Patents by Inventor Stephan D. KRONHOLZ

Stephan D. KRONHOLZ 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: 8497180
    Abstract: Devices are formed with boot shaped source/drain regions formed by isotropic etching followed by anisotropic etching. Embodiments include forming a gate on a substrate, forming a first spacer on each side of the gate, forming a source/drain region in the substrate on each side of the gate, wherein each source/drain region extends under a first spacer, but is separated therefrom by a portion of the substrate, and has a substantially horizontal bottom surface. Embodiments also include forming each source/drain region by forming a cavity to a first depth adjacent the first spacer and forming a second cavity to a second depth below the first cavity and extending laterally underneath the first spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Javorka, Stephan D. Kronholz, Matthias Kessler, Roman Boschke
  • Publication number: 20130032864
    Abstract: Devices are formed with boot shaped source/drain regions formed by isotropic etching followed by anisotropic etching. Embodiments include forming a gate on a substrate, forming a first spacer on each side of the gate, forming a source/drain region in the substrate on each side of the gate, wherein each source/drain region extends under a first spacer, but is separated therefrom by a portion of the substrate, and has a substantially horizontal bottom surface. Embodiments also include forming each source/drain region by forming a cavity to a first depth adjacent the first spacer and forming a second cavity to a second depth below the first cavity and extending laterally underneath the first spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
    Inventors: Peter Javorka, Stephan D. Kronholz, Matthias Kessler, Roman Boschke
  • Publication number: 20120301688
    Abstract: Devices are formed that combine low resistance for circuit needs with high flexibility for application needs. Embodiments include forming a low resistance layer on a substrate and forming a high flexibility conductive layer on the low resistance layer, wherein the high flexibility conductive layer provides for continuous conductivity of the low resistance layer. Embodiments include forming a pattern in the low resistance and high flexibility conductive layers simultaneously, or forming a pattern in the low resistance layer prior to forming the high flexibility conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo P. MIKALO, Stephan D. KRONHOLZ, Matthias KESSLER