288648 Apparatus and method for determining a need to change a polishing pad conditioning wheel John A. Maze, Frank Miceli, Yifeng Winston Yan 2001-09-11
6281129 Corrosion-resistant polishing pad conditioner John A. Maze, Sailesh Mansinh Merchant 2001-08-28
6264536 Reducing polish platen corrosion during integrated circuit fabrication Annette M. Crevasse, John A. Maze, Sailesh Mansinh Merchant, Frank Miceli 2001-07-24
6258231 Chemical mechanical polishing endpoint apparatus using component activity in effluent slurry Sudhanshu Misra, Pradip K. Roy, Susan Clay Vitkavage 2001-07-10
6254454 Reference thickness endpoint techniques for polishing operations John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2001-07-03
6234868 Apparatus and method for conditioning a polishing pad John A. Maze, Frank Miceli 2001-05-22
6214732 Chemical mechanical polishing endpoint detection by monitoring component activity in effluent slurry Sudhanshu Misra, Pradip K. Roy, Susan Clay Vitkavage 2001-04-10