Patents by Inventor Reinaldo Vega

Reinaldo Vega 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: 20230168297
    Abstract: A system includes probe pins each including a probe tip and a plurality of thermocouples arranged such that at least one thermocouple is positioned between a pair of the probe pins. The plurality of thermocouples can be placed adjacent or above a device under test (DUT). The probe tips of the probe pins are placed over a plurality of pads. The plurality of thermocouples are placed adjacent or between the plurality of pads. The at least one thermocouple positioned between the pair of the probe pins can be either a single thermocouple or a thermocouple array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Pablo Nieves, KUSHAGRA SINHA, REINALDO VEGA
  • 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: 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: 20230089185
    Abstract: An integrated circuit component includes a first layer including first and second areas of epitaxy material. The first layer has a first polarity. The component further includes a second layer including third and fourth areas of epitaxy material. The second layer has a second polarity that is different than the first polarity. The third area is arranged at least partially above the first area, and the fourth area is arranged at least partially above the second area. The integrated circuit component further includes an interconnect in direct contact with one of the first area and the third area and in direct contact with one of the second area and the fourth area. The interconnect has a top surface that does not extend substantially above an uppermost surface of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, REINALDO VEGA, Alexander Reznicek, Kangguo Cheng
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230062819
    Abstract: A CFET includes a fin that has a bottom channel portion, a top channel portion, and a channel isolator between the bottom channel portion and the top channel portion. The CFET further includes a source and drain stack that has a bottom source or drain (S/D) region connected to the bottom channel portion, a top S/D region connected to the top channel portion, a source-drain isolator between the bottom S/D region and the top S/D region. The CFET further includes a spacer foot physically connected to a base sidewall portion of the bottom S/D region and a buried S/D contact that is physically connected to an upper sidewall portion of the bottom S/D region. The CFET may further include a common gate around the bottom channel portion, around the top channel portion, and around the channel isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Jingyun Zhang, REINALDO VEGA, Kangguo Cheng
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230041159
    Abstract: A nanosheet semiconductor device includes a first ferroelectric region between a channel nanosheet stack and a gate contact. The channel nanosheet stack includes a plurality of channel nanosheets each connected to a source and connected to a drain and a gate surrounding the plurality of channel nanosheets and connected to the source and connected to the drain. The nanosheet semiconductor device may further include a second ferroelectric region upon a sidewall of the channel nanosheet stack. Sidewalls of the first ferroelectric region may be substantially coplanar with or inset from underlying sidewalls of the channel nanosheet stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, REINALDO VEGA, MIAOMIAO WANG, Takashi Ando
  • 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: 20220416056
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a nanosheet transistor for reducing parasitic capacitance. The nanosheet transistor may include a spacer region between a high-k metal gate and an epitaxial layer. The spacer region may include a first nanosheet stack with a first nanosheet and a second nanosheet. The spacer region may include an inner spacer region between the first nanosheet and the second nanosheet, and a side subway region located along an edge of the first nanosheet, the inner spacer region, and the second nanosheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Ruilong Xie, REINALDO VEGA, Kangguo Cheng, Lan Yu
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11481611
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments of a multi-task learning system with hardware acceleration that includes a resistive random access memory crossbar array. Aspects of the invention includes an input layer that has one or more input layer nodes for performing one or more tasks of the multi-task learning system, a hidden layer that has one or more hidden layer nodes, and a shared hidden layer that has one or more shared hidden layer nodes which represent a parameter, wherein the shared hidden layer nodes are coupled to each of the one or more hidden layer nodes of the hidden layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, Hari Mallela
  • Publication number: 20220320316
    Abstract: A method of forming a nanosheet device, including forming a channel stack on a substrate, where the channel stack includes at least one nanosheet channel layer and at least one sacrificial release layer, forming a stack cover layer on at least a portion of the channel stack, forming a dummy gate on at least a portion of the stack cover layer, wherein at least a portion of the at least one nanosheet channel layer and at least one sacrificial release layer is exposed on opposite sides of the dummy gate, removing at least a portion of the at least one sacrificial release layer on each side of the dummy gate to form a sacrificial supporting rib, and forming an inner spacer layer on exposed portions of the at least one nanosheet channel layer and at least one sacrificial supporting rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michael A. Guillorn, Terence B. Hook, Robert R. Robison, Reinaldo A. Vega, Rajasekhar Venigalla
  • Patent number: 11456416
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (ReRAM) device is provided. The ReRAM device includes a stack structure including a first electrode, a metal oxide layer in contact with the first electrode, and a second electrode in contact with the metal oxide layer. A portion of the stack structure is modified by ion implantation, and the modified portion of the stack structure is offset from edges of the stack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Praneet Adusumilli, Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, Cheng Chi
  • Publication number: 20220293853
    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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Praneet Adusumilli, Takashi Ando, REINALDO VEGA, Cheng Chi
  • Patent number: 11430954
    Abstract: A mushroom-type Phase-Change Memory (PCM) device includes a substrate, a lower interconnect disposed in the substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a bottom electrode disposed in the first dielectric layer and extending above an upper surface of the first dielectric layer, a type drift-mitigation liner encircling an upper portion of the bottom electrode extending above the upper surface of the first dielectric layer, a PCM element disposed on the liner and an upper surface of the bottom electrode, a top electrode disposed on the PCM element, and a second dielectric layer disposed on an exposed portion of the first dielectric layer and the top electrode, wherein the second dielectric layer is disposed on sidewalls of the liner, the PCM element, and the top electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Praneet Adusumilli, Anirban Chandra, Takashi Ando, Cheng Chi, Reinaldo Vega
  • Patent number: 11424362
    Abstract: A negative capacitance field effect transistor (NCFET) device is provided. The NCFET device includes a substrate, and a transistor stack structure formed on the substrate. The nanosheet stack structure includes a PFET region and an NFET region, the PFET region including a pWF metal layer stack and the NFET region including a nWF metal layer stack. The NCFET device also includes a dielectric interfacial layer formed on the transistor stack structure, the dielectric interfacial layer including metal induced oxygen vacancies, and the dielectric interfacial layer formed on a portion of the transistor stack structure. The NCFET device also includes a top electrode formed on the dielectric interfacial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Reinaldo Vega, Cheng Chi, Praneet Adusumilli