Inventor
SIMON ANDREW H
US89 patents
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IBM
37 patentsUS6181012B1Jan 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 patentsUS9431292B1Aug 30, 2016
Alternate dual damascene method for forming interconnects
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC8 citations84
US9679810B1Jun 13, 2017
Integrated circuit having improved electromigration performance and method of forming same
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC18 citations83
US10177091B2Jan 8, 2019
Interconnect structure and method of forming
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC2 citations73
US9536842B2Jan 3, 2017
Structure with air gap crack stop
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4 citations73
BONILLA GRISELDA
2 patentsBAO JUNJING
2 patentsFILIPPI RONALD G
1 patentLI ZHENGWEN
1 patentEDELSTEIN DANIEL C
1 patentINFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
1 patentBAUMANN FRIEDER HAINRICH
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