Patents by Inventor Eric J. Verret

Eric J. Verret 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: 7750374
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an n-channel transistor and a p-channel transistor. The p-channel transistor has a first gate electrode with a first work function and a first channel region including a semiconductor layer immediately adjacent to a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, the first work function is less than the valence band of the semiconductor layer. In another embodiment, the n-channel transistor has a second gate electrode with a second work function different from the first work function and closer to a conduction band than a valence band of a second channel region. A process of forming the electronic device includes forming first and second gate electrodes having first and second work functions, respectively. First and second channel regions having a same minority carrier type are associated with the first and second gate electrodes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc
    Inventors: Cristiano Capasso, Srikanth B. Samavedam, Eric J. Verret
  • Publication number: 20080111155
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an n-channel transistor and a p-channel transistor. The p-channel transistor has a first gate electrode with a first work function and a first channel region including a semiconductor layer immediately adjacent to a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, the first work function is less than the valence band of the semiconductor layer. In another embodiment, the n-channel transistor has a second gate electrode with a second work function different from the first work function and closer to a conduction band than a valence band of a second channel region. A process of forming the electronic device includes forming first and second gate electrodes having first and second work functions, respectively. First and second channel regions having a same minority carrier type are associated with the first and second gate electrodes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Cristiano Capasso, Srikanth B. Samavedam, Eric J. Verret