Patents

US 9412628 B2: Acid treatment strategies useful to fabricate microelectronic devices and precursors thereof

Granted
2016-08-09
Filed
2012-06-11 application 13493073
Type
Utility · 15 claims
Elsewhere
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Abstract

A method of treating one or more wafers is provided. The method comprises the steps of:

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160809.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
TEL FSI, INC. 34 patentsUS company or organizationChaska, MNPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
David DeKrakerBurnsville, MN14PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H01LSemiconductor devices not covered by class h10H01L21/67051PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h10H10P72/0414PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2020-07-30Correction
Conversion
TEL FSI, INC. signed 2019-12-31TEL MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING OF AMERICA, INC. CHASKA, MN53366/139PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2013-01-11Merger
Merger, change of name
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2012-10-11
RB MERGER CORPORATION signed 2012-10-11
TEL FSI, INC. CHASKA, MN29618/179PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2012-06-15Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
DEKRAKER, DAVID signed 2012-05-18FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. CHASKA, MN28380/955ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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