Patents by Inventor William Ming-Ye Lu

William Ming-Ye Lu 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: 11648639
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a polishing ring assembly suitable for polishing an electrostatic chuck and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the polishing ring assembly has a retaining ring assembly and an electrostatic chuck fixture. The retaining ring assembly includes an inner diameter and a top surface, a plurality of outer drive rings wherein the plurality of outer drive rings are placed on the top surface of the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck fixture includes an electrostatic chuck drive plate adjacent to the inner diameter of in the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck drive plate has a lock to secure retaining ring assembly with the electrostatic chuck fixture without transferring the weight from one assembly over to the other through the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ming-ye Lu, Wendell Glenn Boyd, Jr., Stacy Meyer
  • Publication number: 20220088743
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a polishing ring assembly suitable for polishing an electrostatic chuck and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the polishing ring assembly has a retaining ring assembly and an electrostatic chuck fixture. The retaining ring assembly includes an inner diameter and a top surface, a plurality of outer drive rings wherein the plurality of outer drive rings are placed on the top surface of the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck fixture includes an electrostatic chuck drive plate adjacent to the inner diameter of in the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck drive plate has a lock to secure retaining ring assembly with the electrostatic chuck fixture without transferring the weight from one assembly over to the other through the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: William Ming-ye LU, Wendell Glenn BOYD, JR., Stacy MEYER
  • Patent number: 11260498
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a polishing ring assembly suitable for polishing an electrostatic chuck and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the polishing ring assembly has a retaining ring assembly and an electrostatic chuck fixture. The retaining ring assembly includes an inner diameter and a top surface, a plurality of outer drive rings wherein the plurality of outer drive rings are placed on the top surface of the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck fixture includes an electrostatic chuck drive plate adjacent to the inner diameter of in the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck drive plate has a lock to secure retaining ring assembly with the electrostatic chuck fixture without transferring the weight from one assembly over to the other through the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ming-ye Lu, Wendell Glen Boyd, Jr., Stacy Meyer
  • Patent number: 10583465
    Abstract: The implementations described herein generally relate to 30 nm in-line liquid particle count testing equipment which analyses and cleans semiconductor processing equipment. More specifically, the implementations described relate to a system for diluting, analyzing, and modifying fluids to enable the observation of the contents of the fluids. A dilution sampling tool is coupled with a liquid particle detector for reading the contents of an extraction solution containing particles from semiconductor processing equipment, such as a liner, a shield, a faceplate, or a showerhead, in a cleaning tank. As such, accurate liquid particle readings may be had which reduce oversaturation of the particle detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianqi Wang, William Ming-ye Lu, Yixing Lin, Kevin A. Papke
  • Publication number: 20170299487
    Abstract: The implementations described herein generally relate to 30 nm in-line liquid particle count testing equipment which analyses and cleans semiconductor processing equipment. More specifically, the implementations described relate to a system for diluting, analyzing, and modifying fluids to enable the observation of the contents of the fluids. A dilution sampling tool is coupled with a liquid particle detector for reading the contents of an extraction solution containing particles from semiconductor processing equipment, such as a liner, a shield, a faceplate, or a showerhead, in a cleaning tank. As such, accurate liquid particle readings may be had which reduce oversaturation of the particle detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jianqi WANG, William Ming-ye LU, Yixing LIN, Kevin A. PAPKE
  • Patent number: 9101954
    Abstract: A processing chamber component and method for fabricating the same are provided. The processing chamber component is fabricated in the manner described herein and includes the creation of at least a macro texture on a surface of the chamber component. The macro texture is defined by a plurality of engineered features arranged in a predefined orientation on the surface of the chamber component. In some embodiments, the engineered features prevent formation of a line of sight surface defined between the features to enhance retention of films deposited on the chamber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianqi Wang, William Ming-ye Lu, Yukari Nishimura, Joseph F. Sommers, Sio On Lo, Rajan Balesan
  • Publication number: 20150079336
    Abstract: A processing chamber component and method for fabricating the same are provided. The processing chamber component is fabricated in the manner described herein and includes the creation of at least a macro texture on a surface of the chamber component. The macro texture is defined by a plurality of engineered features arranged in a predefined orientation on the surface of the chamber component. In some embodiments, the engineered features prevent formation of a line of sight surface defined between the features to enhance retention of films deposited on the chamber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianqi WANG, William Ming-ye LU, Yukari NISHIMURA, Joseph F. SOMMERS, Sio On LO, Rajan BALESAN
  • Publication number: 20150044947
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a polishing ring assembly suitable for polishing an electrostatic chuck and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the polishing ring assembly has a retaining ring assembly and an electrostatic chuck fixture. The retaining ring assembly includes an inner diameter and a top surface, a plurality of outer drive rings wherein the plurality of outer drive rings are placed on the top surface of the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck fixture includes an electrostatic chuck drive plate adjacent to the inner diameter of in the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck drive plate has a lock to secure retaining ring assembly with the electrostatic chuck fixture without transferring the weight from one assembly over to the other through the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: William Ming-Ye LU, Wendell Glen BOYD, JR., Stacy MEYER
  • Publication number: 20120258280
    Abstract: A processing chamber component and method for fabricating the same are provided. The processing chamber component is fabricated in the manner described herein and includes the creation of at least a macro texture on a surface of the chamber component. The macro texture is defined by a plurality of engineered features arranged in a predefined orientation on the surface of the chamber component. In some embodiments, the engineered features prevent formation of a line of sight surface defined between the features to enhance retention of films deposited on the chamber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Jackson, Wendell G. Boyd, JR., Tiong Khai Soo, William Ming-Ye Lu, Goichi Yoshidome, Joseph F. Sommers