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IBM Journal of Research and Development  
Volume 44, Number 5, 2000
Research contributions by NACME Scholars
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Recent IBM patents

The following patents were recently issued by the countries in which the inventions were made.


Canada
2,118,147 C. Cabral, L. Clevenger, F. M. d'Heurle, J. M. Harper, R. W. Mann, G. L. Miles, and D. W. Rakowski Method for lowering the phase transformation temperature of a metal silicide
2,168,287 G. M. Lohman, B. Schiefer, and M. S. Urata Method for detecting and optimizing queries with encoding/decoding tables
2,209,549 A. C. Comeau and S. S. Lightstone Method and apparatus for loading data into a database in a multiprocessor environment
2,242,720 R. Ho Programmable LED driver
2,246,949 P. Shum and D. Velissaropoulos Method and means for encoding, storing, and retrieving hierarchical data processing information for a computer system
2,285,089 G. J. Fecteau, G. Kligerman, and L. Kollar Logical mapping of data objects using data spaces

France
622,962 C. Cesaro and G. Richter Tone-detection method for detecting at least one tone in a dual-tone multifrequency signal, call-progress method using the same

Germany
19,622,732.1 H. Hilgers, P. Joeris, and M. Straub Surface modification of magnetic heads
19,849,855.1 T. Stuermer Process for the automatic generation of a textual expression from a semantic representation using a computer system

Japan
1,077,956 Y. Hanabuchi and T. Kurosawa Multi media station model 5 ID
1,078,727 H. Shima, T. Takahashi, and K. Yamazaki Industrial design of slim note
1,079,213 T. Kurosawa Multi media station extended box ID
3,051,972 K. Ishizaki, H. Komatsu, and T. Ogasawara A method for eliminating communication overhead by caching results of communication analysis
3,056,989 S. Matsushima and M. Yamazaki Control method of removable IDE devices
3,056,997 H. Nakamura OCB tune-up
3,057,031 S. Kurihara and I. Yoneda Torque amplification with resonance detection
3,057,037 N. Kurosu, T. Satoh, T. Tsuchiya, and T. Yoshida Termination methodology for planar bent lead HGA
3,057,055 T. Aihara, S. Furuichi, and S. Shimotohno Graphics device with video overlay window feature enhanced with a shutter
3,057,460 K. Kawase, T. Matsumoto, and T. Moriyama Effective task distribution and execution mechanism for multiprocessor
3,062,035 S. Koyama, T. Nozawa, Y. Suzuki, and A. Terukina Full scale adjust circuit for video DAC
3,062,050 T. Miyahira, A. Nakao, and S. Shimotohno A method to reduce power consumption of hard disk drive
3,063,860 H. Mori and H. Tamura Magnet disk eraser
3,065,481 N. Matsuo, H. Niijima, and M. Shimada Interleaved dynamic sector allocation for SSD with block-erase storage devices
3,065,527 T. Fujita and S. Odahara Color TFT-LCDs
3,066,963 Y. Maeda and Y. Tsukada Solder bump formation method
3,067,021 T. Haze and T. Yabuuchi Re-reduce for SLC manufacturing

United Kingdom
651,330 J. Maltby, S. Phipps, V. Sethi, and V. J. Singleton Dynamic data exchange over a computer network
704,795 P. F. McDaid A data processing system
842,468 J. Cowlard Virus protection in computer systems
850,445 A. M. Colyer Recoverable proxy object in an object-oriented environment
853,802 G. Ashour, Y. Medan, and N. Sharir Audio synthesizer
2,303,948 S. J. Todd A data processing system
2,307,802 R. C. Hyde Power supply with power factor correction circuit
2,309,104 M. N. Day, J. Frye, A. Y. Seen, and P. M. Simpson Preloading software onto a computer system
2,311,389 R. P. Hoggarth, R. I. Knox, A. L. Massey, C. D. McCall, and S. Syyed Software installation in data processing network
2,312,973 Y. Novick, R. Y. Pinter, M. Rodeh, and A. J. Wecker Programming aid
2,313,677 M. Ball, C. Cromar, and H. Kelly Method and apparatus for manufacturing cathode ray tube display devices

United States
5,964,396 D. C. Linnell, F. Pompeo, G. B. Martin, H. T. Toy, K. A. Stalter, L. S. Goldmann, M. G. Courtney, P. A. Coico, P. J. Brofman, R. A. Jackson, and S. Farooq Enhanced ceramic ball grid array using in-situ solder stretch with clip
