Inventor · South Burlington, VT, US

William T. Motsiff

67Patents
18h-index
72Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 30, 1983 → Oct 22, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7071532B2 Adjustable self-aligned air gap dielectric for low capacitance wiring Electricity 228 Expired
US5883435A Personalization structure for semiconductor devices Electricity 209 Expired
US6498385B1 Post-fuse blow corrosion prevention structure for copper fuses Electricity 39 Expired
US5795819A Integrated pad and fuse structure for planar copper metallurgy Electricity 37 Expired
US6498056B1 Apparatus and method for antifuse with electrostatic assist Electricity 36 Expired
US5457345A Metallization composite having nickle intermediate/interface Electricity 35 Expired
US7335577B2 Crack stop for low K dielectrics Electricity 31 Expired
US5897336A Direct chip attach for low alpha emission interconnect system Electricity 30 Expired
US5719070A Metallization composite having nickel intermediate/interface Electricity 29 Expired
US6773952B2 Semiconductor chip structures with embedded thermal conductors and a thermal sink disposed over opposing substrate surfaces Electricity 29 Expired
US6440834B2 Method and structure for a semiconductor fuse Electricity 26 Expired
US5731624A Integrated pad and fuse structure for planar copper metallurgy Electricity 22 Expired
US6512292B1 Semiconductor chip structures with embedded thermal conductors and a thermal sink disposed over opposing substrate surfaces Electricity 21 Expired
US6806578B2 Copper pad structure Electricity 20 Expired
US6458630B1 Antifuse for use with low k dielectric foam insulators Electricity 19 Expired
US6127735A Interconnect for low temperature chip attachment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6093630A Semi-conductor personalization structure and method Electricity 19 Expired
US7521336B2 Crack stop for low K dielectrics Electricity 19 Active
US6667533B2 Triple damascene fuse Electricity 17 Expired
US6844609B2 Antifuse with electrostatic assist Electricity 16 Expired
US4590258A Polyamic acid copolymer system for improved semiconductor manufacturing Electricity 16 Expired
US6958540B2 Dual damascene interconnect structures having different materials for line and via conductors Electricity 16 Expired
US7207096B2 Method of manufacturing high performance copper inductors with bond pads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6249038A Method and structure for a semiconductor fuse Electricity 14 Expired
US6924210B1 Chip dicing Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired

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