Patents by Inventor Dirk Robert Walter Leipold

Dirk Robert Walter Leipold has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220147314
    Abstract: A novel and useful system and method of quantum stochastic rounding using silicon based quantum dot arrays. Unitary noise is derived from a probability of detecting a particle within a quantum dot array structure comprising position based charge qubits with two time independent basis states |0> and |1>. A two level electron tunneling device such as an interface device, qubit or other quantum structure is used to generate quantum noise. The electron tunneling device includes a reservoir of particles, a quantum dot, and a barrier that is used to control tunneling between the reservoir and the quantum dot. A detector circuit connected to the device outputs a digital stream corresponding to the probability of a particle of being detected. Controlling the bias applied to the barrier controls the probability of detection. Thus, the probability density function (PDF) of the output unitary noise can be controlled to correspond to a desired probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: David J. REDMOND, Dirk Robert Walter LEIPOLD, Imran BASHIR, Robert Bogdan STASZEWSKI
  • Patent number: 11327344
    Abstract: Novel and useful quantum structures having a continuous well with control gates that control a local depletion region to form quantum dots. Local depleted well tunneling is used to control quantum operations to implement quantum computing circuits. Qubits are realized by modulating gate potential to control tunneling through local depleted region between two or more sections of the well. Complex structures with a higher number of qdots per continuous well and a larger number of wells are fabricated. Both planar and 3D FinFET semiconductor processes are used to build well to gate and well to well tunneling quantum structures. Combining a number of elementary quantum structure, a quantum computing machine is realized. An interface device provides an interface between classic circuitry and quantum circuitry by permitting tunneling of a single quantum particle from the classic side to the quantum side of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Patent number: 11327345
    Abstract: Novel and useful electronic and magnetic control of several quantum structures that provide various control functions. An electric field provides control and is created by a voltage applied to a control terminal. Alternatively, an inductor or resonator provides control. An electric field functions as the main control and an auxiliary magnetic field provides additional control on the control gate. The magnetic field is used to control different aspects of the quantum structure. The magnetic field impacts the spin of the electron by tending to align to the magnetic field. The Bloch sphere is a geometrical representation of the state of a two-level quantum system and defined by a vector in x, y, z spherical coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Publication number: 20220137439
    Abstract: A novel and useful quantum computing machine architecture that includes a classic computing core as well as a quantum computing core. A programmable pattern generator executes sequences of instructions that control the quantum core. In accordance with the sequences, a pulse generator functions to generate the control signals that are input to the quantum core to perform quantum operations. A partial readout of the quantum state in the quantum core is generated that is subsequently re-injected back into the quantum core to extend decoherence time. Access gates control movement of quantum particles in the quantum core. Errors are corrected from the partial readout before being re-injected back into the quantum core. Internal and external calibration loops calculate error syndromes and calibrate the control pulses input to the quantum core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: equal1.labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Patent number: 11300816
    Abstract: Novel and useful electronic and magnetic control of several quantum structures that provide various control functions. An electric field provides control and is created by a voltage applied to a control terminal. Alternatively, an inductor or resonator provides control. An electric field functions as the main control and an auxiliary magnetic field provides additional control on the control gate. The magnetic field is used to control different aspects of the quantum structure. The magnetic field impacts the spin of the electron by tending to align to the magnetic field. The Bloch sphere is a geometrical representation of the state of a two-level quantum system and defined by a vector in x, y, z spherical coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Patent number: 11281030
    Abstract: Novel and useful electronic and magnetic control of several quantum structures that provide various control functions. An electric field provides control and is created by a voltage applied to a control terminal. Alternatively, an inductor or resonator provides control. An electric field functions as the main control and an auxiliary magnetic field provides additional control on the control gate. The magnetic field is used to control different aspects of the quantum structure. The magnetic field impacts the spin of the electron by tending to align to the magnetic field. The Bloch sphere is a geometrical representation of the state of a two-level quantum system and defined by a vector in x, y, z spherical coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Patent number: 11275260
    Abstract: A novel and useful quantum computing machine architecture that includes a classic computing core as well as a quantum computing core. A programmable pattern generator executes sequences of instructions that control the quantum core. In accordance with the sequences, a pulse generator functions to generate the control signals that are input to the quantum core to perform quantum operations. A partial readout of the quantum state in the quantum core is generated that is subsequently re-injected back into the quantum core to extend decoherence time. Access gates control movement of quantum particles in the quantum core. Errors are corrected from the partial readout before being re-injected back into the quantum core. Internal and external calibration loops calculate error syndromes and calibrate the control pulses input to the quantum core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Publication number: 20220076869
    Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus that includes a substrate and an inductor residing in the substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, the inductor is formed as a conductive path that extends from a first terminal to a second terminal. The conductive path has a shape corresponding to a two-dimensional (2D) lobe laid over a three-dimensional (3D) volume. Since the shape of the conductive path corresponds to the 2D lobe laid over a 3D volume, the magnetic field generated by the inductor has magnetic field lines that are predominately destructive outside the inductor and magnetic field lines that are predominately constructive inside the inductor. In this manner, the inductor can maintain a high quality (Q) factor while being placed close to other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: George Maxim, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, Baker Scott
  • Patent number: 11244786
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to substrates having three dimensional (3D) inductors and methods of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the 3D inductor is a solenoid inductor where the exterior edge contour of the winding ends is substantially the same and substantially aligned with the exterior edge contour of the exterior edge contour of conductive vias that connect the windings. In this manner, there is no overhang between the windings and the conductive vias. In another embodiment of the 3D inductor, via columns connect connector plates. The via column attachment surfaces of each of the conductive vias in each of the columns is the same and substantially aligned. In this manner, carrier pads are not needed and there is no overhand between the conductive vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, John August Orlowski, Baker Scott
  • Patent number: 11214484
    Abstract: Novel and useful quantum structures having a continuous well with control gates that control a local depletion region to form quantum dots. Local depleted well tunneling is used to control quantum operations to implement quantum computing circuits. Qubits are realized by modulating gate potential to control tunneling through local depleted region between two or more sections of the well. Complex structures with a higher number of qdots per continuous well and a larger number of wells are fabricated. Both planar and 3D FinFET semiconductor processes are used to build well to gate and well to well tunneling quantum structures. Combining a number of elementary quantum structure, a quantum computing machine is realized. An interface device provides an interface between classic circuitry and quantum circuitry by permitting tunneling of a single quantum particle from the classic side to the quantum side of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Patent number: 11203526
    Abstract: A novel and useful quantum computing machine architecture that includes a classic computing core as well as a quantum computing core. A programmable pattern generator executes sequences of instructions that control the quantum core. In accordance with the sequences, a pulse generator functions to generate the control signals that are input to the quantum core to perform quantum operations. A partial readout of the quantum state in the quantum core is generated that is subsequently re-injected back into the quantum core to extend decoherence time. Access gates control movement of quantum particles in the quantum core. Errors are corrected from the partial readout before being re-injected back into the quantum core. Internal and external calibration loops calculate error syndromes and calibrate the control pulses input to the quantum core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Equal1.Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • Patent number: 11190149
    Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) filters configured to filter undesired signal components (e.g., noise and harmonics) from RF signals are disclosed. In one embodiment, an RF filter includes a first inductor coil having a first winding and a second inductor coil having a second winding and a third winding. The second winding of the second inductor coil is configured to have a first mutual magnetic coupling with the first winding, while the third winding of the second inductor coil is configured to have a second mutual magnetic coupling with the first winding. The second winding is connected to the third winding such that the first mutual magnetic coupling and the second mutual magnetic coupling are in opposition. In this manner, the first inductor coil and the second inductor coil may be provided in a compact arrangement while providing weak mutual magnetic coupling between the first inductor coil and the second inductor coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott, Danny W. Chang
  • Patent number: 11177064
    Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus that includes a substrate and an inductor residing in the substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, the inductor is formed as a conductive path that extends from a first terminal to a second terminal. The conductive path has a shape corresponding to a two-dimensional (2D) lobe laid over a three-dimensional (3D) volume. Since the shape of the conductive path corresponds to the 2D lobe laid over a 3D volume, the magnetic field generated by the inductor has magnetic field lines that are predominately destructive outside the inductor and magnetic field lines that are predominately constructive inside the inductor. In this manner, the inductor can maintain a high quality (Q) factor while being placed close to other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: George Maxim, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, Baker Scott
  • Publication number: 20210342730
