Patents by Inventor Bradley M. Somero

Bradley M. Somero 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: 5589423
    Abstract: A process for the fabrication of a non-silicided region in an integrated circuit includes the fabrication of a silicide blocking layer (24, 46, 54, 92, 112). In one embodiment, a field transistor (80) is formed by depositing a silicide blocking layer (84) overlying a field gate electrode (70) and source and drain regions (76, 78). A carbonaceous mask (86) is formed on the silicide blocking layer (84) overlying the field transistor (80). A partial etching process is performed to remove a portion of the silicide blocking layer (84) exposed by the carbonaceous mask (86). Then, the carbonaceous mask (86) is removed and the etching process is continued to completely remove portions of the silicide blocking layer (84) not originally protected by the carbonaceous mask (86). The etching process forms a silicide blocking layer (92) overlying the field transistor (80) and sidewall (94) adjacent to an MOS gate electrode (68).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: Ted R. White, Ting-Chen Hsu, Bradley M. Somero, Mark A. Chonko, Jung-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 5204277
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor (10) with reduced substrate trenching and reduced base electrode size. A substrate (12) is provided with an overlying first dielectric layer (20), an overlying first conductive layer (24), an overlying second dielectric layer (26), and a doped collector region (14, 16, and 18). An opening is formed within the layers (20, 24, and 26) forming a sidewall of conductive layer (24). A doped base diffusion (28) is formed within a portion of the substrate (12) exposed by the opening. A conductive grown region (30) is formed laterally adjacent the sidewall of conductive layer (24) and overlies substrate (12). A spacer (32) is formed adjacent a first portion of the conductive grown region (30). A second portion of the conductive grown region (30) is removed forming an exposed portion of substrate (12). A second spacer (36) is formed adjacent spacer (32). A conductive layer (38), which forms a doped emitter region is formed overlying the exposed portion of substrate (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley M. Somero, James D. Hayden