Patents by Inventor Ming-Je Huang

Ming-Je Huang 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: 6325948
    Abstract: A waferless cleaning process of a dry etcher in semiconductor field, comprises the steps of: removing a batch of production wafers out of the chamber of the dry etcher, automatically starting waferless plasma cleaning to clean the chamber when at least a process factor reaches a preset condition, and loading next batch of production wafers into the chamber to undergo a normal production procedure. The process extends the meantime between wet clean (MTBC), prevents high particle counts, stabilizes the chamber condition, and improves process performance, tool uptime and throughput. The invention is characterized by not requiring any dummy wafers. Thus, the present invention does not need an operator. Besides, the present invention is capable of mixing different types of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Lam Research Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ta-Chin Chen, Wen-Ruey Chang, Hsew-Chu Hsu, Ming-Je Huang, Sheung Kan Tsang, Yuk Hong Ting