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William S. Brennan — 57 Patents

AMD: 53 patents #128 of 9,280Top 2%
SLSpansion Llc.: 3 patents #241 of 769Top 35%
Austin, TX: #360 of 18,064 inventorsTop 2%
Texas: #1,383 of 125,132 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #42,642 of 4,157,543Top 2%
57 Patents All Time
William S. Brennan has been granted 57 US patents while listed as an inventor at AMD. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in February 2014. William S. Brennan ranks #42,642 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.0%). Patent records list William S. Brennan in Austin, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2014Bar chart with a peak of 18 patents in 1998.peak 181997: 1 patents19971998: 18 patents1999: 8 patents19992000: 11 patents2001: 5 patents20012002: 5 patents2003: 3 patents20032004: 2 patents2005: 1 patents20052012: 2 patents2014: 1 patents2014

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 57 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8643083 Electronic devices with ultraviolet blocking layers Bryon K. Hance, Brian D. White, Joseph William Wiseman, Allen L. Evans 2014-02-04 $2,100,000
8202810 Low-H plasma treatment with N2 anneal for electronic memory devices Alexander H. Nickel, Allen L. Evans, Minh Quoc Tran, Lu You, Minh Van Ngo +4 more 2012-06-19 $1,687,000
8171627 Method of forming an electronic device Bryon K. Hance, Brian D. White, Joseph William Wiseman, Allen L. Evans 2012-05-08 $2,283,000
6955928 Closed loop residual gas analyzer process control technique 2005-10-18 $5,936,000
6809032 Method and apparatus for detecting the endpoint of a chemical-mechanical polishing operation using optical techniques Frank Mauersberger, Peter J. Beckage, Paul R. Besser, Frederick N. Hause, Errol Todd Ryan +1 more 2004-10-26 $3,793,000
6800494 Method and apparatus for controlling copper barrier/seed deposition processes Howard E. Castle 2004-10-05 $3,728,000
6614064 Transistor having a gate stick comprised of a metal, and a method of making same Paul R. Besser 2003-09-02 $4,831,000
6555479 Method for forming openings for conductive interconnects Frederick N. Hause, Paul R. Besser, Frank Mauersberger, Errol Todd Ryan, John A. Iacoponi +1 more 2003-04-29 $1,822,000
6514858 Test structure for providing depth of polish feedback Frederick N. Hause, Paul R. Besser, Frank Mauersberger, Errol Todd Ryan, John A. Iacoponi +1 more 2003-02-04 $1,030,000
6489240 Method for forming copper interconnects John A. Iacoponi, Paul R. Besser, Frederick N. Hause, Frank Mauersberger, Errol Todd Ryan +1 more 2002-12-03 $4,258,000
6413846 Contact each methodology and integration scheme Paul R. Besser, Errol Todd Ryan, Frederick N. Hause, Frank Mauersberger, John A. Iacoponi +1 more 2002-07-02 $3,406,000
6395100 Method of improving vacuum quality in semiconductor processing chambers Willie Rivera 2002-05-28 $2,985,000
6376330 Dielectric having an air gap formed between closely spaced interconnect lines H. Jim Fulford, Robert Dawson, Fred N. Hause, Basab Bandyopadhyay, Mark W. Michael 2002-04-23 $2,653,000
6353253 Semiconductor isolation region bounded by a trench and covered with an oxide to improve planarization Fred N. Hause, Basab Bandyopadhyay, H. Jim Fulford, Robert Dawson, Mark W. Michael 2002-03-05 $11,927,000
6326298 Substantially planar semiconductor topography using dielectrics and chemical mechanical polish Robert Dawson, Mark W. Michael, Basab Bandyopadhyay, H. Jim Fulford, Fred N. Hause 2001-12-04 $4,361,000
6255215 Semiconductor device having silicide layers formed using a collimated metal layer Fred N. Hause, Charles E. May 2001-07-03 $7,468,000
6211072 CVD Tin Barrier process with improved contact resistance 2001-04-03 $5,058,000
6208015 Interlevel dielectric with air gaps to lessen capacitive coupling Basab Bandyopadhyay, H. Jim Fulford, Robert Dawson, Fred N. Hause, Mark W. Michael 2001-03-27 $5,495,000
6191032 Thin titanium film as self-regulating filter for silicon migration into aluminum metal lines Don A. Tiffin, David Soza, Patrick L. Smith, Allen W. White, Tim Z. Hossain 2001-02-20 $7,201,000
6156650 Method of releasing gas trapped during deposition Tim Z. Hossain, Berta Valdez, Renee S. Prusik, Amiya R. Ghatak-Roy 2000-12-05 $3,995,000
6153833 Integrated circuit having interconnect lines separated by a dielectric having a capping layer Robert Dawson, Mark W. Michael, Basab Bandyopadhyay, H. Jim Fulford, Fred N. Hause 2000-11-28 $3,768,000
6150721 Integrated circuit which uses a damascene process for producing staggered interconnect lines Basab Bandyopadhyay, H. Jim Fulford, Robert Dawson, Fred N. Hause, Mark W. Michael 2000-11-21 $5,742,000
6127264 Integrated circuit having conductors of enhanced cross-sectional area Basab Bandyopadhyay, H. Jim Fulford, Robert Dawson, Fred N. Hause, Mark W. Michael 2000-10-03 $5,403,000
6127719 Subfield conductive layer and method of manufacture H. Jim Fulford, Robert Dawson, Fred N. Hause, Basab Bandyopadhyay, Mark W. Michael 2000-10-03 $5,403,000
6091149 Dissolvable dielectric method and structure Fred N. Hause, Basab Bandyopadhyay, Robert Dawson, H. Jim Fulford, Mark W. Michael 2000-07-18 $10,732,000