Inventor · Vancouver, WA, US

David W. Daniel

19Patents
16h-index
25Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 1978 → Mar 27, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5966599A Method for fabricating a low trigger voltage silicon controlled rectifier and thick field device Electricity 81 Expired
US6355532B1 Subtractive oxidation method of fabricating a short-length and vertically-oriented channel, dual-gate, CMOS FET Electricity 70 Expired
US6077783A Method and apparatus for detecting a polishing endpoint based upon heat conducted through a semiconductor wafer Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Expired
US6096625A Method for improved gate oxide integrity on bulk silicon Electricity 56 Expired
US6241847A Method and apparatus for detecting a polishing endpoint based upon infrared signals Electricity 39 Expired
US6235590A Fabrication of differential gate oxide thicknesses on a single integrated circuit chip Electricity 37 Expired
US6316817A MeV implantation to form vertically modulated N+ buried layer in an NPN bipolar transistor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6069048A Reduction of silicon defect induced failures as a result of implants in CMOS and other integrated circuits Electricity 37 Expired
US5858828A Use of MEV implantation to form vertically modulated N+ buried layer in an NPN bipolar transistor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4150909A Breakwater system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6121147A Apparatus and method of detecting a polishing endpoint layer of a semiconductor wafer which includes a metallic reporting substance Electricity 34 Expired
US6856029B1 Process independent alignment marks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6201253A Method and apparatus for detecting a planarized outer layer of a semiconductor wafer with a confocal optical system Electricity 30 Expired
US6354908B2 Method and apparatus for detecting a planarized outer layer of a semiconductor wafer with a confocal optical system Electricity 27 Expired
US6372520B1 Sonic assisted strengthening of gate oxides Electricity 24 Expired
US6870160B1 Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a lubricating medium Physics 24 Expired
US6506684B1 Anti-corrosion system Electricity 9 Expired
US7095483B2 Process independent alignment marks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US11095675B1 System and method for identifying system vulnerabilities Physics 0 Active

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