Thomas L. McDevitt
60Patents
16h-index
65Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 24, 1993 → Dec 27, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6187680A | Method/structure for creating aluminum wirebound pad on copper BEOL | Electricity | 196 | Expired |
| US5930655A | Fluorine barrier layer between conductor and insulator for degradation prevention | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US6310300A | Fluorine-free barrier layer between conductor and insulator for degradation prevention | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US6436814B1 | Interconnection structure and method for fabricating same | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US5401675A | Method of depositing conductors in high aspect ratio apertures using a collimator | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US6066577A | Method for providing fluorine barrier layer between conductor and insulator for degradation prevention | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6214730A | Fluorine barrier layer between conductor and insulator for degradation prevention | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US7335577B2 | Crack stop for low K dielectrics | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US5494860A | Two step annealing process for decreasing contact resistance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US7015150B2 | Exposed pore sealing post patterning | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US8604618B2 | Structure and method for reducing vertical crack propagation | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US6333559A | Method/structure for creating aluminum wirebound pad on copper BEOL | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US8604898B2 | Vertical integrated circuit switches, design structure and methods of fabricating same | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US7521336B2 | Crack stop for low K dielectrics | Electricity | 19 | Active |
| US6667533B2 | Triple damascene fuse | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5486267A | Method for applying photoresist | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US6833720B1 | Electrical detection of dicing damage | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US8791778B2 | Vertical integrated circuit switches, design structure and methods of fabricating same | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US7538006B1 | Annular damascene vertical natural capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US6518643B2 | Tri-layer dielectric fuse cap for laser deletion | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US7176119B2 | Method of fabricating copper damascene and dual damascene interconnect wiring | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US8921975B2 | System and method for forming aluminum fuse for compatibility with copper BEOL interconnect scheme | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US6653737B2 | Interconnection structure and method for fabricating same | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US8106513B2 | Copper damascene and dual damascene interconnect wiring | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US6504203B2 | Method of forming a metal-insulator-metal capacitor for dual damascene interconnect processing and the device so formed | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.