Patents by Inventor Boris G. Tankhilevich

Boris G. Tankhilevich 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: 20230008951
    Abstract: The apparatus and the method for terahertz-based reading of data recorded in the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY)-based magnetic memory provided. The apparatus comprises: a Terahertz Magnon Laser configured to generate THz magnons; wherein the Terahertz Magnon Laser further comprises a Magnon Gain Medium (MGM) configured to support generation of non-equilibrium Terahertz magnons after the electric current is applied across the Terahertz Magnon Laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Boris G Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 11552438
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of tunable terahertz radiation is provided. The apparatus comprises: a plurality of terahertz magnon laser generators, whereas at least one such terahertz magnon laser generator comprises a multilayer column, and a terahertz transparent medium separating at least two such terahertz magnon laser generators. At least one such multilayer column further comprises: a substrate, a bottom electrode coupled with the substrate, a bottom layer coupled with the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled with the bottom layer, a top layer coupled with the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled with the spin injector, and a top electrode coupled with the pinning layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Kirchner, Charles Thomas Thurman, Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 11515687
    Abstract: A method for tuning the frequency of THz radiation is provided. The method utilizes an apparatus comprising a spin injector, a tunnel junction coupled to the spin injector, and a ferromagnetic material coupled to the tunnel junction. The ferromagnetic material comprises a Magnon Gain Medium (MGM). The method comprises the step of applying a bias voltage to shift a Fermi level of the spin injector with respect to the Fermi level of the ferromagnetic material to initiate generation of non-equilibrium magnons by injecting minority electrons into the Magnon Gain Medium. The method further comprises the step of tuning a frequency of the generated THz radiation by changing the value of the bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris G. Tankhilevich, Nicholas J. Kirchner, Charles Thomas Thurman
  • Publication number: 20220375504
    Abstract: A memory cell comprising a first layer of magnetic metal; a Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction spacer coupled to the first layer of magnetic metal; and a second layer of magnetic layer coupled to the RKKY spacer. The effective thickness of the RKKY spacer is changed by applied terahertz radiation resiling in changing the sign of RKKY interaction from a first sign of RKKY interaction to a second sign of RKKY interaction; thus, enabling an RKKY-tunable magnetic memory cell; wherein the first state of the memory corresponds to the first sign of RKKY interaction, and wherein the second state of the memory corresponds to the second sign of RKKY interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 11411368
    Abstract: An apparatus for novel technique of high-speed magnetic recording based on manipulating pinning layer in magnetic tunnel junction-based memory by using terahertz magnon laser is provided. The apparatus comprises a terahertz writing head configured to generate a tunable terahertz writing signal and a memory cell including a spacer that comprises a thickness configured based on Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction. The memory cell comprises two separate memory states: a first binary state and a second binary state; wherein the first binary memory state corresponds to a ferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a first thickness value of the spacer; and wherein the second binary memory state corresponds to an antiferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a second thickness value of the spacer. The thickness of the spacer is manipulated by the tunable terahertz writing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Publication number: 20220042907
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of coherent terahertz radiation is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes one or more multilayer tunable microcolumns. In turn, a multilayer tunable microcolumn can include a substrate, a bottom electrode, a bottom layer of a ferromagnetic material further comprising a magnon gain medium (MGM) coupled to the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled to the ferromagnetic material, a spin injector coupled to the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled to the spin injector, a reference layer coupled to the pinning layer and a top electrode. In one example, a containment cavity encloses at least one of the multilayer tunable microcolumns. In one example, a storage cavity encloses the containment cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 11162894
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of coherent terahertz radiation is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes one or more multilayer tunable microcolumns. In turn, a multilayer tunable microcolumn can include a substrate, a bottom electrode, a bottom layer of a ferromagnetic material further comprising a magnon gain medium (MGM) coupled to the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled to the ferromagnetic material, a spin injector coupled to the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled to the spin injector, a reference layer coupled to the pinning layer and a top electrode. In one example, a containment cavity encloses at least one of the multilayer tunable microcolumns. In one example, a storage cavity encloses the containment cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Publication number: 20210044080
    Abstract: An apparatus for novel technique of high-speed magnetic recording based on manipulating pinning layer in magnetic tunnel junction-based memory by using terahertz magnon laser is provided. The apparatus comprises a terahertz writing head configured to generate a tunable terahertz writing signal and a memory cell including a spacer that comprises a thickness configured based on Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction. The memory cell comprises two separate memory states: a first binary state and a second binary state; wherein the first binary memory state corresponds to a ferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a first thickness value of the spacer; and wherein the second binary memory state corresponds to an antiferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a second thickness value of the spacer. The thickness of the spacer is manipulated by the tunable terahertz writing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 10892602
    Abstract: A method for tuning the frequency of THz radiation is provided. The method utilizes an apparatus comprising a spin injector, a tunnel junction coupled to the spin injector, and a ferromagnetic material coupled to the tunnel junction. The ferromagnetic material comprises a Magnon Gain Medium (MGM). The method comprises the step of applying a bias voltage to shift a Fermi level of the spin injector with respect to the Fermi level of the ferromagnetic material to initiate generation of non-equilibrium magnons by injecting minority electrons into the Magnon Gain Medium. The method further comprises the step of tuning a frequency of the generated THz radiation by changing the value of the bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: MAGTERA, INC.
