Patents by Inventor Sherry Womack

Sherry Womack 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).

  • Structure for improved diode ideality
    Patent number: 7227204
    Abstract: A device is provided which includes a single-crystal semiconductor region disposed in a substrate. The single-crystal region includes a first semiconductor material and a diode disposed in the single-crystal region. The diode includes an anode region including a first alloy region, being an alloy of the first semiconductor material with a second semiconductor material, and a second region which consists essentially of the first semiconductor material, the diode further including a cathode region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward P. Maciejewski, Sherry A. Womack, Shreesh Narasimha, Christopher D. Sheraw
  • STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DIODE IDEALITY
    Publication number: 20060180868
    Abstract: A device is provided which includes a single-crystal semiconductor region disposed in a substrate. The single-crystal region includes a first semiconductor material and a diode disposed in the single-crystal region. The diode includes an anode region including a first alloy region, being an alloy of the first semiconductor material with a second semiconductor material, and a second region which consists essentially of the first semiconductor material, the diode further including a cathode region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward Maciejewski, Sherry Womack, Shreesh Narasimha, Christopher Sheraw