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J. Brett Rolfson — 147 Patents

Micron: 146 patents #77 of 6,345Top 2%
Boise, ID: #35 of 3,546 inventorsTop 1%
Idaho: #50 of 8,810 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #6,501 of 4,157,543Top 1%
147 Patents All Time

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Showing 101–125 of 147 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
5926739 Semiconductor processing method of promoting photoresist adhesion to an outer substrate layer predominately comprising silicon nitride Annette L. Martin, Ardavan Niroomand 1999-07-20
5876878 Phase shifting mask and process for forming comprising a phase shift layer for shifting two wavelengths of light Christophe Pierrat 1999-03-02
5851923 Integrated circuit and method for forming and integrated circuit 1998-12-22
5831378 Insulative barrier useful in field emission displays for reducing surface leakage Kevin Tjaden 1998-11-03
5825498 Ultraviolet light reflectance method for evaluating the surface characteristics of opaque materials Randhir P. S. Thakur, Michael Nuttall, Robert Burke 1998-10-20
5825074 Method of making a resistor, method of making a diode, and SRAM circuitry and other integrated circuitry Monte Manning 1998-10-20
5804336 Method of forming opaque border on semiconductor photomask 1998-09-08
5789030 Method for depositing doped amorphous or polycrystalline silicon on a substrate 1998-08-04
5786027 Method for depositing polysilicon with discontinuous grain boundaries 1998-07-28
5786116 Atom lithographic mask having diffraction grating aligned with primary mask pattern 1998-07-28
5766829 Method of phase shift lithography David A. Cathey 1998-06-16
5754390 Integrated capacitor bottom electrode for use with conformal dielectric Gurtej S. Sandhu 1998-05-19
5709754 Method and apparatus for removing photoresist using UV and ozone/oxygen mixture Keith Morinville 1998-01-20
5707485 Method and apparatus for facilitating removal of material from the backside of wafers via a plasma etch William J. Crane 1998-01-13
5696028 Method to form an insulative barrier useful in field emission displays for reducing surface leakage Kevin Tjaden 1997-12-09
5672450 Method of phase shift mask fabrication comprising a tapered edge and phase conflict resolution 1997-09-30
5672539 Method for forming an improved field isolation structure using ozone enhanced oxidation and tapering Randhir P. S. Thakur, Fernando Gonzalez, John T. Moore 1997-09-30
5667918 Method of lithography using reticle pattern blinders Steve Brainerd 1997-09-16
5653619 Method to form self-aligned gate structures and focus rings Eugene H. Cloud, Trung T. Doan, Tyler Lowrey, David A. Cathey 1997-08-05
5576126 Phase shifting mask 1996-11-19
5567644 Method of making a resistor Monte Manning 1996-10-22
5495959 Method of making substractive rim phase shifting masks 1996-03-05
5487962 Method of chromeless phase shift mask fabrication suitable for auto-cad layout 1996-01-30
5468578 Method of making masks for phase shifting lithography to avoid phase conflicts 1995-11-21
5438240 Field emission structures produced on macro-grain polysilicon substrates David A. Cathey, Tyler Lowrey, Trung T. Doan 1995-08-01