Inventor
GHANDEHARI KOUROS
US38 patents
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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
22 patentsUS6994939B1Feb 7, 2006
Semiconductor manufacturing resolution enhancement system and method for simultaneously patterning different feature types
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC228 citations99
US6818141B1Nov 16, 2004
Application of the CVD bilayer ARC as a hard mask for definition of the subresolution trench features between polysilicon wordlines
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC72 citations98
US6475867B1Nov 5, 2002
Method of forming integrated circuit features by oxidation of titanium hard mask
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC125 citations98
US6653190B1Nov 25, 2003
Flash memory with controlled wordline width
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC44 citations93
US6902851B1Jun 7, 2005
Method for using phase-shifting mask
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC35 citations92
US6645679B1Nov 11, 2003
Attenuated phase shift mask for use in EUV lithography and a method of making such a mask
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC51 citations92
US6642148B1Nov 4, 2003
RELACS shrink method applied for single print resist mask for LDD or buried bitline implants using chemically amplified DUV type photoresist
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC46 citations92
US6500587B1Dec 31, 2002
Binary and attenuating phase-shifting masks for multiple wavelengths
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC27 citations92
US6962849B1Nov 8, 2005
Hard mask spacer for sublithographic bitline
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC21 citations91
US6872609B1Mar 29, 2005
Narrow bitline using Safier for mirrorbit
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC20 citations91
US6589717B1Jul 8, 2003
Photon assisted deposition of hard mask formation for use in manufacture of both devices and masks
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC20 citations91
US6867063B1Mar 15, 2005
Organic spin-on anti-reflective coating over inorganic anti-reflective coating
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC13 citations84
US6667212B1Dec 23, 2003
Alignment system for planar charge trapping dielectric memory cell lithography
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC13 citations84
US6501555B1Dec 31, 2002
Optical technique to detect etch process termination
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC14 citations84
US7538026B1May 26, 2009
Multilayer low reflectivity hard mask and process therefor
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC8 citations83
US7070911B1Jul 4, 2006
Structure and method for reducing standing waves in a photoresist
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC8 citations74
US6620717B1Sep 16, 2003
Memory with disposable ARC for wordline formation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC10 citations74
US6528398B1Mar 4, 2003
Thinning of trench and line or contact spacing by use of dual layer photoresist
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC8 citations74
US6720133B1Apr 13, 2004
Memory manufacturing process using disposable ARC for wordline formation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC10 citations73
US6403500B1Jun 11, 2002
Cross-shaped resist dispensing system and method
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC8 citations72
US8048797B2Nov 1, 2011
Multilayer low reflectivity hard mask and process therefor
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC0 citations51
US6664030B1Dec 16, 2003
System for and method of constructing an alternating phase-shifting mask
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC0 citations51
SPANSION LLC
7 patentsUS6894342B1May 17, 2005
Structure and method for preventing UV radiation damage in a memory cell and improving contact CD control
SPANSION LLC18 citations84
US6833581B1Dec 21, 2004
Structure and method for preventing process-induced UV radiation damage in a memory cell
SPANSION LLC13 citations84
US7572727B1Aug 11, 2009
Semiconductor formation method that utilizes multiple etch stop layers
SPANSION LLC3 citations63
US7361587B1Apr 22, 2008
Semiconductor contact and nitride spacer formation system and method
SPANSION LLC3 citations63
US7507661B2Mar 24, 2009
Method of forming narrowly spaced flash memory contact openings and lithography masks
SPANSION LLC6 citations62
US7977797B2Jul 12, 2011
Integrated circuit with contact region and multiple etch stop insulation layer
SPANSION LLC1 citations52
US7888269B2Feb 15, 2011
Triple layer anti-reflective hard mask
SPANSION LLC0 citations51
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC
3 patentsUS6057587AMay 2, 2000
Semiconductor device with anti-reflective structure
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC37 citations92
US5852497ADec 22, 1998
Method and apparatus for detecting edges under an opaque layer
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC18 citations92
US6313542B1Nov 6, 2001
Method and apparatus for detecting edges under an opaque layer
VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations73