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CLIFTON PAUL A
US58 patents
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ACORN TECH INC
22 patentsUS7338834B2Mar 4, 2008
Strained silicon with elastic edge relaxation
ACORN TECH INC38 citations96
US7700416B1Apr 20, 2010
Tensile strained semiconductor on insulator using elastic edge relaxation and a sacrificial stressor layer
ACORN TECH INC53 citations94
US9620611B1Apr 11, 2017
MIS contact structure with metal oxide conductor
ACORN TECH INC16 citations93
US9362376B2Jun 7, 2016
Metal contacts to group IV semiconductors by inserting interfacial atomic monolayers
ACORN TECH INC13 citations92
US9270083B2Feb 23, 2016
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
ACORN TECH INC10 citations92
US9036672B2May 19, 2015
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
ACORN TECH INC12 citations92
US7851325B1Dec 14, 2010
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation, a buried stressor layer and a sacrificial stressor layer
ACORN TECH INC23 citations92
US10505047B2Dec 10, 2019
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative Schottky barrier height
ACORN TECH INC5 citations84
US10193307B2Jan 29, 2019
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
ACORN TECH INC4 citations84
US10170627B2Jan 1, 2019
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative schottky barrier height
ACORN TECH INC9 citations84
US10147798B2Dec 4, 2018
MIS contact structure with metal oxide conductor
ACORN TECH INC4 citations84
US7972916B1Jul 5, 2011
Method of forming a field effect transistors with a sacrificial stressor layer and strained source and drain regions formed in recesses
ACORN TECH INC14 citations84
US7902029B2Mar 8, 2011
Process for fabricating a self-aligned deposited source/drain insulated gate field-effect transistor
ACORN TECH INC10 citations83
US7816240B2Oct 19, 2010
Method for making semiconductor insulated-gate field-effect transistor having multilayer deposited metal source(s) and/or drain(s)
ACORN TECH INC14 citations83
US10833194B2Nov 10, 2020
SOI wafers and devices with buried stressor
ACORN TECH INC2 citations73
US8361868B2Jan 29, 2013
Transistor with longitudinal strain in channel induced by buried stressor relaxed by implantation
ACORN TECH INC5 citations73
US8361867B2Jan 29, 2013
Biaxial strained field effect transistor devices
ACORN TECH INC3 citations63
US8003486B2Aug 23, 2011
Method of making a semiconductor device having a strained semiconductor active region using edge relaxation, a buried stressor layer and a sacrificial stressor layer
ACORN TECH INC4 citations63
US7612365B2Nov 3, 2009
Strained silicon with elastic edge relaxation
ACORN TECH INC3 citations63
US10727647B2Jul 28, 2020
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
ACORN TECH INC0 citations52
US10580896B2Mar 3, 2020
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
ACORN TECH INC0 citations52
US10553695B2Feb 4, 2020
MIS contact structure with metal oxide conductor
ACORN TECH INC0 citations52
ACORN SEMI LLC
19 patentsUS11462643B2Oct 4, 2022
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative Schottky barrier height
ACORN SEMI LLC3 citations83
US10833199B2Nov 10, 2020
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative Schottky barrier height
ACORN SEMI LLC7 citations83
US11843040B2Dec 12, 2023
MIS contact structure with metal oxide conductor
ACORN SEMI LLC1 citations73
US11728624B2Aug 15, 2023
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
ACORN SEMI LLC2 citations73
US10872964B2Dec 22, 2020
MIS contact structure with metal oxide conductor
ACORN SEMI LLC1 citations73
US12557347B2Feb 17, 2026
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US12477776B2Nov 18, 2025
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative Schottky barrier height
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US12402365B2Aug 26, 2025
SOI wafers and devices with buried stressors
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US12336263B2Jun 17, 2025
Metal contacts to group IV semiconductors by inserting interfacial atomic monolayers
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US12034078B2Jul 9, 2024
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative Schottky barrier height
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11978800B2May 7, 2024
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11804533B2Oct 31, 2023
Metal contacts to group IV semiconductors by inserting interfacial atomic monolayers
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11791411B2Oct 17, 2023
Relating to SOI wafers and devices with buried stressors
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11610974B2Mar 21, 2023
Metal contacts to group IV semiconductors by inserting interfacial atomic monolayers
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11476364B2Oct 18, 2022
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11322615B2May 3, 2022
SOI wafers and devices with buried stressor
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US11271370B2Mar 8, 2022
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US10950727B2Mar 16, 2021
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations62
US10879366B2Dec 29, 2020
Metal contacts to group IV semiconductors by inserting interfacial atomic monolayers
ACORN SEMI LLC0 citations52
CLIFTON PAUL A
4 patentsUS8731017B2May 20, 2014
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
CLIFTON PAUL A26 citations95
US8395213B2Mar 12, 2013
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
CLIFTON PAUL A12 citations83
US9406798B2Aug 2, 2016
Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer
CLIFTON PAUL A2 citations62
US9059201B2Jun 16, 2015
Transistor with longitudinal strain in channel induced by buried stressor relaxed by implantation
CLIFTON PAUL A3 citations62
GRUPP DANIEL E
1 patentFAULKNER CARL M
1 patentGOEBEL ANDREAS
1 patentACOM TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
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