Patents by Inventor Steve Koester
Steve Koester 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).
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Patent number: 9006108Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed source and recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the source and the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed source region; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nicholas C Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Publication number: 20140231809Abstract: A Field Effect Transistor device includes a buried oxide layer, a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer, an isotropically recessed source region, and a gate stack comprising a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas C. Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 8716798Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed source and recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the source and the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed source region; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nicholas C Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 8431995Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nicholas C Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Publication number: 20130012026Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed source and recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the source and the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed source region; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas C. Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Publication number: 20120305928Abstract: A Field Effect Transistor (FET) device includes a gate stack formed over a channel region, a source region adjacent to the channel region, wherein a portion of a boundary between the source region and the channel region is defined along a plane defined by a sidewall of the gate stack, a drain region adjacent to the channel region, a portion of the drain region arranged below the gate stack, a native oxide layer disposed over a portion of the source region, along sidewalls of the gate stack, and over a portion of the drain region, a spacer arranged over a portion of the native oxide layer above the source region and the drain region and along the native oxide layer along the sidewalls of the gate stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas C. Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Publication number: 20110278673Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed source and recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the source and the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed source region; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas C. Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Publication number: 20110278672Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas C. Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Publication number: 20110278580Abstract: A method for fabricating recessed source regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the source in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed source region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas C. Fuller, Steve Koester, Isaac Lauer, Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 7198140Abstract: A controllable brake includes a rotor supported on one shaft end. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to change the rheology of the material and thereby impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by two bearings which, in combination with the housing define a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Lord CorporationInventors: Mark R. Jolly, Robert H. Marjoram, Steve Koester, Kenneth A. St. Clair
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Publication number: 20050126871Abstract: A controllable brake includes a rotor supported on one shaft end. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to change the rheology of the material and thereby impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by two bearings which, in combination with the housing define a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Mark Jolly, Robert Marjoram, Steve Koester, Kenneth St.Clair
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Patent number: 6854573Abstract: A controllable brake includes a rotor supported on one shaft end. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to change the rheology of the material and thereby impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by two bearings which, in combination with the housing define a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Lord CorporationInventors: Mark R. Jolly, Robert H. Marjoram, Steve Koester, Kenneth A. St. Clair
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Publication number: 20030079948Abstract: A controllable brake includes a rotor supported on one shaft end. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to change the rheology of the material and thereby impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by two bearings which, in combination with the housing define a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Lord CorporationInventors: Mark R. Jolly, Robert H. Marjoram, Steve Koester, Kenneth A. St. Clair
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Patent number: 6177289Abstract: A monolithic semiconductor optical detector is formed on a substrate having a plurality of substantially parallel trenches etched therein. The trenches are further formed as a plurality of alternating N-type and P-type trench regions separated by pillar regions of the substrate which operate as an I region between the N and P trench regions. First and second contacts are formed on the surface of the substrate and interconnect the N-type trench regions and the P-type trench regions, respectively. Preferably, the trenches are etched with a depth comparable to an optical extinction length of optical radiation to which the detector is responsive.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1998Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Crow, Steve Koester, Daniel M. Kuchta, Dennis L. Rogers, Devendra Sadana, Sandip Tiwari