Patents by Inventor Mary Roby
Mary Roby 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).
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Patent number: 8409458Abstract: Provided is a process for manufacturing a diamond like carbon layer. The process for manufacturing the diamond like carbon layer includes, without limitation, forming a layer of diamond like carbon over a substrate, and reactive ion etching the layer of diamond like carbon.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Maria Wang, Mary Roby, Stuart Jacobsen
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Patent number: 7795070Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, without limitation, includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a substrate, and forming a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer, wherein an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer is located between and adheres the first and second semiconductor layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Maria Wang, Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Mary Roby, Stuart Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20080237865Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, without limitation, includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a substrate, and forming a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer, wherein an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer is located between and adheres the first and second semiconductor layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Maria Wang, Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Mary Roby, Stuart Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20080213927Abstract: Provided, in one embodiment, is a method for manufacturing a resistive structure. This method, without limitation, includes forming a substrate, and forming a tantalum-aluminum-nitride resistive layer over the substrate. Moreover, a bulk resistivity of the tantalum-aluminum-nitride resistive layer may be adjusted by varying at least one deposition condition selected from the group consisting of a flow rate ratio of nitrogen to argon, power, pressure, temperature and radio frequency (RF) bias voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Maria Wang, Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Mary Roby, Stuart Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20080214016Abstract: Provided is a process for manufacturing a diamond like carbon layer. The process for manufacturing the diamond like carbon layer includes, without limitation, forming a layer of diamond like carbon over a substrate, and reactive ion etching the layer of diamond like carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Maria Wang, Mary Roby, Stuart Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20080214007Abstract: Provided is a method for removing diamond like carbon residue from a deposition chamber. This method, in one embodiment, may include subjecting a deposition chamber including diamond like carbon residue to a plasma clean in the presence of fluorine containing gas and oxygen containing gas. The method may further include purging the deposition chamber having been subjected to the plasma clean with an inert gas, and pumping the deposition chamber having been subjected to the plasma clean.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Maria Wang, Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Mary Roby, Stuart Jacobsen
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Patent number: 7401875Abstract: A thermal inkjet printhead 100 of the present invention includes a heating element 110, an ink chamber, control circuitry 108, an ink reservoir, and a memory array 106. The control circuitry 108 causes the heating element to generate thermal energy thereby causing ink within the ink chamber to generate bubbles of ink, which are then expelled through a nozzle. The ink reservoir replenishes used ink in the ink chamber. The memory array 106 stores and provides the identification parameters for the thermal inkjet printhead 100. The identification parameters are typically provided during initialization of the printer and include color(s) of ink (e.g., black, green, red, blue), a number of nozzles on the thermal inkjet printhead, an addressing frequency, nozzle spacing, heating architecture, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Stuart M. Jacobsen, Mary Roby, Erika Shoemaker, Maria Wang
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Publication number: 20060274124Abstract: A thermal inkjet printhead 100 of the present invention includes a heating element 110, an ink chamber, control circuitry 108, an ink reservoir, and a memory array 106. The control circuitry 108 causes the heating element to generate thermal energy thereby causing ink within the ink chamber to generate bubbles of ink, which are then expelled through a nozzle. The ink reservoir replenishes used ink in the ink chamber. The memory array 106 stores and provides the identification parameters for the thermal inkjet printhead 100. The identification parameters are typically provided during initialization of the printer and include color(s) of ink (e.g., black, green, red, blue), a number of nozzles on the thermal inkjet printhead, an addressing frequency, nozzle spacing, heating architecture, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Stuart Jacobsen, Mary Roby, Erika Shoemaker, Maria Wang
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Publication number: 20060274125Abstract: A thermal inkjet printhead 100 of the present invention includes a heating element 110, an ink chamber, control circuitry 108, an ink reservoir, and a memory array 106. The control circuitry 108 causes the heating element to generate thermal energy thereby causing ink within the ink chamber to generate bubbles of ink, which are then expelled through a nozzle. The ink reservoir replenishes used ink in the ink chamber. The memory array 106 stores and provides the identification parameters for the thermal inkjet printhead 100. The identification parameters are typically provided during initialization of the printer and include color(s) of ink (e.g., black, green, red, blue), a number of nozzles on the thermal inkjet printhead, an addressing frequency, nozzle spacing, heating architecture, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Stuart Jacobsen, Mary Roby, Erika Shoemaker, Maria Wang
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Publication number: 20060007258Abstract: A thermal inkjet printhead 100 of the present invention includes a heating element 110, an ink chamber, control circuitry 108, an ink reservoir, and a memory array 106. The control circuitry 108 causes the heating element to generate thermal energy thereby causing ink within the ink chamber to generate bubbles of ink, which are then expelled through a nozzle. The ink reservoir replenishes used ink in the ink chamber. The memory array 106 stores and provides the identification parameters for the thermal inkjet printhead 100. The identification parameters are typically provided during initialization of the printer and include color(s) of ink (e.g., black, green, red, blue), a number of nozzles on the thermal inkjet printhead, an addressing frequency, nozzle spacing, heating architecture, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: January 12, 2006Inventors: Stuart Jacobsen, Mary Roby, Erika Shoemaker, Maria Wang
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Patent number: 6973637Abstract: The present invention provides a non-global process for designing an integrated circuit layout. The process comprises locating an isolated layout feature of an integrated circuit layout and non-globally changing at least one lateral dimension of the isolated layout feature to obtain an optimized increment. The change in lateral dimension by the optimized increment does not violate a minimum separation distance between the isolated layout feature and the other adjacent layout features. The process may be incorporated into a system for non-globally modifying an integrated circuit layout, described in a data file or an integrated circuit design system.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2003Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.Inventors: John M. Sharpe, Jerome Chu, Matthew Moucheron, Mary Roby
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Publication number: 20040230938Abstract: The present invention provides a non-global process for designing an integrated circuit layout. The process comprises locating an isolated layout feature of an integrated circuit layout and non-globally changing at least one lateral dimension of the isolated layout feature to obtain an optimized increment. The change in lateral dimension by the optimized increment does not violate a minimum separation distance between the isolated layout feature and the other adjacent layout features. The process may be incorporated into a system for non-globally modifying an integrated circuit layout, described in a data file or an integrated circuit design system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicant: Agere Systems, Inc.Inventors: John M. Sharpe, Jerome Chu, Matthew Moucheron, Mary Roby