Patents by Inventor Rickey S. Brownson

Rickey S. Brownson 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: 7851340
    Abstract: There is a method for forming a semiconductor device. Portions of a sacrificial layer are removed to expose a first seed layer region. The first seed layer region corresponds to a first semiconductor region, and a remaining portion of the sacrificial layer corresponds to a second semiconductor region. An epitaxial semiconductor material is deposited over the first seed layer region. A capping layer is formed to overlie the epitaxial semiconductor material and the remaining portion of the sacrificial layer. Portions of the capping layer are removed to form a capping structure that overlies a part of the remaining portion of the sacrificial layer. Portions of the sacrificial layer not covered by the capping structure are removed to form a sacrificial structure having sidewalls. Fin structures are formed adjoining the sidewalls by depositing a semiconductor material along the sidewalls. Portions of the capping structure are removed to expose portions of sacrificial layer between adjacent fin structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Rickey S. Brownson, Robert E. Jones
  • Patent number: 7772048
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is made by steps of removing portions of a first capping layer, removing portions of a sacrificial layer, recessing sidewalls, and forming fin structures. The step of removing portions of the first capping layer forms a first capping structure that covers portions of the sacrificial layer. The step of removing portions of the sacrificial layer removes portions of the sacrificial layer that are not covered by the first capping structure to define an intermediate structure. The step of recessing the sidewalls recesses sidewalls of the intermediate structure relative to edge regions of the first capping structure to form a sacrificial structure having recessed sidewalls. The step of forming fin structures forms fin structures adjacent to the recessed sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Jones, Rickey S. Brownson
  • Publication number: 20080206934
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is made by steps of removing portions of a first capping layer, removing portions of a sacrificial layer, recessing sidewalls, and forming fin structures. The step of removing portions of the first capping layer forms a first capping structure that covers portions of the sacrificial layer. The step of removing portions of the sacrificial layer removes portions of the sacrificial layer that are not covered by the first capping structure to define an intermediate structure. The step of recessing the sidewalls recesses sidewalls of the intermediate structure relative to edge regions of the first capping structure to form a sacrificial structure having recessed sidewalls. The step of forming fin structures forms fin structures adjacent to the recessed sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Robert E. Jones, Rickey S. Brownson
  • Publication number: 20080206933
    Abstract: There is a method for forming a semiconductor device. Portions of a sacrificial layer are removed to expose a first seed layer region. The first seed layer region corresponds to a first semiconductor region, and a remaining portion of the sacrificial layer corresponds to a second semiconductor region. An epitaxial semiconductor material is deposited over the first seed layer region. A capping layer is formed to overlie the epitaxial semiconductor material and the remaining portion of the sacrificial layer. Portions of the capping layer are removed to form a capping structure that overlies a part of the remaining portion of the sacrificial layer. Portions of the sacrificial layer not covered by the capping structure are removed to form a sacrificial structure having sidewalls. Fin structures are formed adjoining the sidewalls by depositing a semiconductor material along the sidewalls. Portions of the capping structure are removed to expose portions of sacrificial layer between adjacent fin structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Rickey S. Brownson, Robert E. Jones
  • Patent number: 5937324
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor component with a multi-level interconnect system includes providing a substrate (11), fabricating a device (12) in the substrate (11), forming an interconnect layer (15) over the substrate (11), depositing a dielectric layer (20) over the interconnect layer (15), depositing a separate interconnect layer (21) over the dielectric layer (20), etching a via (31) in the separate interconnect layer (21) and in the dielectric layer (20), and depositing a different interconnect layer (40) over the separate interconnect layer (21) and in the via (31) wherein the another interconnect layer (40) electrically couples the interconnect layer (15) and the separate interconnect layer (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Abercrombie, Rickey S. Brownson, Michael R. Cherniawski
  • Patent number: 5798568
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor component with a multi-level interconnect system includes providing a substrate (11), fabricating a device (12) in the substrate (11), forming an interconnect layer (15) over the substrate (11), depositing a dielectric layer (20) over the interconnect layer (15), depositing a separate interconnect layer (21) over the dielectric layer (20), etching a via (31) in the separate interconnect layer (21) and in the dielectric layer (20), and depositing a different interconnect layer (40) over the separate interconnect layer (21) and in the via (31) wherein the another interconnect layer (40) electrically couples the interconnect layer (15) and the separate interconnect layer (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Abercrombie, Rickey S. Brownson, Michael R. Cherniawski