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Kim Kwok Chu

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Most Active Art Unit
2506
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2752, 2653, 2627, 2516, 2899, 2651, 2506
Total Applications
1354
Issued Applications
1184
Pending Applications
15
Abandoned Applications
155

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/532672
Functional component within interconnect structure of semiconductor device and method of forming same Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/526118
Semiconductor device having a landing pad with spacers Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/453670
Electronic fuse structure embedded in top via Nov 4, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19964880 [patent_doc_number] => 12334399 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-06-17 [patent_title] => Structures and methods for fabricating staircase regions of a three-dimensional NAND memory device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/451188 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 1124 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 293 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17451188 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/451188
Structures and methods for fabricating staircase regions of a three-dimensional NAND memory device Oct 17, 2021 Issued
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17/500456
Semiconductor device with plug structure Oct 12, 2021 Issued
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17/497775
Method for fabricating semiconductor device with plug structure Oct 7, 2021 Issued
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17/496414
Local interconnect Oct 6, 2021 Issued
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17/495980
Top via interconnect having a line with a reduced bottom dimension Oct 6, 2021 Issued
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17/488389
Buried power rails located in a base layer including first, second, and third etch stop layers Sep 28, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18081035 [patent_doc_number] => 20220406647 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-22 [patent_title] => Reducing Oxidation by Etching Sacrificial and Protection Layer Separately [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/480201 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7981 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17480201 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/480201
Reducing oxidation by etching sacrificial and protection layer separately Sep 20, 2021 Issued
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17/480746
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device Sep 20, 2021 Issued
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17/479637
Semiconductor device containing bit lines separated by air gaps and methods for forming the same Sep 19, 2021 Issued
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17/479346
Top via with damascene line and via Sep 19, 2021 Issued
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17/476344
Microelectronic devices with multiple step contacts extending to stepped tiers, and related systems and methods Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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17/475463
Via CD controllable top via structure Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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17/473573
Interconnect structure including a heat dissipation layer and methods of forming the same Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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17/468167
Low resistance crosspoint architecture Sep 6, 2021 Issued
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17/466104
Self-aligned buried power rail cap for semiconductor devices Sep 2, 2021 Issued
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17/465499
Recessed contacts at line end and methods forming same Sep 1, 2021 Issued
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17/461638
Contact formation method and related structure Aug 29, 2021 Issued
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