Patents by Inventor Pranita Kerver

Pranita Kerver 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).

  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140183605
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of fin structures on a substrate, the plurality of fin structures including a diffusion region, forming an epitaxial layer on the plurality of fin structures in an area of the diffusion region such that a height of the upper surface of the epitaxial layer over plurality of fin structures is substantially equal to the height of the upper surface of the epitaxial layer between the plurality of fin structures, and planarizing the upper surface of the epitaxial layer by one of etch back and reflow annealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation, Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Mochizuki, Gen Tsutsui, Raghavasimhan Sreenivasan, Pranita Kerver, Qiqing C. Ouyang, Alexander Reznicek