Patents by Inventor Xiao Hi Liu

Xiao Hi Liu 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).

  • Dislocation Engineering Using a Scanned Laser
    Publication number: 20120138823
    Abstract: A method for generating patterned strained regions in a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes directing a light-emitting beam locally onto a surface portion of a semiconductor body; and manipulating a plurality of dislocations located proximate to the surface portion of the semiconductor body utilizing the light-emitting beam, the light-emitting beam being characterized as having a scan speed, so as to produce the patterned strained regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung Woh Lai, Xiao Hi Liu, Anita Madan, Klaus Schwarz, J. Campbell Scott