Patents by Inventor Kenneth Watrobski

Kenneth Watrobski 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 manufacturing and using alignment marks
    Patent number: 5943588
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using alignment marks to locate buried structures in integrated circuits is provided. An alignment mark is used to locate a circuit area to be operated on. Underlying features of the circuit area are located based on the known location of the alignment marks. These underlying features are then operated on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Watrobski, Ken H. Faulk
  • Integrated circuit alignment marks distributed throughout a surface metal line
    Patent number: 5936311
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using alignment marks to locate buried structures in integrated circuits is provided. An alignment mark is used to locate a circuit area to be operated on. Underlying features of the circuit area are located based on the known location of the alignment marks. These underlying features are then operated on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Watrobski, Ken H. Faulk