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7592218 Methods of forming vertical transistors  
A vertical transistor forming method includes forming a first pillar above a first source/drain and between second and third pillars, providing a first recess between the first and second pillars...
7592212 Methods for determining a dose of an impurity implanted in a semiconductor substrate  
Methods of determining a total impurity dose for a plasma doping process, and an apparatus configured to determine same. A total ion dose implanted in a semiconductor substrate is directly...
7592107 Polarized reticle, photolithography system, and method of fabricating a polarized reticle  
Polarized reticles, photolithography systems utilizing a polarized reticle, and methods of using such a system are disclosed. A polarized reticle is formed having a reticle containing at least one...
7592105 Methods for converting reticle configurations and methods for modifying reticles  
The invention includes methods of converting reticles from configurations suitable for utilization with later generation (shorter wavelength) stepper radiations to configurations suitable for...
7591959 Etchants and etchant systems with plural etch selectivities  
An etchant for removing materials with a plurality of selectivities exhibits a first etch selectivity at a first temperature and a second etch selectivity at a second temperature. The etchant may...
7591069 Methods of bonding solder balls to bond pads on a substrate, and bonding frames  
Methods and apparatuses for bonding solder balls to bond pads are described. In one embodiment, portions of a plurality of solder balls are placed within a frame and in registered alignment with...
7591061 Method for securing a subpad to a subpad support  
A subpad support for use in a web format or belt format polishing apparatus for polishing one or more layers of semiconductor device structures. The subpad support includes a subpad retention...
7590797 System and method for optimizing interconnections of components in a multichip memory module  
An apparatus and method couples memory devices in a memory module to a memory hub on the module such that signals traveling from the hub to the devices have approximately the same propagation time...
7590764 System and method for dynamic buffer allocation  
A system for dynamically allocating buffers between components in a computer system is described. The system uses matched sets of bi-directional buffers to control data flow between the processor...
7590019 Low voltage data path and current sense amplifier  
Methods, circuits, devices, and systems are provided, including a low voltage data path and current sense amplifier. One data path includes a local input/output (LIO) line and a global input/output...
7589995 One-transistor memory cell with bias gate  
One-transistor (1T) capacitor-less DRAM cells each include a MOS transistor having a bias gate layer that separates a floating body region from a base substrate. The MOS transistor functions as a...
7589573 Startup circuit and method  
A startup circuit provides a single connection to a node of a reference or other circuit to be started. The startup circuit injects high current into devices to start a reference circuit. The...
7589426 Semiconductor assemblies including redistribution layers and packages and assemblies formed therefrom  
Methods for creating redistribution layers for only selected dice, such as known good dice, to form relatively thin semiconductor component assemblies and packages, and the assemblies and packages...
7589406 Stacked semiconductor component  
A semiconductor component includes a carrier and multiple semiconductor substrates stacked and interconnected on the carrier. The carrier includes conductive members bonded to corresponding...
7589369 Semiconductor constructions  
The invention includes a method in which a semiconductor substrate is provided to have a memory array region, and a peripheral region outward of the memory array region. Paired transistors are...
7589029 Atomic layer deposition and conversion  
A method for growing films for use in integrated circuits using atomic layer deposition and a subsequent converting step is described. In an embodiment, the subsequent converting step includes...
7589015 Fabrication of semiconductor devices using anti-reflective coatings  
Techniques are disclosed for fabricating a device using a photolithographic process. The method includes providing a first anti-reflective coating over a surface of a substrate. A layer which is...
7589010 Semiconductor devices with permanent polymer stencil and method for manufacturing the same  
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices using permanent or temporary polymer layers having apertures to expose contact pads and cover the active surfaces of the semiconductor devices.
7589008 Methods for forming interconnects in microelectronic workpieces and microelectronic workpieces formed using such methods  
Methods for forming interconnects in microelectronic workpieces and microelectronic workpieces having such interconnects are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a...
7588988 Method of forming apparatus having oxide films formed using atomic layer deposition  
A dielectric layer containing an atomic layer deposited insulating metal oxide film having multiple metal components and a method of fabricating such a dielectric layer produce a reliable...
7588982 Methods of forming semiconductor constructions and flash memory cells  
Some embodiments include methods of forming flash memory cells and semiconductor constructions, and some embodiments include semiconductor constructions. Some embodiments may include a method in...
7588804 Reactors with isolated gas connectors and methods for depositing materials onto micro-device workpieces  
Reactors having isolated gas connectors, systems that include such reactors, and methods for depositing materials onto micro-devices workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a reactor...
7588677 Methods and apparatus for electrical, mechanical and/or chemical removal of conductive material from a microelectronic substrate  
A method and apparatus for removing conductive material from a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the method can include engaging a microelectronic substrate with a polishing surface of...
7587560 Memory device controller  
A controller for a memory device and methods are provided. The controller has an updateable register bank adapted to send a first signal to an analog/memory core of the memory device for...
7586799 Devices, systems, and methods for independent output drive strengths  
Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for independently configurable data and strobe drivers within a memory device. A memory device may include at least one data driver, at least one...
7586784 Apparatus and methods for programming multilevel-cell NAND memory devices  
Methods and apparatus are provided. A first data value is read from a first memory cell and is stored. An attempt is made to add a second data value to the first memory cell. If the attempt to add...
