Patents by Inventor Ernesto Gene de la Garza

Ernesto Gene de la Garza has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods of forming articles including metal structures having maximized bond adhesion and bond reliability
    Patent number: 9468986
    Abstract: Methods of effecting bond adhesion between metal structures, methods of preparing articles including bonded metal structures, and articles including bonded metal structures are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of effecting bond adhesion between metal structures includes forming a first metal structure on a substrate. The first metal structure includes grains that have a {111} crystallographic orientation, and the first metal structure has an exposed contact surface. Formation of an uneven surface topology is induced in the exposed contact surface of the first metal structure after forming the first metal structure. A second metal structure is bonded to the exposed contact surface of the first metal structure after inducing formation of the uneven surface topology in the exposed contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ernesto Gene de la Garza, Martin O'Toole
  • ARTICLES INCLUDING METAL STRUCTURES HAVING MAXIMIZED BOND ADHESION AND BOND RELIABILITY, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150037603
    Abstract: Methods of effecting bond adhesion between metal structures, methods of preparing articles including bonded metal structures, and articles including bonded metal structures are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of effecting bond adhesion between metal structures includes forming a first metal structure on a substrate. The first metal structure includes grains that have a {111} crystallographic orientation, and the first metal structure has an exposed contact surface. Formation of an uneven surface topology is induced in the exposed contact surface of the first metal structure after forming the first metal structure. A second metal structure is bonded to the exposed contact surface of the first metal structure after inducing formation of the uneven surface topology in the exposed contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernesto Gene de la Garza, Martin O'Toole