Patents by Inventor Craig Schwechel

Craig Schwechel 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).

  • METHOD FOR FABRICATING A BODY TO SUBSTRATE CONTACT OR TOPSIDE SUBSTRATE CONTACT IN SILICON-ON-INSULATOR DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080286967
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical contact between an active semiconductor device layer and a base substrate. The method includes forming a first masking layer over an uppermost surface of the active semiconductor layer, patterning a window in the masking layer, and etching an opening down to the base substrate within an area defined by the window. The opening is filled with a semiconductor contact material while simultaneously adding a dopant to the semiconductor contact material thereby forming an electrical contact between the active semiconductor device layer and the base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Good, Craig Schwechel