Patents by Inventor Brian Cline

Brian Cline 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).

  • Patent number: 11830852
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a multi-tier semiconductor structure. For example, the multi-tier semiconductor structure can include a first power delivery network (PDN) structure, and a first semiconductor device tier disposed over and electrically connected to the first PDN structure. The multi-tier semiconductor structure can further include a signal wiring tier disposed over and electrically connected to the first semiconductor device tier, a second semiconductor device tier disposed over and electrically connected to the signal wiring tier, and a second PDN structure disposed over and electrically connected to the second semiconductor device tier. The multi-tier semiconductor structure can further include a through-silicon via (TSV) structure electrically connected to the signal wiring tier, wherein the TSV structure penetrates the second PDN structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Lars Liebmann, Jeffrey Smith, Daniel Chanemougame, Paul Gutwin, Brian Cline, Xiaoqing Xu, David Pietromonaco
  • Publication number: 20220181318
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first pair of transistors over a substrate. The first pair of transistors includes a first transistor having a first gate structure over the substrate and a second transistor having a second gate structure stacked over the first transistor. A second pair of transistors is stacked over the first pair of transistors, resulting in a vertical stack perpendicular to a working surface of the substrate. The second pair of transistors includes a third transistor having a third gate structure stacked over the second transistor and a fourth transistor having a fourth gate structure stacked over the third transistor. The third gate structure extends from a central region of the vertical stack to a first side of the vertical stack. The second gate structure and the fourth gate structure extend from the central region to a second side of the vertical stack opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Lars LIEBMANN, Jeffrey SMITH, Daniel CHANEMOUGAME, Paul GUTWIN, Brian CLINE, Xiaoqing XU, David PIETROMONACO
  • Publication number: 20220181263
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a multi-tier semiconductor structure. For example, the multi-tier semiconductor structure can include a lower semiconductor device tier, and a lower signal wiring structure electrically connected to the lower semiconductor device tier. The multi-tier semiconductor structure can further include a primary power delivery network (PDN) structure disposed over the lower semiconductor device tier and the lower signal wiring structure and electrically connected to the lower semiconductor device tier. The multi-tier semiconductor structure can further include an upper semiconductor device tier disposed over and electrically connected the first PDN structure, and an upper signal wiring structure disposed over the primary PDN structure and electrically connected to the upper semiconductor device tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Lars LIEBMANN, Jeffrey SMITH, Daniel CHANEMOUGAME, Paul GUTWIN, Brian CLINE, Xiaoqing XU, David PIETROMONACO
  • Publication number: 20220181300
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a multi-tier semiconductor structure. For example, the multi-tier semiconductor structure can include a first power delivery network (PDN) structure, and a first semiconductor device tier disposed over and electrically connected to the first PDN structure. The multi-tier semiconductor structure can further include a signal wiring tier disposed over and electrically connected to the first semiconductor device tier, a second semiconductor device tier disposed over and electrically connected to the signal wiring tier, and a second PDN structure disposed over and electrically connected to the second semiconductor device tier. The multi-tier semiconductor structure can further include a through-silicon via (TSV) structure electrically connected to the signal wiring tier, wherein the TSV structure penetrates the second PDN structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Lars LIEBMANN, Jeffrey SMITH, Daniel CHANEMOUGAME, Paul GUTWIN, Brian CLINE, Xiaoqing XU, David PIETROMONACO
  • Publication number: 20190348116
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable fabrics including correlated electron switch devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Lucian Shifren, Greg Yeric, Saurabh Sinha, Brian Cline, Vikas Chandra
  • Patent number: 10366753
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable fabrics including correlated electron switch devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Lucian Shifren, Greg Yeric, Saurabh Sinha, Brian Cline, Vikas Chandra
  • Publication number: 20190027216
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable fabrics including correlated electron switch devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Lucian Shifren, Greg Yeric, Saurabh Sinha, Brian Cline, Vikas Chandra
  • Patent number: 10056143
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable fabrics including correlated electron switch devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ARM Ltd.
