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Examiner: Vu, David


Primary examiner statistics: 1671 patents; average approval time: 1670 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 568 patents; average approval time: 568 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8110881 MRAM cell structure with a blocking layer for avoiding short circ...
8110825 Organic light-emitting element in which each of a plurality of un...
8110787 Image sensor with a reflective waveguide
8106417 Vertical topology light emitting device using a conductive suppor...
8107658 Hearing instrument with parameter resetting and corresponding met...
8105959 Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a nitrogen...
8101966 Light-emitting diode lamp with low thermal resistance
8101323 Fuel cell device and electronic equipment using fuel cell device
8097512 MOSFET having a JFET embedded as a body diode
8097873 Phase change memory structures
8093082 Method of fabricating photoelectric device of group III nitride s...
8092956 Fuel-cell connector
8089123 Semiconductor device comprising transistor structures and methods...
8084336 Oscillator apparatus
8085998 Finger sensor including enhanced ESD protection and associated me...
8084358 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
8080453 Gate stack having nitride layer
8080325 Covers for electrochemical cells and related methods
8076044 Fuel cell assembly and inspection device
8076037 Hydrogen sensor cell for detecting contaminants
8076708 Structures for and method of silicide formation on memory array a...
8072001 Heterojunction bipolar transistor and method for manufacturing th...
8072074 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same
8067799 Semiconductor device having recess channel structure and method f...
8067122 Fuel cell system
8063424 Embedded photodetector apparatus in a 3D CMOS chip stack
8058679 Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing metho...
8058111 Integrated circuit arrangement comprising a pin diode, and produc...
8053757 Gallium nitride light-emitting device with ultra-high reverse bre...
8054397 Display device and manufacturing method thereof
8053339 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
8053752 Four-terminal reconfigurable devices
8048549 Liquid metal heat exchanger for high temperature fuel cells
8049257 CMOS image sensor
8044444 CMOS image sensor and fabricating method thereof
8044485 Semiconductor device
8044424 Light-emitting device
8043978 Electronic device and method for producing electronic device
8039292 Holey electrode grids for photovoltaic cells with subwavelength a...
8039895 Transistors having a channel region between channel-portion holes...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7440986 Method for estimating storage requirements for a multi-dimensiona...
7087493 Memory with 6T small aspect ratio cells having metal1 elements ph...
7071073 Process for manufacturing low-cost and high-quality SOI substrate...
7067428 Method for cleaning polysilicon
7026681 Flash memory device and fabrication process thereof, method of fo...
7005350 Method for fabricating programmable memory array structures incor...
7001855 Flash memory device and fabrication process thereof, method of fo...
6998355 Flash memory device and a fabrication process thereof, method of ...
6962881 Method for fabricating semiconductor integrated circuit device
6960539 Substrate for electronic devices, manufacturing method therefor, ...
6955940 Method of forming chalcogenide comprising devices
6939733 Group III nitride compound semiconductor device and method of pro...
6924212 Method for forming a semiconductor
6916733 Method for fabricating contact pad of semiconductor device
6908804 Bipolar transistor, semiconductor device and method of manufactur...
6908818 Contactless channel write/erase flash memory cell and its fabrica...
6905934 Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same
6905965 Reactive preclean prior to metallization for sub-quarter micron a...
6893906 Electro-optical device and driving method for the same
6884644 Low temperature formation of backside ohmic contacts for vertical...
6872970 Photoresponsive devices
6872613 Method for integrating metals having different work functions to ...
6873039 Methods of making microelectronic packages including electrically...
6861375 Method of fabricating semiconductor device
6858499 Method for fabrication of MOSFET with buried gate
6855616 Methods for manufacturing semiconductor devices
6855582 FinFET gate formation using reverse trim and oxide polish
6852593 Haze-free BST films
6852555 Method in the fabrication of organic thin-film semiconducting dev...
6849475 Thin film resonator and method for manufacturing the same
6849471 Barrier layers for microelectromechanical systems
6849564 1R1D R-RAM array with floating p-well
6849539 Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
6846753 Flash memory device and a fabrication process thereof, method of ...
6841446 Fabrication method for a flash memory device
6838394 Flash memory device and a fabrication process thereof, method of ...
6838733 Semiconductor device and fabrication method with etch stop film b...
6835587 Single crystal, tunneling and capacitive, three-axes sensor using...
6835602 Coils integrated in IC-package
6833576 Methods for forming and integrated circuit structures containing ...
 
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