Patents by Inventor Vincent Maurice McNeil

Vincent Maurice McNeil 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).

  • Method to enhance the formation of nucleation sites on silicon structures and an improved silicon structure
    Patent number: 6429455
    Abstract: A method to enhance the formation of nucleation sites on at least one narrow silicon structure comprises the step: forming at least one nucleation region (206/208): masking the at least one narrow silicon structure (202) with a mask (302); treating the at least one nucleation region (206/208) to enhance an ability of said region to form C54 nucleation sites; and removing the mask from the at least one narrow silicon structure (202).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Vincent Maurice McNeil, Jorge Adrian Kittl
  • Method to enhance the formation of nucleation sites on silicon structures and an improved silicon structure
    Patent number: 6242333
    Abstract: A method to enhance the formation of nucleation sites on at least one narrow silicon structure comprises the steps: forming at least one nucleation region (206/208); masking the at least one narrow silicon structure (202) with a mask (302); treating the at least one nucleation region (206/208) to enhance an ability of said region to form C54 nucleation sites; and removing the mask from the at least one narrow silicon structure (202).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Vincent Maurice McNeil, Jorge Adrian Kittl