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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,537
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    7,023
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 45.0%
About

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC has a total of 1,537 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 45.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1987. It filed its patents most often in United States, Republic of Korea and Taiwan. Its main competitors in its focus markets semiconductors, surface technology and coating and electrical machinery and energy are TGO TECH CORP, METALOR TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN CORP and BLUE29 LLC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mayer Steven T 213
#2 Sriram Mandyam 83
#3 Van Schravendijk Bart 83
#4 Danek Michal 80
#5 Porter David W 80
#6 Humayun Raashina 74
#7 Buckalew Bryan L 69
#8 Henri Jon 69
#9 Lavoie Adrien 64
#10 Reid Jonathan D 62

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2019326168A1 Tungsten feature fill with nucleation inhibition
TW201822259A Remote plasma based deposition of oxygen doped silicon carbide films
US2017365462A1 Remote plasma based deposition of oxygen doped silicon carbide films
US10563298B1 Wafer chuck with aerodynamic design for turbulence reduction
US2017365513A1 Tungsten feature fill with nucleation inhibition
TW201730966A Ultrahigh selective polysilicon etch with high throughput
TW201710551A Electrolyte concentration control system for high rate electroplating
TW201706439A Conformal deposition of silicon carbide films
US2016102416A1 Low copper/high halide electroplating solutions for fill and defect control
KR20160063252A Lipseals and contact elements for semiconductor electroplating apparatuses
US2016064519A1 Ultrahigh selective polysilicon etch with high throughput
US2015315720A1 Electrolyte concentration control system for high rate electroplating
US2015218726A1 Lipseals and contact elements for semiconductor electroplating apparatuses
US2015211144A1 Front referenced anode
US2015303056A1 Conformal deposition of silicon carbide films
US2015114292A1 Multi-station sequential curing of dielectric films
US2015126042A1 Soft landing nanolaminates for advanced patterning
US2014230860A1 Methods and apparatus for wetting pretreatment for through resist metal plating
CN103993293A Multi-chamber sprayer with temperature controller
US2014230855A1 Detection of plating on wafer holding apparatus