Patents by Inventor Adam Thomas Barton

Adam Thomas Barton 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: 20240162156
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reduced resistivity for access lines in a memory array are described. A first metal layer may be formed above a via that is configured to couple an access line of a memory array with a corresponding driver. The first metal layer may be oxidized, and then a second metal layer may be formed above the oxidized first metal layer. One or more access lines of the memory device may be formed from the second metal layer, the oxidized first metal layer, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Adam Thomas Barton
  • Patent number: 11830816
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reduced resistivity for access lines in a memory array are described. A first metal layer may be formed above a via that is configured to couple an access line of a memory array with a corresponding driver. The first metal layer may be oxidized, and then a second metal layer may be formed above the oxidized first metal layer. One or more access lines of the memory device may be formed from the second metal layer, the oxidized first metal layer, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Adam Thomas Barton
  • Patent number: 11778837
    Abstract: A memory system may include separate amounts or types of resistive material that may be deposited over memory cells and conductive vias using separate resistive layers in the access lines. A first resistive material layer may be deposited over the memory cells prior to performing an array termination etch used to deposit the conductive via. The array termination etch may remove the first resistive material over the portion of the array used to deposit the conductive via. A second resistive material layer may be deposited after the etch has occurred and the conductive via has been formed. The second resistive material layer may be deposited over the conductive via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Pengyuan Zheng, Kevin Lee Baker, Efe Sinan Ege, Adam Thomas Barton, Rajasekhar Venigalla
  • Publication number: 20220406847
    Abstract: A memory system may include separate amounts or types of resistive material that may be deposited over memory cells and conductive vias using separate resistive layers in the access lines. A first resistive material layer may be deposited over the memory cells prior to performing an array termination etch used to deposit the conductive via. The array termination etch may remove the first resistive material over the portion of the array used to deposit the conductive via. A second resistive material layer may be deposited after the etch has occurred and the conductive via has been formed. The second resistive material layer may be deposited over the conductive via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Pengyuan Zheng, Kevin Lee Baker, Efe Sinan Ege, Adam Thomas Barton, Rajasekhar Venigalla
  • Patent number: 11380732
    Abstract: A memory system may include separate amounts or types of resistive material that may be deposited over memory cells and conductive vias using separate resistive layers in the access lines. A first resistive material layer may be deposited over the memory cells prior to performing an array termination etch used to deposit the conductive via. The array termination etch may remove the first resistive material over the portion of the array used to deposit the conductive via. A second resistive material layer may be deposited after the etch has occurred and the conductive via has been formed. The second resistive material layer may be deposited over the conductive via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Pengyuan Zheng, Kevin Lee Baker, Efe Sinan Ege, Adam Thomas Barton, Rajasekhar Venigalla
  • Publication number: 20220051984
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reduced resistivity for access lines in a memory array are described. A first metal layer may be formed above a via that is configured to couple an access line of a memory array with a corresponding driver. The first metal layer may be oxidized, and then a second metal layer may be formed above the oxidized first metal layer. One or more access lines of the memory device may be formed from the second metal layer, the oxidized first metal layer, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Adam Thomas Barton
  • Publication number: 20220037403
    Abstract: A memory system may include separate amounts or types of resistive material that may be deposited over memory cells and conductive vias using separate resistive layers in the access lines. A first resistive material layer may be deposited over the memory cells prior to performing an array termination etch used to deposit the conductive via. The array termination etch may remove the first resistive material over the portion of the array used to deposit the conductive via. A second resistive material layer may be deposited after the etch has occurred and the conductive via has been formed. The second resistive material layer may be deposited over the conductive via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Lei Wei, Pengyuan Zheng, Kevin Lee Baker, Efe Sinan Ege, Adam Thomas Barton, Rajasekhar Venigalla