Patents by Inventor Laura Zumbrunnen

Laura Zumbrunnen 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).

  • Fin FET diode structures and methods for building
    Publication number: 20060063334
    Abstract: FinFET diode structures and methods are provided for building the FinFET diode structures. A FinFET diode structure is created by implanting a diffusion Fin on a first side with a P+ dopant and on a second side with a N+ dopant providing a P+N+ diode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Donze, Karl Erickson, William Hovis, John Sheets, Jon Tetzloff, Laura Zumbrunnen
  • Autonomic bus reconfiguration for fault conditions
    Publication number: 20050058086
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed that allow an electronic system having a signaling bus with a fault on a signaling conductor to operate at a degraded performance. A block of data is transferred from a first electronic unit to a second electronic unit over the signaling bus. A transmission sequence sends the block of data using all of the nonfaulty signaling conductors using a minimum number of beats required to complete the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Borkenhagen, Laura Zumbrunnen