Patents by Inventor Adam Yang

Adam Yang 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).

  • Vertical memory cell with mechanical structural reinforcement
    Patent number: 10886364
    Abstract: A reinforced vertical-NAND structure is provided. The reinforced vertical-NAND structure includes a first set of interleaved oxide and nitride layers formed into first and second vertical structures. The first vertical structure rises from a first section of a substrate and the second vertical structure rises from a second section of the substrate. The reinforced vertical-NAND structure also includes a reinforcing layer and a second set of interleaved oxide and nitride layers formed into third and fourth vertical structures. The reinforcing layer includes sheets, which are distinct and laid across respective tops of the first and second vertical structures, and bridges connecting the sheets. The third vertical structure rises from the sheet corresponding to the first vertical structure and the fourth vertical structure rises from the sheet corresponding to the second vertical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Yang, Choong Ho Lee, Elnatan Mataev, Jonathan Fry, Cheng-Yi Lin, Bharat Biyani, Jang Sim
  • VERTICAL MEMORY CELL WITH MECHANICAL STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20190245032
    Abstract: A reinforced vertical-NAND structure is provided. The reinforced vertical-NAND structure includes a first set of interleaved oxide and nitride layers formed into first and second vertical structures. The first vertical structure rises from a first section of a substrate and the second vertical structure rises from a second section of the substrate. The reinforced vertical-NAND structure also includes a reinforcing layer and a second set of interleaved oxide and nitride layers formed into third and fourth vertical structures. The reinforcing layer includes sheets, which are distinct and laid across respective tops of the first and second vertical structures, and bridges connecting the sheets. The third vertical structure rises from the sheet corresponding to the first vertical structure and the fourth vertical structure rises from the sheet corresponding to the second vertical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Yang, Choong Ho Lee, Elnatan Mataev, Jonathan Fry, Cheng-Yi Lin, Bharat Biyani, Jang Sim