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ATON THOMAS J

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC

42 patents
US5751987AMay 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 patents

HOUSTON THEODORE W

2 patents

BLATCHFORD JAMES WALTER

1 patent

BALDWIN GREGORY CHARLES

1 patent

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