Inventor · Dallas, TX, US

Richard Allen Faust

12Patents
4h-index
18Co-inventors
53Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 28, 2001 → Dec 9, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6680249B2 Si-rich surface layer capped diffusion barriers Electricity 8 Expired
US9455312B2 Multiple depth vias in an integrated circuit Electricity 5 Active
US7655555B2 In-situ co-deposition of Si in diffusion barrier material depositions with improved wettability, barrier efficiency, and device reliability Electricity 5 Expired
US6927159B2 Methods for providing improved layer adhesion in a semiconductor device Electricity 4 Expired
US6720255B1 Semiconductor device with silicon-carbon-oxygen dielectric having improved metal barrier adhesion and method of forming the device Electricity 3 Expired
US9082649B2 Passivation process to prevent TiW corrosion Electricity 1 Active
US8980723B2 Multiple depth vias in an integrated circuit Electricity 1 Active
US8258041B2 Method of fabricating metal-bearing integrated circuit structures having low defect density Electricity 1 Active
US12159846B2 Process flow for fabrication of cap metal over top metal with sinter before protective dielectric etch Electricity 0 Active
US6958290B2 Method and apparatus for improving adhesion between layers in integrated devices Electricity 0 Expired
US7215000B2 Selectively encased surface metal structures in a semiconductor device Electricity 0 Expired
US9230887B2 Multiple depth vias in an integrated circuit Electricity 0 Active

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