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THOMAS MICHAEL E

US58 patents
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NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP

31 patents
US6509283B1Jan 21, 2003

Thermal oxidation method utilizing atomic oxygen to reduce dangling bonds in silicon dioxide grown on silicon

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP191 citations99
US5197999AMar 30, 1993

Polishing pad for planarization

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP156 citations99
US5688724ANov 18, 1997

Method of providing a dielectric structure for semiconductor devices

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP159 citations98
US6348421B1Feb 19, 2002

Dielectric gap fill process that effectively reduces capacitance between narrow metal lines using HDP-CVD

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP54 citations96
US5904507AMay 18, 1999

Programmable anti-fuses using laser writing

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP60 citations96
US5572042ANov 5, 1996

Integrated circuit vertical electronic grid device and method

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP44 citations95
US5150019ASep 22, 1992

Integrated circuit electronic grid device and method

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP71 citations95
US5111355AMay 5, 1992

High value tantalum oxide capacitor

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP100 citations95
US5051690ASep 24, 1991

Apparatus and method for detecting vertically propagated defects in integrated circuits

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP53 citations95
US5679405AOct 21, 1997

Method for preventing substrate backside deposition during a chemical vapor deposition operation

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP54 citations94
US5133284AJul 28, 1992

Gas-based backside protection during substrate processing

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP111 citations94
US6017585AJan 25, 2000

High efficiency semiconductor wafer coating apparatus and method

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP26 citations93
US5414301AMay 9, 1995

High temperature interconnect system for an integrated circuit

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP39 citations93
US5317141AMay 31, 1994

Apparatus and method for high-accuracy alignment

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP35 citations93
US5266153ANov 30, 1993

Gas distribution head for plasma deposition and etch systems

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP40 citations93
US5249732AOct 5, 1993

Method of bonding semiconductor chips to a substrate

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP37 citations93
US5198008AMar 30, 1993

Method of fabricating an optical interconnect structure

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP34 citations93
US5123078AJun 16, 1992

Optical interconnects

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP22 citations93
US6277726B1Aug 21, 2001

Method for decreasing contact resistance of an electrode positioned inside a misaligned via for multilevel interconnects

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP21 citations92
US6004878ADec 21, 1999

Method for silicide stringer removal in the fabrication of semiconductor integrated circuits

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP45 citations92
US5195729AMar 23, 1993

Wafer carrier

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP58 citations89
US5453154ASep 26, 1995

Method of making an integrated circuit microwave interconnect and components

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP40 citations88
US6074929AJun 13, 2000

Box isolation technique for integrated circuit structures

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP18 citations84
US6242354B1Jun 5, 2001

Semiconductor device with self aligned contacts having integrated silicide stringer removal and method thereof

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP19 citations83
US6383933B1May 7, 2002

Method of using organic material to enhance STI planarization or other planarization processes

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP14 citations79
US6099639AAug 8, 2000

Method for solid-state formation of diamond

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP11 citations74
US5783363AJul 21, 1998

Method of performing charged-particle lithography

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP7 citations74
US5235663AAug 10, 1993

Optical interconnects

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP13 citations74
US5091048AFeb 25, 1992

Ion milling to obtain planarization

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP14 citations74
US6593615B1Jul 15, 2003

Dielectric gap fill process that effectively reduces capacitance between narrow metal lines using HDP-CVD

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP7 citations73
US6103629AAug 15, 2000

Self-aligned interconnect using high selectivity metal pillars and a via exclusion mask

NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP6 citations73

FAIRCHILD CAMERA INSTR CO

5 patents

FRAMDRIVE

5 patents

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR

4 patents

(unassigned)

3 patents

SAADAT IRFAN

1 patent

GEN FOODS CORP

1 patent

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