5,964,827 H. C. Ngo, J. A. Silberman, and S. H. Dhong High-speed binary adder
5,964,834 P. M. Crutcher System grouping clipboard memories associating with computers in a network into a shared clipboard memory for sharing data object in a network
5,964,836 T. Rowe and Y. S. Tan Apparatus, methods and computer program products for managing web-page-embedded sessions with a host-based application
5,964,837 C. W. Chao and W. Tsun Computer network management using dynamic switching between event-driven and polling type of monitoring from manager station
5,964,846 R. F. Berry and W. Gu System and method for mapping processor clock values in a multiprocessor system
5,964,847 B. A. Carpenter, R. A. Resnick, R. B. Ferrier, S. H. Booth, and W. Vetter Mobile client computer interacting with docking device
5,964,855 B. M. Bass, F. J. Pita, J. A. Hubbard, and P. W. Oman Method and system for enabling non-disruptive live insertion and removal of feature cards in a computer system
5,964,866 C. M. Durham and P. J. Klim Elastic self-timed interface for data flow elements
5,965,306 A. K. Wong, R. A. Ferguson, and S. M. Mansfield Method of determining the printability of photomask defects
5,965,309 C. P. Ausschnitt, M. Lagus, and T. Brunner Focus or exposure dose parameter control system using tone reversing patterns
5,965,459 K. D. Beyer Method for removing crevices induced by chemical–mechanical polishing
5,965,465 D. I. Rath, H. F. Okorn-Schmidt, K. Pope, K. J. McCullough, K. P. Madden, and R. Jagannathan Etching of silicon nitride
5,965,944 E. J. Frankoski and I. Memis Printed circuit boards for mounting a semiconductor integrated circuit die
5,966,012 S. S. Parkin Magnetic tunnel junction device with improved fixed and free ferromagnetic layers
5,966,082 D. Friedman, H. Heinrich, K. Goldman, and T. Cofino Method of flagging partial write in RF tags
5,966,263 D. A. Freitas, K. R. Vannorsdel, and M. M. Yu Method and apparatus to increase head/AE select robustness for a system using multiple head servo write
5,966,264 K. A. Belser and W. L. Cheung Two frequency servo PES pattern
5,966,290 B. G. Sammakia and S. B. Sathe Electronic packages and a method to improve thermal performance of electronic packages
5,966,339 J. A. Mandelman, K. C. Arndt, and L. L. Hsu Programmable/reprogrammable fuse
5,966,417 P. D. Muench and T. G. McNamara Cycle alignment circuit for multicycle time systems
5,966,512 C. Bates and J. M. Ryan Groupware save operation
5,966,522 A. A. Bjorksten, B. A. Zoric, and P. G. Villarrubia Multi-phase clock distribution method and system for complex integrated circuit devices
5,966,543 B. H. Hartner, C. Schmitt, D. Medina, J. F. Macon, and M. Peloquin Method of using collaborative spinlocks to provide exclusive access to a resource in a multiprocessor computer system
5,966,631 B. A. Pierson, G. W. Gale, and W. A. Syverson Forced plug processing for high aspect ratio structures
5,966,707 G. A. Van Huben and J. L. Mueller Method for managing a plurality of data processes residing in heterogeneous data repositories
5,966,708 C. E. Clark, H. R. Shah, and S. J. Greenspan Tail compression of a log stream using a scratch pad of logically deleted entries
5,966,728 B. F. Boury, N. Amini, R. Horne, and S. Brannon Computer system and method for snooping date writes to cacheable memory locations in an expansion memory device
5,966,803 J. W. Wilson Ball grid array having no through holes or via interconnections
5,966,941 U. Ghoshal Thermoelectric cooling with dynamic switching to isolate heat transport mechanism
5,967,796 A. M. Washington and J. W. Hartfiel PCI bus cable interface
5,967,824 C. N. Ramirez, D. Neal, J. R. Taylor, and W. D. Scott Mechanism for inserting or removing I/O cards with internal connectors
5,967,878 A. M. Desouches, C. Arcona, D. J. Lucken, J. P. Gunder, M. Zung, and R. O. Barr Lapping method and system for compensating for substrate bow
5,967,880 J. C. Major Method and apparatus for ultrasonically texturing ABS of magnetic head of hard disk drive
