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Timothy Fiscus
Also filed as: FISCUS TIMOTHY · FISCUS TIMOTHY E
97 granted patents·858 citations·filing 1998–2019
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97 records- 0198US10593604B1Process for making semiconductor dies, chips, and wafers using in-line measurements obtained from DOEs of NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·19 cites·19 claims
- 0298US9870962B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, interlayer overlap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 16, 2018·13 cites·19 claims
- 0398US9799575B2Integrated circuit containing DOEs of NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·19 cites·11 claims
- 0498US6628154B2Digitally controlled analog delay locked loop (DLL)CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·109 cites·16 claims
- 0597US9805994B1Mesh-style NCEM pads, and process for making semiconductor dies, chips, and wafers using in-line measurements from such padsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·15 cites·18 claims
- 0697US9627370B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, GATE-short-configured, GATECNT-short-configured, and TS-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 18, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
- 0796US10978438B1IC with test structures and E-beam pads embedded within a contiguous standard cell areaPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 13, 2021·9 cites·14 claims
- 0896US6492852B2Pre-divider architecture for low power in a digital delay locked loopIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·82 cites·15 claims
- 0996US5994939AVariable delay cell with a self-biasing loadINTEL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·98 cites·20 claims
- 1094US7057960B1Method and architecture for reducing the power consumption for memory devices in refresh operationsCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·80 cites·27 claims
- 1194US6628558B2Proportional to temperature voltage generatorCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·72 cites·22 claims
- 1293US9741703B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and ilbrary-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, gate-short-configured, TS-short-configured, and AA-short-conigured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1393US9691672B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, GATE-short-configured, GATECNT-short-configured, and metal-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 27, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1493US9627371B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, GATE-short-configured, GATECNT-short-configured, and AA-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 18, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 1590US10199288B1Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one side-to-side short or leakage, at least one corner short or leakage, and at least one via open or resistance, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective side-to-side short, corner short, and via open test areasPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 5, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1690US10199283B1Method for processing a semiconductor wager using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of a resistance through a stitch, where such measurements are obtained by scanning a pad comprised of at least three parallel conductive stripes using a moving stage with beam deflection to account for motion of the stagePDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 1790US9905487B1Process for making semiconductor dies, chips, and wafers using non-contact measurements obtained from DOEs of NCEM-enabled fill cells on test wafers that include multiple means/steps for enabling NC detection of V0 via opensPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 27, 2018·3 cites·10 claims
- 1890US6618314B1Method and architecture for reducing the power consumption for memory devices in refresh operationsCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 9, 2003·49 cites·24 claims
- 1989US9786648B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least chamfer-short-configured, AACNT-short-configured, GATECNT-short-configured, and TS-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 10, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2089US9773773B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least chamfer-short-configured, AACNT-short-configured, GATE-short-configured, and GATECNT-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 26, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2189US9761575B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least chamfer-short-configured, AACNT-short-configured, GATE-short-configured, and TS-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2289US6529993B1Data and data strobe circuits and operating protocol for double data rate memoriesIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·60 cites·10 claims
- 2387US10290552B1Methods for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one via-chamfer short or leakage, and at least one corner short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective tip-to-tip short, via-chamfer short, and corner short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with beam deflection to account for motion of the stagePDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2487US10199294B1Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of a least one side-to-side short or leakage, at least one via-chamfer short or leakage, and at least one corner short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective side-to-side short, via-chamfer short, and corner short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with beam deflection to account for motion of the stagePDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 5, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2587US9761573B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, AACNT-short-configured, GATE-short-configured, and TS-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2686US10096530B1Process for making and using a semiconductor wafer containing first and second DOEs of standard cell compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, with the first DOE including merged-via open configured fill cells, and the second DOE including stitch open configured fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 9, 2018·4 cites·14 claims
- 2786US8199590B1Multiple time programmable non-volatile memory elementNOVOSEL WALTER·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 12, 2012·16 cites·14 claims
- 2885US9947601B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, side-to-side gap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 2984US9922968B1Process for making and using a semiconductor wafer containing first and second DOEs of standard cell compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, with the first DOE including side-to-side short configured fill cells, and the second DOE including chamfer short configured fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 20, 2018·1 cites·23 claims
- 3084US9773774B1Process for making and using a semiconductor wafer containing first and second DOEs of standard cell compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, with the first DOE including chamfer short configured fill cells, and the second DOE including corner short configured fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 26, 2017·4 cites·17 claims
- 3184US9721937B1Integrated circuit containing first and second does of standard cell compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, with the first DOE including side-to-side short configured fill cells, and the second DOE including tip-to-tip short configured fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·23 claims
- 3283US9653446B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, AACNT-short-configured, TS-short-configured, and AA-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3383US6714473B1Method and architecture for refreshing a 1T memory proportional to temperatureCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·33 cites·20 claims
- 3482US6255873B1Setting the common mode level of a differential charge pump outputINTEL CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 3, 2001·25 cites·30 claims
- 3580US9911649B1Process for making and using mesh-style NCEM padsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·2 cites·3 claims
- 3680US9728553B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, AACNT-short-configured, GATE-short-configured, and TS-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 8, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 3780US6731147B2Method and architecture for self-clocking digital delay locked loopCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·25 cites·20 claims
- 3879US9831141B1Integrated circuit containing DOEs of GATE-snake-open-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 3979US9711421B1Process for making semiconductor dies, chips, and wafers using in-line measurements obtained from DOEs of GATE-snake-open-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4076US9929063B1Process for making an integrated circuit that includes NCEM-Enabled, tip-to-side gap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 4176US9768083B1Process for making and using a semiconductor wafer containing first and second DOEs of standard cell compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, with the first DOE including merged-via open configured fill cells, and the second DOE including snake open configured fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·16 claims
- 4276US9646961B1Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least via-open-configured, AACNT-short-configured, TS-short-configured, and metal-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cellsPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4374US10199284B1Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one chamfer short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from non-contact pads associated with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side short, and chamfer short test areasPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 5, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4474US6901022B2Proportional to temperature voltage generatorCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 31, 2005·17 cites·20 claims
- 4573US10109539B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, tip-to-side gap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 4673US9922890B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, snake-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 20, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 4773US9911669B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, diagonal gap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 6, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 4873US9911668B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, corner gap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 6, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 4973US9911670B1Integrated circuit including NCEM-enabled, via-open/resistance-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatePDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 6, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 5073US9899276B1Process for making an integrated circuit that includes NCEM-enabled, interlayer overlap-configured fill cells, with NCEM pads formed from at least three conductive stripes positioned between adjacent gatesPDF SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 20, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
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