Patents by Inventor Edwin J. Hostetter, JR.

Edwin J. Hostetter, JR. 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).

  • Methodology and apparatus for tuning driving current of semiconductor transistors
    Patent number: 8779838
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing transistors comprises applying a first voltage to a source, a second voltage to the gate and a third voltage to the drain for a predetermined time In this manner the semiconductor structure may be repaired or returned to the at or near the original operating characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zhijian Yang, Ping-Chuan Wang, Kai D. Feng, Edwin J. Hostetter, Jr.
  • METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING DRIVING CURRENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTORS
    Publication number: 20130099853
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing transistors comprises applying a first voltage to a source, a second voltage to the gate and a third voltage to the drain for a predetermined time In this manner the semiconductor structure may be repaired or returned to the at or near the original operating characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhijian Yang, Ping-Chuan Wang, Kai D. Feng, Edwin J. Hostetter, JR.