Inventor · Boise, ID, US

Thomas M. Graettinger

78Patents
17h-index
43Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 8, 1996 → May 12, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7125781B2 Methods of forming capacitor devices Electricity 113 Expired
US6348709B1 Electrical contact for high dielectric constant capacitors and method for fabricating the same Electricity 99 Expired
US5844771A Capacitor construction Electricity 66 Expired
US6753618B2 MIM capacitor with metal nitride electrode materials and method of formation Electricity 65 Expired
US5843830A Capacitor, and methods for forming a capacitor Electricity 55 Expired
US5930639A Method for precision etching of platinum electrodes Electricity 52 Expired
US7226845B2 Semiconductor constructions, and methods of forming capacitor devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US8228743B2 Memory cells containing charge-trapping zones Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7449391B2 Methods of forming plurality of capacitor devices Electricity 40 Active
US6682969B1 Top electrode in a strongly oxidizing environment Electricity 38 Expired
US7230292B2 Stud electrode and process for making same Electricity 35 Expired
US6171925A Capacitor, and methods for forming a capacitor Electricity 32 Expired
US7271051B2 Methods of forming a plurality of capacitor devices Electricity 29 Expired
US7420238B2 Semiconductor constructions Electricity 29 Expired
US6049101A Processing methods of forming a capacitor, and capacitor construction Electricity 24 Expired
US6881642B2 Method of forming a MIM capacitor with metal nitride electrode Electricity 20 Expired
US7898850B2 Memory cells, electronic systems, methods of forming memory cells, and methods of programming memory cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6083803A Semiconductor processing methods of forming a conductive projection and methods of increasing alignment tolerances Electricity 16 Expired
US6919257B2 Method of forming a capacitor Electricity 16 Expired
US6482736B1 Methods for forming and integrated circuit structures containing enhanced-surface-area conductive layers Electricity 15 Expired
US6146961A Processing methods of forming a capacitor Electricity 13 Expired
US7033884B2 Methods of forming capacitor constructions Electricity 13 Expired
US6806187B2 Electrical contact for high dielectric constant capacitors and method for fabricating the same Electricity 13 Expired
US5933743A Method of improving alignment signal strength by reducing refraction index at interface of materials in semiconductors Electricity 11 Expired
US7105403B2 Double sided container capacitor for a semiconductor device and method for forming same Electricity 11 Expired

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