Patents by Inventor Valentino L. Liva

Valentino L. Liva 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).

  • Patent number: 7883264
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for personal product delivery have been disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventor: Valentino L. Liva
  • Patent number: 7268378
    Abstract: A junction field effect transistor (JFET) with a reduced gate capacitance. A gate definition spacer is formed on the wall of an etched trench to establish the lateral extent of an implanted gate region for a JFET. After implant, the gate is annealed. In addition to controlling the final junction geometry and thereby reducing the junction capacitance by establishing the lateral extent of the implanted gate region, the gate definition spacer also limits the available diffusion paths for the implanted dopant species during anneal. Also, the gate definition spacer defines the walls of a second etched trench that is used to remove a portion of the p-n junction, thereby further reducing the junction capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Qspeed Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yuan Yu, Valentino L. Liva
  • Patent number: 7262461
    Abstract: JFET and MESFET structures, and processes of making same, for low voltage, high current and high frequency applications. The structures may be used in normally-on (e.g., depletion mode) or normally-off modes. The structures include an oxide layer positioned under the gate region which effectively reduces the junction capacitance (gate to drain) of the structure. For normally off modes, the structures reduce gate current at Vg in forward bias. In one embodiment, a silicide is positioned in part of the gate to reduce gate resistance. The structures are also characterized in that they have a thin gate due to the dipping of the spacer oxide, which can be below 1000 angstroms and this results in fast switching speeds for high frequency applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Qspeed Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yuan Yu, Valentino L. Liva
  • Patent number: 7045397
    Abstract: JFET and MESFET structures, and processes of making same, for low voltage, high current and high frequency applications. The structures may be used in normally-on (e.g., depletion mode) or normally-off modes. The structures include an oxide layer positioned under the gate region which effectively reduces the junction capacitance (gate to drain) of the structure. For normally off modes, the structures reduce gate current at Vg in forward bias. In one embodiment, a silicide is positioned in part of the gate to reduce gate resistance. The structures are also characterized in that they have a thin gate due to the dipping of the spacer oxide, which can be below 1000 angstroms and this results in fast switching speeds for high frequency applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Lovoltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yuan Yu, Valentino L. Liva
  • Patent number: 6995052
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a junction field effect transistor (JFET) with a double dose gate structure. A trench is etched in the surface of a semiconductor substrate, followed by a low dose implant to form a first gate region. An anneal may or may not be performed after the low dose implant. A gate definition spacer is then formed on the wall the trench to establish the lateral extent of a second, high dose implant gate region. After the second implant, the gate is annealed. The double dose gate structure produced by the superposition of two different and overlapping regions provides an additional degree of flexibility in determining the ultimate gate region doping profile. A further step comprises using the gate definition spacer to define the walls of a second etched trench that is used to remove a portion of the p-n junction, thereby further reducing the junction capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Lovoltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yuan Yu, Valentino L. Liva, Pete Pegler
  • Patent number: 6921932
    Abstract: JFET and MESFET structures, and processes of making same, for low voltage, high current and high frequency applications. The structures may be used in normally-on (e.g., depletion mode) or normally-off modes. The structures include an oxide layer positioned under the gate region which effectively reduces the junction capacitance (gate to drain) of the structure. For normally off modes, the structures reduce gate current at Vg in forward bias. In one embodiment, a silicide is positioned in part of the gate to reduce gate resistance. The structures are also characterized in that they have a thin gate due to the dipping of the spacer oxide, which can be below 1000 angstroms and this results in fast switching speeds for high frequency applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Lovoltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yuan Yu, Valentino L. Liva
  • Patent number: 6777722
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a junction field effect transistor (JFET) with a double dose gate structure. A trench is etched in the surface of a semiconductor substrate, followed by a low dose implant to form a first gate region. An anneal may or may not be performed after the low dose implant. A gate definition spacer is then formed on the wall the trench to establish the lateral extent of a second, high dose implant gate region. After the second implant, the gate is annealed. The double dose gate structure produced by the superposition of two different and overlapping regions provides an additional degree of flexibility in determining the ultimate gate region doping profile. A further step comprises using the gate definition spacer to define the walls of a second etched trench that is used to remove a portion of the p-n junction, thereby further reducing the junction capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Lovoltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yuan Yu, Valentino L. Liva, Pete Pegler