Patents by Inventor Rudolph Dirk

Rudolph Dirk 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: 20130033285
    Abstract: In accordance with a exemplary embodiments, methods for performing reliability testing of a plurality of transistors formed on a substrate includes simultaneously stressing the plurality of transistors by applying a voltage potential from each of a plurality of voltage sources to respective drain contacts of a like plurality of row groups and to gate contacts of a like plurality of column groups for a time interval, while applying a reference potential to the substrate and source contacts of the plurality of transistors. After stressing the plurality of transistors for a time interval, the transistors are each measured individually to collect reliability data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: William McMahon, Andreas Kerber, Tanya Nigam, Rudolph Dirk