Inventor
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A
38 patents
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5 patentsUS6441492B1Aug 27, 2002
Diffusion barriers for copper interconnect systems
321 citations99
US6551872B1Apr 22, 2003
Method for making integrated circuit including interconnects with enhanced electromigration resistance using doped seed layer and integrated circuits produced thereby
43 citations96
US6521532B1Feb 18, 2003
Method for making integrated circuit including interconnects with enhanced electromigration resistance
65 citations96
US6455937B1Sep 24, 2002
Arrangement and method for improved downward scaling of higher conductivity metal-based interconnects
51 citations92
US5945025AAug 31, 1999
Fire extinguishing composition and method for fire extinguishing
45 citations92
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC
5 patentsUS6177703B1Jan 23, 2001
Method and apparatus for producing a single polysilicon flash EEPROM having a select transistor and a floating gate transistor
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC87 citations98
US6272050B1Aug 7, 2001
Method and apparatus for providing an embedded flash-EEPROM technology
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC37 citations93
US6087214AJul 11, 2000
Arrangement and method for DRAM cell using shallow trench isolation
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC29 citations92
US6072713AJun 6, 2000
Data storage circuit using shared bit line and method therefor
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC13 citations69
US6021064AFeb 1, 2000
Layout for data storage circuit using shared bit line and method therefor
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC9 citations69
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A
5 patentsUS7026714B2Apr 11, 2006
Copper interconnect systems which use conductive, metal-based cap layers
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A53 citations95
US8295706B2Oct 23, 2012
Technique for simultaneously transmitting wide and narrow optical beacon signals
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A7 citations82
US8315525B2Nov 20, 2012
Amplification of interleaved optical signals
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A4 citations62
USRE41538EAug 17, 2010
Method for making integrated circuit including interconnects with enhanced electromigration resistance using doped seed layer and integrated circuits produced thereby
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A3 citations62
US7585766B2Sep 8, 2009
Methods of manufacturing copper interconnect systems
CUNNINGHAM JAMES A1 citations62
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS
4 patentsUS5801397ASep 1, 1998
Device having a self-aligned gate electrode wrapped around the channel
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS62 citations96
US5736433AApr 7, 1998
Double mask hermetic passivation method providing enhanced resistance to moisture
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS21 citations92
US5705405AJan 6, 1998
Method of making the film transistor with all-around gate electrode
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS23 citations92
US5557126ASep 17, 1996
Thin-film transistor and method for forming the same
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS11 citations74
BECK SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
3 patentsUS7351655B2Apr 1, 2008
Copper interconnect systems which use conductive, metal-based cap layers
BECK SEMICONDUCTOR LLC9 citations83
US7372152B2May 13, 2008
Copper interconnect systems
BECK SEMICONDUCTOR LLC4 citations73
US7361589B2Apr 22, 2008
Copper interconnect systems which use conductive, metal-based cap layers
BECK SEMICONDUCTOR LLC6 citations73