Inventor
BRUCE ROBERT L
US64 patents
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IBM
40 patentsUS9636675B2May 2, 2017
Pillar array structure with uniform and high aspect ratio nanometer gaps
IBM26 citations94
US11437571B2Sep 6, 2022
Integration of selector on confined phase change memory
IBM6 citations85
US10707417B1Jul 7, 2020
Single-sided liner PCM cell for 3D crossbar PCM memory
IBM14 citations85
US10892413B2Jan 12, 2021
Integration of confined phase change memory with threshold switching material
IBM8 citations84
US9868119B2Jan 16, 2018
Pillar array structure with uniform and high aspect ratio nanometer gaps
IBM8 citations84
US10393642B2Aug 27, 2019
Pillar array structure with uniform and high aspect ratio nanometer gaps
IBM1 citations73
US10276384B2Apr 30, 2019
Plasma shallow doping and wet removal of depth control cap
IBM2 citations73
US10170361B2Jan 1, 2019
Thin film interconnects with large grains
IBM4 citations73
US10128185B2Nov 13, 2018
Hybrid subtractive etch/metal fill process for fabricating interconnects
IBM3 citations73
US10121676B2Nov 6, 2018
Interconnects fabricated by hydrofluorocarbon gas-assisted plasma etch
IBM2 citations73
US9646881B2May 9, 2017
Hybrid subtractive etch/metal fill process for fabricating interconnects
IBM3 citations73
US11456417B2Sep 27, 2022
Integrated phase change memory cell projection liner and etch stop layer
IBM2 citations72
US9214335B2Dec 15, 2015
Surface plasma modification of porous thin-films to optimize pore filling
IBM6 citations72
US11910734B2Feb 20, 2024
Phase change memory cell with ovonic threshold switch
IBM0 citations63
US11665983B2May 30, 2023
Phase change memory cell with ovonic threshold switch
IBM0 citations63
US12572067B2Mar 10, 2026
Guiding structures for fabrication of angled features in a semiconductor device
IBM0 citations62
US12495722B2Dec 9, 2025
Suppression of void-formation of PCM materials
IBM1 citations62
US11968913B2Apr 23, 2024
Integration of selector on confined phase change memory
IBM0 citations62
US11889771B2Jan 30, 2024
Mitigating moisture driven degradation of silicon doped chalcogenides
IBM0 citations62
US11723293B2Aug 8, 2023
Reactivation of a deposited metal liner
IBM0 citations62
US11355706B2Jun 7, 2022
Single-sided liner PCM cell for 3D crossbar PCM memory
IBM0 citations62
US10991763B2Apr 27, 2021
Vertical array of resistive switching devices having restricted filament regions and tunable top electrode volume
IBM0 citations62
US10727114B2Jul 28, 2020
Interconnect structure including airgaps and substractively etched metal lines
IBM1 citations62
US10593729B2Mar 17, 2020
Vertical array of resistive switching devices having restricted filament regions and tunable top electrode volume
IBM1 citations62
US12342736B2Jun 24, 2025
Phase-change memory cell with mixed-material switchable region
IBM0 citations61
US11084032B2Aug 10, 2021
Method to create multilayer microfluidic chips using spin-on carbon as gap fill and spin-on glass tone inversion
IBM0 citations61
US10211054B1Feb 19, 2019
Tone inversion integration for phase change memory
IBM1 citations61
US11910731B2Feb 20, 2024
Embedded heater in a phase change memory material
IBM0 citations60
US11018225B2May 25, 2021
III-V extension by high temperature plasma doping
IBM0 citations60
US12329044B2Jun 10, 2025
Applying inert ion beam etching for improving a profile and repairing sidewall damage for phase change memory devices
IBM0 citations54
US12558835B1Feb 24, 2026
Fabrication of asymmetric mandrel structures in semiconductor device
IBM0 citations52
US12004434B2Jun 4, 2024
Fill-in confined cell PCM devices
IBM0 citations52
US10712308B2Jul 14, 2020
Biosensor for electrical detection of a nucleotide sequence
IBM0 citations52
US10665325B2May 26, 2020
Reduction of surface nucleotide hybridization by optimizing a biosensor sensing surface area
IBM0 citations52
US10643859B2May 5, 2020
Hydrofluorocarbon gas-assisted plasma etch for interconnect fabrication
IBM0 citations52
US10373704B2Aug 6, 2019
Reduction of surface nucleotide hybridization by optimizing a biosensor sensing surface area
IBM0 citations52
US10304692B1May 28, 2019
Method of forming field effect transistor (FET) circuits, and forming integrated circuit (IC) chips with the FET circuits
IBM0 citations52
US10236252B2Mar 19, 2019
Hybrid subtractive etch/metal fill process for fabricating interconnects
IBM0 citations52
US9977002B2May 22, 2018
Nanoporous structures by reactive ion etching
IBM1 citations52
US9934984B2Apr 3, 2018
Hydrofluorocarbon gas-assisted plasma etch for interconnect fabrication
IBM0 citations52
BRUCE ROBERT L
3 patentsUS4430636AFeb 7, 1984
Loop detector for traffic signal control
BRUCE ROBERT L35 citations92
US9054160B2Jun 9, 2015
Interconnect structure and method for fabricating on-chip interconnect structures by image reversal
BRUCE ROBERT L12 citations83
US8492239B2Jul 23, 2013
Homogeneous porous low dielectric constant materials
BRUCE ROBERT L10 citations83
MAKO FREDERICK M
2 patentsCUBIC WESTERN DATA
1 patentBRINK MARKUS
1 patentCUBIC IND CORP
1 patentGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
1 patentELPIS TECH INC
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