Patents by Inventor David Raymond Zinn

David Raymond Zinn 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: 9780204
    Abstract: A DMOS transistor integrates a trench Schottky diode into the body contact of the transistor where the body region surrounding the Schottky metal layer forms a guard ring for the Schottky diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayasimha Swamy Prasad, Paul McKay Moore, David Raymond Zinn
  • Publication number: 20170133502
    Abstract: A DMOS transistor integrates a trench Schottky diode into the body contact of the transistor where the body region surrounding the Schottky metal layer forms a guard ring for the Schottky diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jayasimha Swamy Prasad, Paul McKay Moore, David Raymond Zinn
  • Patent number: 9530880
    Abstract: A DMOS transistor integrates a trench Schottky diode into the body contact of the transistor where the body region surrounding the Schottky metal layer forms a guard ring for the Schottky diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayasimha Swamy Prasad, Paul McKay Moore, David Raymond Zinn
  • Publication number: 20160260831
    Abstract: A DMOS transistor integrates a trench Schottky diode into the body contact of the transistor where the body region surrounding the Schottky metal layer forms a guard ring for the Schottky diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jayasimha Swamy Prasad, Paul McKay Moore, David Raymond Zinn
  • Patent number: 9184278
    Abstract: A planar vertical DMOS transistor uses a conductive spacer structure formed on the sides of a dielectric structure as the gate of the transistor. The planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive spacer gate structure reduces the parasitic gate-to-bulk or gate-to-drain overlap capacitance by eliminating the conductive gate material that is formed above the bulk of the semiconductor layer. Meanwhile, the desired distance between the body regions formed on opposing sides of the conductive spacer gate structure is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventor: David Raymond Zinn
  • Patent number: 9178054
    Abstract: A planar vertical DMOS transistor includes a dielectric separation structure formed under the conductive gate and over the bulk of the semiconductor layer outside of the channel region of the transistor. The planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive gate formed over the dielectric structure reduces the parasitic gate-to-bulk or gate-to-drain overlap capacitance by increasing the separation between the conductive gate and the bulk of the semiconductor layer. Meanwhile, the desired distance between the body regions formed on opposing sides of the conductive gate is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventor: David Raymond Zinn
  • Publication number: 20150162431
    Abstract: A planar vertical DMOS transistor includes a dielectric separation structure formed under the conductive gate and over the bulk of the semiconductor layer outside of the channel region of the transistor. The planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive gate formed over the dielectric structure reduces the parasitic gate-to-bulk or gate-to-drain overlap capacitance by increasing the separation between the conductive gate and the bulk of the semiconductor layer. Meanwhile, the desired distance between the body regions formed on opposing sides of the conductive gate is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventor: David Raymond Zinn
  • Publication number: 20150162430
    Abstract: A planar vertical DMOS transistor uses a conductive spacer structure formed on the sides of a dielectric structure as the gate of the transistor. The planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive spacer gate structure reduces the parasitic gate-to-bulk or gate-to-drain overlap capacitance by eliminating the conductive gate material that is formed above the bulk of the semiconductor layer. Meanwhile, the desired distance between the body regions formed on opposing sides of the conductive spacer gate structure is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Micrel, Inc
    Inventor: David Raymond Zinn