Patents by Inventor Colin Bolger

Colin Bolger 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).

  • Publication number: 20070122963
    Abstract: This invention discloses a semiconductor device with latch-up prevention mechanisms. According to one embodiment, it comprises a first doping region, wherein one or more semiconductor devices are disposed therein and coupling to a first supply voltage, a second doping region adjacent to the first doping region, wherein the second doping region is an Nwell, and at least one PMOS capacitor is disposed therein and coupled to a second supply voltage higher than the first supply voltage, wherein one or more deep N-type implant regions are disposed beneath a bulk pick-up N+ region of the PMOS device in the second doping region, and a P-type region disposed between the first and second doping regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Ke-Yuan Chen, Colin Bolger
  • Publication number: 20070120196
    Abstract: This invention discloses a semiconductor device with latch-up prevention mechanisms. According to one embodiment, it comprises a first N-type region, wherein one or more P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) devices are disposed therein, a second N-type region adjacent to the first N-type region, wherein one or more PMOS devices are also disposed therein, and a P-type region disposed between the first and second N-type regions, wherein one or more guard ring is disposed therein, so that the semiconductor device is more immune to latch-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Ke-Yuan Chen, Colin Bolger
  • Publication number: 20070120198
    Abstract: This invention discloses a semiconductor device with latch-up prevention mechanisms. According to one embodiment, it comprises a first N-type region, wherein one or more P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) devices are disposed therein, a second N-type region adjacent to the first N-type region, wherein one or more PMOS devices are also disposed therein, and a P-type region disposed between the first and second N-type regions, wherein one or more guard rings are disposed therein, so that the semiconductor device is more immune to latch-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Ke-Yuan Chen, Colin Bolger