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Timothy Thurgate
Also filed as: THURGATE TIMOTHY · THURGATE TIMOTHY J · THURGATE TIMOTHY JAMES
60 granted patents·2 pending applications·788 citations·filing 1997–2019
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC33SPANSION LLC14BANNA SRINIVASA RAO3MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP2
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62 records- 0192US6487121B1Method of programming a non-volatile memory cell using a vertical electric fieldADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·68 cites·11 claims
- 0291US6417081B1Process for reduction of capacitance of a bitline for a non-volatile memory cellADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·46 cites·15 claims
- 0390US6456536B1Method of programming a non-volatile memory cell using a substrate biasADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·57 cites·11 claims
- 0489US9559216B2Semiconductor memory device and method for biasing sameBANNA SRINIVASA RAO·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 31, 2017·8 cites·28 claims
- 0589US7009271B1Memory device with an alternating Vss interconnectionADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 7, 2006·49 cites·17 claims
- 0688US7125763B1Silicided buried bitline process for a non-volatile memory cellSPANSION LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 24, 2006·35 cites·14 claims
- 0785US6366501B1Selective erasure of a non-volatile memory cell of a flash memory deviceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 2, 2002·37 cites·18 claims
- 0884US8531878B2Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory deviceBANNA SRINIVASA RAO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·8 cites·32 claims
- 0983US6770938B1Diode fabrication for ESD/EOS protectionADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·40 cites·6 claims
- 1083US6049479AOperational approach for the suppression of bi-directional tunnel oxide stress of a flash cellADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 11, 2000·52 cites·3 claims
- 1182US6255165B1Nitride plug to reduce gate edge liftingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·50 cites·5 claims
- 1282US6180468B1Very low thermal budget channel implant process for semiconductorsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·48 cites·18 claims
- 1380US9263133B2Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·7 cites·32 claims
- 1478US6349062B1Selective erasure of a non-volatile memory cell of a flash memory deviceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2002·25 cites·17 claims
- 1578US6329687B1Two bit flash cell with two floating gate regionsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·25 cites·9 claims
- 1676US11257675B2Tilted implant for poly resistorsCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 22, 2022·1 cites·15 claims
- 1773US7489560B2Reduction of leakage current and program disturbs in flash memory devicesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 10, 2009·8 cites·8 claims
- 1870US6908816B1Method for forming a dielectric spacer in a non-volatile memory deviceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 21, 2005·15 cites·10 claims
- 1970US6524914B1Source side boron implanting and diffusing device architecture for deep sub 0.18 micron flash memoryADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 25, 2003·15 cites·20 claims
- 2070US6518072B1Deposited screen oxide for reducing gate edge liftingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·15 cites·7 claims
- 2169US6337246B1Method for inhibiting tunnel oxide growth at the edges of a floating gate during semiconductor device processingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 8, 2002·13 cites·13 claims
- 2268US7767517B2Semiconductor memory comprising dual charge storage nodes and methods for its fabricationSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 3, 2010·3 cites·17 claims
- 2365US8547738B2Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory deviceBANNA SRINIVASA RAO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 2465US7952938B2Selective application of word line bias to minimize fringe effects in electromagnetic fields during erase of nonvolatile memorySPANSION LLC·Filed 2010·Granted May 31, 2011·3 cites·20 claims
- 2564US8409952B2Method of forming an electronic device including forming a charge storage element in a trench of a workpiecePARIKH SUKETU ARUN·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 2, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
- 2661US7696038B1Methods for fabricating flash memory devicesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·4 cites·22 claims
- 2759US7746705B2Selective application of word line bias to minimize fringe effects in electromagnetic fields during erase of nonvolatile memorySPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 29, 2010·4 cites·13 claims
- 2858US7067381B1Structure and method to reduce drain induced barrier loweringADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·6 cites·17 claims
- 2958US6168637B1Use of a large angle implant and current structure for eliminating a critical mask in flash memory processingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 2, 2001·15 cites·8 claims
- 3056US7626869B2Multi-phase wordline erasing for flash memorySPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 1, 2009·3 cites·20 claims
- 3155US6653189B1Source side boron implant and drain side MDD implant for deep sub 0.18 micron flash memoryADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·6 cites·18 claims
- 3255US6329257B1Method for laterally peaked source doping profiles for better erase control in flash memory devicesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 11, 2001·19 cites·8 claims
- 3354US8208296B2Apparatus and method for extended nitride layer in a flash memoryTHURGATE TIMOTHY·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 26, 2012·1 cites·18 claims
- 3454US6773990B1Method for reducing short channel effects in memory cells and related structureADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 10, 2004·4 cites·15 claims
- 3554US6025240AMethod and system for using a spacer to offset implant damage and reduce lateral diffusion in flash memory devicesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·12 cites·25 claims
- 3654US2015333188A1Tilted implant for poly resistorsSPANSION LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US6268624B1Method for inhibiting tunnel oxide growth at the edges of a floating gate during semiconductor device processingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 31, 2001·11 cites·13 claims
- 3850US6329273B1Solid-source doping for source/drain to eliminate implant damageADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·15 cites·3 claims
- 3949US6177322B1High voltage transistor with high gated diode breakdown voltageADVANCED MICTRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·14 cites·12 claims
- 4048US9019759B2Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 28, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
- 4147US10644016B2Charge-trapping memory deviceCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2020·0 cites·24 claims
- 4247US9524971B2Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 20, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4347US7049188B2Lateral doped channelADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·1 cites·5 claims
- 4446US7301193B2Structure and method for low Vss resistance and reduced DIBL in a floating gate memory cellSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 27, 2007·2 cites·12 claims
- 4546US2013228851A1Memory device protection layerSUGINO RINJI·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4645US8415734B2Memory device protection layerSUGINO RINJI·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 9, 2013·0 cites·16 claims
- 4745US8076712B2Semiconductor memory comprising dual charge storage nodes and methods for its fabricationLEE CHUNGHO·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 13, 2011·0 cites·6 claims
- 4845US6188113B1High voltage transistor with high gated diode breakdown, low body effect and low leakageADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 13, 2001·3 cites·1 claims
- 4945US6147907ABiasing scheme to reduce stress on non-selected cells during readADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 14, 2000·9 cites·4 claims
- 5043US7888218B2Using thick spacer for bitline implant then removeSPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 15, 2011·0 cites·13 claims
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