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John D Freeman

Examiner (ID: 17393, Phone: (571)270-3469 , Office: P/1787 )

Most Active Art Unit
1787
Art Unit(s)
4174, 1794, 1787
Total Applications
752
Issued Applications
292
Pending Applications
67
Abandoned Applications
393

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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09/903338
Method for forming a semiconductor connection with a top surface having an enlarged recess Jul 10, 2001 Issued
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09/900341
Method for forming memory array having a digit line buried in an isolation region Jul 4, 2001 Issued
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09/897472
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device Jul 2, 2001 Issued
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09/895522
Method of making a semiconductor device with aluminum capped copper interconnect pads Jun 28, 2001 Issued
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09/888431
Use of hydrogen doping for protection of low-k dielectric layers Jun 25, 2001 Issued
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09/886032
Integration of low-k SiOF as inter-layer dielectric Jun 21, 2001 Issued
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09/884074
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device Jun 19, 2001 Issued
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09/881831
METHOD FOR REDUCING STRESS-INDUCED VOIDS FOR 0.25-M AND SMALLER SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP TECHNOLOGY BY ANNEALING INTERCONNECT LINES AND USING LOW BIAS VOLTAGE AND LOW INTERLAYER DIELECTRIC DEPOSITION RATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP MADE THEREBY Jun 13, 2001 Issued
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09/878361
Method of forming a spin-on-passivation layer Jun 11, 2001 Issued
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09/874154
Laser method for forming vias Jun 4, 2001 Issued
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09/870851
Method of making a sloped sidewall via for integrated circuit structure to suppress via poisoning May 29, 2001 Issued
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09/860141
Method of silicide formation by silicon pretreatment May 16, 2001 Issued
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09/859762
Dual-damascene process with porous low-K dielectric material May 16, 2001 Issued
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09/851552
Apparatus and method for forming deposited film May 9, 2001 Issued
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09/846611
Method of improving electromigration resistance of capped Cu May 1, 2001 Issued
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09/841072
Process for forming aluminum or aluminum oxide thin film on substrates Apr 24, 2001 Issued
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09/839962
Method to remove copper contamination by using downstream oxygen and chelating agent plasma Apr 22, 2001 Issued
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09/824421
Method of making ultra small vias for integrated circuits Apr 1, 2001 Issued
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09/820591
Method for utilizing tungsten barrier in contacts to silicide and structure produced therby Mar 28, 2001 Abandoned
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09/813051
Method of forming contact holes of reduced dimensions by using reverse-transcription process Mar 19, 2001 Abandoned
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