Patents by Inventor Nikki L. Edleman

Nikki L. Edleman 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: 6953724
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a deep trench capacitor structure that forms a trench in a substrate, lines the trench with a polysilicon liner, and forms titanium nitride columns along the polysilicon liner. The method etches the titanium nitride columns using chlorine-based dry chemistry that is substantially isotropic. This etching process removes the upper portion of the titanium nitride columns without affecting the polysilicon liner. The etching process attacks only in the uppermost portion of the titanium nitride columns such that, after the etching process is completed, the remaining lower portions of the titanium nitride columns are substantially unaffected by the etching process. Then, the method fills the space between the titanium nitride columns and the upper portion of the trench with additional polysilicon material. The process of filling the space simultaneously forms a polysilicon plug and polysilicon cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nikki L. Edleman, Richard S. Wise
  • Publication number: 20030118865
    Abstract: Transparent conducting oxide compositions having enhanced work function, for use with anode structures and light-emitting diode devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, He Yan, Jun Ni, Ji Cul, Anchuan Wang, Nikki L. Edleman