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Eric A. Ward

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2891
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2891
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925
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670
Pending Applications
71
Abandoned Applications
202

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/885166
Integrated circuit structure for low power SRAM Aug 9, 2022 Issued
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17/881736
Silicon carbide MOSFET device and manufacturing method thereof Aug 4, 2022 Issued
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17/815857
Conformal transfer doping method for fin-like field effect transistor Jul 27, 2022 Issued
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17/876271
MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING PREFORMED RECESSES BETWEEN CONTACT STRUCTURES AND CONTROL GATES Jul 27, 2022 Pending
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17/874901
Semiconductor element with resistive layers having different resistance values Jul 26, 2022 Issued
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17/871659
Method for selectively forming hard mask Jul 21, 2022 Issued
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17/868806
Semiconductor device having semiconductor column portions Jul 19, 2022 Issued
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17/850643
Semiconductor device having metal gate and poly gate Jun 26, 2022 Issued
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17/848907
Methods of forming ohmic contacts on semiconductor devices with trench/mesa structures Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/806959
GAN DEVICE WITH EXTENDED DRAIN CONTACT Jun 14, 2022 Pending
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17/834527
Three-dimensional semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/833415
Memory device Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/832590
Metal gate electrode formation of memory devices Jun 3, 2022 Issued
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17/828327
Integrated circuit device including insulating guide film between adjacent conductive patterns May 30, 2022 Issued
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17/827409
Seal ring patterns May 26, 2022 Issued
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17/826174
Semiconductor device having thin bottom channel and manufacturing method thereof May 26, 2022 Issued
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17/827107
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE May 26, 2022 Abandoned
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17/804290
Light emitting device May 25, 2022 Issued
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17/752080
Semiconductor device structure with spacer May 23, 2022 Issued
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17/750481
Semiconductor device including dummy patterns and peripheral interconnection patterns at the same level May 22, 2022 Issued
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