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MCNC

97Patents
0Active
97Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1988 → Dec 31, 2002

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5475280A Vertical microelectronic field emission devices Electricity 308 Expired
US5914801A Microelectromechanical devices including rotating plates and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 200 Expired
US5955817A Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical switching array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US5767010A Solder bump fabrication methods and structure including a titanium barrier layer Electricity 166 Expired
US5325265A High performance integrated circuit chip package Electricity 158 Expired
US5289631A Method for testing, burn-in, and/or programming of integrated circuit chips Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 155 Expired
US5909078A Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical actuators Electricity 127 Expired
US6590267B1 Microelectromechanical flexible membrane electrostatic valve device and related fabrication methods Electricity 125 Expired
US6057520A Arc resistant high voltage micromachined electrostatic switch Electricity 123 Expired
US6456420B1 Microelectromechanical elevating structures Electricity 117 Expired
US5994816A Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical devices and associated fabrication methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Expired
US5206557A Microelectromechanical transducer and fabrication method Electricity 114 Expired
US5638469A Microelectronic module having optical and electrical interconnects Electricity 114 Expired
US5740258A Active noise supressors and methods for use in the ear canal Physics 113 Expired
US6229683A High voltage micromachined electrostatic switch Electricity 111 Expired
US6617643B1 Low power tunneling metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device Electricity 109 Expired
US5162257A Solder bump fabrication method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 104 Expired
US5144191A Horizontal microelectronic field emission devices Electricity 102 Expired
US6124663A Fiber optic connector having a microelectromechanical positioning apparatus and an associated fabrication method Physics 86 Expired
US5962949A Microelectromechanical positioning apparatus Electricity 82 Expired
US6377438B1 Hybrid microelectromechanical system tunable capacitor and associated fabrication methods Performing Operations; Transporting 81 Expired
US6373682B1 Electrostatically controlled variable capacitor Electricity 81 Expired
US5112439A Method for selectively depositing material on substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6023121A Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US5963793A Microelectronic packaging using arched solder columns Electricity 72 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.