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Thomas M. Graettinger
Also filed as: GRAETTINGER THOMAS · GRAETTINGER THOMAS M
78 granted patents·13 pending applications·1,571 citations·filing 1996–2025
99Inventor score
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91 records- 0198US7226845B2Semiconductor constructions, and methods of forming capacitor devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·67 cites·21 claims
- 0297US8228743B2Memory cells containing charge-trapping zonesMIN KYU S·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 24, 2012·45 cites·7 claims
- 0397US7449391B2Methods of forming plurality of capacitor devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·50 cites·26 claims
- 0497US7125781B2Methods of forming capacitor devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·146 cites·18 claims
- 0597US6753618B2MIM capacitor with metal nitride electrode materials and method of formationMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·132 cites·52 claims
- 0697US6348709B1Electrical contact for high dielectric constant capacitors and method for fabricating the sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 19, 2002·160 cites·40 claims
- 0796US7420238B2Semiconductor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 2, 2008·39 cites·31 claims
- 0896US7271051B2Methods of forming a plurality of capacitor devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 18, 2007·44 cites·15 claims
- 0994US6682969B1Top electrode in a strongly oxidizing environmentMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 27, 2004·61 cites·35 claims
- 1093US7898850B2Memory cells, electronic systems, methods of forming memory cells, and methods of programming memory cellsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 1, 2011·23 cites·14 claims
- 1192US8154064B2Semiconductor constructionsMANNING H MONTGOMERY·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 10, 2012·11 cites·22 claims
- 1292US7666797B2Methods for forming semiconductor constructions, and methods for selectively etching silicon nitride relative to conductive materialMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·14 cites·19 claims
- 1390US7781818B2Semiconductor constructions containing tubular capacitor storage nodes, and retaining structures along portions of the tubular capacitor storage nodesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 24, 2010·13 cites·9 claims
- 1490US7230292B2Stud electrode and process for making sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·44 cites·69 claims
- 1589US6881642B2Method of forming a MIM capacitor with metal nitride electrodeMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 19, 2005·37 cites·55 claims
- 1689US5844771ACapacitor constructionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·82 cites·3 claims
- 1788US11864475B2Memory device with laterally formed memory cellsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 2, 2024·1 cites·34 claims
- 1887US7683413B2Double sided container capacitor for a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·13 cites·16 claims
- 1987US6482736B1Methods for forming and integrated circuit structures containing enhanced-surface-area conductive layersMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·30 cites·5 claims
- 2087US5843830ACapacitor, and methods for forming a capacitorMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 1, 1998·69 cites·15 claims
- 2184US5930639AMethod for precision etching of platinum electrodesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 27, 1999·71 cites·37 claims
- 2283US8076248B2Methods for forming semiconductor constructions, and methods for selectively etching silicon nitride relative to conductive materialSHEA KEVIN R·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 13, 2011·4 cites·9 claims
- 2383US7033884B2Methods of forming capacitor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·26 cites·12 claims
- 2483US6806187B2Electrical contact for high dielectric constant capacitors and method for fabricating the sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 19, 2004·21 cites·6 claims
- 2582US6049101AProcessing methods of forming a capacitor, and capacitor constructionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·41 cites·10 claims
- 2681US6919257B2Method of forming a capacitorMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·17 cites·27 claims
- 2781US2025072079A1Replacement gate formation in memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2880US12159919B2Replacement gate formation in memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2980US7736987B2Methods of forming semiconductor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 15, 2010·5 cites·16 claims
- 3080US6171925B1Capacitor, and methods for forming a capacitorMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 9, 2001·48 cites·1 claims
- 3179US8519463B2Semiconductor constructions containing tubular capacitor storage nodes, and retaining structures along portions of the tubular capacitor storage nodesMANNING H MONTGOMERY·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 27, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 3279US7271072B2Stud electrode and process for making sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 18, 2007·6 cites·67 claims
- 3378US8691704B2Methods for forming semiconductor constructions, and methods for selectively etching silicon nitride relative to conductive materialMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 8, 2014·2 cites·12 claims
- 3478US2025359076A1Pillar and word line plate architecture for a memory arrayMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3577US7023043B2Top electrode in a strongly oxidizing environmentMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·15 cites·35 claims
- 3677US6689657B2Method of forming a capacitorMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·13 cites·9 claims
- 3776US8470716B2Methods for forming semiconductor constructions, and methods for selectively etching silicon nitride relative to conductive materialSHEA KEVIN R·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 25, 2013·2 cites·21 claims
- 3876US7105403B2Double sided container capacitor for a semiconductor device and method for forming sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·19 cites·21 claims
- 3975US7274059B2Capacitor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 25, 2007·4 cites·8 claims
- 4074US7535695B2DRAM cells and electronic systemsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·5 cites·38 claims
- 4174US6858894B2Comprising agglomerates of one or more noble metalsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 22, 2005·12 cites·9 claims
- 4274US2024196765A1Memory device with laterally formed memory cellsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4372US11652153B2Replacement gate formation in memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·22 claims
- 4471US12396180B2Pillar and word line plate architecture for a memory arrayMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·5 claims
- 4571US7989289B2Floating gate structuresINTEL CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 2, 2011·5 cites·18 claims
- 4670US11257838B2Thickened sidewall dielectric for memory cellMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 4770US6773984B2Methods of depositing noble metals and methods of forming capacitor constructionsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 10, 2004·10 cites·107 claims
- 4870US6083803ASemiconductor processing methods of forming a conductive projection and methods of increasing alignment tolerancesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·29 cites·4 claims
- 4969US11790987B2Decoding for a memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5069US9082714B2Use of etch process post wordline definition to improve data retention in a flash memory deviceKOVAL RANDY J·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 14, 2015·3 cites·5 claims
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