Inventor
CONTI RICHARD A
US65 patents
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IBM
46 patentsUS7084079B2Aug 1, 2006
Method for low temperature chemical vapor deposition of low-k films using selected cyclosiloxane and ozone gases for semiconductor applications
IBM610 citations99
US6531412B2Mar 11, 2003
Method for low temperature chemical vapor deposition of low-k films using selected cyclosiloxane and ozone gases for semiconductor applications
IBM554 citations99
US6335261B1Jan 1, 2002
Directional CVD process with optimized etchback
IBM214 citations98
US5431734AJul 11, 1995
Aluminum oxide low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) system-fourier transform infrared (FTIR) source chemical control
IBM431 citations98
US6570256B2May 27, 2003
Carbon-graded layer for improved adhesion of low-k dielectrics to silicon substrates
IBM85 citations96
US5383088AJan 17, 1995
Storage capacitor with a conducting oxide electrode for metal-oxide dielectrics
IBM72 citations96
US6077786AJun 20, 2000
Methods and apparatus for filling high aspect ratio structures with silicate glass
IBM57 citations95
US6548357B2Apr 15, 2003
Modified gate processing for optimized definition of array and logic devices on same chip
IBM28 citations92
US6403423B1Jun 11, 2002
Modified gate processing for optimized definition of array and logic devices on same chip
IBM38 citations92
US7138717B2Nov 21, 2006
HDP-based ILD capping layer
IBM19 citations91
US6740539B2May 25, 2004
Carbon-graded layer for improved adhesion of low-k dielectrics to silicon substrates
IBM37 citations91
US6274440B1Aug 14, 2001
Manufacturing of cavity fuses on gate conductor level
IBM39 citations91
US5614247AMar 25, 1997
Apparatus for chemical vapor deposition of aluminum oxide
IBM32 citations91
US5268069ADec 7, 1993
Safe method for etching silicon dioxide
IBM44 citations90
US7462527B2Dec 9, 2008
Method of forming nitride films with high compressive stress for improved PFET device performance
IBM14 citations89
US6500772B2Dec 31, 2002
Methods and materials for depositing films on semiconductor substrates
IBM40 citations88
US9859212B1Jan 2, 2018
Multi-level air gap formation in dual-damascene structure
IBM4 citations83
US6159870ADec 12, 2000
Borophosphosilicate glass incorporated with fluorine for low thermal budget gap fill
IBM16 citations83
US5540777AJul 30, 1996
Aluminum oxide LPCVD system
IBM17 citations81
US7326651B2Feb 5, 2008
Method for forming damascene structure utilizing planarizing material coupled with compressive diffusion barrier material
IBM12 citations75
US6911378B2Jun 28, 2005
Stabilization of fluorine-containing dielectric materials in a metal insulator wiring structure
IBM6 citations74
US6667504B1Dec 23, 2003
Self-aligned buried strap process using doped HDP oxide
IBM11 citations74
US6208008B1Mar 27, 2001
Integrated circuits having reduced stress in metallization
IBM10 citations74
US5939335AAug 17, 1999
Method for reducing stress in the metallization of an integrated circuit
IBM11 citations74
US5134963AAug 4, 1992
LPCVD reactor for high efficiency, high uniformity deposition
IBM15 citations74
US11164958B2Nov 2, 2021
Nanosheet transistor having a strained channel with strain-preserving multi-segmented source/drain regions
IBM2 citations73
US10665512B2May 26, 2020
Stress modulation of nFET and pFET fin structures
IBM3 citations73
US5534066AJul 9, 1996
Fluid delivery apparatus having an infrared feedline sensor
IBM14 citations73
US5492718AFeb 20, 1996
Fluid delivery apparatus and method having an infrared feedline sensor
IBM11 citations73
US5425810AJun 20, 1995
Removable gas injectors for use in chemical vapor deposition of aluminium oxide
IBM10 citations73
US10586733B2Mar 10, 2020
Multi-level air gap formation in dual-damascene structure
IBM1 citations72
US10224239B2Mar 5, 2019
Multi-level air gap formation in dual-damascene structure
IBM3 citations72
US7372158B2May 13, 2008
HDP-based ILD capping layer
IBM8 citations72
US5328868AJul 12, 1994
Method of forming metal connections
IBM16 citations69
US11114382B2Sep 7, 2021
Middle-of-line interconnect having low metal-to-metal interface resistance
IBM4 citations68
US11322408B2May 3, 2022
Forming shallow trench isolation regions for nanosheet field-effect transistor devices using sacrificial epitaxial layer
IBM0 citations63
US11189532B2Nov 30, 2021
Dual width finned semiconductor structure
IBM0 citations63
US11056537B2Jul 6, 2021
Self-aligned gate contact integration with metal resistor
IBM0 citations63
US10910273B2Feb 2, 2021
Forming shallow trench isolation regions for nanosheet field-effect transistor devices using sacrificial epitaxial layer
IBM1 citations63
US10832973B2Nov 10, 2020
Stress modulation of nFET and pFET fin structures
IBM1 citations63
US6946345B2Sep 20, 2005
Self-aligned buried strap process using doped HDP oxide
IBM5 citations63
US6429149B1Aug 6, 2002
Low temperature LPCVD PSG/BPSG process
IBM6 citations63
US11791398B2Oct 17, 2023
Nano multilayer carbon-rich low-k spacer
IBM0 citations62
US10937892B2Mar 2, 2021
Nano multilayer carbon-rich low-k spacer
IBM0 citations62
US10535550B2Jan 14, 2020
Protection of low temperature isolation fill
IBM1 citations62
US6232222B1May 15, 2001
Method of eliminating a critical mask using a blockout mask and a resulting semiconductor structure
IBM6 citations62
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC
1 patentINFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
1 patentAPPLIED MATERIALS INC
1 patentO'MEARA DAVID L
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