Inventor · Hillsboro, OR, US

Markus Kuhn

33Patents
10h-index
59Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1999 → Jun 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8211772B2 Two-dimensional condensation for uniaxially strained semiconductor fins Electricity 60 Active
US6689675B1 Method for making a semiconductor device having a high-k gate dielectric Electricity 50 Expired
US7074680B2 Method for making a semiconductor device having a high-k gate dielectric Electricity 48 Expired
US6890807B2 Method for making a semiconductor device having a metal gate electrode Electricity 37 Expired
US6787440B2 Method for making a semiconductor device having an ultra-thin high-k gate dielectric Electricity 17 Expired
US8269283B2 Methods and apparatus to reduce layout based strain variations in non-planar transistor structures Electricity 15 Active
US7727892B2 Method and apparatus for forming metal-metal oxide etch stop/barrier for integrated circuit interconnects Electricity 14 Expired
US8992582B1 Fixation devices and method Human Necessities 11 Active
US6721423B1 Lost cost countermeasures against compromising electromagnetic computer emanations Physics 11 Expired
US8558279B2 Non-planar device having uniaxially strained semiconductor body and method of making same Electricity 11 Active
US8487348B2 Methods and apparatus to reduce layout based strain variations in non-planar transistor structures Electricity 7 Active
US7084038B2 Method for making a semiconductor device having a high-k gate dielectric Electricity 7 Expired
US6794755B2 Surface alteration of metal interconnect in integrated circuits for electromigration and adhesion improvement Electricity 6 Expired
US7339271B2 Metal-metal oxide etch stop/barrier for integrated circuit interconnects Electricity 6 Expired
US7122870B2 Methods of forming a multilayer stack alloy for work function engineering Electricity 5 Expired
US6849509B2 Methods of forming a multilayer stack alloy for work function engineering Electricity 5 Expired
US9711598B2 Two-dimensional condensation for uniaxially strained semiconductor fins Electricity 3 Active
US9159835B2 Two-dimensional condensation for uniaxially strained semiconductor fins Electricity 3 Active
US8551555B2 Biocompatible coatings for medical devices Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7420254B2 Semiconductor device having a metal gate electrode Electricity 2 Expired
US10463411B2 Surgical retaining instruments for bone plates Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7442983B2 Method for making a semiconductor device having a high-k gate dielectric Electricity 2 Expired
US7192890B2 Depositing an oxide Electricity 2 Expired
US8299617B2 Method and apparatus for forming metal-metal oxide etch stop/barrier for integrated circuit interconnects Electricity 1 Active
US10400801B2 Compact unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.