Patents by Inventor Charles Ralph Spinner

Charles Ralph Spinner 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).

  • Semiconductor contact via structure and method
    Patent number: 6455412
    Abstract: A contact opening through an insulating layer is filled with metal and etched back to form a metal plug within the opening. A metal interconnect line can then be formed over the contact, and makes electrical contact with the metal plug. Since the contact opening is filled by the metal plug, it is not necessary for the metal signal line to have a widened portion in order to ensure enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Tai Liou, Charles Ralph Spinner