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Thomas A. Figura
Also filed as: FIGURA THOMAS · FIGURA THOMAS A · FIGURA THOMAS ARTHUR
88 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,623 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
Files withMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC82MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC3BUSCH BRETT2FIGURA THOMAS ARTHUR1NEJAD HASAN1
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90 records- 0198US7416943B2Peripheral gate stacks and recessed array gatesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·129 cites·19 claims
- 0298US6261964B1Material removal method for forming a structureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·309 cites·86 claims
- 0396US7214621B2Methods of forming devices associated with semiconductor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2007·79 cites·29 claims
- 0495US7939409B2Peripheral gate stacks and recessed array gatesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 10, 2011·28 cites·19 claims
- 0595US5597756AProcess for fabricating a cup-shaped DRAM capacitor using a multi-layer partly-sacrificial stackMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 28, 1997·214 cites·29 claims
- 0694US6309975B1Methods of making implanted structuresMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 30, 2001·83 cites·72 claims
- 0793US6599840B2Material removal method for forming a structureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 29, 2003·54 cites·51 claims
- 0892US6461967B2Material removal method for forming a structureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·44 cites·28 claims
- 0992US5488011AMethod of forming contact areas between vertical conductorsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·158 cites·18 claims
- 1091US5763286AProcess for manufacturing a DRAM capacitor having an annularly-grooved, cup-shaped storage-node plate which stores charge on inner and outer surfacesMICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 9, 1998·82 cites·20 claims
- 1190US5464786AMethod for forming a capacitor having recessed lateral reaction barrier layer edgesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 7, 1995·60 cites·19 claims
- 1289US6025624AShared length cell for improved capacitanceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·59 cites·21 claims
- 1388US6048763AIntegrated capacitor bottom electrode with etch stop layerMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 11, 2000·63 cites·27 claims
- 1487US7683413B2Double sided container capacitor for a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·13 cites·16 claims
- 1587US6596648B2Material removal method for forming a structureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2003·27 cites·38 claims
- 1687US5661064AMethod of forming a capacitor having container membersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 26, 1997·55 cites·29 claims
- 1787US5472904AThermal trench isolationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 5, 1995·77 cites·24 claims
- 1887US5438016AMethod of semiconductor device isolation employing polysilicon layer for field oxide formationMICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·80 cites·21 claims
- 1985US5654224ACapacitor construction with oxidation barrier blocksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 5, 1997·43 cites·14 claims
- 2084US5696014AMethod for increasing capacitance of an HSG rugged capacitor using a phosphine rich oxidation and subsequent wet etchMICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 9, 1997·57 cites·16 claims
- 2182US6049101AProcessing methods of forming a capacitor, and capacitor constructionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·41 cites·10 claims
- 2281US6596642B2Material removal method for forming a structureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2003·18 cites·21 claims
- 2380US6027970AMethod of increasing capacitance of memory cells incorporating hemispherical grained siliconMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 22, 2000·39 cites·23 claims
- 2480US5849624AMethod of fabricating a bottom electrode with rounded corners for an integrated memory cell capacitorMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 15, 1998·48 cites·9 claims
- 2579US5985732AMethod of forming integrated stacked capacitors with rounded cornersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·46 cites·11 claims
- 2678US7557032B2Silicided recessed siliconMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 7, 2009·6 cites·12 claims
- 2778US7429535B2Use of a plasma source to form a layer during the formation of a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 30, 2008·4 cites·10 claims
- 2878US5950092AUse of a plasma source to form a layer during the formation of a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·37 cites·18 claims
- 2977US6326295B1Method and structure for improved alignment tolerance in multiple, singulated plugs and interconnectionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 4, 2001·33 cites·33 claims
- 3077US6303953B1Integrated capacitor bottom electrode with etch stop layerMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·34 cites·6 claims
- 3176US7977236B2Method of forming a transistor gate of a recessed access device, method of forming a recessed transistor gate and a non-recessed transistor gate, and method of fabricating an integrated circuitMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·5 cites·16 claims
- 3276US7105403B2Double sided container capacitor for a semiconductor device and method for forming sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·19 cites·21 claims
- 3376US6373084B2Shared length cell for improved capacitanceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·16 cites·10 claims
- 3475US6645846B2Methods of forming conductive contacts to conductive structuresMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·15 cites·42 claims
- 3575US6607966B2Selective method to form roughened siliconMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 19, 2003·17 cites·14 claims
- 3675US5750441AMask having a tapered profile used during the formation of a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 12, 1998·37 cites·20 claims
- 3774US7019347B2Dynamic random access memory circuitry comprising insulative collarsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 28, 2006·4 cites·10 claims
- 3872US6534335B1Optimized low leakage diodes, including photodiodesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 18, 2003·27 cites·16 claims
- 3971US5963804AMethod of making a doped silicon structure with impression image on opposing roughened surfacesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·25 cites·38 claims
- 4071US5872033AMethod for increasing capacitance of an HSG rugged capacitor using a phosphine rich oxidation and subsequent wet etchMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 16, 1999·31 cites·11 claims
- 4171US5808854ACapacitor construction with oxidation barrier blocksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·23 cites·1 claims
- 4270US6507065B2Doped silicon structure with impression image on opposing roughened surfacesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·13 cites·15 claims
- 4370US6180452B1Shared length cell for improved capacitanceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·22 cites·20 claims
- 4469US6146961AProcessing methods of forming a capacitorMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 14, 2000·22 cites·47 claims
- 4569US5559666ACapacitor construction with oxidation barrier blocksMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 24, 1996·20 cites·5 claims
- 4666US8252646B2Peripheral gate stacks and recessed array gatesFIGURA THOMAS ARTHUR·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 28, 2012·2 cites·16 claims
- 4766US7285814B2Dynamic random access memory circuitry and integrated circuitryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 23, 2007·2 cites·26 claims
- 4866US5830793AMethod of selective texfturing for patterned polysilicon electrodesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 3, 1998·24 cites·17 claims
- 4964US5776815AMethod for forming a contact intermediate two adjacent electrical componentsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 7, 1998·27 cites·30 claims
- 5063US8058126B2Semiconductor devices and structures including at least partially formed container capacitors and methods of forming the sameBUSCH BRETT·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 15, 2011·2 cites·16 claims
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