Patents by Inventor Samer Banner

Samer Banner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8264154
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods and apparatus for pulsed plasma processing over a wide process window. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include an RF power supply having frequency tuning and a matching network coupled to the RF power supply that share a common sensor for reading reflected RF power reflected back to the RF power supply. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include an RF power supply having frequency tuning and a matching network coupled to the RF power supply that share a common sensor for reading reflected RF power reflected back to the RF power supply and a common controller for tuning each of the RF power supply and the matching network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Samer Banner, Valentin Todorow, Kartik Ramaswamy