Patents by Inventor Mark Jost

Mark Jost 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: 5605857
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes, a) a semiconductor substrate; b) a field effect transistor gate positioned outwardly of the semiconductor substrate; c) opposing active areas formed within the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the gate; d) a capacitor electrically connected with one of the active areas; the capacitor comprising an inner storage node, a capacitor dielectric layer, and an outer cell node; the inner storage node electrically connecting with the one active area, the inner storage node having an upper surface at an elevation; e) a bit line; f) a dielectric insulating layer positioned intermediate the bit line and the other active area; and g) an electrically conductive bit line plug extending through the insulating layer to contact with the other active area and electrically interconnect the bit line with the other active area, the bit line plug being homogeneous in composition between the other active area and the elevation of the inner storage node upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Jost, Charles Dennison
  • Patent number: 5604147
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing method of forming a stacked container capacitor includes, a) providing a pair of spaced conductive runners relative to a substrate, the conductive runners respectively having electrically insulative sidewall spacers and an electrically insulative cap, the caps having respective outer surfaces; b) providing a node between the runners to which electrical connection to a capacitor is to be made; c) providing an electrically conductive pillar in electrical connection with the node, the pillar projecting outwardly relative to the node between the runners and having a first outer surface positioned outwardly of both runner caps, the pillar completely filling the space between the pair of runners at the location where the pillar is located; d) providing an insulating dielectric layer outwardly of the caps and the conductive pillar; e) etching a container opening through the insulating dielectric layer to outwardly expose the conductive pillar first outer surface; f) etching the exposed con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fischer, Mark Jost, Kunal Parekh
  • Patent number: 5563089
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes, a) a semiconductor substrate; b) a field effect transistor gate positioned outwardly of the semiconductor substrate; c) opposing active areas formed within the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the gate; d) a capacitor electrically connected with one of the active areas; e) a bit line; f) a dielectric insulating layer positioned intermediate the bit line and the active areas; g) a bit line plug extending through the insulating layer and electrically interconnecting the bit line with the other active area, the bit line plug comprising an electrically conductive annular ring. Integrated circuitry, beyond memory devices, utilizing an annular interconnection ring are also disclosed. Such constructions having additional radially inward insulating annular rings and conductive rings are also disclosed. A method of forming a bit line over capacitor array of memory cells having such rings is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Jost, Charles H. Dennison, Kunal Parekh