Patents by Inventor Jaydip Guha

Jaydip Guha 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).

  • Patent number: 9337201
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a vertically oriented transistor having an elevationally outer source/drain region, an elevationally inner source/drain region, and a channel region elevationally between the inner and outer source/drain regions. The inner source/drain region has opposing laterally outer sides. One of a pair of data/sense lines is electrically coupled to and against one of the outer sides of the inner source/drain region. The other of the pair of data/sense lines is electrically coupled to and against the other of the outer sides of the inner source/drain region. An access gate line is elevationally outward of the pair of electrically coupled data/sense lines and is operatively adjacent the channel region. A charge storage device is electrically coupled to the outer source/drain region. Other embodiments and additional aspects, including methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars Heineck, Jaydip Guha
  • Patent number: 9318493
    Abstract: Some embodiments include memory arrays. The memory arrays may have digit lines under vertically-oriented transistors, with the digit lines interconnecting transistors along columns of the array. Each individual transistor may be directly over only a single digit line, with the single digit line being entirely composed of one or more metal-containing materials. The digit lines can be over a deck, and electrically insulative regions can be directly between the digit lines and the deck. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays. A plurality of linear segments of silicon-containing material may be formed to extend upwardly from a base of the silicon-containing material. The base may be etched to form silicon-containing footings under the linear segments, and the footings may be converted into metal silicide. The linear segments may be patterned into a plurality of vertically-oriented transistor pedestals that extend upwardly from the metal silicide footings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars P. Heineck, Shyam Surthi, Jaydip Guha
  • Patent number: 9230968
    Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming semiconductor constructions. A heavily-doped region is formed within a first semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor material is epitaxially grown over the first semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is patterned to form circuit components, and the heavily-doped region is patterned to form spaced-apart buried lines electrically coupling pluralities of the circuit components to one another. At least some of the patterning of the heavily-doped region occurs simultaneously with at least some of the patterning of the second semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi
  • Publication number: 20150249089
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a transistor device comprising a pair of source/drains, a body comprising a channel, and a gate construction operatively proximate the channel. The memory cell includes a capacitor comprising a pair of capacitor electrodes having a capacitor dielectric there-between. One of the capacitor electrodes is the channel or is electrically coupled to the channel. The other of the capacitor electrodes includes a portion of the body other than the channel. Methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Suraj J. Mathew, Jaydip Guha
  • Publication number: 20150206886
    Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming semiconductor constructions. A heavily-doped region is formed within a first semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor material is epitaxially grown over the first semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is patterned to form circuit components, and the heavily-doped region is patterned to form spaced-apart buried lines electrically coupling pluralities of the circuit components to one another. At least some of the patterning of the heavily-doped region occurs simultaneously with at least some of the patterning of the second semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi
  • Patent number: 9059030
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a transistor device comprising a pair of source/drains, a body comprising a channel, and a gate construction operatively proximate the channel. The memory cell includes a capacitor comprising a pair of capacitor electrodes having a capacitor dielectric there-between. One of the capacitor electrodes is the channel or is electrically coupled to the channel. The other of the capacitor electrodes includes a portion of the body other than the channel. Methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Suraj J. Mathew, Jaydip Guha
  • Patent number: 9054216
    Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 8946018
    Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming semiconductor constructions. A heavily-doped region is formed within a first semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor material is epitaxially grown over the first semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is patterned to form circuit components, and the heavily-doped region is patterned to form spaced-apart buried lines electrically coupling pluralities of the circuit components to one another. At least some of the patterning of the heavily-doped region occurs simultaneously with at least some of the patterning of the second semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi
  • Publication number: 20150014766
    Abstract: Some embodiments include memory arrays. The memory arrays may have digit lines under vertically-oriented transistors, with the digit lines interconnecting transistors along columns of the array. Each individual transistor may be directly over only a single digit line, with the single digit line being entirely composed of one or more metal-containing materials. The digit lines can be over a deck, and electrically insulative regions can be directly between the digit lines and the deck. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays. A plurality of linear segments of silicon-containing material may be formed to extend upwardly from a base of the silicon-containing material. The base may be etched to form silicon-containing footings under the linear segments, and the footings may be converted into metal silicide. The linear segments may be patterned into a plurality of vertically-oriented transistor pedestals that extend upwardly from the metal silicide footings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Lars P. Heineck, Shyam Surthi, Jaydip Guha
