Patents by Inventor James B. Craigo

James B. Craigo 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 of removing silicon oxide from a surface of a substrate
    Patent number: 6806202
    Abstract: A method for removing silicon oxide from a surface of a substrate is disclosed. The method includes depositing material onto the silicon oxide (110) and heating the substrate surface to a sufficient temperature to form volatile compounds including the silicon oxide and the deposited material (120). The method also includes heating the surface to a sufficient temperature to remove any remaining deposited material (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Hu, James B. Craigo, Ravindranath Droopad, John L. Edwards, Jr., Yong Liang, Yi Wei, Zhiyi Yu
  • Method of removing silicon oxide from a surface of a substrate
    Publication number: 20040106296
    Abstract: A method for removing silicon oxide from a surface of a substrate is disclosed. The method includes depositing material onto the silicon oxide (110) and heating the substrate surface to a sufficient temperature to form volatile compounds including the silicon oxide and the deposited material (120). The method also includes heating the surface to a sufficient temperature to remove any remaining deposited material (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Xiaoming Hu, James B. Craigo, Ravindranath Droopad, John L. Edwards, Yong Liang, Yi Wei, Zhiyi Yu