Inventor
MEHRAD FREIDOON
US53 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
49 patentsUS6930007B2Aug 16, 2005
Integration of pre-S/D anneal selective nitride/oxide composite cap for improving transistor performance
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC190 citations98
US5576992ANov 19, 1996
Extended-life method for soft-programming floating-gate memory cells
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC76 citations96
US6268248B1Jul 31, 2001
Method of fabricating a source line in flash memory having STI structures
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC23 citations93
US6008516ADec 28, 1999
Non-volatile flash layout
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC21 citations93
US5753952AMay 19, 1998
Nonvolatile memory cell with P-N junction formed in polysilicon floating gate
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC48 citations93
US5659500AAug 19, 1997
Nonvolatile memory array with compatible vertical source lines
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC24 citations93
US5604150AFeb 18, 1997
Channel-stop process for use with thick-field isolation regions in triple-well structures
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC26 citations93
US7838356B2Nov 23, 2010
Gate dielectric first replacement gate processes and integrated circuits therefrom
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC21 citations92
US6818526B2Nov 16, 2004
Method for moat nitride pull back for shallow trench isolation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC21 citations92
US6737333B2May 18, 2004
Semiconductor device isolation structure and method of forming
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC39 citations92
US6730554B1May 4, 2004
Multi-layer silicide block process
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC32 citations92
US6284599B1Sep 4, 2001
Method to fabricate a semiconductor resistor in embedded flash memory application
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC26 citations92
US6803273B1Oct 12, 2004
Method to salicide source-line in flash memory with STI
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC19 citations90
US6380031B1Apr 30, 2002
Method to form an embedded flash memory circuit with reduced process steps
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC25 citations90
US6306737B1Oct 23, 2001
Method to reduce source-line resistance in flash memory with sti
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC30 citations88
US8372703B2Feb 12, 2013
Gate dielectric first replacement gate processes and integrated circuits therefrom
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations84
US7045410B2May 16, 2006
Method to design for or modulate the CMOS transistor threshold voltage using shallow trench isolation (STI)
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC16 citations84
US6524930B1Feb 25, 2003
Method for forming a bottom corner rounded STI
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC18 citations82
US6071779AJun 6, 2000
Source line fabrication process for flash memory
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC16 citations82
US7112497B2Sep 26, 2006
Multi-layer reducible sidewall process
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC11 citations81
US5909397AJun 1, 1999
Method and system for testing and adjusting threshold voltages in flash eeproms
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC18 citations80
US6706605B1Mar 16, 2004
Transistor formed from stacked disposable sidewall spacer
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC9 citations73
US6897516B2May 24, 2005
Flash memory array structure and method of forming
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC9 citations72
US6087220AJul 11, 2000
Stack etch method for flash memory devices
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations71
US6930018B2Aug 16, 2005
Shallow trench isolation structure and method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations70
US6765257B1Jul 20, 2004
Implanted vertical source-line under straight stack for flash eprom
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations70
US7943456B2May 17, 2011
Selective wet etch process for CMOS ICs having embedded strain inducing regions and integrated circuits therefrom
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations63
US7763540B2Jul 27, 2010
Method of forming a silicided gate utilizing a CMP stack
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations63
US7585738B2Sep 8, 2009
Method of forming a fully silicided semiconductor device with independent gate and source/drain doping and related device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations63
US6677766B2Jan 13, 2004
Shallow trench isolation step height detection method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations63
US7910422B2Mar 22, 2011
Reducing gate CD bias in CMOS processing
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations62
US7601575B2Oct 13, 2009
Integration of pre-S/D anneal selective nitride/oxide composite cap for improving transistor performance
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations62
US7396716B2Jul 8, 2008
Method to obtain fully silicided poly gate
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations62
US7727842B2Jun 1, 2010
Method of simultaneously siliciding a polysilicon gate and source/drain of a semiconductor device, and related device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations61
US7244642B2Jul 17, 2007
Method to obtain fully silicided gate electrodes
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations61
US6828213B2Dec 7, 2004
Method to improve STI nano gap fill and moat nitride pull back
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations61
US6784056B2Aug 31, 2004
Flash memory cell process using a hardmask
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations61
US6667210B2Dec 23, 2003
Flash memory cell process using a hardmask
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations61
US6566200B2May 20, 2003
Flash memory array structure and method of forming
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations61
US6451642B1Sep 17, 2002
Method to implant NMOS polycrystalline silicon in embedded FLASH memory applications
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations61
US7448395B2Nov 11, 2008
Process method to facilitate silicidation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations60
US6348370B1Feb 19, 2002
Method to fabricate a self aligned source resistor in embedded flash memory applications
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations60
US6429093B1Aug 6, 2002
Sidewall process for forming a low resistance source line
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations59
US7078347B2Jul 18, 2006
Method for forming MOS transistors with improved sidewall structures
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations54
US7960280B2Jun 14, 2011
Process method to fully salicide (FUSI) both N-poly and P-poly on a CMOS flow
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52
US7892906B2Feb 22, 2011
Method for forming CMOS transistors having FUSI gate electrodes and targeted work functions
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations52
US6905943B2Jun 14, 2005
Forming a trench to define one or more isolation regions in a semiconductor structure
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations49
US7504339B2Mar 17, 2009
Method to form shallow trench isolation with rounded upper corner for advanced semiconductor circuits
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations48
US6917093B2Jul 12, 2005
Method to form shallow trench isolation with rounded upper corner for advanced semiconductor circuits
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations48
MEHRAD FREIDOON
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