Patents by Inventor Ran Lin
Ran Lin 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).
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Publication number: 20260282783Abstract: A method for etching a metal containing material is provided. The metal containing material is exposed to a halogen containing fluid or plasma to convert at least some of the metal containing material into a metal halide material. The metal halide material is exposed to a ligand containing fluid or plasma, wherein at least some of the metal halide material is formed into a metal halide ligand complex. At least some of the metal halide ligand complex is vaporized.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2026Publication date: September 17, 2026Inventors: Yiwen FAN, Wenbing YANG, Ran LIN, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Timothy William WEIDMAN, Tamal MUKHERJEE
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Patent number: 12719031Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching copper or copper alloy over a substrate in a plasma processing chamber comprising a plurality of cycles is provided. Each cycle of the plurality of cycles comprises a copper modification phase and an activation phase. The copper modification phase comprises flowing a modification gas into the plasma processing chamber, transforming the modification gas into a modification plasma, and exposing the copper or copper alloy to the modification plasma, wherein at least a part of the copper or copper alloy is modified. The activation phase comprises flowing an activation gas into the plasma processing chamber, wherein the activation gas, comprises a hydrogen containing gas, transforming the activation gas into an activation plasma, and exposing the modified copper or copper alloy to the activation plasma, wherein at least a volatile copper or copper alloy complex is formed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Wenbing Yang, Ran Lin, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Mohand Brouri, Yang Pan
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Publication number: 20260210243Abstract: The present application discloses a method for testing conductivity of unsupported fractures in deep shale after hydration. The method includes: selecting a rock sample from a target block, and dividing the rock sample into two portions; performing artificial fracturing on relative faces between the two portions to obtain fracture surfaces of the rock sample; soaking the two portions of the rock sample until a required hydration time is reached; assembling the two portions of the rock sample with a silicone gasket into a core chamber and injecting water into the rock sample; applying a horizontal closure stress to the rock sample, inducing shear slip of the rock sample under a set temperature and pressure, and measuring and collecting an injection flow rate; and calculating conductivity of the unsupported fractures after hydration based on the injection flow rate, and plotting a curve of rock sample conductivity versus flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2026Publication date: July 23, 2026Inventors: Ran Lin, Lan Ren, Jinzhou Zhao, Zhihao Yu, Jianfa Wu, Xuewen Shi, Yi Song, Cheng Shen, Dengji Tang
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Patent number: 12648381Abstract: A method for etching a metal containing material is provided. The metal containing material is exposed to a halogen containing fluid or plasma to convert at least some of the metal containing material into a metal halide material. The metal halide material is exposed to a ligand containing fluid or plasma, wherein at least some of the metal halide material is formed into a metal halide ligand complex. At least some of the metal halide ligand complex is vaporized.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Yiwen Fan, Wenbing Yang, Ran Lin, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Timothy William Weidman, Tamal Mukherjee
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Patent number: 12567084Abstract: Optimizing the presentation of data is described. A payment service computing platform may apply a trained artificial intelligence (AI) model to user data associated with users of a payment service, wherein the trained AI model associates a value with each of the users, and wherein the value represents a predicted engagement metric indicating a change in a level of engagement if an individual user of the users is offered an incentive having a particular attribute. The payment service computing platform may generate the incentive having the particular attribute, identify a subset of the users based at least in part on the value, and cause the incentive to be presented via a user interface of a payment application associated with the payment service and executing on a device of a user in the subset.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Ran Lin, Jonathan Lamberts, Junyan Wang, Michael Duane
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Publication number: 20260038779Abstract: A method for cleaning a plasma processing chamber comprising one or more cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises performing an oxygen containing plasma cleaning phase, performing a volatile chemistry type residue cleaning phase, and performing a fluorine containing plasma cleaning phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Inventors: Ran LIN, Wenbing YANG, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Jengyi YU, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Yang PAN, Yiwen FAN
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Publication number: 20250379042Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and O3 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2025Publication date: December 11, 2025Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Ran LIN, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Chunhong ZHOU, Xiaoyu KANG, Yang PAN, Hong SHIH
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Patent number: 12417902Abstract: A method for cleaning a plasma processing chamber comprising one or more cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises performing an oxygen containing plasma cleaning phase, performing a volatile chemistry type residue cleaning phase, and performing a fluorine containing plasma cleaning phase.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 16, 2025Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Ran Lin, Wenbing Yang, Tamal Mukherjee, Jengyi Yu, Samantha Siamhwa Tan, Yang Pan, Yiwen Fan
