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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7005378 | Processes for fabricating conductive patterns using nanolithography as a patterning tool Nanolithographic deposition of metallic nanostructures using coated tips for use in microelectronics, catalysis, and diagnostics. AFM tips can be coated with metallic precursors and the precursors patterned on substrates. The patterned precursors can be converted to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6090651 | Depletion free polysilicon gate electrodes A method of forming a supersaturated layer on a semiconductor device, where an initial phase layer is deposited on the semiconductor device. The initial phase layer has a solid phase dopant saturation level and a liquid phase dopant saturation level, wher... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5365054 | Optical detector having a plurality of matrix layers with cobalt disilicide particles embedded therein Silicon and metal are coevaporated onto a silicon substrate in a molecular beam epitaxy system with a larger than stoichiometric amount of silicon so as to epitaxially grow particles of metal silicide embedded in a matrix of single crystal epitaxially gro... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5211707 | Semiconductor metal composite field emission cathodes A field emission cathode having a parallel array of individual electrically conductive rods of metal silicide or germanide in a silicon-based or germanium-based single crystal matrix. Each rod has an emission end exposed at one major surface of the cathod... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5098862 | Method of making ohmic electrical contact to a matrix of semiconductor material Electrical ohmic contacts are made to a matrix of silicon having conductive rods embedded therein without making contact to any of the rods. Those rods which extend to the surface in the selected area of the matrix to be contacted are etched to form holes... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4755256 | Method of producing small conductive members on a substrate Method of forming alternating narrow strips of conductive metal silicide, specifically cobalt disilicide, and silicon on a substrate as of silicon with a silicon dioxide or silicon nitride surface layer. Cobalt and silicon are deposited on the substrate i... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4724223 | Method of making electrical contacts Electrical contacts are made to conductive elements of an array which are embedded in a matrix of silicon with the conductive elements exposed at a surface. The surface is covered with silicon oxide, and an opening is made in the silicon oxide to expose a... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4690714 | Method of making active solid state devices A method of making an integrated electrooptic solid state device array comprising forming a structure having a multiplicity of active, solid state electrooptic component bodies in a solid state device material, including arranging the component bodies in ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4585493 | Grain-driven zone-melting of silicon films on insulating substrates A method of growing single crystal layers from polycrystal layers is taught. The method involves forming a eutectic of the polycrystal material and an alloying metal and forming a eutectic bridge between a seed single crystal and the polycrystalline mater... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4534820 | Method for manufacturing crystalline film A thin film of a metal of which eutectic or compound is produced together with a semiconductor which is to be grown in its crystalline form is deposited on an amorphous (quartz glass) substrate. The thin film is patterned with a periodic pattern of a poly... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4472728 | Imaging X-ray spectrometer An X-ray spectrometer for providing imaging and energy resolution of an X-ray source comprised of a thick silicon wafer (10) having an embedded matrix or grid of aluminum completely through the wafer fabricated, for example, by thermal migration. The alum... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4371406 | Solid-state device The ultra-miniaturized, active solid-state devices and circuitries have unique material bodies having signal-translating regions attached thereto for active signal translation. These regions, comprising melt-grown, or simulated melt-grown, metallurgical c... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4224594 | Deep diode magnetoresistor A semiconductor magnetoresistor device embodies a plurality of spaced highly conductive planar metallic-like electrodes formed in situ by thermal gradient zone melting to maximize the increase in the current path in a magnetic field established in the dev... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4136435 | Method for making solid-state device The ultra-miniaturized, active solid-state devices and circuitries have unique material bodies having signal-translating regions attached thereto for active signal translation. These regions, comprising melt-grown, or simulated melt-grown, metallurgical c... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4116717 | Ion implanted eutectic gallium arsenide solar cell An improved gallium arsenide solar cell is provided by ion implanting both the top and bottom of a plural vertical PN junction eutectic gallium arsenide cell body to obtain an electrical drift field, with multiple ion implants progressively larger in dose... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4070205 | Aluminum arsenide eutectic gallium arsenide solar cell An improved gallium arsenide solar cell is provided by forming a P+ layer on top of a wafer of plural vertical PN junction eutectic gallium arsenide crystal by liquid phase epitaxial growth of P doped GaAs followed by liquid phase epitaxial growth at Al | 01/24/1978 |
| 4012235 | Solid phase epitaxial growth A solid phase epitaxially grown semi-conductor is described wherein a thin film of a semi-conductor material together with a thin film dopant are transported through a metal film onto a substrate, using a temperature below the eutectic temperature for the... | 03/15/1977 |
