Patents by Inventor Praneet Adusumilli

Praneet Adusumilli 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: 11916014
    Abstract: A field effect device is provided. The field effect device includes an active gate structure, a gate contact within the active gate structure, wherein the gate contact is the same height as the active gate structure, and a gate cut dielectric on opposite sides of the gate contact and active gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reinaldo Vega, Takashi Ando, Cheng Chi, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Patent number: 11916099
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a first conductive electrode; a first dielectric stack structure provided on the first conductive electrode; a second conductive electrode provided on the first dielectric stack structure; a second dielectric stack structure provided on the second conductive electrode; and a third conductive electrode provided on the first dielectric stack structure, wherein each of the first dielectric stack structure and the second dielectric stack structure include a first dielectric layer comprising a first material; a second ferroelectric dielectric layer comprising a second material and provided on the first dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer comprising a third material and provided on the second ferroelectric dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, David Wolpert, Cheng Chi, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20240006346
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate; a logic area, located outward of the semiconductor substrate; and a physically unclonable function (PUF) area, located outward of the semiconductor substrate. The logic area includes a plurality of logic metal-insulator-metal decoupling capacitors with at least three plates. The PUF area includes a plurality of PUF metal-insulator-metal capacitors with at least three plates. Shorts and opens are avoided in the logic area, while the PUF metal-insulator-metal capacitors exhibit deliberately-introduced shorts and opens that function as a PUF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng Chi, Takashi Ando, REINALDO VEGA, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20230422461
    Abstract: An approach to forming a semiconductor device where the semiconductor device includes a first power rail that is connected to a decoupling capacitor by way of a first gate. The decoupling capacitor is also connected to a second gate. As such, the decoupling capacitor separates the first gate from the second gate. The decoupling capacitor may include a dielectric liner within a gate cut trench and a ferroelectric material over the dielectric liner. A second power rail may be connected to the decoupling capacitor by way of the second gate. The first gate and the second gate may be inline with respect thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: REINALDO VEGA, Takashi Ando, Praneet Adusumilli, David Wolpert, Cheng Chi
  • Publication number: 20230422630
    Abstract: A memory device includes a magnetic tunnel junction pillar located between, and electrically connected to, a bottom electrode and a top electrode. The magnetic tunnel junction pillar is composed of a plurality of device layers vertically stacked above the bottom electrode. Each of the plurality of device layers, the top electrode, and the bottom electrode is formed at a first bevel angle. A bottommost portion of each of the plurality of device layers in the magnetic tunnel junction pillar has a width that is greater than a width of a topmost portion of each preceding device layer. An encapsulation layer is disposed along opposite sidewalls of the top electrode, opposite sidewalls of the bottom electrode, and opposite sidewalls of each of the plurality of device layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Oscar van der Straten, Chih-Chao Yang, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20230309412
    Abstract: A MRAM Cell including a dielectric cap and a lower section that includes a bottom electrode, a synthetic anti-ferromagnet layer, and a reference layer, where in the sidewalls of each of the bottom electrode, the synthetic anti-ferromagnet layer, and the reference layer are angled relative to the vertical plane perpendicular to a top surface of the dielectric cap. A first dielectric liner located on the sidewalls of each of the lower section. An upper section that includes a tunnel barrier, a free layer, and a top electrode. A second dielectric liner located on a side section of the tunnel barrier, where the second dielectric liner is comprised of a second material, and where the angled side sections of the tunnel barrier are located on top of the second dielectric liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Oscar van der Straten, Praneet Adusumilli, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Publication number: 20230282523
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an NFET channel structure atop the substrate; a PFET channel structure atop the substrate; a first dielectric atop the PFET channel structure; a second dielectric atop the NFET channel structure; a shared internal metal gate atop the dielectrics; a shared ferroelectric layer atop the shared internal metal gate; and a shared external gate electrode atop the shared ferroelectric layer. The first and second dielectrics are doped with different metals that provide differing overall work functions for the PFET and the NFET. A method for making a transistor structure includes depositing a shared dielectric onto an NFET channel structure and a PFET channel structure, and converting the shared dielectric to a first high-k dielectric atop the PFET channel structure and a second high-k dielectric atop the NFET channel structure. The first high-k dielectric and the second high-k dielectric are doped with different metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, REINALDO VEGA, Praneet Adusumilli, Cheng Chi
  • Patent number: 11707002
    Abstract: Devices with settable resistance and methods of forming the same include forming vertical dielectric structures from heterogeneous dielectric materials on a first electrode. A second electrode is formed on the vertical dielectric structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianshi Tang, Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Patent number: 11647683
    Abstract: A method may include forming a bottom electrode in an interlayer dielectric, depositing a liner on top of the bottom electrode, depositing a phase change material layer on top of the liner, wherein a top surface of the liner is in direct contact with a bottom surface of the phase change material layer, and depositing a barrier on top of the phase change material layer, wherein a top surface of the phase change material layer is in direct contact with a bottom surface of the barrier. The barrier may be made of doped phase change material. The forming of the bottom electrode may further include forming a via in the interlayer dielectric, depositing an outer layer along a bottom and a sidewall of the via, depositing a middle layer on top of the outer layer, and depositing an inner layer on top of the middle layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph BrightSky, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20230094719
    Abstract: A memory device is provided. The memory device includes a main feature disposed beneath a surface of a photolithographic mask. The memory device further includes at least one Sub-Resolution Assistant Feature (SRAF) proximate to the main feature beneath the surface. The main feature has an electrical conductivity based on an area relationship with the at least one SRAF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Chi, Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20230103003
