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Samantha Tan — 31 Patents

Lam Research: 15 patents #191 of 2,128Top 9%
Applied Materials: 6 patents #1,938 of 7,310Top 30%
CHChemtrace: 4 patents #1 of 2Top 50%
QTQuantum Global Technologies: 3 patents #3 of 17Top 20%
Newark, CA: #35 of 939 inventorsTop 4%
California: #16,606 of 386,348 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #115,823 of 4,157,543Top 3%
31 Patents All Time
Samantha Tan has been granted 31 US patents while listed as an inventor at Lam Research. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in May 2025. Samantha Tan ranks #115,823 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.8%). Patent records list Samantha Tan in Newark, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2023.peak 31990: 1 patents19901993: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2006: 2 patents20062008: 2 patents2010: 2 patents20102012: 1 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 1 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 2 patents2020: 1 patents20202021: 1 patents2022: 2 patents20222023: 3 patents2024: 3 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 31 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12315727 Eliminating yield impact of stochastics in lithography Nader Shamma, Richard Wise, Jengyi Yu 2025-05-27
12293919 Alternating etch and passivation process Seongjun Heo, Jengyi Yu, Chen-Wei Liang, Alan J. Jensen 2025-05-06
12131909 Selective processing with etch residue-based inhibitors Kashish Sharma, Taeseung Kim, Dennis M. Hausmann 2024-10-29 $201,698,000
12062538 Atomic layer etch and selective deposition process for extreme ultraviolet lithography resist improvement Jengyi Yu, Liu-Yang Yang, Chen-Wei Liang, Boris Volosskiy, Richard Wise +4 more 2024-08-13 $174,384,000
11988965 Underlayer for photoresist adhesion and dose reduction Jun Xue, Mary Anne Manumpil, Jengyi Yu, Da Li 2024-05-21 $220,329,000
11848212 Alternating etch and passivation process Seongjun Heo, Jengyi Yu, Chen-Wei Liang, Alan J. Jensen 2023-12-19 $251,346,000
11823909 Selective processing with etch residue-based inhibitors Kashish Sharma, Taeseung Kim, Dennis M. Hausmann 2023-11-21 $115,339,000
11551938 Alternating etch and passivation process Seongjun Heo, Jengyi Yu, Chen-Wei Liang, Alan J. Jensen 2023-01-10 $278,941,000
11314168 Underlayer for photoresist adhesion and dose reduction Jun Xue, Mary Anne Manumpil, Jengyi Yu, Da Li 2022-04-26 $509,293,000
11257674 Eliminating yield impact of stochastics in lithography Nader Shamma, Richard Wise, Jengyi Yu 2022-02-22 $165,169,000
11062897 Metal doped carbon based hard mask removal in semiconductor fabrication Yongsik Yu, David Cheung, Kirk Ostrowski, Nikkon Ghosh, Karthik S. Colinjivadi +2 more 2021-07-13 $378,432,000
10796912 Eliminating yield impact of stochastics in lithography Nader Shamma, Richard Wise, Jengyi Yu 2020-10-06 $171,004,000
9391267 Method to etch non-volatile metal materials Meihua Shen, Harmeet Singh, Jeffrey Marks, Thorsten Lill, Richard Janek +2 more 2016-07-12 $14,257,000
9257638 Method to etch non-volatile metal materials Wenbing Yang, Meihua Shen, Richard Janek, Jeffrey Marks, Harmeet Singh +1 more 2016-02-09 $11,583,000
9130158 Method to etch non-volatile metal materials Meihua Shen, Harmeet Singh, Jeffrey Marks, Thorsten Lill, Richard Janek +2 more 2015-09-08 $7,662,000
8691023 Methods and apparatus for cleaning deposition chamber parts using selective spray etch Liyuan Bao, Anbei Jiang 2014-04-08
8492674 Methods and apparatus for ex situ seasoning of electronic device manufacturing process components Jiansheng Wang 2013-07-23
8398779 Non destructive selective deposition removal of non-metallic deposits from aluminum containing substrates Liyuan Bao, Anbei Jiang, Sio On Lo, Yukari Nishimura, Joseph F. Sommers 2013-03-19 $6,887,000
8097089 Methods for cleaning process kits and chambers, and for ruthenium recovery Jianqi Wang 2012-01-17
7789969 Methods and apparatus for cleaning chamber components Felix Rabinovich, Thomas Echols, Janet Maleski, Ning Chen 2010-09-07 $5,434,000
7754609 Cleaning processes for silicon carbide materials 2010-07-13 $12,099,000
7452475 Cleaning process and apparatus for silicate materials Ning Chen 2008-11-18 $14,778,000
7377991 Ultrasonic assisted etch using corrosive liquids Ning Chen 2008-05-27 $25,876,000
7091132 Ultrasonic assisted etch using corrosive liquids Ning Chen 2006-08-15 $45,587,000
7045072 Cleaning process and apparatus for silicate materials Ning Chen 2006-05-16