Patents by Inventor Steven Kurihara

Steven Kurihara 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).

  • Method for reducing surface zener drift
    Patent number: 6759331
    Abstract: Drift in the reverse breakdown voltage of a surface zener diode is substantially reduced by forming a layer of material that includes titanium before or after the metallization steps that are used to form the first layer of metal (the metal-1 layer) or the second layer of metal (the metal-2 layer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Heikyung Min, Steven Kurihara, Robert Spence