Patents by Inventor Robert Wendell Standley

Robert Wendell Standley 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).

  • Publication number: 20230340690
    Abstract: Methods for forming single crystal silicon ingots with improved resistivity control are disclosed. The methods involve growth of a sample rod. The sample rod may have a diameter less than the diameter of the product ingot. The sample rod is cropped to form a center slab. The resistivity of the center slab may be measured directly such as by a four-point probe. The sample rod or optionally the center slab may be annealed in a thermal donor kill cycle prior to measuring the resistivity, and the annealed rod or slab is irradiated with light in order to enhance the relaxation rate and enable more rapid resistivity measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Carissima Marie Hudson, HyungMin Lee, JaeWoo Ryu, Richard J. Phillips, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Patent number: 11739437
    Abstract: Methods for forming single crystal silicon ingots with improved resistivity control are disclosed. The methods involve growth of a sample rod. The sample rod may have a diameter less than the diameter of the product ingot. The sample rod is cropped to form a center slab. The resistivity of the center slab may be measured directly such as by a four-point probe. The sample rod or optionally the center slab may be annealed in a thermal donor kill cycle prior to measuring the resistivity, and the annealed rod or slab is irradiated with light in order to enhance the relaxation rate and enable more rapid resistivity measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Carissima Marie Hudson, HyungMin Lee, JaeWoo Ryu, Richard J. Phillips, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Patent number: 10796945
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and comprises a region of nitrogen-reacted nanovoids in the front surface region; a silicon dioxide layer on the surface of the semiconductor handle substrate; a dielectric layer in contact with the silicon dioxide layer; and a semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingmin Liu, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Publication number: 20200208294
    Abstract: Methods for forming single crystal silicon ingots with improved resistivity control are disclosed. The methods involve growth of a sample rod. The sample rod may have a diameter less than the diameter of the product ingot. The sample rod is cropped to form a center slab. The resistivity of the center slab may be measured directly such as by a four-point probe. The sample rod or optionally the center slab may be annealed in a thermal donor kill cycle prior to measuring the resistivity, and the annealed rod or slab is irradiated with light in order to enhance the relaxation rate and enable more rapid resistivity measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Carissima Marie Hudson, HyungMin Lee, JaeWoo Ryu, Richard J. Phillips, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Publication number: 20190341296
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and comprises a region of nitrogen-reacted nanovoids in the front surface region; a silicon dioxide layer on the surface of the semiconductor handle substrate; a dielectric layer in contact with the silicon dioxide layer; and a semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Qingmin Liu, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Patent number: 10403541
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and comprises a region of nitrogen-reacted nanovoids in the front surface region; a silicon dioxide layer on the surface of the semiconductor handle substrate; a dielectric layer in contact with the silicon dioxide layer; and a semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingmin Liu, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Patent number: 10224233
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and comprises a region of nitrogen-reacted nanovoids in the front surface region; a silicon dioxide layer on the surface of the semiconductor handle substrate; a dielectric layer in contact with the silicon dioxide layer; and a semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingmin Liu, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Publication number: 20180261496
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and comprises a region of nitrogen-reacted nanovoids in the front surface region; a silicon dioxide layer on the surface of the semiconductor handle substrate; a dielectric layer in contact with the silicon dioxide layer; and a semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Qingmin Liu, Robert Wendell Standley
  • Publication number: 20170358484
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and comprises a region of nitrogen-reacted nanovoids in the front surface region; a silicon dioxide layer on the surface of the semiconductor handle substrate; a dielectric layer in contact with the silicon dioxide layer; and a semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Qingmin Liu, Robert Wendell Standley