Patents by Inventor Cing Ge Lim

Cing Ge Lim 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).

  • Integrated circuit system with dummy region
    Patent number: 7741719
    Abstract: An integrated circuit system comprised by forming a first region, a second region and a third region within a dielectric over a substrate. The first region includes tungsten plugs. The second region is formed adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the first region and the third region is formed between the first region and the second region. An opening is formed in the third region and a material is deposited within the opening for preventing erosion of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Sheng Liu, Cing Ge Lim, Subbiah Chettiar Mahadevan, Feng Chen