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Patent number: 12400842Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and O3 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 26, 2025Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Wenbing Yang, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Ran Lin, Tamal Mukherjee, Chunhong Zhou, Xiaoyu Kang, Yang Pan, Hong Shih
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Publication number: 20250191934Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Mohand BROURI, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Shih-Ked LEE, Yiwen FAN, Wook CHOI, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Ran LIN, Yang Pan
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Patent number: 12271746Abstract: A payment service system receives contextual information regarding an interaction between the payment service and a user device associated with a user. A propensity metric for the user is determined based at least in part on inputting the contextual information into a machine learning (ML) model. Based on the propensity metric, a user interface is dynamically configured to comprise user interface elements arranged in a layout personalized for the user, where a user interface element represents content particular to a service offered by the payment service. Based on receiving an interaction with the user interface element, a booklet is launched corresponding to the service with which the user interface element is associated.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Mohsen Sardari, Anna Bloom, Jonathan Lamberts, Ran Lin, Khilesh Mistry, Sagnik Mazumder
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Patent number: 12266542Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Lam Research CorpporationInventors: Wenbing Yang, Mohand Brouri, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Shih-Ked Lee, Yiwen Fan, Wook Choi, Tamal Mukherjee, Ran Lin, Yang Pan
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Patent number: 12256645Abstract: A method is provided. A substrate situated in a chamber is exposed to a halogen-containing gas comprising an element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, carbon, titanium, and tin, and igniting a plasma to modify a surface of the substrate and form a modified surface. The substrate is exposed to an activated activation gas to etch at least part of the modified surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Wenbing Yang, Tamal Mukherjee, Zhongwei Zhu, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Ran Lin, Yang Pan, Ziad El Otell, Yiwen Fan
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Publication number: 20240304428Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and 03 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Ran LIN, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Chunhong ZHOU, Xiaoyu KANG, Yang PAN, Hong SHIH
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Publication number: 20240186150Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Mohand BROURI, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Shih-Ked LEE, Yiwen FAN, Wook CHOI, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Ran LIN, Yang Pan
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Patent number: 11935758Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Wenbing Yang, Mohand Brouri, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Shih-Ked Lee, Yiwen Fan, Wook Choi, Tamal Mukherjee, Ran Lin, Yang Pan
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Publication number: 20240021435Abstract: A method for etching a metal containing material is provided. The metal containing material is exposed to a halogen containing fluid or plasma to convert at least some of the metal containing material into a metal halide material. The metal halide material is exposed to a ligand containing fluid or plasma, wherein at least some of the metal halide material is formed into a metal halide ligand complex. At least some of the metal halide ligand complex is vaporized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Yiwen FAN, Wenbing YANG, Ran LIN, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Timothy William WEIDMAN, Tamal MUKHERJEE
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Publication number: 20230298869Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching copper or copper alloy over a substrate in a plasma processing chamber comprising a plurality of cycles is provided. Each cycle of the plurality of cycles comprises a copper modification phase and an activation phase. The copper modification phase comprises flowing a modification gas into the plasma processing chamber, transforming the modification gas into a modification plasma, and exposing the copper or copper alloy to the modification plasma, wherein at least a part of the copper or copper alloy is modified. The activation phase comprises flowing an activation gas into the plasma processing chamber, wherein the activation gas, comprises a hydrogen containing gas, transforming the activation gas into an activation plasma, and exposing the modified copper or copper alloy to the activation plasma, wherein at least a volatile copper or copper alloy complex is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Ran LIN, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Mohand BROURI, Yang PAN
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Publication number: 20230230819Abstract: A method for cleaning a plasma processing chamber comprising one or more cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises performing an oxygen containing plasma cleaning phase, performing a volatile chemistry type residue cleaning phase, and performing a fluorine containing plasma cleaning phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Ran LIN, Wenbing YANG, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Jengyi YU, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Yang PAN, Yiwen FAN
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Patent number: 11655972Abstract: An LED illumination device corresponds to a compact fluorescent lamp and has improved thermal properties. The illumination device includes a transparent tube having an inner wall defining a cavity, a light engine having one or more light emitting diodes, and a driver to drive the light engine. The light engine is disposed at the inner wall of the transparent tube. The arrangement of the light engine and the one or more light emitting diodes at the inner wall of the tube provides improved lighting characteristics. Simultaneously, an improved cooling is provided by the interface surface for conducting heat between the inner wall and the light engine.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Ran Lin, Bernhard Rieder, Shaozhu Yang