Thomas L Wolf

US Patent:

7425502, Sep 16, 2008

Filed:

Jul 25, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/828217

Inventors:

Zhijian Lu - Plano TX, US
Thomas M. Wolf - Allen TX, US
Scott W. Jessen - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H01L 21/04

US Classification:

438638, 438637, 438672, 438675, 257E21579

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an interconnect and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the interconnect. The method of manufacturing an interconnect, among other steps, includes forming a via () in a substrate () and then forming a base getter material () in the via (). The method further includes forming a photoresist layer () over the base getter material (), the photoresist layer () having an opening () therein positioned over the via (), and etching a trench () into the substrate () using the opening () in the photoresist layer ().

US Patent:

7826949, Nov 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/705818

Inventors:

Oliver Bolzmann - Hannover, DE
Bernd Heuer - Nordstemmen, DE
Ulrich Von-Behren - Hannover, DE
Thomas Wolf - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

WABCO GmbH - Hannover

International Classification:

B62D 5/04

US Classification:

701 41, 180446

Abstract:

A method for determining the steering ratio of a vehicle from sensed measured values (e. g. , yaw rate, steering wheel angle, vehicle speed) in a manner that takes vehicle parameters (e. g. , self-steering gradient, wheelbase and other vehicle dimensions) into consideration during stable travel of the vehicle.

US Patent:

8126613, Feb 28, 2012

Filed:

Aug 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/229702

Inventors:

Dirk Wohltmann - Birmingham MI, US
Thomas Wolf - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

WABCO GmbH - Hannover

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

701 46, 701 45

Abstract:

A vehicle safety system comprising a vehicle stability-regulating system, one or more secondary safety components and an electronic interface. The electronic interface communicates with both the vehicle stability-regulating system and the secondary safety components. The electronic interface receives data from the vehicle stability-regulating system and controls the operating condition of the secondary safety components based thereon.

US Patent:

7262129, Aug 28, 2007

Filed:

Nov 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/993791

Inventors:

Zhijian Lu - Plano TX, US
Thomas M. Wolf - Allen TX, US
Scott W. Jessen - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H01L 21/4763

US Classification:

438638, 438637, 438672, 257E21577, 257E21027

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an interconnect and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the interconnect. The method of manufacturing an interconnect, among other steps, includes forming a via () in a substrate () and then forming a base getter material () in the via (). The method further includes forming a photoresist layer () over the base getter material (), the photoresist layer () having an opening () therein positioned over the via (), and etching a trench () into the substrate () using the opening () in the photoresist layer ().