John M. Cotte
109Patents
15h-index
125Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 26, 1995 → Mar 29, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7008871B2 | Selective capping of copper wiring | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US6639488B2 | MEMS RF switch with low actuation voltage | Electricity | 52 | Expired |
| US6346484B1 | Method for selective extraction of sacrificial place-holding material used in fabrication of air gap-containing interconnect structures | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US6561220B2 | Apparatus and method for increasing throughput in fluid processing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7202764B2 | Noble metal contacts for micro-electromechanical switches | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US7863189B2 | Methods for fabricating silicon carriers with conductive through-vias with low stress and low defect density | Electricity | 26 | Active |
| US5800726A | Selective chemical etching in microelectronics fabrication | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US6425956B1 | Process for removing chemical mechanical polishing residual slurry | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US7190079B2 | Selective capping of copper wiring | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US6398875B1 | Process of drying semiconductor wafers using liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6030728A | High performance lithium polymer electrolyte battery | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5989751A | High energy density, flexible lithium primary batteries | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US7518229B2 | Versatile Si-based packaging with integrated passive components for mmWave applications | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US7808798B2 | Versatile Si-based packaging with integrated passive components for mmWave applications | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US6622507B2 | Electromechanical device and a process of preparing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US6429523B1 | Method for forming interconnects on semiconductor substrates and structures formed | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US6451375B1 | Process for depositing a film on a nanometer structure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US9159602B2 | Apparatus and methods for constructing semiconductor chip packages with silicon space transformer carriers | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US6992344B2 | Damascene integration scheme for developing metal-insulator-metal capacitors | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7902629B2 | Integrated BEOL thin film resistor | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US7422983B2 | Ta-TaN selective removal process for integrated device fabrication | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6834671B2 | Check valve for micro electro mechanical structure devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5939223A | Lithium polymer electrolyte battery for sub-ambient temperature applications | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US8263497B2 | High-yield method of exposing and contacting through-silicon vias | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US6468413B1 | Electrochemical etch for high tin solder bumps | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.