Patents by Inventor Giles E. Thomas

Giles E. Thomas 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).

  • Integrated circuit device including two types of photodiodes
    Patent number: 6580109
    Abstract: Fast and efficient photodiodes with different structures are fabricated using CMOS process technology by adapting transistor structures to form the diode structures. The anode regions of the photodiodes correspond to either PLDD regions of PMOS transistors or P-wells of NMOS transistors to provide two different photodiode structures with different anode region depths and thus different drift region thicknesses. An antireflective film used on the silicon surface of the photodiodes is employed as a silicide-blocking mask at other locations of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Danielle A. Thomas, Giles E. Thomas