7586777 Resistance variable memory with temperature tolerant materials  
A PCRAM memory device having a chalcogenide glass layer, preferably comprising antimony selenide having a stoichometric formula of about Sb 2 Se 3 , and a metal-chalcogenide layer and methods of...
7586329 Capacitively-coupled level restore circuits for low voltage swing logic circuits  
Some embodiments of the disclosure include a circuit having differential sides and a capacitive network coupled to differential sides. The circuit further includes a reset network for resetting the...
7586319 Methods of retaining semiconductor component configurations within sockets  
The invention includes methods of utilizing removable mechanical precising mechanisms and/or optical-based precising mechanisms to align chips within sockets. The sockets can be configured so that...
7586144 Memory device with high dielectric constant gate dielectrics and metal floating gates  
A memory cell transistor includes a high dielectric constant tunnel insulator, a metal floating gate, and a high dielectric constant inter-gate insulator comprising a metal oxide formed over a...
7585782 Methods of forming semiconductor constructions, and methods of selectively removing metal-containing materials relative to oxide  
The invention includes methods of selectively removing metal-containing copper barrier materials (such as tantalum-containing materials, titanium-containing materials and tungsten-containing...
7585753 Controlling diffusion in doped semiconductor regions  
A method and device for reducing a dopant diffusion rate in a doped semiconductor region is provided. The methods and devices include selecting a plurality of impurity elements, including at least...
7585741 Methods of forming capacitors  
The invention includes methods of forming semiconductor constructions and methods of forming pluralities of capacitor devices. An exemplary method of the invention includes forming conductive...
7585728 Methods of programming memory cells using manipulation of oxygen vacancies  
One-transistor memory devices facilitate nonvolatile data storage through the manipulation of oxygen vacancies within a trapping layer of a field-effect transistor (FET), thereby providing control...
7585725 Use of dilute steam ambient for improvement of flash devices  
The present invention provides a flash memory integrated circuit and a method for fabricating the same. The method includes etching a gate stack that includes an initial oxide layer directly in...
7585707 Low dark current image sensors with epitaxial SiC and/or carbonated channels for array transistors  
A pixel cell having a substrate with a isolation channel formed of higher carbon concentrate such as SiC or carbonated silicon. The channel comprising SiC or carbonated silicon is provided over the...
7585425 Apparatus and method for reducing removal forces for CMP pads  
An improvement in a polishing apparatus for planarizing substrates comprises a tenacious coating of a low-adhesion material to the platen surface. An expendable polishing pad is adhesively attached...
7585371 Substrate susceptors for receiving semiconductor substrates to be deposited upon  
In one implementation, a substrate susceptor for receiving a semiconductor substrate for selective epitaxial silicon-comprising depositing thereon, where the depositing comprises measuring...
7584942 Ampoules for producing a reaction gas and systems for depositing materials onto microfeature workpieces in reaction chambers  
Ampoules for producing a reaction gas and systems for depositing materials onto microfeature workpieces in reaction chambers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an ampoule includes a vessel...
7584343 Data reordering processor and method for use in an active memory device  
An active memory device includes a command engine that receives high level tasks from a host and generates corresponding sets of either DCU commands to a DRAM control unit or ACU commands to a...
7583551 Power management control and controlling memory refresh operations  
A memory devices provide signals indicating when refresh operations are complete. The signals from a number of memory devices can be combined, such as by Oring, to provide a refresh complete signal...
7583534 Memory utilizing oxide-conductor nanolaminates  
One floating gate transistor embodiment includes a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, and a channel region therebetween. A floating gate is separated from the channel region...
7583358 Systems and methods for retrieving residual liquid during immersion lens photolithography  
Systems and methods for retrieving residual liquid during immersion lens photolithography are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes directing radiation along a radiation...
7583115 Delay line off-state control with power reduction  
A method and apparatus is provided for controlling a delay line for achieving power reduction. The device comprises a delay lock loop to provide an output signal based upon a phase difference...
7583070 Zero power start-up circuit for self-bias circuit  
An improved start-up circuit and method for self-bias circuits is described that applies a start-up voltage and current to a self-bias circuit to initialize its operation in its desired stable...
7582570 Compositions for removal of processing byproducts and method for using same  
A composition and methods for using the composition in removing processing byproducts is provided. The composition can be non-aqueous or semi-aqueous. The non-aqueous composition includes a...
7582562 Atomic layer deposition methods  
An atomic layer deposition method includes providing a semiconductor substrate within a deposition chamber. A first metal halide-comprising precursor gas is flowed to the substrate within the...
7582561 Method of selectively depositing materials on a substrate using a supercritical fluid  
A method for depositing one or more materials on a substrate, such as for example, a semiconductor substrate that includes providing the substrate; applying a polymer film to at least a portion of...
7582549 Atomic layer deposited barium strontium titanium oxide films  
Apparatus and methods of forming the apparatus include a dielectric layer containing barium strontium titanium oxide layer, an erbium-doped barium strontium titanium oxide layer, or a combination...
7582180 Systems and methods for processing microfeature workpieces  
Systems and methods for processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system comprises a processing chamber having a workpiece processing site configured to...