Patents by Inventor Rikki Boyle

Rikki Boyle 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).

  • Method for forming silicon carbide chrome thin-film resistor
    Patent number: 6211032
    Abstract: A method for forming a thin-film resistor, which is composed of silicon, carbon, and chromium, is disclosed. The resistivity of the thin-film resistor, and therefore the resistance and temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the resistor, are tailored to have specific values by varying the elemental composition of the silicon, carbon, and chromium used to form the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Redford, Yakub Aliyu, Chic McGregor, Rikki Boyle, Haydn Gregory
  • Silicon carbide chrome thin-film resistor
    Patent number: 6081014
    Abstract: A thin-film resistor is formed from silicon, carbon, and chromium. The resistivity of the thin-film resistor, and therefore the resistance and temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the resistor, are tailored to have specific values by varying the elemental composition of the silicon, carbon, and chromium used to form the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Redford, Rikki Boyle, Yakub Aliyu, Chic McGregor, Haydn Gregory