5,968,035 B. D. Goodman, H. W. Kaufman, J. J. Wynne, and J. M. Jacobs Dental procedures and apparatus using ultraviolet radiation
5,968,036 B. D. Goodman, H. W. Kaufman, J. J. Wynne, and J. M. Jacobs Dental procedures and apparatus using ultraviolet radiation
5,968,143 A. B. McNeill, D. R. Chisholm, E. I. Wachtel, G. B. Hoch, and T. V. Lee Information handling system for transfer of command blocks to a local processing side without local processor intervention
5,968,149 G. A. Jaquette and G. L. Washburn Tandem operation of input/output data compression modules
5,968,158 G. L. Turbeville, J. Sinibaldi, J. M. Linger, J. R. Petty, K. B. Williams, L. P. Andrews, R. Beckman, and R. C. Eng Apparatus including a host processor and communications adapters interconnected with a bus, with improved transfer of interrupts between the adapters and host processor
5,968,164 E. J. Silha and L. W. Loen Mixed-endian computing environment for a conventional bi-endian computer system
5,968,179 D. G. Smyth, D. L. Garmire, H. E. Roman, and K. S. Barkey Method for initializing a self-timed link
5,968,182 C. Y. Ng, J. Liu, J. C. Chen, and W. G. Sherman Method and means for utilizing device long busy response for resolving detected anomalies at the lowest level in a hierarchical, demand/response storage management subsystem
5,968,189 A. E. Herrmann, C. Desnoyers, D. L. Garmire, F. A. Kampf, and R. F. Stucke A system of reporting errors by a hardware element of a distributed computer system
5,968,280 M. Ronay Method for cleaning a surface
5,968,628 J. S. Campbell and J. T. Holton Deformable elastomer molding seal for use in electrical connector system
5,968,670 D. C. Linnell, F. Pompeo, G. B. Martin, H. T. Toy, J. Covell, K. A. Stalter, L. S. Goldmann, M. G. Courtney, P. A. Coico, P. J. Brofman, R. A. Jackson, and S. Farooq Enhanced ceramic ball grid array using in-situ solder stretch with spring
5,968,841 A. Ticknor, M. F. Lofaro, and W. F. Landers Device and method for preventing settlement of particles on a chemical–mechanical polishing pad
5,969,024 M. Angelopoulos, R. Saraf, and Y. H. Liao Methods of fabricating plasticized, antiplasticized and crystalline conducting polymers and precursors thereof
5,969,273 C. N. Archie, D. Nyyssonen, D. C. Wheeler, E. P. Solecky, and M. Lagus Method and apparatus for critical dimension and tool resolution determination using edge width
5,969,370 A. Juliana, Jr., C. H. Lee, H. J. Rosen, M. R. Latta, W. C. Leung, and W. I. Imaino Surface inspection tool
5,969,523 C. S. Nomura, J. T. Contreras, K. B. Klaassen, and P. W. Chung Preamplifier bias mode to re-initialize a GMR head after losing initialization
5,969,554 D. W. Stout and F. Chan Multi-function pre-driver circuit with slew rate control, tri-state operation, and level-shifting
5,969,649 B. Marcus, G. A. Jaquette, J. J. Ashley, and P. J. Seger Run length limited encoding/decoding with robust resync
5,969,720 J. M. Mullaly, L. A. Lisle, and S. L. Martin Data processing system and method for implementing an informative container for a file system
5,969,724 D. J. Roberts, R. E. Berry, and S. H. Isensee Method and system for navigating through opaque structures on a display
5,969,893 K. G. Dahman, R. B. Basham, S. B. Wilson, S. D. Johnson, and S. M. Fry Tape pre-formatting with uniform data storage segments selectively mapped to fixed or variable sized independently addressable data storage partitions
5,969,901 D. E. Goodman, E. A. Eckberg, K. B. Price, and S. A. Hanssen Gasket frame for grounding an actuator flex cable in a disc drive
5,969,906 J. E. Sell, R. G. Simmons, S. P. Arya, T. Pan, W. C. Shum, W. L. Hillman, and W. W. Brooks Transducer suspension system having access aperture
5,969,945 C. S. Milkovich, E. A. Johnson, J. M. Zalesinski, J. S. Perkins, L. R. Cutting, M. A. Gaynes, M. V. Pierson, and S. E. Poetzinger Electronic package assembly
5,969,947 E. A. Johnson, S. J. Kosteva, and S. W. MacQuarrie Integral design features for heatsink attach for electronic packages
5,969,997 E. L. Hedberg, M. Faucher, M. P. Clinton, M. W. Kellogg, and W. D. Pricer Narrow data width DRAM with low latency page-hit operations
