Patents by Inventor Marion R. McDevitt

Marion R. McDevitt 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: 5541120
    Abstract: Bipolar transistors and MOS transistors on a single semiconductor substrate involves depositing a single layer of polysilicon on a substrate, including complementary transistors of either or both types, and a method for fabricating same. The devices are made by depositing a single layer of polysilicon on a substrate and etching narrow slots in the form of rings around every bipolar emitter area, which slots are thereafter filler with an insulating oxide. Then, emitters and extrinsic base regions are formed. The emitters are self-aligned to the extrinsic base regions. An optical cladding procedure produces a surface layer of a silicide compound, a low resistance conductor. The resulting structure yields a high-performance device in which the size constraints are at a minimum and contact regions may be made at the top surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek W. Robinson, William A. Krieger, Andre M. Martinez, Marion R. McDevitt
  • Patent number: 5444285
    Abstract: Bipolar transistors and MOS transistors on a single semiconductor substrate involves depositing a single layer of polysilicon on a substrate, including complementary transistors of either or both types, and a method for fabricating same. The devices are made by depositing a single layer of polysilicon on a substrate and etching narrow slots in the form of rings around every bipolar emitter area, which slots are thereafter filled with an insulating oxide. Then, emitters and extrinsic base regions are formed. The emitters are self-aligned to the extrinsic base regions. An optional cladding procedure produces a surface layer of a silicide compound, a low resistance conductor. The resulting structure yields a high-performance device in which the size constraints are at a minimum and contact regions may be made at the top surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek W. Robinson, William A. Krieger, Andre M. Martinez, Marion R. McDevitt
  • Patent number: 5409845
    Abstract: Bipolar transistors and MOS transistors on a single semiconductor substrate involves depositing a single layer of polysilicon on a substrate, including complementary transistors of either or both types, and a method for fabricating same. The devices are made by depositing a single layer of polysilicon on a substrate and etching narrow slots in the form of rings around every bipolar emitter area, which slots are thereafter filled with an insulating oxide. Then, emitters and extrinsic base regions are formed. The emitters are self-aligned to the extrinsic base regions. An optional cladding procedure produces a surface layer of a silicide compound, a low resistance conductor. The resulting structure yields a high-performance device in which the size constraints are at a minimum and contact regions may be made at the top surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek W. Robinson, William A. Krieger, Andre M. Martinez, Marion R. McDevitt