Patents by Inventor Tim A. Taylor

Tim A. Taylor 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).

  • Reliability improvement of polymer-based capacitors by moisture barrier
    Patent number: 9793106
    Abstract: It has been discovered that poor TDDB reliability of microelectronic device capacitors with organic polymer material in the capacitor dielectric is due to water molecules infiltrating the organic polymer material when the microelectronic device is exposed to water vapor in the operating ambient. Water molecule infiltration from water vapor in the ambient is effectively reduced by a moisture barrier comprising a layer of aluminum oxide formed by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. A microelectronic device includes a capacitor with organic polymer material in the capacitor dielectric and a moisture barrier with a layer of aluminum oxide formed by an ALD process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Honglin Guo, Tim A. Taylor, Jeff A. West, Ricky A. Jackson, Byron Williams
  • RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT OF POLYMER-BASED CAPACITORS BY MOISTURE BARRIER
    Publication number: 20160133689
    Abstract: It has been discovered that poor TDDB reliability of microelectronic device capacitors with organic polymer material in the capacitor dielectric is due to water molecules infiltrating the organic polymer material when the microelectronic device is exposed to water vapor in the operating ambient. Water molecule infiltration from water vapor in the ambient is effectively reduced by a moisture barrier comprising a layer of aluminum oxide formed by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. A microelectronic device includes a capacitor with organic polymer material in the capacitor dielectric and a moisture barrier with a layer of aluminum oxide formed by an ALD process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Honglin Guo, Tim A. Taylor, Jeff A. West, Ricky A. Jackson, Byron Williams