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Whonchee Lee — 77 Patents

Micron: 73 patents #218 of 6,374Top 4%
RRRound Rock Research: 4 patents #47 of 239Top 20%
Boise, ID: #111 of 3,546 inventorsTop 4%
Idaho: #150 of 8,810 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #24,274 of 4,157,543Top 1%
77 Patents All Time
Whonchee Lee has been granted 77 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in March 2017. Whonchee Lee ranks #24,274 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.58%). Patent records list Whonchee Lee in Boise, ID, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2017Bar chart with a peak of 10 patents in 2006.peak 101997: 1 patents19971998: 2 patents1999: 3 patents19992000: 6 patents2001: 4 patents20012002: 7 patents2003: 6 patents20032004: 4 patents2005: 3 patents20052006: 10 patents2007: 4 patents20072008: 2 patents2009: 7 patents20092010: 4 patents2011: 5 patents20112012: 3 patents2013: 3 patents20132015: 2 patents2017: 1 patents2017

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 77 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9593431 Electroplating systems Suresh Ramarajan 2017-03-14 $20,925,000
9040424 Methods of forming single crystal silicon structures and semiconductor device structures including single crystal silicon structures Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells, Patrick M. Flynn 2015-05-26 $11,470,000
8974655 Methods of planarization and electro-chemical mechanical polishing processes Wayne H. Huang 2015-03-10 $15,588,000
8603319 Methods and systems for removing materials from microfeature workpieces with organic and/or non-aqueous electrolytic media Gundu M. Sabde 2013-12-10 $6,972,000
8450214 Methods of etching single crystal silicon Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells 2013-05-28 $4,107,000
8419906 Electroplating systems Suresh Ramarajan 2013-04-16 $3,647,000
8294246 Semiconductor structures including square cuts in single crystal silicon and method of forming same Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells 2012-10-23 $2,365,000
8159050 Single crystal silicon structures Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells, Patrick M. Flynn 2012-04-17 $4,333,000
8101060 Methods and apparatuses for electrochemical-mechanical polishing 2012-01-24
8048287 Method for selectively removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate Scott E. Moore, Scott Meikle 2011-11-01
8048756 Method for removing metal layers formed outside an aperture of a BPSG layer utilizing multiple etching processes including electrochemical-mechanical polishing Scott Meikle, Guy T. Blalock 2011-11-01 $3,857,000
7977251 High selectivity BPSG to TEOS etchant Kevin J. Torek 2011-07-12
7972485 Methods and apparatus for electromechanically and/or electrochemically-mechanically removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate Scott E. Moore, Scott Meikle 2011-07-05
7973388 Semiconductor structures including square cuts in single crystal silicon Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells 2011-07-05 $5,610,000
7708875 Noncontact localized electrochemical deposition of metal thin films Suresh Ramarajan 2010-05-04 $3,152,000
7709341 Methods of shaping vertical single crystal silicon walls and resulting structures Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells, Patrick M. Flynn 2010-05-04 $3,152,000
7700436 Method for forming a microelectronic structure having a conductive material and a fill material with a hardness of 0.04 GPA or higher within an aperture Scott Meikle, Guy T. Blalock 2010-04-20 $2,608,000
7670466 Methods and apparatuses for electrochemical-mechanical polishing 2010-03-02 $4,831,000
7628932 Wet etch suitable for creating square cuts in si Janos Fucsko, David H. Wells 2009-12-08 $4,723,000
7618528 Methods and apparatus for electromechanically and/or electrochemically-mechanically removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate Scott E. Moore, Scott Meikle 2009-11-17 $4,692,000
7604729 Methods and apparatus for selectively removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate Scott E. Moore, Scott Meikle 2009-10-20 $5,407,000
7588677 Methods and apparatus for electrical, mechanical and/or chemical removal of conductive material from a microelectronic substrate Scott Meikle, Scott E. Moore, Trung T. Doan 2009-09-15 $6,722,000
7566391 Methods and systems for removing materials from microfeature workpieces with organic and/or non-aqueous electrolytic media Gundu M. Sabde 2009-07-28 $5,815,000
7560017 Methods and apparatus for electrically detecting characteristics of a microelectronic substrate and/or polishing medium Scott E. Moore, Scott Meikle 2009-07-14 $3,519,000
7524410 Methods and apparatus for removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate Scott E. Moore, Brian A. Vaartstra 2009-04-28 $3,817,000