    Inventors: Boris G. Tankhilevich, Nicholas J. Kirchner, Charles Thomas Thurman
  • Publication number: 20200388976
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of tunable terahertz radiation is provided. The apparatus comprises: a plurality of terahertz magnon laser generators, whereas at least one such terahertz magnon laser generator comprises a multilayer column, and a terahertz transparent medium separating at least two such terahertz magnon laser generators. At least one such multilayer column further comprises: a substrate, a bottom electrode coupled with the substrate, a bottom layer coupled with the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled with the bottom layer, a top layer coupled with the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled with the spin injector, and a top electrode coupled with the pinning layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Kirchner, Charles Thomas Thurman, Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Publication number: 20200343693
    Abstract: A method for tuning the frequency of THz radiation is provided. The method utilizes an apparatus comprising a spin injector, a tunnel junction coupled to the spin injector, and a ferromagnetic material coupled to the tunnel junction. The ferromagnetic material comprises a Magnon Gain Medium (MGM). The method comprises the step of applying a bias voltage to shift a Fermi level of the spin injector with respect to the Fermi level of the ferromagnetic material to initiate generation of non-equilibrium magnons by injecting minority electrons into the Magnon Gain Medium. The method further comprises the step of tuning a frequency of the generated THz radiation by changing the value of the bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Boris G. Tankhilevich, Nicholas J. Kirchner, Charles Thomas Thurman
  • Patent number: 10804671
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of tunable terahertz radiation is provided. The apparatus comprises: a plurality of terahertz magnon laser generators, whereas at least one such terahertz magnon laser generator comprises a multilayer column, and a terahertz transparent medium separating at least two such terahertz magnon laser generators. At least one such multilayer column further comprises: a substrate, a bottom electrode coupled with the substrate, a bottom layer coupled with the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled with the bottom layer, a top layer coupled with the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled with the spin injector, and a top electrode coupled with the pinning layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Kirchner, Boris G. Tankhilevich, Charles Thomas Thurman
  • Patent number: 10790635
    Abstract: An apparatus for novel technique of high-speed magnetic recording based on manipulating pinning layer in magnetic tunnel junction-based memory by using terahertz magnon laser is provided. The apparatus comprises a terahertz writing head configured to generate a tunable terahertz writing signal and a memory cell including a spacer that comprises a thickness configured based on Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction. The memory cell comprises two separate memory states: a first binary state and a second binary state; wherein the first binary memory state corresponds to a ferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a first thickness value of the spacer; and wherein the second binary memory state corresponds to an antiferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a second thickness value of the spacer. The thickness of the spacer is manipulated by the tunable terahertz writing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Publication number: 20200265884
    Abstract: An apparatus for novel technique of high-speed magnetic recording based on manipulating pinning layer in magnetic tunnel junction-based memory by using terahertz magnon laser is provided. The apparatus comprises a terahertz writing head configured to generate a tunable terahertz writing signal and a memory cell including a spacer that comprises a thickness configured based on Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction. The memory cell comprises two separate memory states: a first binary state and a second binary state; wherein the first binary memory state corresponds to a ferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a first thickness value of the spacer; and wherein the second binary memory state corresponds to an antiferromagnetic sign of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction corresponding to a second thickness value of the spacer. The thickness of the spacer is manipulated by the tunable terahertz writing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Publication number: 20200225152
