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NIIMI HIROAKI

US127 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC

20 patents
US6730566B2May 4, 2004

Method for non-thermally nitrided gate formation for high voltage devices

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC74 citations98
US6548366B2Apr 15, 2003

Method of two-step annealing of ultra-thin silicon dioxide layers for uniform nitrogen profile

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC56 citations96
US6503846B1Jan 7, 2003

Temperature spike for uniform nitridization of ultra-thin silicon dioxide layers in transistor gates

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC64 citations96
US6610614B2Aug 26, 2003

Method for uniform nitridization of ultra-thin silicon dioxide layers in transistor gates

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC67 citations95
US7163877B2Jan 16, 2007

Method and system for modifying a gate dielectric stack containing a high-k layer using plasma processing

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC26 citations92
US6632747B2Oct 14, 2003

Method of ammonia annealing of ultra-thin silicon dioxide layers for uniform nitrogen profile

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC51 citations92
US9087918B2Jul 21, 2015

Structure and method for metal gate stack oxygen concentration control using an oxygen diffusion barrier layer and a sacrificial oxygen gettering layer

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations84
US9070785B1Jun 30, 2015

High-k / metal gate CMOS transistors with TiN gates

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations84
US7199020B2Apr 3, 2007

Nitridation of STI liner oxide for modulating inverse width effects in semiconductor devices

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations84
US6780719B2Aug 24, 2004

Method for annealing ultra-thin, high quality gate oxide layers using oxidizer/hydrogen mixtures

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC13 citations84
US7393787B2Jul 1, 2008

Formation of nitrogen containing dielectric layers having a uniform nitrogen distribution therein using a high temperature chemical treatment

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC9 citations83
US7960802B2Jun 14, 2011

Methods to enhance effective work function of mid-gap metal by incorporating oxygen and hydrogen at a low thermal budget

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations74
US7906441B2Mar 15, 2011

System and method for mitigating oxide growth in a gate dielectric

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations74
US6921703B2Jul 26, 2005

System and method for mitigating oxide growth in a gate dielectric

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations74
US9780192B2Oct 3, 2017

Fringe capacitance reduction for replacement gate CMOS

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations73
US9721847B2Aug 1, 2017

High-k / metal gate CMOS transistors with TiN gates

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations73
US9397009B2Jul 19, 2016

Structure and method for metal gate stack oxygen concentration control using an oxygen diffusion barrier layer and a sacrificial oxygen gettering layer

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations73
US9000539B2Apr 7, 2015

Metal-gate MOS transistor and method of forming the transistor with reduced gate-to-source and gate-to-drain overlap capacitance

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations73
US7560792B2Jul 14, 2009

Reliable high voltage gate dielectric layers using a dual nitridation process

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations73
US7183165B2Feb 27, 2007

Reliable high voltage gate dielectric layers using a dual nitridation process

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations73

IBM

13 patents

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC

11 patents
US10192867B1Jan 29, 2019

Complementary FETs with wrap around contacts and method of forming same

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC134 citations98
US9640636B1May 2, 2017

Methods of forming replacement gate structures and bottom and top source/drain regions on a vertical transistor device

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC88 citations98
US9397003B1Jul 19, 2016

Method for forming source/drain contacts during CMOS integration using confined epitaxial growth techniques

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC79 citations98
US10236292B1Mar 19, 2019

Complementary FETs with wrap around contacts and methods of forming same

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC33 citations93
US9911738B1Mar 6, 2018

Vertical-transport field-effect transistors with a damascene gate strap

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC18 citations86
US10141446B2Nov 27, 2018

Formation of bottom junction in vertical FET devices

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC5 citations84
US10236218B1Mar 19, 2019

Methods, apparatus and system for forming wrap-around contact with dual silicide

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC19 citations83
US9842933B1Dec 12, 2017

Formation of bottom junction in vertical FET devices

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4 citations73
US9640535B2May 2, 2017

Method for forming source/drain contacts during CMOS integration using confined epitaxial growth techniques and the resulting semiconductor devices

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4 citations73
US9543216B2Jan 10, 2017

Integration of hybrid germanium and group III-V contact epilayer in CMOS

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC5 citations73
US10475904B2Nov 12, 2019

Methods of forming merged source/drain regions on integrated circuit products

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC5 citations72

CHAMBERS JAMES JOSEPH

2 patents

PANASONIC CORP

1 patent

NIIMI HIROAKI

1 patent

BEVAN MALCOLM J

1 patent

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD

1 patent

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