  • Publication number: 20150001605
    Abstract: A method of forming a gate construction of a recessed access device includes forming a pair of sidewall spacers laterally over opposing sidewalls of a gate dielectric and elevationally over first conductive gate material. The gate dielectric, the first conductive gate material, and the sidewall spacers are received within a trench formed in semiconductive material. Second conductive gate material is deposited within the semiconductive material trench between the pair of sidewall spacers in electrical connection with the first conductive gate material. Other implementations are disclosed, including recessed access device gate constructions independent of method of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Suraj J. Mathew, Jaydip Guha
  • Patent number: 8916470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing sidewall spacers on a memory device. The method comprises forming sidewall spacers on a memory device having a memory array region and at least one peripheral circuit region by forming a first sidewall spacer adjacent to a word line in the memory array region and a second sidewall spacer adjacent to a transistor in the peripheral circuit region. The first sidewall spacer has a first thickness and the second sidewall spacer has a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Durga Panda, Jaydip Guha, Robert Kerr
  • Patent number: 8890214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing sidewall spacers on a memory device. The method comprises forming sidewall spacers on a memory device having a memory array region and at least one peripheral circuit region by forming a first sidewall spacer adjacent to a word line in the memory array region and a second sidewall spacer adjacent to a transistor in the peripheral circuit region. The first sidewall spacer has a first thickness and the second sidewall spacer has a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nan Ya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Panda Durga, Jaydip Guha, Robert Kerr
  • Patent number: 8871589
    Abstract: Some embodiments include memory arrays. The memory arrays may have digit lines under vertically-oriented transistors, with the digit lines interconnecting transistors along columns of the array. Each individual transistor may be directly over only a single digit line, with the single digit line being entirely composed of one or more metal-containing materials. The digit lines can be over a deck, and electrically insulative regions can be directly between the digit lines and the deck. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays. A plurality of linear segments of silicon-containing material may be formed to extend upwardly from a base of the silicon-containing material. The base may be etched to form silicon-containing footings under the linear segments, and the footings may be converted into metal silicide. The linear segments may be patterned into a plurality of vertically-oriented transistor pedestals that extend upwardly from the metal silicide footings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars P Heineck, Shyam Surthi, Jaydip Guha
  • Publication number: 20140315364
    Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 8859367
    Abstract: A method of forming a gate construction of a recessed access device includes forming a pair of sidewall spacers laterally over opposing sidewalls of a gate dielectric and elevationally over first conductive gate material. The gate dielectric, the first conductive gate material, and the sidewall spacers are received within a trench formed in semiconductive material. Second conductive gate material is deposited within the semiconductive material trench between the pair of sidewall spacers in electrical connection with the first conductive gate material. Other implementations are disclosed, including recessed access device gate constructions independent of method of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Suraj Mathew, Jaydip Guha
  • Patent number: 8790977
    Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140073100
    Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140057402
    Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming semiconductor constructions. A heavily-doped region is formed within a first semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor material is epitaxially grown over the first semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is patterned to form circuit components, and the heavily-doped region is patterned to form spaced-apart buried lines electrically coupling pluralities of the circuit components to one another. At least some of the patterning of the heavily-doped region occurs simultaneously with at least some of the patterning of the second semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi
  • Publication number: 20140017865
    Abstract: Some embodiments include memory arrays. The memory arrays may have digit lines under vertically-oriented transistors, with the digit lines interconnecting transistors along columns of the array. Each individual transistor may be directly over only a single digit line, with the single digit line being entirely composed of one or more metal-containing materials. The digit lines can be over a deck, and electrically insulative regions can be directly between the digit lines and the deck. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays. A plurality of linear segments of silicon-containing material may be formed to extend upwardly from a base of the silicon-containing material. The base may be etched to form silicon-containing footings under the linear segments, and the footings may be converted into metal silicide. The linear segments may be patterned into a plurality of vertically-oriented transistor pedestals that extend upwardly from the metal silicide footings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars P Heineck, Shyam Surthi, Jaydip Guha
  • Patent number: 8609488
    Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai