Patents by Inventor Matthew W. Menner

Matthew W. Menner 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: 7932145
    Abstract: A semiconductor component is formed using the following processes: (a) forming a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a base electrode for the bipolar transistor over the dielectric layer; (c) forming an oxide nitride structure over the base electrode; (d) forming a first spacer adjacent to the oxide nitride structure and the base electrode; (e) removing a top layer of the oxide nitride structure; (f) removing a first portion of the dielectric layer; (g) forming an epitaxial layer over the semiconductor substrate; (h) forming a second spacer over the epitaxial layer; and (i) forming an emitter electrode over the epitaxial layer and adjacent to the second spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay P. John, James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner
  • Publication number: 20100013051
    Abstract: A semiconductor component is formed using the following processes: (a) forming a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a base electrode for the bipolar transistor over the dielectric layer; (c) forming an oxide nitride structure over the base electrode; (d) forming a first spacer adjacent to the oxide nitride structure and the base electrode; (e) removing a top layer of the oxide nitride structure; (f) removing a first portion of the dielectric layer; (g) forming an epitaxial layer over the semiconductor substrate; (h) forming a second spacer over the epitaxial layer; and (i) forming an emitter electrode over the epitaxial layer and adjacent to the second spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Jay P. John, James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner
  • Patent number: 7638386
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming bipolar (103) and MOS (105) semiconductor devices in a common substrate (46), comprising, forming a combination comprising an MOS device (105) in a first region (44) of the substrate (46) and a portion (50) of a collector region (82, 64, 62, 50) of the bipolar device (103) in a second portion (42) of the substrate (46), covering the MOS device (105) with differentially etchable dielectric layers (56, 58) and the combination with an etch-stop layer (68), completing formation of the bipolar device (103) without completely removing the etch-stop layer (68) from the MOS device (105), anisotropically etching the differentially etchable layers (56, 58) to form a gate sidewall (56?, 58?) of the MOS device (105), and applying contact electrodes (98) to the MOS (105) and bipolar (103) devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner, Jay P. John
  • Patent number: 7611955
    Abstract: A semiconductor component is formed using the following processes: (a) forming a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a base electrode for the bipolar transistor over the dielectric layer; (c) forming an oxide nitride structure over the base electrode; (d) forming a first spacer adjacent to the oxide nitride structure and the base electrode; (e) removing a top layer of the oxide nitride structure; (f) removing a first portion of the dielectric layer; (g) forming an epitaxial layer over the semiconductor substrate; (h) forming a second spacer over the epitaxial layer; and (i) forming an emitter electrode over the epitaxial layer and adjacent to the second spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay P. John, James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner
  • Patent number: 7442616
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor (100) is manufactured using the following processes: (a) forming a base electrode layer (129) as a portion of a base electrode over a semiconductor substrate (110); (b) forming a first portion of an emitter electrode (154) over the base electrode layer; (c) forming a mask layer (280) over a first portion of the base electrode layer, a portion of the first portion of the emitter electrode and a portion of the semiconductor substrate; and (d) implanting a dopant into a second portion of the base electrode layer after forming the emitter electrode after forming the mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay P. John, James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner
  • Publication number: 20070290231
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor (100) is manufactured using the following processes: (a) forming a base electrode layer (129) as a portion of a base electrode over a semiconductor substrate (110); (b) forming a first portion of an emitter electrode (154) over the base electrode layer; (c) forming a mask layer (280) over a first portion of the base electrode layer, a portion of the first portion of the emitter electrode and a portion of the semiconductor substrate; and (d) implanting a dopant into a second portion of the base electrode layer after forming the emitter electrode after forming the mask layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay P. John, James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner
  • Publication number: 20070293013
    Abstract: A semiconductor component is formed using the following processes: (a) forming a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a base electrode for the bipolar transistor over the dielectric layer; (c) forming an oxide nitride structure over the base electrode; (d) forming a first spacer adjacent to the oxide nitride structure and the base electrode; (e) removing a top layer of the oxide nitride structure; (f) removing a first portion of the dielectric layer; (g) forming an epitaxial layer over the semiconductor substrate; (h) forming a second spacer over the epitaxial layer; and (i) forming an emitter electrode over the epitaxial layer and adjacent to the second spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay P. John, James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner
  • Publication number: 20070293004
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming bipolar (103) and MOS (105) semiconductor devices in a common substrate (46), comprising, forming a combination comprising an MOS device (105) in a first region (44) of the substrate (46) and a portion (50) of a collector region (82, 64, 62, 50) of the bipolar device (103) in a second portion (42) of the substrate (46), covering the MOS device (105) with differentially etchable dielectric layers (56, 58) and the combination with an etch-stop layer (68), completing formation of the bipolar device (103) without completely removing the etch-stop layer (68) from the MOS device (105), anisotropically etching the differentially etchable layers (56, 58) to form a gate sidewall (56?, 58?) of the MOS device (105), and applying contact electrodes (98) to the MOS (105) and bipolar (103) devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: James A. Kirchgessner, Matthew W. Menner, Jay P. John