Texas Instruments Corporation

Erika Leigh Shoemaker

Stuart M Jacobsen

Mary Drummond Roby

Maria Wang

Byron Lovell Williams

Alec James Morton

C Matthew Thompson

Betty S Mercer

Laurinda W Ng

Provided is a process for manufacturing a diamond like carbon layer. The process for manufacturing the diamond like carbon layer includes, without limitation, forming a layer of diamond like carbon over a substrate, and reactive ion etching the layer of diamond like carbon.

Process for reactive ion etching a layer of diamond like carbon

Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, without limitation, includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a substrate, and forming a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer, wherein an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer is located between and adheres the first and second semiconductor layers.

Semiconductor device including an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer and method of manufacture therefor

The present invention provides an interconnect for use in an integrated circuit, a method for manufacturing the interconnect, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the interconnect. The interconnect (), among other elements, includes a surface conductive lead () located in an opening formed within a protective overcoat (), and a barrier layer () located between the protective overcoat () and the surface conductive lead (), a portion of the barrier layer () forming a skirt () that extends outside a footprint of the surface conductive lead ().

Method for manufacturing an interconnect

A thermal inkjet printheadof the present invention includes a heating element, an ink chamber, control circuitry, an ink reservoir, and a memory array. The control circuitrycauses the heating element to generate thermal energy thereby causing ink within the ink chamber to generate bubbles of ink, which are then expelled through a nozzle. The ink reservoir replenishes used ink in the ink chamber. The memory arraystores and provides the identification parameters for the thermal inkjet printhead. The identification parameters are typically provided during initialization of the printer and include color(s) of ink (e.g., black, green, red, blue), a number of nozzles on the thermal inkjet printhead, an addressing frequency, nozzle spacing, heating architecture, and the like. The identification parameters can include other information such as a unique serial identification number for the thermal inkjet printhead, manufacturer serial number, lot number, date of manufacture, compatible printers, ink capacity, ink remaining, re-ordering information for replacement ink cartridges, and the like.

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Erika Leigh Shoemaker