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ATON THOMAS J
US52 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
42 patentsUS5751987AMay 12, 1998
Distributed processing memory chip with embedded logic having both data memory and broadcast memory
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC593 citations98
US6787469B2Sep 7, 2004
Double pattern and etch of poly with hard mask
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC99 citations96
US6635916B2Oct 21, 2003
On-chip capacitor
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC50 citations96
US5159752ANov 3, 1992
Scanning electron microscope based parametric testing method and apparatus
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC130 citations96
US5361137ANov 1, 1994
Process control for submicron linewidth measurement
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC56 citations94
US6897505B2May 24, 2005
On-chip capacitor
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC37 citations93
US5208531AMay 4, 1993
Apparatus and method for testing integrated circuits
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC21 citations93
US6634018B2Oct 14, 2003
Optical proximity correction
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC48 citations92
US6553558B2Apr 22, 2003
Integrated circuit layout and verification method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC22 citations92
US5396141AMar 7, 1995
Radioisotope power cells
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC80 citations92
US7906253B2Mar 15, 2011
System and method for making photomasks
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC22 citations91
US6764795B2Jul 20, 2004
Method and system for mask pattern correction
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC46 citations91
US5059897AOct 22, 1991
Method and apparatus for testing passive substrates for integrated circuit mounting
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC41 citations90
US4978908ADec 18, 1990
Scanning electron microscope based parametric testing method and apparatus
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC24 citations89
US5128612AJul 7, 1992
Disposable high performance test head
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC42 citations87
US6724431B1Apr 20, 2004
Program network specific information for TV or radio
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations84
US6813757B2Nov 2, 2004
Method for evaluating a mask pattern on a substrate
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations83
US7984393B2Jul 19, 2011
System and method for making photomasks
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations82
US7930656B2Apr 19, 2011
System and method for making photomasks
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations80
US6567346B2May 20, 2003
Absolute time scale clock
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC9 citations74
US6486525B1Nov 26, 2002
Deep trench isolation for reducing soft errors in integrated circuits
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations74
US5929645AJul 27, 1999
Integrated circuit tester using ion beam
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations74
US5053699AOct 1, 1991
Scanning electron microscope based parametric testing method and apparatus
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC15 citations74
US9899364B2Feb 20, 2018
Method of forming a transistor with an active area layout having both wide and narrow area portions and a gate formed over the intersection of the two
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations73
US5367702ANov 22, 1994
System and method for approximating nonlinear functions
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC7 citations73
US5156942AOct 20, 1992
Extended source E-beam mask imaging system and method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations73
US11024620B2Jun 1, 2021
Integrated circuits and processes for protection of standard cell performance from context effects
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations70
US5406116AApr 11, 1995
Dopant implant for conductive charge leakage layer for use with voltage contrast
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC15 citations70
US8667432B2Mar 4, 2014
Gate CD control using local design on both sides of neighboring dummy gate level features
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations63
US7906271B2Mar 15, 2011
System and method for making photomasks
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations63
US7818711B2Oct 19, 2010
System and method for making photomasks
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations63
US7263684B2Aug 28, 2007
Correcting a mask pattern by selectively updating the positions of specific segments
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations63
US6635551B2Oct 21, 2003
Deep trench isolation for reducing soft errors in integrated circuits
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations63
US5294801AMar 15, 1994
Extended source e-beam mask imaging system including a light source and a photoemissive source
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations62
US7765516B2Jul 27, 2010
System and method for making photomasks
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations61
US5457637AOct 10, 1995
Flash waveform analyzer method and device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations60
US7735056B2Jun 8, 2010
Automated circuit design dimension change responsive to low contrast condition determination in photomask phase pattern
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations58
US9123562B2Sep 1, 2015
Layout method to minimize context effects and die area
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52
US8663879B2Mar 4, 2014
Gate CD control using local design on both sides of neighboring dummy gate level features
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52
US7458058B2Nov 25, 2008
Verifying a process margin of a mask pattern using intermediate stage models
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations52
US10756095B2Aug 25, 2020
SRAM cell with T-shaped contact
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
US10748913B2Aug 18, 2020
SRAM cell with T-shaped contact
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
ATON THOMAS J
4 patentsUS10192859B2Jan 29, 2019
Integrated circuits and processes for protection of standard cell performance from context effects
ATON THOMAS J9 citations80
US8281262B2Oct 2, 2012
Partitioning features of a single IC layer onto multiple photolithographic masks
ATON THOMAS J4 citations62
US8173544B2May 8, 2012
Integrated circuit having interleaved gridded features, mask set and method for printing
ATON THOMAS J2 citations55
US8580685B2Nov 12, 2013
Integrated circuit having interleaved gridded features, mask set, and method for printing
ATON THOMAS J0 citations45
HOUSTON THEODORE W
2 patentsBLATCHFORD JAMES WALTER
1 patentBALDWIN GREGORY CHARLES
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