    Abstract: A novel and useful system and method of quantum enhanced accelerated training of a classic neural network (NN). The quantum system implements an optimizer that accelerates training of the classic NN by exploiting the properties of quantum mechanics and manipulating the quantum system into a state that represents the complete state of the classic NN, including the loss function. The quantum system is then allowed to transition to its “optimum state” and the minimum energy state is read out from detectors and weight updates are calculated and fed back to the classic NN. Mapping and detection helper neural networks learn the characteristics of the quantum system structures. By averaging this over a number of images the learning weight or gradient of descent can be controlled to yield optimum neural network parameters. The time and energy required for training the classic NN as well as for inference is drastically reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: David J. Redmond, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold
  • Patent number: 11152363
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bulk complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device including a device substrate, a thinned device die with a device region over the device substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The device region includes a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion. The first mold compound resides over the device substrate, surrounds the thinned device die, and extends vertically beyond the thinned device die to define an opening over the thinned device die and within the first mold compound. The second mold compound fills the opening and directly connects the thinned device die. Herein, a silicon material with a resistivity between 5 Ohm-cm and 30000 Ohm-cm does not exist between the second mold compound and the thinned device die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Costa, Michael Carroll, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott
  • Patent number: 11152895
    Abstract: A Doherty amplifier is disclosed with a main amplifier having a main input in communication with a radio frequency (RF) signal input and a main output in communication with a RF signal output. Also included is a peaking amplifier having a peak input in communication with the RF signal input and a peak output in communication with the RF signal input. Further included is main neutralization circuitry having a main neutralization input in communication with the peak input and a main neutralization output in communication with the main input, wherein the main neutralization circuitry is configured to inject a main neutralization signal into the main input such that the main neutralization signal is 180°±10% out of phase and equal in amplitude to within ±10% of a main parasitic feedback signal passed from the main output to the main input by way of a main parasitic feedback capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Baker Scott, George Maxim, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold
  • Patent number: 11139238
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3-D) inductor is incorporated in a substrate. The 3-D inductor has a first connector plate, a second connector plate, a third connector plate, a first terminal plate, and a second terminal plate. Four multi-via walls connect the various plates, wherein each multi-via wall includes a first group of at least three individual via columns, each of which connects two plates together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott, Toshiaki Moriuchi
  • Publication number: 20210305942
    Abstract: Doherty radio frequency (RF) amplifier circuitry includes an input node, an output node, a main amplifier path, and a peaking amplifier path. The main amplifier path is coupled between the input node and the output node and includes a main amplifier. The peaking amplifier path is coupled in parallel with the main amplifier path between the input node and the output node, and includes a peaking amplifier and a peaking variable gain preamplifier between the input node and the peaking amplifier. The peaking variable gain preamplifier is configured to adjust a current provided to the peaking amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Baker Scott, George Maxim, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold
  • Patent number: 11094459
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to substrates having three dimensional (3D) inductors and methods of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the 3D inductor is a solenoid inductor where the exterior edge contour of the winding ends is substantially the same and substantially aligned with the exterior edge contour of the exterior edge contour of conductive vias that connect the windings. In this manner, there is no overhang between the windings and the conductive vias. In another embodiment of the 3D inductor, via columns connect connector plates. The via column attachment surfaces of each of the conductive vias in each of the columns is the same and substantially aligned. In this manner, carrier pads are not needed and there is no overhand between the conductive vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, John August Orlowski, Baker Scott
  • Publication number: 20210233708
    Abstract: Inductor trimming using sacrificial magnetically coupled loops is provided. Embodiments disclosed herein realize a trimmable inductor by using one or more magnetic sacrificial loops that are galvanically isolated from an adjacent primary loop of an inductor structure and which can be disabled by interrupting conduction in the sacrificial loop. When the magnetic sacrificial loop is closed, it magnetically couples to the primary loop and impacts an overall structure inductance. When conduction through the sacrificial loop is interrupted, there is no more magnetic coupling to the primary loop and there is no inductance impact from that particular sacrificial loop. The trimmable inductor can be permanently or temporarily trimmed. For example, conduction through the one or more sacrificial loops can be interrupted by removing a portion or the entire sacrificial loop (e.g., using a laser cut process). In other examples, conduction can be interrupted by a switching element, such as a transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott