Patents by Inventor Aaron Lilak

Aaron Lilak 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: 20200105751
    Abstract: Stacked transistor structures including one or more thin film transistor (TFT) material nanowire or nanoribbon channel regions and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a second transistor structure has a TFT material nanowire or nanoribbon stacked on a first transistor structure which also includes nanowires or nanoribbons comprising TFT material or group IV semiconductor. The top and bottom channel regions may be configured the same or differently, with respect to shape and/or semiconductor materials. Top and bottom transistor structures (e.g., NMOS/PMOS) may be formed using the top and bottom channel region structures. An insulator region may be interposed between the upper and lower channel regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gilbert Dewey, Aaron Lilak, Cheng-Ying Huang, Jack Kavalieros, Willy Rachmady, Anh Phan, Ehren Mannebach, Abhishek Sharma, Patrick Morrow, Hui Jae Yoo
  • Publication number: 20200098756
    Abstract: A nanowire transistor structure has a first device region with a first body of semiconductor material having a first cross-sectional shape. A second device region has a second body with a second cross-sectional shape different from the first cross-sectional shape. The first device section is vertically above or below the second device section with the bodies extending horizontally between a source and drain. A first gate structure is wrapped around the first body and a second gate structure is wrapped around the second body. Differences in the geometries of the nanowires can be used to optimize performance in the first device section independently of the second device section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Lilak, Stephen Cea, Gilbert Dewey, Willy Rachmady, Roza Kotlyar, Rishabh Mehandru, Sean Ma, Ehren Mannebach, Anh Phan, Cheng-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20200098921
    Abstract: Embodiments include transistor devices and a method of forming the transistor devices. A transistor device includes a first dielectric over a substrate, and vias on a first metal layer, where the first metal layer is on an etch stop layer that is on the first dielectric. The transistor device also includes a second dielectric over the first metal layer, vias, and etch stop layer, where the vias include sidewalls, top surfaces, and bottom surfaces, and stacked transistors on the second dielectric and the top surfaces of the vias, where the sidewalls and top surfaces of the vias are positioned within a footprint of the stacked transistors. The stacked transistors include gate electrodes and first and second transistor layers. The first metal layer includes conductive materials including tungsten or cobalt. The footprint may include a bottom surface of the first transistor layer and a bottom surface of the gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Willy RACHMADY, Patrick MORROW, Aaron LILAK, Rishabh MEHANDRU, Cheng-Ying HUANG, Gilbert DEWEY, Kimin JUN, Ryan KEECH, Anh PHAN, Ehren MANNEBACH
  • Publication number: 20200006575
    Abstract: Thin film transistors having U-shaped features are described. In an example, integrated circuit structure including a gate electrode above a substrate, the gate electrode having a trench therein. A channel material layer is over the gate electrode and in the trench, the channel material layer conformal with the trench. A first source or drain contact is coupled to the channel material layer at a first end of the channel material layer outside of the trench. A second source or drain contact is coupled to the channel material layer at a second end of the channel material layer outside of the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gilbert DEWEY, Aaron LILAK, Van H. LE, Abhishek A. SHARMA, Tahir GHANI, Willy RACHMADY, Rishabh MEHANDRU, Nazila HARATIPOUR, Jack T. KAVALIEROS, Benjamin CHU-KUNG, Seung Hoon SUNG, Shriram SHIVARAMAN
  • Publication number: 20200006388
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for an integrated circuit (IC). The IC may include a first transistor, an insulator layer above the first transistor, and a second transistor above the insulator layer. The first transistor may be a p-type transistor including a channel in a substrate, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode. A first metal contact may be coupled to the first source electrode, while a second metal contact may be coupled to the first drain electrode. The insulator layer may be next to the first metal contact, and next to the second metal contact. The second transistor may include a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode. The second source electrode may be coupled to the first metal contact, or the second drain electrode may be coupled to the second metal contact. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gilbert DEWEY, Patrick MORROW, Aaron LILAK, Willy RACHMADY, Anh PHAN, Ehren MANNEBACH, Hui Jae YOO, Abhishek SHARMA, Van H. LE, Cheng-Ying HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200006573
    Abstract: Double gated thin film transistors are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes an insulator layer above a substrate. A first gate electrode is on the insulator layer, the first gate electrode having a non-planar feature. A first gate dielectric is on and conformal with the non-planar feature of the first gate electrode. A channel material layer is on and conformal with the first gate dielectric. A second gate dielectric is on and conformal with the channel material layer. A second gate electrode is on and conformal with the second gate dielectric. A first source or drain region is coupled to the channel material layer at a first side of the first gate dielectric. A second source or drain region is coupled to the channel material layer at a second side of the first gate dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron LILAK, Van H. LE, Abhishek A. SHARMA, Tahir GHANI, Rishabh MEHANDRU, Gilbert DEWEY, Willy RACHMADY
  • Publication number: 20190393214
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for an integrated circuit (IC). The IC may include a lower device layer that includes a first transistor structure, an upper device layer above the lower device layer including a second transistor structure, and an isolation wall that extends between the upper device layer and the lower device layer. The isolation wall may be in contact with an edge of a first gate structure of the first transistor structure and an edge of a second gate structure of the second transistor structure, and may have a first width to the edge of the first gate structure at the lower device layer, and a second width to the edge of the second gate structure at the upper device layer. The first width may be different from the second width. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron LILAK, Patrick MORROW, Gilbert DEWEY, Willy RACHMADY, Rishabh MEHANDRU
  • Publication number: 20190393249
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a first transistor above a substrate, an insulator layer above the first transistor, and a second transistor above the insulator layer. The first transistor includes a first channel layer above the substrate, and a first gate electrode above the first channel layer. The insulator layer is next to a first source electrode of the first transistor above the first channel layer, next to a first drain electrode of the first transistor above the first channel layer, and above the first gate electrode. The second transistor includes a second channel layer above the insulator layer, and a second gate electrode separated from the second channel layer by a gate dielectric layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron LILAK, Justin WEBER, Harold KENNEL, Willy RACHMADY, Gilbert DEWEY, Van H. LE, Abhishek SHARMA, Patrick MORROW
  • Publication number: 20190333990
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises: a plurality of nanowire transistors stacked vertically, wherein each nanowire transistor of the plurality of nanowire transistors comprises a corresponding nanowire of a plurality of nanowires; and a gate stack, wherein the gate stack fully encircles at least a section of each nanowire of the plurality of nanowires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Lilak, Patrick Keys, Sean Ma, Stephen Cea, Rishabh Mehandru
  • Publication number: 20190189635
    Abstract: A semiconductor stacked device include a first plurality of device layers separated from one another by a first plurality of dielectric layers, a first electrically conductive via coupled to a contact portion of a device layer of the first plurality of the device layers, a second plurality of device layers separated from one another by a second plurality of dielectric layers, and a second electronically conductive via coupled to a contact portion of a device layer of the second plurality of the device layers. The first electronically conductive via extends to a frontside of the semiconductor stacked device and the second electrically conductive via extends to a backside of the semiconductor stacked device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Lilak, Patrick Morrow, Rishabh Mehandru
  • Publication number: 20180219012
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms to provide capacitance with a memory cell of an integrated circuit. In an embodiment, a transistor of the memory cell includes structures variously formed in or on a first side of a semiconductor substrate. After processing to form the transistor structures, thinning is performed to expose a second side of the semiconductor substrate, the second side opposite the first side. Processing in or on the exposed second side of the semiconductor substrate is subsequently performed to form in the semiconductor substrate a capacitor that extends to couple to one of the transistor structures. In another embodiment, the capacitor is coupled to accumulate charge based on activation of a channel of the transistor. The capacitor is further coupled to send charge from the memory cell via the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron LILAK, Patrick MORROW, Rishabh MEHANDRU, Donald W. NELSON, Stephen M. CEA
  • Publication number: 20060202267
    Abstract: Methods of forming a microelectronic structure are described. Those methods comprise implanting a first concentration of a species into an active area with a first energy, wherein the species pre-damages a portion of the active area, and then implanting a second concentration of the species into the active area with a second energy, wherein the total concentration of the species does not substantially penetrate an underlying channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Pushkar Ranade, Aaron Lilak, Sanjay Natarajan, Gerard Zietz, Jose Maiz
  • Publication number: 20060084248
    Abstract: Methods of forming a microelectronic structure are described. Those methods comprise implanting a first concentration of a species into an active area with a first energy, wherein the species pre-damages a portion of the active area, and then implanting a second concentration of the species into the active area with a second energy, wherein the total concentration of the species does not substantially penetrate an underlying channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Pushkar Ranade, Aaron Lilak, Sanjay Natarajan, Gerard Zietz, Jose Maiz