Patents by Inventor Jeff Watt

Jeff Watt 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 and apparatus to prevent latch-up in CMOS devices
    Patent number: 6359316
    Abstract: A semiconductor (preferably a CMOS) device having one or more latch-up inhibitor diffusion regions. The latch-up inhibitor regions are adjacent to complementary P-channel and N-channel transistors, and typically function to inhibit or prevent latch-up, without increasing the die size of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Peter H. Voss, Andrew Walker, Jeff Watt, Ashish Pancholy, Cathal G. Phelan, Patrick Zicolello, Christopher J. Petti