5,970,000 P. Pfefferl and T. Kirihata Repairable semiconductor integrated circuit memory by selective assignment of groups of redundancy elements to domains
5,970,009 H. Hoenigschmid, J. A. Mandelman, and R. L. Kleinhenz Reduced stand by power consumption in a DRAM
5,970,030 J. W. Hammar and K. Dimitri Automated data storage library component exchange using media accessor
5,970,052 D. A. Webber, G. A. Katopis, J. Braun, P. R. Turgeon, T. Lo, and T. G. McNamara Method for dynamic bandwidth testing
5,970,225 B. K. Jackson and M. L. Williams Display selected printer response for distinct application
5,970,227 J. P. McGovern, P. E. Newman, and R. A. Dayan Wireless proximity detector security feature
5,970,239 L. R. Bahl and M. Padmanabhan Apparatus and method for performing model estimation utilizing a discriminant measure
5,970,248 M. Meier Method of walking-up a call stack for a client/server program that uses remote procedure call (RPC)
5,970,250 L. E. England and T. Horiguchi System and method for scoping operating system semantics in a computing environment supporting multi-enclave processes
5,970,418 G. McVicker, J. P. Karidis, and R. A. Budd Personal communicator including a handset phone with an integrated virtual image display
5,970,439 C. P. Roth, E. H. Welbon, F. E. Levine, and J. C. Randolph Performance monitoring in a data processing system
5,970,451 B. E. Ballard, J. R. Lewis, K. A. Ortega, and R. VanBuskirk Method for correcting frequently misrecognized words or command in speech application
5,970,464 B. F. White, B. K. Rosen, C. V. Apte, E. Grossman, E. P. Pednault, F. A. Tipu, and H. J. Wang Data mining based underwriting profitability analysis
5,970,465 B. L. Dietrich, G. Lin, and R. Srinivasan A method for part procurement in a production system with constrained resources
5,970,498 D. M. Duffield, E. L. Fosdick, and W. C. Rapp Object-oriented framework mechanism for metering objects
5,970,512 D. J. Martens and M. K. Ciraula Translation shadow array adder–decoder circuit
5,970,598 J. R. Case and R. R. Hall Differential pressure assembly device and method for making connector assemblies
5,970,606 A. W. Buechele Pinstacking process and fixture
5,970,731 E. J. Seminaro, G. F. Goth, G. M. Chrysler, J. A. Hickey, J. J. Hare, R. C. Chu, R. E. Simons, R. R. Schmidt, and W. S. Harris Modular refrigeration system
5,971,058 J. Covell and L. R. Bolde Apparatus and method for continuous casting solder onto discrete parts
5,971,268 E. R. Veals, K. H. Myers, R. A. Smith, R. C. Lynch, and W. L. Talley An I/O assembly for use with point of sale terminals and other computing systems
5,971,277 B. J. Cragun and W. J. Rothschild Mechanism for retrieving information using data encoded on an object
5,971,454 J. P. DeGeorge, J. R. Lankard, Jr., R. H. Turcotte, and R. L. Baan Article handler
5,971,585 A. Gokhale, C. K. Yen, D. Dangat, J. Milne, R. A. Orzell, R. L. Reid, S. Li, and X. Tang Best can do matching of assets with demand in microelectronics manufacturing
5,971,640 J. D. Thomas, J. G. Brewington, K. H. Vorhees, and R. H. Harris Method for cutting paper in a printer using a gear with a friction pad
5,972,053 I. S. Mahmoud, J. G. Hoffarth, and J. M. Lauffer Capacitor formed within printed circuit board
5,972,145 H. G. Linde and S. J. Holmes Removable passivating polyimide coating and methods of use
5,972,156 G. F. Walker, G. W. Johnson, H. Heinrich, M. J. Brady, P. A. Moskowitz, and T. Cofino Method of making a radio frequency
5,972,570 E. Sengle, J. A. Bruce, R. K. Leidy, S. J. Holmes, and W. E. Mlynko Method of photolithographically defining three regions with one mask step and self aligned isolation structure formed thereby
5,972,571 A. Aviram Negative resist composition and use thereof
5,972,723 A. G. Merryman, C. J. Mele, G. K. Bartley, J. Pennacchia, K. A. Smith, P. A. Franklin, R. Yu, T. A. Wassick, and T. A. Wayson Enhanced thin film wiring net repair process
5,972,745 E. J. Nowak, H. L. Kalter, M. H. Tong, W. R. Tonti, and X. Tian Method of forming self-aligned halo-isolated wells
