Semiconductors

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

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[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 15 9432298    System, method, and computer program product for improving memory systems
  Inventors: Michael Smith

  1. 15 9637739    RNA-directed DNA cleavage by the Cas9-crRNA complex
  Inventors: Virginijus {hacek over (S)}ik{hacek over (s)}nys; Giedrius Gasiunas; Tautvydas Karvelis

  3. 12 9530866    Methods of forming vertical transistor devices with self-aligned top source/drain conductive contacts
  Inventors: John H. Zhang; Carl Radens; Steven Bentley; Brian Alexander Cohen; Kwan-Yong Lim

  3. 12 9653289    Fabrication of nano-sheet transistors with different threshold voltages
  Inventors: Karthik Balakrishnan; Kangguo Cheng; Pouya Hashemi; Alexander Reznicek

  5. 11 9412616    Methods of forming single and double diffusion breaks on integrated circuit products comprised of FinFET devices and the resulting products
  Inventors: Ruilong Xie; Kwan-Yong Lim; Min Gyu Sung; Ryan Ryoung-Han Kim

  6. 10 5353498    Method for fabricating an integrated circuit module
  Inventors: Raymond Albert Fillion; Robert J. Wojnarowski; Michael Gdula; Herbert S. Cole, Jr.; Eric J. Wildi; Wolfgang Daum

  6. 10 9608065    Air gap spacer for metal gates
  Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl; Kangguo Cheng; Fee Li Lie; Eric R. Miller; John R. Sporre; Sean Teehan

  8. 9 9368572    Vertical transistor with air-gap spacer
  Inventors: Kangguo Cheng; Tak H. Ning

  9. 8 7683428    Vertical Fin-FET MOS devices
  Inventors: Dureseti Chidambarrao; Jochen Beintner; Ramachandra Divakaruni

  9. 8 8617996    Fin removal method
  Inventors: Min-hwa Chi; Honglian Shen; Changyong Xiao

  9. 8 9312383    Self-aligned contacts for vertical field effect transistors
  Inventors: Kangguo Cheng; Wilfried E. Haensch; Ali Khakifirooz; Davood Shahrjerdi

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Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 273 9520482    Method of cutting metal gate
  Inventors: Po-Chin Chang; Chih-Hao Wang; Kai-Chieh Yang; Shih-Ting Hung; Wei-Hao Wu; Gloria Wu; Inez Fu; Chia-Wei Su; Yi-Hsuan Hsiao

  2. 271 9236267    Cut-mask patterning process for fin-like field effect transistor (FinFET) device
  Inventors: Ho Wei De; Kuei-Liang Lu; Ming-Feng Shieh; Ching-Yu Chang

  3. 269 9576814    Method of spacer patterning to form a target integrated circuit pattern
  Inventors: Chieh-Han Wu; Cheng-Hsiung Tsai; Chung-Ju Lee; Ming-Feng Shieh; Ru-Gun Liu; Shau-Lin Shue; Tien-I Bao

  4. 192 8785285    Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof
  Inventors: Ji-Yin Tsai; Yao-Tsung Huang; Chih-Hsin Ko; Clement Hsingjen Wann

  5. 185 9281254    Methods of forming integrated circuit package
  Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu; Chi-Hsi Wu; Wen-Chih Chiou; Hsiang-Fan Lee; Shih-Peng Tai; Tang-Jung Chiu

  5. 185 9372206    Testing of semiconductor chips with microbumps
  Inventors: Wei-Cheng Wu; Hsien-Pin Hu; Shang-Yun Hou; Shin-Puu Jeng; Chen-Hua Yu; Chao-Hsiang Yang

  7. 183 9496189    Stacked semiconductor devices and methods of forming same
  Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu; Chien-Hsun Lee; Tsung-Ding Wang; Jung Wei Cheng

  8. 176 7674650    Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
  Inventors: Kengo Akimoto; Tatsuya Honda; Norihito Sone

  9. 170 9105490    Contact structure of semiconductor device
  Inventors: Sung-Li Wang; Ding-Kang Shih; Chin-Hsiang Lin; Sey-Ping Sun; Clement Hsingjen Wann

  10. 168 7732819    Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
  Inventors: Kengo Akimoto; Tatsuya Honda; Norihito Sone

 
 
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