Patents by Inventor Armin W. Wieder

Armin W. Wieder 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: 4339767
    Abstract: Disclosed is the fabrication and structure of very small integrated circuit devices of both PNP and NPN types with very high speeds and low power requirements. The structure provides vertical NPN and lateral PNP transistors formed within the same semiconductor chip. The base width of the lateral PNP transistor is very narrow (approximately 300 to 400 nanometers). This narrow dimension is in part obtained by using a well defined chemically vapor deposited (CVD) oxide mask instead of conventional lithographic masking. To eliminate the emitter current injecting into the substrate the P+ emitter and P+ collector of the PNP transistor are bounded by a silicon nitride and silicon dioxide dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng T. Horng, Richard R. Konian, Robert O. Schwenker, Armin W. Wieder