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first plate, a second plate, a third plate, a ferroelectric dielectric, and a paraelectric dielectric. The ferroelectric dielectric is between the first plate and the second plate such that the first plate, the ferroelectric dielectric, and the second plate form a first capacitor. The paraelectric dielectric is between the second plate and the third plate such that the second plate, the paraelectric dielectric, and the third plate form a second capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi ANDO, Reinaldo VEGA, Cheng CHI, Praneet ADUSUMILLI
  • Publication number: 20230093462
    Abstract: A field effect device is provided. The field effect device includes an active gate structure, a gate contact within the active gate structure, wherein the gate contact is the same height as the active gate structure, and a gate cut dielectric on opposite sides of the gate contact and active gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Reinaldo Vega, Takashi Ando, Cheng Chi, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20230077912
    Abstract: A memory, system, and method to improve integration density while maintaining thermal efficiency through a phase change memory cell with a superlattice based thermal barrier. The phase change memory may include a bottom electrode. The phase change memory may also include an active phase change material. The phase change memory may also include a superlattice thermal barrier proximately connected to the active phase change material. The phase change memory may also include a top electrode proximately connected to the superlattice thermal barrier. The system may include the phase change memory cell. The method for forming a phase change memory may include depositing an active phase change material on a bottom electrode. The method may also include depositing a superlattice thermal barrier proximately connected to the active phase change material. The method may also include depositing a top electrode proximately connected to the superlattice thermal barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Praneet Adusumilli, Kevin W. Brew, Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega
  • Patent number: 11588105
    Abstract: A device includes an electronic component, and the electronic component includes a first pad, a second pad, and a strip connecting the first pad and the second pad. The device further includes a first electrode in contact with the first pad and a second electrode in contact with the second pad. The electronic component is made of a phase change material. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is coated with a material that is configured to increase a difference in workfunction between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Praneet Adusumilli, Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, Cheng Chi
  • Patent number: 11557724
    Abstract: A method is presented for enabling heat dissipation in resistive random access memory (RRAM) devices. The method includes forming a first thermal conducting layer over a bottom electrode, depositing a metal oxide liner over the first thermal conducting layer, forming a second thermal conducting layer over the metal oxide liner, recessing the second thermal conducting layer to expose the first thermal conducting layer, and forming a top electrode in direct contact with the first and second thermal conducting layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Praneet Adusumilli, Jianshi Tang, Reinaldo Vega
  • Publication number: 20220416157
    Abstract: A phase change memory, system, and method for gradually changing the conductance and resistance of the phase change memory while preventing resistance drift. The phase change memory may include a phase change material. The phase change memory may also include a bottom electrode. The phase change memory may also include a heater core proximately connected to the bottom electrode. The phase change memory may also include a set of conductive rings surrounding the heater core, where the set of conductive rings comprises one or more conductive rings, and where the set of conductive rings are proximately connected to the phase change material. The phase change memory may also include a set of spacers, where a spacer, from the set of spacers, separates a portion of a conductive ring, from the set of conductive rings, from the heater core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Carl Radens, Juntao Li, Ruilong Xie, Praneet Adusumilli, Oscar van der Straten, Alexander Reznicek, Zuoguang Liu, Arthur Gasasira
  • Publication number: 20220416161
    Abstract: A ring-shaped heater, system, and method to gradually change the conductance of the phase change memory through a concentric ring-shaped heater. The system may include a phase change memory. The phase change memory may include a bottom electrode. The phase change memory may also include a ring-shaped heater patterned on top of the bottom electrode, the ring-shaped heater including: a plurality of concentric conductive heating layers, and a plurality of insulator spacers, where each insulator spacer separates each conductive heating layer. The phase change memory may also include a phase change material proximately connected to the ring-shaped heater. The phase change memory may also include a top electrode proximately connected to the phase change material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Carl Radens, JUNTAO LI, Ruilong Xie, Praneet Adusumilli, Oscar van der Straten, Alexander Reznicek
  • Patent number: 11527647
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) device is provided. The device includes an isolation region on a support substrate that separates a first back gate from a second back gate, and a gate dielectric layer on a first channel region and a second channel region. The device further includes a conductive gate layer having a work function value and a ferroelectric layer on the gate dielectric layer, wherein the first back gate can adjust a threshold voltage for the first channel region, and the second back gate can adjust a threshold voltage for the second channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reinaldo Vega, Takashi Ando, Cheng Chi, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20220392995
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a first conductive electrode; a first dielectric stack structure provided on the first conductive electrode; a second conductive electrode provided on the first dielectric stack structure; a second dielectric stack structure provided on the second conductive electrode; and a third conductive electrode provided on the first dielectric stack structure, wherein each of the first dielectric stack structure and the second dielectric stack structure include a first dielectric layer comprising a first material; a second ferroelectric dielectric layer comprising a second material and provided on the first dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer comprising a third material and provided on the second ferroelectric dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, REINALDO VEGA, David Wolpert, Cheng Chi, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Patent number: 11502252
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (ReRAM) device is provided. The ReRAM device includes a first electrode, a first resistive structure in contact with the first electrode, a dielectric layer in contact with the first resistive structure, and a second resistive structure in contact with the dielectric layer. The second resistive structure includes a resistive material layer and a high work function metal core. The ReRAM device also includes a second electrode in contact with the second resistive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Praneet Adusumilli, Reinaldo Vega, Cheng Chi