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Jeffrey A. Shields — 89 Patents

AMD: 65 patents #82 of 9,280Top 1%
SLSpansion Llc.: 14 patents #50 of 769Top 7%
ATAdesto Technologies: 10 patents #14 of 52Top 30%
MIMicrochip Technology Incorporated: 6 patents #97 of 958Top 15%
Fujitsu Limited: 3 patents #8,614 of 24,456Top 40%
Globalfoundries: 1 patents #2,221 of 4,424Top 55%
Chandler, AZ: #25 of 3,331 inventorsTop 1%
Arizona: #161 of 32,909 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #18,310 of 4,157,543Top 1%
89 Patents All Time
Jeffrey A. Shields has been granted 89 US patents while listed as an inventor at AMD. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in July 2021. Jeffrey A. Shields ranks #18,310 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.44%). Patent records list Jeffrey A. Shields in Chandler, AZ, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 89 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11056646 Memory device having programmable impedance elements with a common conductor formed below bit lines Mark T. Ramsbey, Venkatesh P. Gopinath, Kuei-Chang Tsai, Chakravarthy Gopalan, Michael A. Van Buskirk 2021-07-06
10497868 Memory elements having conductive cap layers and methods therefor John Ross Jameson, Kuei-Chang Tsai 2019-12-03 $2,984,000
9595671 Methods of fabricating storage elements and structures having edgeless features for programmable layer(s) Kuei-Chang Tsai, Pascal Verrier 2017-03-14 $1,329,000
9455037 EEPROM memory cell with low voltage read path and high voltage erase/write path Kent Hewitt, Jack T. Wong, Bomy Chen, Sonu Daryanani, Daniel A. Alvarez +1 more 2016-09-27 $63,626,000
9412945 Storage elements, structures and methods having edgeless features for programmable layer(s) Kuei-Chang Tsai, Pascal Verrier 2016-08-09 $656,000
9391270 Memory cells with vertically integrated tunnel access device and programmable impedance element Venkatesh P. Gopinath, Yi Ma, Chakravarthy Gopalan, Ming Sung Kwon, John Dinh 2016-07-12 $832,000
9099633 Solid electrolyte memory elements with electrode interface for improved performance Chakravarthy Gopalan, Wei Ti Lee, Yi Ma 2015-08-04
8941089 Resistive switching devices and methods of formation thereof Chakravarthy Gopalan, Venkatesh P. Gopinath, Janet Wang, Kuei-Chang Tsai 2015-01-27
8895953 Programmable memory elements, devices and methods having physically localized structure John Ross Jameson, Wei Ti Lee 2014-11-25
8866122 Resistive switching devices having a buffer layer and methods of formation thereof Wei Ti Lee, Chakravarthy Gopalan, Yi Ma, Kuei-Chang Tsai, Janet Wang 2014-10-21
8847192 Resistive switching devices having alloyed electrodes and methods of formation thereof Wei Ti Lee, Chakravarthy Gopalan, Yi Ma, Philippe Blanchard, John Ross Jameson +3 more 2014-09-30
8368219 Buried silicide local interconnect with sidewall spacers and method for making the same Arvind Halliyal, Zoran Krivokapic, Matthew S. Buynoski, Nicholas H. Tripsas, Minh Van Ngo +2 more 2013-02-05
8232175 Damascene metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device with improved scaleability Suzette K. Pangrle, Steven C. Avanzino, Sameer Haddad, Michael VanBuskirk, Manuj Rathor +5 more 2012-07-31 $2,423,000
8094503 Method of programming an array of NMOS EEPROM cells that minimizes bit disturbances and voltage withstand requirements for the memory array and supporting circuits Kent Hewitt, Donald S. Gerber 2012-01-10 $35,136,000
8089113 Damascene metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device Suzette K. Pangrle, Steven C. Avanzino, Sameer Haddad, Michael VanBuskirk, Manuj Rathor +5 more 2012-01-03 $2,103,000
8049334 Buried silicide local interconnect with sidewall spacers and method for making the same Arvind Halliyal, Zoran Krivokapic, Matthew S. Buynoski, Nicholas H. Tripsas, Minh Van Ngo +2 more 2011-11-01 $1,838,000
8022468 Ultraviolet radiation blocking interlayer dielectric Minh Van Ngo, Wenmei Li, Ning Cheng, Angela T. Hui, Cinti X. Chen 2011-09-20
7817474 Method for programming and erasing an array of NMOS EEPROM cells that minimizes bit disturbances and voltage withstand requirements for the memory array and supporting circuits Kent Hewitt, Donald S. Gerber 2010-10-19 $10,740,000
7790497 Method to prevent alloy formation when forming layered metal oxides by metal oxidation Steven C. Avanzino, Joffre F. Bernard, Suzette K. Pangrle 2010-09-07 $1,192,000
7776682 Ordered porosity to direct memory element formation Alexander H. Nickel, Suzette K. Pangrle, Steven C. Avanzino, Fei Wang, Minh Quoc Tran +2 more 2010-08-17
7476604 Aggressive cleaning process for semiconductor device contact formation Ning Cheng, Minh Van Ngo, Jinsong Yin, Paul R. Besser, Connie P. Wang +4 more 2009-01-13
7468296 Thin film germanium diode with low reverse breakdown Ercan Adem, Matthew S. Buynoski, Robert J. Chiu, Bryan K. Choo, Calvin T. Gabriel +5 more 2008-12-23
7466591 Method for programming and erasing an array of NMOS EEPROM cells that minimizes bit disturbances and voltage withstand requirements for the memory array and supporting circuits Kent Hewitt, Donald S. Gerber 2008-12-16 $7,709,000
7384800 Method of fabricating metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device with stable data retention Steven C. Avanzino, Sameer Haddad, An-Chung Chen, Yi-Ching Wu, Suzette K. Pangrle 2008-06-10 $2,063,000
7232765 Utilization of a Ta-containing cap over copper to facilitate concurrent formation of copper vias and memory element structures Steven C. Avanzino, Nicholas H. Tripsas, Fei Wang, Richard Kingsborough, William Leonard +1 more 2007-06-19