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of coherent terahertz radiation is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes one or more multilayer tunable microcolumns. In turn, a multilayer tunable microcolumn can include a substrate, a bottom electrode, a bottom layer of a ferromagnetic material further comprising a magnon gain medium (MGM) coupled to the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled to the ferromagnetic material, a spin injector coupled to the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled to the spin injector, a reference layer coupled to the pinning layer and a top electrode. In one example, a containment cavity encloses at least one of the multilayer tunable microcolumns. In one example, a storage cavity encloses the containment cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 9418648
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of an ultra-high frequency sound waves with frequencies between (1 GHz-10 GHz) is proposed. The apparatus comprises a spin injector, a tunnel junction, a conductive ferromagnetic material including magnon gain medium, a ferromagnetic dielectric material including magnetic phonon-gain medium, and an ultra-high frequency sound waveguide coupled to the ferromagnetic dielectric material. The spin injector is configured to inject minority non-equilibrium elections into the conductive ferromagnetic material via the tunnel junction. The non-equilibrium magnons generated in the magnon gain medium of the conductive ferromagnetic material propagate into the ferromagnetic dielectric material and having the magnon velocity exceeding the sound velocity in the phonon-gain medium of the ferromagnetic dielectric material cause generation of ultra-high frequency non-equilibrium phonons in the ferromagnetic dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 9136665
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a ferromagnetic conductive material including a magnon gain medium (MGM) and a tunnel junction coupled to the ferromagnetic conductive material are provided. The magnon gain medium (MGM) further comprises a conduction band that is split into two sub bands separated by an exchange energy gap, a first sub band having spin up, and a second sub band having spin down. The applied bias voltage is configured to shift the Fermi level of the external metallic contact with respect to the Fermi level of the ferromagnetic conductive material so that the injected electrons are configured to tunnel into the second sub band having spin down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: MAGTERA, INC.
    Inventors: Boris G. Tankhilevich, Yehiel Korenblit
  • Patent number: 9132451
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating ultra-high frequency sound waves with frequencies between (1 GHz-10 GHz) is proposed. The apparatus comprises a magnetic phonon-gain medium configured to generate high frequency non-equilibrium phonons by non-equilibrium magnons having the magnon velocity exceeding the sound velocity in the magnetic phonon-gain medium. The non-equilibrium magnons having the magnon velocity exceeding the sound velocity in the magnetic phonon-gain medium are generated by injected via a tunnel junction non-equilibrium electrons having spin opposite to the direction of magnetization of the magnetic phonon-gain medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventor: Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 8947769
    Abstract: An apparatus for tunable generation of terahertz photons is provided. The apparatus comprises a three level magnon laser, an injection means, a terahertz antenna, and a tuning means. The terahertz antenna further comprises a magnon gain medium that supports generation of nonequilibrium magnons. The magnon gain medium is selected from the group consisting of: a ferromagnetic semiconductor; a dilute magnetic semiconductor (DMS); a half-metallic ferromagnet (HMF); and a ferromagnetic conductor, with a gap in the density of states of the minority electrons around the Fermi energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Terahertz Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yehiel Korenblit, Boris G. Tankhilevich
  • Patent number: 8891335
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating ultra-high frequency sound waves with frequencies between (1 GHz-10 GHz) is proposed. The apparatus comprises a magnetic phonon-gain medium configured to generate high frequency non-equilibrium phonons by non-equilibrium magnons having the magnon velocity exceeding the sound velocity in the magnetic phonon-gain medium. The non-equilibrium magnons having the magnon velocity exceeding the sound velocity in the magnetic phonon-gain medium are generated by injected non-equilibrium electrons having spin opposite to the direction of magnetization of the magnetic phonon-gain medium. The apparatus further comprises a means for outputting the ultra-high frequency non-equilibrium phonons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventors: Boris G. Tankhilevich, Yehiel Korenblit