Inventor · Boise, ID, US

William A. Stanton

73Patents
11h-index
25Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 6, 1997 → Feb 24, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6120952A Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processes Physics 95 Expired
US6238824A Method for designing and making photolithographic reticle, reticle, and photolithographic process Physics 40 Expired
US5932491A Reduction of contact size utilizing formation of spacer material over resist pattern Electricity 27 Expired
US7046339B2 Optimized optical lithography illumination source for use during the manufacture of a semiconductor device Physics 27 Expired
US6413684B1 Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shift masks Physics 20 Expired
US6319644A Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processes Physics 20 Expired
US6284419A Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processes Physics 20 Expired
US6214497A Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shift masks Physics 19 Expired
US6258489A Mask design utilizing dummy features Physics 19 Expired
US6465138B1 Method for designing and making photolithographic reticle, reticle, and photolithographic process Physics 13 Expired
US6803155B2 Microlithographic device, microlithographic assist features, system for forming contacts and other structures, and method of determining mask patterns Physics 12 Expired
US6376130B1 Chromeless alternating reticle for producing semiconductor device features Physics 11 Expired
US6894765B2 Methods and systems for controlling radiation beam characteristics for microlithographic processing Physics 10 Expired
US7858921B2 Guided-mode-resonance transmission color filters for color generation in CMOS image sensors Electricity 10 Active
US6401236B1 Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shift Physics 9 Expired
US6418008B1 Enhanced capacitor shape Electricity 9 Expired
US6807519B2 Methods of forming radiation-patterning tools; carrier waves and computer readable media Physics 9 Expired
US6245468A Optical proximity correction methods, and methods of forming radiation-patterning tools Physics 8 Expired
US7283205B2 Optimized optical lithography illumination source for use during the manufacture of a semiconductor device Physics 7 Expired
US6242816A Method for improving a stepper signal in a planarized surface over alignment topography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7008738B2 Microlithographic structures and method of fabrication Physics 5 Expired
US6818910B2 Writing methodology to reduce write time, and system for performing same Electricity 5 Expired
US6369432B1 Enhanced capacitor shape Electricity 5 Expired
US7818710B2 Method and system for lithographic simulation and verification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6501188B1 Method for improving a stepper signal in a planarized surface over alignment topography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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