Inventor · Boise, ID, US

Terrence B. McDaniel

31Patents
6h-index
36Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 3, 1999 → Sep 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6350679B1 Methods of providing an interlevel dielectric layer intermediate different elevation conductive metal layers in the fabrication of integrated circuitry Electricity 203 Expired
US7517754B2 Methods of forming semiconductor constructions Electricity 33 Active
US7341909B2 Methods of forming semiconductor constructions Electricity 25 Expired
US7491641B2 Method of forming a conductive line and a method of forming a conductive contact adjacent to and insulated from a conductive line Electricity 19 Active
US6258709A Formation of electrical interconnect lines by selective metal etch Electricity 14 Expired
US7445996B2 Low resistance peripheral contacts while maintaining DRAM array integrity Electricity 9 Expired
US11393908B1 Methods of forming a microelectronic device, and related microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems Electricity 5 Active
US6844255B2 Methods of providing an interlevel dielectric layer intermediate different elevation conductive metal layers in the fabrication of integrated circuitry Electricity 5 Expired
US8580666B2 Methods of forming conductive contacts Electricity 4 Active
US7119024B2 Method and structure for a self-aligned silicided word line and polysilicon plug during the formation of a semiconductor device Electricity 4 Expired
US7902057B2 Methods of fabricating dual fin structures Electricity 4 Active
US7364966B2 Method for forming a buried digit line with self aligning spacing layer and contact plugs during the formation of a semiconductor device, semiconductor devices, and systems including same Electricity 3 Active
US7118966B2 Methods of forming conductive lines Electricity 2 Expired
US7605033B2 Low resistance peripheral local interconnect contacts with selective wet strip of titanium Electricity 2 Expired
US11488981B2 Array of vertical transistors and method used in forming an array of vertical transistors Electricity 2 Active
US7501672B2 Method and structure for a self-aligned silicided word line and polysilicon plug during the formation of a semiconductor device Electricity 2 Active
US7935997B2 Low resistance peripheral contacts while maintaining DRAM array integrity Electricity 1 Active
US11282548B1 Integrated assemblies and methods forming integrated assemblies Electricity 1 Active
US8026542B2 Low resistance peripheral local interconnect contacts with selective wet strip of titanium Electricity 1 Active
US11309315B2 Digit line formation for horizontally oriented access devices Electricity 1 Active
US7800137B2 Semiconductor constructions Electricity 0 Active
US8772163B2 Semiconductor processing method and semiconductor structure Electricity 0 Active
US7329618B2 Ion implanting methods Electricity 0 Expired
US12336288B2 Array of vertical transistors and method used in forming an array of vertical transistors Electricity 0 Active
US12069848B2 Sense line and cell contact for semiconductor devices Electricity 0 Active

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