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SIMON ANDREW H

US89 patents
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IBM

37 patents
US6181012B1Jan 30, 2001

Copper interconnection structure incorporating a metal seed layer

IBM335 citations99
US5933753AAug 3, 1999

Open-bottomed via liner structure and method for fabricating same

IBM281 citations99
US9502350B1Nov 22, 2016

Interconnect scaling method including forming dielectric layer over subtractively etched first conductive layer and forming second conductive material on dielectric layer

IBM49 citations98
US6399496B1Jun 4, 2002

Copper interconnection structure incorporating a metal seed layer

IBM94 citations98
US6975032B2Dec 13, 2005

Copper recess process with application to selective capping and electroless plating

IBM85 citations97
US7405147B2Jul 29, 2008

Device and methodology for reducing effective dielectric constant in semiconductor devices

IBM35 citations96
US6123825ASep 26, 2000

Electromigration-resistant copper microstructure and process of making

IBM85 citations96
US10177031B2Jan 8, 2019

Subtractive etch interconnects

IBM22 citations94
US9601426B1Mar 21, 2017

Interconnect structure having subtractive etch feature and damascene feature

IBM26 citations94
US7892940B2Feb 22, 2011

Device and methodology for reducing effective dielectric constant in semiconductor devices

IBM11 citations93
US6960519B1Nov 1, 2005

Interconnect structure improvements

IBM43 citations93
US6569783B2May 27, 2003

Graded composition diffusion barriers for chip wiring applications

IBM21 citations93
US6337151B1Jan 8, 2002

Graded composition diffusion barriers for chip wiring applications

IBM40 citations93
US8056039B2Nov 8, 2011

Interconnect structure for integrated circuits having improved electromigration characteristics

IBM23 citations92
US7064064B2Jun 20, 2006

Copper recess process with application to selective capping and electroless plating

IBM22 citations92
US7052621B2May 30, 2006

Bilayered metal hardmasks for use in Dual Damascene etch schemes

IBM15 citations92
US6572982B1Jun 3, 2003

Electromigration-resistant copper microstructure

IBM15 citations92
US6924223B2Aug 2, 2005

Method of forming a metal layer using an intermittent precursor gas flow process

IBM32 citations91
US5268069ADec 7, 1993

Safe method for etching silicon dioxide

IBM44 citations90
US10256186B2Apr 9, 2019

Interconnect structure having subtractive etch feature and damascene feature

IBM9 citations84
US9852980B2Dec 26, 2017

Interconnect structure having substractive etch feature and damascene feature

IBM7 citations84
US9536830B2Jan 3, 2017

High performance refractory metal / copper interconnects to eliminate electromigration

IBM14 citations84
US9455186B2Sep 27, 2016

Selective local metal cap layer formation for improved electromigration behavior

IBM4 citations84
US9293412B2Mar 22, 2016

Graphene and metal interconnects with reduced contact resistance

IBM9 citations84
US9202743B2Dec 1, 2015

Graphene and metal interconnects

IBM7 citations84
US9171801B2Oct 27, 2015

E-fuse with hybrid metallization

IBM19 citations84
US9142506B2Sep 22, 2015

E-fuse structures and methods of manufacture

IBM7 citations84
US9059170B2Jun 16, 2015

Electronic fuse having a damaged region

IBM12 citations84
US8916461B2Dec 23, 2014

Electronic fuse vias in interconnect structures

IBM8 citations84
US8343868B2Jan 1, 2013

Device and methodology for reducing effective dielectric constant in semiconductor devices

IBM6 citations84
US7737528B2Jun 15, 2010

Structure and method of forming electrically blown metal fuses for integrated circuits

IBM12 citations84
US9412658B2Aug 9, 2016

Constrained nanosecond laser anneal of metal interconnect structures

IBM7 citations83
US9111938B2Aug 18, 2015

Copper interconnect with CVD liner and metallic cap

IBM5 citations83
US7241681B2Jul 10, 2007

Bilayered metal hardmasks for use in dual damascene etch schemes

IBM13 citations83
US7592685B2Sep 22, 2009

Device and methodology for reducing effective dielectric constant in semiconductor devices

IBM7 citations74
US9893011B2Feb 13, 2018

Back-end electrically programmable fuse

IBM2 citations73
US9673089B2Jun 6, 2017

Interconnect structure with enhanced reliability

IBM2 citations73

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC

4 patents

BONILLA GRISELDA

2 patents

BAO JUNJING

2 patents

FILIPPI RONALD G

1 patent

LI ZHENGWEN

1 patent

EDELSTEIN DANIEL C

1 patent

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

1 patent

BAUMANN FRIEDER HAINRICH

1 patent

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