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SCHENKER RICHARD E
US39 patents
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INTEL CORP
37 patentsUS9793163B2Oct 17, 2017
Subtractive self-aligned via and plug patterning for back end of line (BEOL) interconnects
INTEL CORP28 citations94
US10892223B2Jan 12, 2021
Advanced lithography and self-assembled devices
INTEL CORP11 citations86
US11437283B2Sep 6, 2022
Backside contacts for semiconductor devices
INTEL CORP12 citations85
US10937689B2Mar 2, 2021
Self-aligned hard masks with converted liners
INTEL CORP7 citations84
US10032643B2Jul 24, 2018
Method and structure to contact tight pitch conductive layers with guided vias using alternating hardmasks and encapsulating etchstop liner scheme
INTEL CORP16 citations84
US12218052B2Feb 4, 2025
Advanced lithography and self-assembled devices
INTEL CORP1 citations75
US11996411B2May 28, 2024
Stacked forksheet transistors
INTEL CORP4 citations74
US6428936B1Aug 6, 2002
Method and apparatus that compensates for phase shift mask manufacturing defects
INTEL CORP7 citations74
US11854787B2Dec 26, 2023
Advanced lithography and self-assembled devices
INTEL CORP1 citations73
US11373950B2Jun 28, 2022
Advanced lithography and self-assembled devices
INTEL CORP1 citations73
US11011463B2May 18, 2021
Dielectric helmet-based approaches for back end of line (BEOL) interconnect fabrication and structures resulting therefrom
INTEL CORP3 citations73
US10553532B2Feb 4, 2020
Structure and method to self align via to top and bottom of tight pitch metal interconnect layers
INTEL CORP6 citations73
US9659860B2May 23, 2017
Method and structure to contact tight pitch conductive layers with guided vias
INTEL CORP2 citations73
US9553018B2Jan 24, 2017
Self-aligned via and plug patterning with photobuckets for back end of line (BEOL) interconnects
INTEL CORP3 citations73
US9379010B2Jun 28, 2016
Methods for forming interconnect layers having tight pitch interconnect structures
INTEL CORP4 citations73
US11239112B2Feb 1, 2022
Passivating silicide-based approaches for conductive via fabrication and structures resulting therefrom
INTEL CORP3 citations72
US10109583B2Oct 23, 2018
Method for creating alternate hardmask cap interconnect structure with increased overlay margin
INTEL CORP4 citations72
US9312204B2Apr 12, 2016
Methods of forming parallel wires of different metal materials through double patterning and fill techniques
INTEL CORP3 citations67
US12087594B2Sep 10, 2024
Colored gratings in microelectronic structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US12080639B2Sep 3, 2024
Contact over active gate structures with metal oxide layers to inhibit shorting
INTEL CORP1 citations62
US11990403B2May 21, 2024
Dielectric helmet-based approaches for back end of line (BEOL) interconnect fabrication and structures resulting therefrom
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11610810B2Mar 21, 2023
Maskless air gap enabled by a single damascene process
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11605623B2Mar 14, 2023
Materials and layout design options for DSA on transition regions over active die
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11373900B2Jun 28, 2022
Damascene plug and tab patterning with photobuckets
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US10867853B2Dec 15, 2020
Subtractive plug and tab patterning with photobuckets for back end of line (BEOL) spacer-based interconnects
INTEL CORP1 citations62
US10804141B2Oct 13, 2020
Damascene plug and tab patterning with photobuckets for back end of line (BEOL) spacer-based interconnects
INTEL CORP1 citations62
US10546772B2Jan 28, 2020
Self-aligned via below subtractively patterned interconnect
INTEL CORP1 citations62
US12237223B2Feb 25, 2025
Contact over active gate structures using directed self-assembly for advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication
INTEL CORP0 citations60
US12087836B2Sep 10, 2024
Contact over active gate structures with metal oxide-caped contacts to inhibit shorting
INTEL CORP0 citations60
US12080605B2Sep 3, 2024
Backside contacts for semiconductor devices
INTEL CORP1 citations60
US11972979B2Apr 30, 2024
1D vertical edge blocking (VEB) via and plug
INTEL CORP0 citations60
US11837644B2Dec 5, 2023
Contact over active gate structures with metal oxide-caped contacts to inhibit shorting
INTEL CORP0 citations60
US11721580B2Aug 8, 2023
1D vertical edge blocking (VEB) via and plug
INTEL CORP0 citations60
US12293913B1May 6, 2025
Directed self-assembly enabled subtractive metal patterning
INTEL CORP0 citations57
US12012473B2Jun 18, 2024
Directed self-assembly structures and techniques
INTEL CORP0 citations56
US12154855B2Nov 26, 2024
Self-aligned patterning with colored blocking and structures resulting therefrom
INTEL CORP0 citations51
US10770291B2Sep 8, 2020
Methods and masks for line end formation for back end of line (BEOL) interconnects and structures resulting therefrom
INTEL CORP0 citations42