    Inventors: Lucian Shifren, Greg Yeric, Saurabh Sinha, Brian Cline, Vikas Chandra
  • Publication number: 20170069378
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable fabrics including correlated electron switch devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Lucian Shifren, Greg Yeric, Saurabh Sinha, Brian Cline, Vikas Chandra
  • Patent number: 9374072
    Abstract: An integrated circuit 2 includes a transistor 26 which has a normal switching speed arising during normal operations of that transistor that apply electrical signals within normal ranges. If it is desired to change the speed of operation of the transistor, then speed tuning circuitry 12 applies a tuning electrical signal with a tuning characteristic outside of the normal range of characteristics to the transistor concerned. The tuning electrical signal induces a change in at least one of the physical properties of that transistor such that when it resumes its modified normal operations the switching speed of that transistor will have changed. The tuning electrical signal may be a voltage (or current) outside of the normal range of voltages applied to the gate of a transistor so as to induce a permanent increase in the threshold of that transistor and so slow its speed of switching. Temperature of a transistor may also be controlled to induce a permanent change in performance/speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Betina Hold, Brian Cline, George Lattimore
  • Publication number: 20140312956
    Abstract: An integrated circuit 2 includes a transistor 26 Which has a normal switching speed arising during normal operations of that transistor that apply electrical signals within normal ranges. If it is desired to change the speed of operation of the transistor, then speed tuning circuitry 12 applies a tuning electrical signal with a tuning characteristic outside of the normal range of characteristics to the transistor concerned. The tuning electrical signal induces a change in at least one of the physical properties of that transistor such that when it resumes its modified normal operations the switching speed of that transistor will have changed. The tuning electrical signal may be a voltage (or current) outside of the normal range of voltages applied to the gate of a transistor so as to induce a permanent increase in the threshold of that transistor and so slow its speed of switching. Temperature of a transistor may also be controlled to induce a permanent change in performance/speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Betina HOLD, Brian CLINE, George LATTIMORE
  • Patent number: 8717084
    Abstract: An integrated circuit 2 includes a transistor 26 which has a normal switching speed arising during normal operations of that transistor that apply electrical signals within normal ranges. If it is desired to change the speed of operation of the transistor, then speed tuning circuitry 12 applies a tuning electrical signal with a tuning characteristic outside of the normal range of characteristics to the transistor concerned. The tuning electrical signal induces a change in at least one of the physical properties of that transistor such that when it resumes its modified normal operations the switching speed of that transistor will have changed. The tuning electrical signal may be a voltage (or current) outside of the normal range of voltages applied to the gate of a transistor so as to induce a permanent increase in the threshold of that transistor and so slow its speed of switching. Temperature of a transistor may also be controlled to induce a permanent change in performance/speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Betina Hold, Brian Cline
  • Patent number: 7313593
    Abstract: A conference server enables collaborative communications among a variety of client processes of varying configurations all operatively coupled over a computer network to each other and to the server. The server receives audio streams from participating client processes in a conference, selects which audio streams are active, and broadcasts one or more of the active audio streams to the client processes participating in the conference depending on the clients receiving capabilities and the conference parameters. The client processes receiving multiple active audio streams perform mixing locally at the client node. Without having to perform mixing at the server, resources are saved and the number of simultaneous participating client processes to the conference may be increased accordingly. The server is further capable of simultaneously accommodating multipoint clients and non-multipoint H.323 clients, as well as operating in multiway and “push to talk” modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Pulito, Mark Johnson, Brian Cline, Jeff Durham, Mark Kressin, Andrew Lochbaum
  • Publication number: 20070220302
    Abstract: A system for session failover management in a server cluster environment, the system including one or more clusters, each cluster having one or more servers, each server having one or more partition, each partition identified by a partition ID and grouping one or more sessions, and a failover manager configured to detect the failure of any of the servers and effect the assignment any of the partitions on the failed server to another of the servers within the failed server's cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Cline, James Galvin, Mark Johnson, James Lawwill, Amir Perlman, Brian Pulito, Yaron Reinharts, Uri Segev, Dror Yaffe
  • Patent number: 7165465
    Abstract: A dynamic load fixture (DLF) applies a torsion load to a unit under test (UUT) to achieve the demanding aerodynamic load exposures encountered by a control actuation system (CAS) in flight. Instead of fixing the end of the torsion bar, the DLF controls the application of torque to the torsion bar, hence the UUT via a DLF motor. The dynamic load can be independent of the angular rotation of the UUT, which allows the DLF to more effectively reproduce desired acceptance tests such as torque-at-rate and nonlinear loads. Furthermore, application of the loads through a torsion bar allows the system the compliance needed to generate precise loads while allowing for the flexibility of changing torsion bars to test a wide variety of UUT on one test platform. To achieve the demanding aerodynamic load exposures encountered by a CAS in flight, the controller must be able to respond both very fast and very precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Charles M. De Lair, R. Brian Cline, Christopher P. Owan, Donald E. Croft, Shane P. Stilson
  • Publication number: 20060036747
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that includes a communication system for handling Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messages. The system includes a plurality of first servers for processing a first and a second message. The system also includes a plurality of second servers, which may include a mapping/correlating function for receiving the first message from a client and sending the first message to the plurality of first servers based on associating the first message with a resource. The second message received from the plurality of first servers is sent to the client based on stored routing information associated with the client, whereby the stored routing information resides within the plurality of second servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: James Galvin, James Lawwill, Brian Cline, Uri Segev, Avshalom Houri, Amir Perlman, Ofira Tal-Aviv, Brian Pulito