Patents by Inventor Steve S. Williams

Steve S. Williams 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: 7439607
    Abstract: A method of forming semiconductor device treating a surface of a substrate to produce a discontinuous growth of a material on the surface through rapid thermal oxidation of the substrate surface at a temperature of less than about 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arne W. Ballantine, Douglas D. Coolbaugh, Steve S. Williams
  • Patent number: 6984593
    Abstract: A method of forming semiconductor device treating a surface of a substrate to produce a discontinuous growth of a material on the surface through rapid thermal oxidation of the substrate surface at a temperature of less than about 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arne W. Ballantine, Douglas D. Coolbaugh, Steve S. Williams
  • Publication number: 20040041238
    Abstract: A method of forming semiconductor device. treating a surface of a substrate to produce a discontinuous growth of a material on the surface through rapid thermal oxidation of the substrate surface at a temperature of less than about 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arne W. Ballantine, Douglas D. Coolbaugh, Steve S. Williams