5,972,765 D. W. Martin, T. Ference, T. B. Hook, and W. F. Clark Use of deuterated materials in semiconductor processing
5,972,787 C. Lin, J. F. Nuetzel, J. K. Stephens, K. Boggs, M. Ronay, R. Ploessl, and R. F. Schnabel CMP process using indicator areas to determine endpoint
5,972,788 B. El-Kareh and J. G. Ryan Flexible interconnect with dual-metal-dual-stud structure
5,973,351 D. E. Kotecki and S. V. Nguyen Semiconductor device with high dielectric constant insulator material
5,973,385 J. P. Gambino, R. Stengl, and S. V. Nguyen Method for suppressing pattern distortion associated with BPSG reflow and integrated circuit chip formed thereby
5,973,389 C. G. Woychik, M. A. Gaynes, M. V. Pierson, R. R. Kodnani, and T. M. Culnane Semiconductor chip carrier assembly
5,973,419 J. P. Rutigliano and R. W. Kruppa Circuit and method of operation to control in-rush current from a power supply to peripheral devices in an information system
5,973,508 E. J. Nowak and M. H. Tong Voltage translation circuit for mixed voltage applications
5,973,529 R. V. Joshi, T. I. Chappell, W. Hwang, and W. H. Henkels A pulse-to-static conversion latch with a self-timed control circuit
5,973,663 C. Bates and J. M. Ryan Visually aging scroll bar
5,973,665 B. J. Davie and T. D. Greer Temporally invasive display guide
5,973,666 B. Cunningham, C. B. Swart, D. Challener, and S. E. Fischer Method and means for controlling the concurrent execution of a plurality of programs on a computer system
5,973,683 B. J. Cragun and P. R. Day Dynamic regulation of television viewing content based on viewer profile and viewing history
5,973,685 A. Tantawy, D. Seidman, and F. Schaffa Scheme for the distribution of multimedia follow-up information
5,973,697 D. D. Bardon, D. J. Roberts, J. M. Mullaly, R. E. Berry, and S. H. Isensee Method and system for providing preferred face views of objects in a three-dimensional (3D) environment in a display in a computer system
5,973,705 C. Narayanaswami Geometry pipeline implemented on a SIMD machine
5,973,740 D. A. Hrusecky Multi-format reduced memory video decoder with adjustable polyphase expansion filter
5,973,771 B. B. Peck, D. C. Humphrey, G. N. Pealer, and M. Hibbs Pupil imaging reticle for photo steppers
5,973,870 G. J. Smith, H. H. Ottesen, and Z. E. Boutaghou Adaptive and in-situ load/unload damage estimation and compensation
5,973,928 C. J. Blasi, F. Motika, and G. Das Multi-layer ceramic substrate decoupling
5,973,971 G. Uhlmann and S. N. Storino Device and method for verifying independent reads and writes in a memory array
5,974,016 G. P. Andrews and K. C. Cheung Disc reader with automatic closing tray
5,974,049 B. H. Ratcliff and S. R. Valley Internet protocol assists for high performance LAN connections
5,974,130 A. S. Sadri and P. Yegani Transparent call discrimination (TCD) method and apparatus
5,974,168 A. Gueziec, G. Taubin, and H. Rushmeier Acquiring bump maps from curved objects
5,974,240 K. S. Chan Method and system for buffering condition code data in a data processing system having out-of-order and speculative instruction
5,974,256 G. Matthews and K. R. Lawrence Method for translating graphical user interface (GUI) resource data into native Java code
5,974,258 R. Ferri and R. C. Russell Method and apparatus for performing single-function software operations on a server processor for a target of one or more processors in a network of processors
5,974,259 H. F. Casal, K. A. Feiste, L. E. Thatcher, and T. W. Griffith Data processing system and method of operation having input/output drivers with reduced power consumption and noise levels
5,974,382 A. A. Nassiff, F. Fado, P. J. Guasti, and R. VanBuskirk Configuring an audio interface with background noise and speech
5,974,383 A. A. Nassiff, F. Fado, P. J. Guasti, and R. VanBuskirk Configuring an audio mixer in an audio interface
5,974,403 L. S. Wu and S. Takriti Power trading and forecasting tool
5,974,406 A. N. Tantawi, C. Bisdikian, and Y. N. Doganata An automated matching, scheduling, and notification system
5,974,420 S. McLaughry and T. J. Lehman Information exchange operator for a tuplespace
