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Robert K. Leidy
Also filed as: LEIDY ROBERT · LEIDY ROBERT K · LEIDY ROBERT KENNETH
110 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,781 citations·filing 1995–2021
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119 records- 0198US9715064B1Multi-chip modules with vertically aligned grating couplers for transmission of light signals between optical waveguidesGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 25, 2017·52 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9054671B2Tunable filter structures and design structuresADKISSON JAMES W·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·47 cites·16 claims
- 0397US7781781B2CMOS imager array with recessed dielectricIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 24, 2010·65 cites·11 claims
- 0495US7524694B2Funneled light pipe for pixel sensorsIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 28, 2009·40 cites·3 claims
- 0595US7193289B2Damascene copper wiring image sensorIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 20, 2007·89 cites·10 claims
- 0694US7772028B2CMOS imager with Cu wiring and method of eliminating high reflectivity interfaces therefromIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 10, 2010·27 cites·23 claims
- 0794US7537951B2Image sensor including spatially different active and dark pixel interconnect patternsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·21 cites·7 claims
- 0894US7361989B1Stacked imager packageIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 22, 2008·26 cites·11 claims
- 0993US9874690B2Integrated waveguide structure with perforated chip edge sealIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 23, 2018·15 cites·20 claims
- 1093US8168474B1Self-dicing chips using through silicon viasADKISSON JAMES W·Filed 2011·Granted May 1, 2012·19 cites·18 claims
- 1193US6513796B2Wafer chuck having a removable insertIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 4, 2003·76 cites·14 claims
- 1292US8394718B1Methods of forming self-aligned through silicon viaGAMBINO JEFFREY P·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 12, 2013·13 cites·16 claims
- 1392US7141836B1Pixel sensor having doped isolation structure sidewallIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·14 cites·15 claims
- 1491US8299554B2Image sensor, method and design structure including non-planar reflectorADKISSON JAMES WILLIAM·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 30, 2012·14 cites·11 claims
- 1591US6350548B1Nested overlay measurement targetIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2002·90 cites·22 claims
- 1690US11860414B2Edge couplers including a grooved membraneGLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 2, 2024·2 cites·19 claims
- 1789US9240448B2Bipolar junction transistors with reduced base-collector junction capacitanceIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 19, 2016·5 cites·9 claims
- 1889US7655495B2Damascene copper wiring optical image sensorINTERNAT BUSINESS MACHIENS COR·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 2, 2010·15 cites·12 claims
- 1989US7521798B2Stacked imager packageIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·13 cites·10 claims
- 2089US6184151B1Method for forming cornered images on a substrate and photomask formed therebyIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 6, 2001·92 cites·17 claims
- 2188US7928527B2Delamination and crack resistant image sensor structures and methodsIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·9 cites·16 claims
- 2287US8753917B2Method of fabricating photoconductor-on-active pixel deviceGAMBINO JEFFREY P·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 17, 2014·4 cites·18 claims
- 2386US10476227B2Dual bond pad structure for photonicsIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2486US9798088B2Barrier structures for underfill blockout regionsGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 24, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 2586US9093491B2Bipolar junction transistors with reduced base-collector junction capacitanceIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·7 cites·13 claims
- 2686US7491561B2Pixel sensor having doped isolation structure sidewallIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·7 cites·26 claims
- 2785US5874778AEmbedded power and ground plane structureIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 23, 1999·73 cites·18 claims
- 2884US5882967AProcess for buried diode formation in CMOSIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·49 cites·16 claims
- 2982US9059233B2Formation of an asymmetric trench in a semiconductor substrate and a bipolar semiconductor device having an asymmetric trench isolation regionIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 16, 2015·4 cites·16 claims
- 3082US8647913B2Image sensor, method and design structure including non-planar reflectorADKISSON JAMES WILLIAM·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 11, 2014·2 cites·13 claims
- 3182US6218704B1ESD protection structure and methodIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 17, 2001·52 cites·15 claims
- 3282US5981148AMethod for forming sidewall spacers using frequency doubling hybrid resist and device formed therebyIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·49 cites·27 claims
- 3380US8136055B2Systems for real-time contamination, environmental, or physical monitoring of a photomaskANDERSON BRENT A·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 13, 2012·5 cites·9 claims
- 3480US7929117B2Apparatus for real-time contamination, environmental, or physical monitoring of a photomaskIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·5 cites·4 claims
- 3580US6147394AMethod of photolithographically defining three regions with one mask step and self aligned isolation structure formed therebyIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 14, 2000·54 cites·1 claims
- 3680US5861330AMethod and structure to reduce latch-up using edge implantsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·36 cites·6 claims
- 3780US5811870AAntifuse structureIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·49 cites·20 claims
- 3879US8618588B2Anti-blooming pixel sensor cell with active neutral density filter, methods of manufacture, and design structureACKERSON KRISTIN M·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 3978US8476099B2Methods for improved adhesion of protective layers of imager microlens structures by forming an interfacial regionCOONEY III EDWARD C·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·1 cites·19 claims
- 4078US8003428B2Method of forming an inverted lens in a semiconductor structureIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·4 cites·15 claims
- 4178US7342268B2CMOS imager with Cu wiring and method of eliminating high reflectivity interfaces therefromIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·22 cites·20 claims
- 4278US6344373B1Antifuse structure and processIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 5, 2002·45 cites·26 claims
- 4377US9933577B2Photonics chipGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·2 cites·17 claims
- 4477US9231089B2Formation of an asymmetric trench in a semiconductor substrate and a bipolar semiconductor device having an asymmetric trench isolation regionIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 5, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 4577US8409899B2Delamination and crack resistant image sensor structures and methodsGAMBINO JEFFREY P·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 2, 2013·1 cites·11 claims
- 4676US6716559B2Method and system for determining overlay toleranceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·16 cites·18 claims
- 4776US5959325AMethod for forming cornered images on a substrate and photomask formed therebyIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·43 cites·7 claims
- 4875US9608403B2Dual bond pad structure for photonicsIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 28, 2017·2 cites·9 claims
- 4974US7825416B2Image sensor including spatially different active and dark pixel interconnect patternsIBM·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 2, 2010·2 cites·13 claims
- 5073US5976768AMethod for forming sidewall spacers using frequency doubling hybrid resist and device formed therebyIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·31 cites·7 claims
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