Patents by Inventor Stephen Jospeh Gaul

Stephen Jospeh Gaul 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).

  • Thin film resistor
    Patent number: 8426745
    Abstract: A method and structure for a semiconductor device which provides for an etch of a metal layer such as an interconnect layer which does not affect a thinner layer such as a thin film resistor (TFR) layer, such as a circuit resistor. In one embodiment, a TFR resistor layer is protected by a patterned protective layer during an etch of the metal layer, and provides an underlayer for the metal layer. In another embodiment, the TFR layer is formed after providing the patterned metal layer. The metal layer can provide, for example, end caps for the circuit resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Jospeh Gaul, Michael David Church
  • THIN FILM RESISTOR
    Publication number: 20110128692
    Abstract: A method and structure for a semiconductor device which provides for an etch of a metal layer such as an interconnect layer which does not affect a thinner layer such as a thin film resistor (TFR) layer, such as a circuit resistor. In one embodiment, a TFR resistor layer is protected by a patterned protective layer during an etch of the metal layer, and provides an underlayer for the metal layer. In another embodiment, the TFR layer is formed after providing the patterned metal layer. The metal layer can provide, for example, end caps for the circuit resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Jospeh Gaul, Michael David Church