5,974,424 B. Shmueli, F. Schmuck, J. Wyllie, and R. J. Curran Parallel file system and method with a metadata node
5,974,428 S. J. Munroe and S. N. Gerard Method and apparatus for class version naming and mapping
5,974,439 G. Bollella Resource sharing between real-time and general purpose programs
5,974,441 K. Lagarde and R. M. Rogers WWW client server interactive system method with Java (TM)
5,974,445 A. J. Samodovitz and J. R. Pivnichny Web browser which checks availability of hot links
5,974,460 G. F. McBrearty, J. J. Maddalozzo, and J. M. Shieh Apparatus and method for selecting an optimum telecommunications link
5,974,462 C. K. Eilert, D. Booz, D. V. Bostjancic, G. M. Dritschler, J. D. Aman, J. E. Arwe, and P. B. Yocom Method and apparatus for controlling the number of servers in a client/server system
5,974,505 R. B. Patel Method and system for reducing power consumption of a non-blocking cache within a data processing system
5,974,507 J. D. Lewis, J. S. Dodson, L. Clark, and R. K. Arimilli Optimizing a cache eviction mechanism by selectively introducing different levels of randomness into a replacement algorithm
5,974,524 H. Cheong, H. Q. Le, P. J. Jordan, and Q. Nguyen Method and apparatus for reducing the number of rename registers in a processor supporting out-of-order execution
5,974,535 T. M. Potter Method and system in a data processing system of permitting concurrent processing of instructions of a particular type
5,974,566 B. A. Rich, E. Plassmann, M. Ault, S. B. Shi, and T. J. Shrader Method and apparatus for providing persistent fault-tolerant proxy login to a web-based distributed file service
5,974,657 C. A. Fox, H. S. Gill, J. Tabib, and V. S. Speriosu Two step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at the row level
5,974,868 B. Jurjevic, C. Huynh, D. Decain, D. P. Nadeau, and M. A. Taubenblatt Downstream monitor for CMP brush cleaners
5,974,931 D. C. Long, J. Wylder, L. W. Herron, M. LaPlante, M. W. Kapfhammer, N. A. Rizk, and W. D. Carbaugh Flex die punching apparatus and method
5,975,409 D. C. Linnell, F. Pompeo, G. B. Martin, H. T. Toy, K. A. Stalter, L. S. Goldmann, M. G. Courtney, P. A. Coico, P. J. Brofman, R. A. Jackson, and S. Farooq Ceramic ball grid array using in-situ solder stretch
5,975,749 R. A. Bechade Zero and one detection chain for a carry select adder
5,976,156 R. H. Taylor and Y. Y. Kim Stereotaxic apparatus and method for moving an end effector
5,976,264 J. J. Wu, K. J. McCullough, L. Rothman, and R. J. Purtell Removal of fluorine or chlorine residue by liquid CO2
5,976,286 G. Natarajan Multi-density ceramic structure and process thereof
5,976,710 A. Nenadic, C. H. Perry, H. S. Sachdev, J. P. Hummel, K. G. Sachdev, R. N. Lang, S. M. Kamath, and S. S. Prabhu Low TCE polyimides as improved insulator in multilayer interconnect structures
5,976,740 C. P. Ausschnitt, D. Nyyssonen, and T. Brunner Process for controlling exposure dose or focus parameters using tone reversing pattern
5,976,768 C. Huynh, J. Dunn, J. S. Brown, P. W. Pastel, R. K. Leidy, and S. J. Holmes Method for forming sidewall spacers using frequency doubling hybrid resist and device formed thereby
5,976,963 C. Kaanta and J. E. Cronin Self-aligned metallurgy
5,976,970 H. M. Dalal and H. S. Rathore Method of making and laterally filling key hole structure for ultra fine pitch conductor lines
5,976,975 H. M. Dalal, J. J. Cuomo, L. L. Hsu, and R. V. Joshi Refractory metal capped low resistivity metal conductor lines and vias
5,976,986 B. Spuler, C. H. Yang, M. Narita, M. Naeem, R. Christie, S. M. Burns, V. Grewal, and W. W. Kocon Low pressure and low power C12/HC1 process for sub-micron metal etching
5,977,625 D. L. Edwards, H. T. Toy, P. A. Coico, R. A. Sherif, and S. Farooq Semiconductor package with low strain seal
5,977,640 C. L. Bertin, E. J. Sprogis, T. Ference, and W. J. Howell Highly integrated chip-on-chip packaging
5,977,642 B. K. Appelt, J. M. Lauffer, J. R. Wilcox, M. A. Gaynes, and S. Datta Dendrite interconnect for planarization and method for producing same