Patents by Inventor Brian Cronquist

Brian Cronquist 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: 20240140390
    Abstract: An electrical passenger car, the electrical passenger car including: at least two electrically driven motors; a battery pack; motor control electronics, where the motor control electronics are connected to the at least two electrically driven motors; wheels, where the wheels are connected to the at least two electrically driven motors; and sensors, where the sensors are connected to at least the motor control electronics, where the wheels include a first wheel and a second wheel, where the second wheel has a radius at least 7% greater than a radius of the first wheel, where the battery pack is mounted in the car frame such that the battery pack could be moved forward or backward, and where the electrical passenger car is designed to be driven on a paved road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Or-Ment LLC
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240145289
    Abstract: A method for producing 3D semiconductor devices including: providing a first level including first transistors and a first single crystal layer; forming a first metal layer on top of the first level; forming a second metal layer on top of the first metal layer; forming at least one (ALO) second level on top of or above the second metal layer; performing a lithography step on the second level; forming ALO third level on top of or above the ALO second level; performing processing steps to form first memory cells within the ALO second level and second memory cells within the ALO third level, first memory cells include ALO second transistor, second memory cells include ALO third transistor, first metal layer thickness is at least 50% greater than the second metal layer thickness, ALO first transistor controls power delivery to ALO second transistor; then dicing using a laser system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Patent number: 11967583
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over said substrate; a second metal layer disposed over said first metal layer; a first level comprising a plurality of transistors, said first level disposed over said second metal layer, wherein said plurality of transistors comprise single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over said first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over said third metal layer, wherein said fourth metal layer is aligned to said first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through said first level, wherein said via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, wherein said fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and wherein said via is directly connected to at least one of said plurality of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240128165
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a plurality of first metal layers; a second level overlays the first level and includes at least one single crystal silicon layer, where the second level includes a plurality of transistors and a plurality of second metal layers, each transistor of the plurality of transistors includes a single crystal channel, where the plurality of second metal layers include interconnections between transistors of the plurality of transistors, where the second level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a connective path from the plurality of transistors to the plurality of first metal layers, where the connective path includes a via disposed through at least the single crystal silicon layer, where each of at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a two sided gate, and where the single crystal silicon layer thickness is less than two microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240128237
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over the first substrate; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors each include single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the first level, where the via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, where the fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and where processing of the device includes use of a carrier wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240128116
    Abstract: 3D semiconductor device including: first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer; a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells; third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer; a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, adjust memory cell write voltages based on temperature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Patent number: 11961827
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over the first substrate; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors each include single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the first level, where the via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, where the fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and where processing of the device includes use of a carrier wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240120320
    Abstract: A 3D device, the device including: at least one first level including logic circuits; at least one second level bonded to the first level, where the at least one second level includes a plurality of transistors; connectivity structures, where the connectivity structures include a plurality of transmission lines, where the plurality of transmission lines are designed to conduct radio frequencies (“RF”) signals, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions and metal to metal bond regions; and a plurality of vias disposed through the at least one second level, where at least a majority of the plurality of vias have a diameter of less than 5 micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist, Eli Lusky
  • Publication number: 20240120332
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including: a first silicon level including a first single crystal silicon layer and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer disposed over the first silicon level; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer; a second level including a plurality of second transistors, the second level disposed over the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer disposed over the second level; a fifth metal layer disposed over the fourth metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 240 nm alignment error; where the fifth metal layer includes global power delivery; and a via disposed through the second level, where a typical thickness of the second metal layer is greater than a typical thickness of the third metal layer by at least 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240121968
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal layer, and a memory control circuit which includes at least one temperature sensor circuit and first transistors; a first metal layer overlaying the first single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; second transistors—which may include a metal gate—disposed atop the third metal layer; third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a fourth metal layer disposed atop the third transistors; a memory array including word-lines and at least four memory mini arrays (each mini array includes at least four rows by four columns of memory cells), each memory cell includes at least one second transistor or at least one third transistor; and a connection path from fourth metal to third metal, the path includes a via disposed through the memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist, Eli Lusky
  • Publication number: 20240112942
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where each of the first transistors includes a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; a first oxide layer disposed over the second metal layer; a second oxide layer disposed over the first oxide layer; and a second level including at least one array of memory cells and second transistors, where each of the memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least one of the second transistors includes at least two independent gates, where the second level is directly bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes direct oxide-to-oxide bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20240105490
    Abstract: 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; a first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer; a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells; a third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer; a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, memory control circuits for wear leveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20240096798
    Abstract: A 3D device including: a first level including first transistors and a first interconnect; a second level including second transistors and is overlaying the first level; at least four electronic circuit units (ECUs); and a redundancy circuit, where each of the ECUs includes a first circuit which includes a portion of the first transistors, where each of the ECUs includes a second circuit, the second circuit including a portion of the second transistors, where each of the at least four ECUs includes a first vertical bus, where the first vertical bus provides electrical connections between the first circuit and the second circuit, where each of the at least four ECUs includes at least one processor and at least one memory array, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding regions and metal to metal bonding regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240090242
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first level including first memory arrays, a plurality of first transistors, and a plurality of first metal layers; a second level disposed on top of the first level, where the second level includes second memory arrays; a third level disposed on top of the second level, where the third level includes a plurality of third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers, where the third level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions, where the first level includes first filled holes, where the second level includes second filled holes, where the second filled holes are aligned to the first filled holes with a more than 1 nm but less than 40 nm alignment error, and where the third level includes decoder circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11929372
    Abstract: An integrated device, the device including: a first level including a first mono-crystal layer, the first mono-crystal layer including a plurality of single crystal transistors; an overlying oxide disposed on top of the first level; a second level including a second mono-crystal layer, the second level overlaying the oxide, where the second mono-crystal layer includes a plurality of image sensors, where the second level is bonded to the first level with an oxide to oxide bond; a plurality of pixel control circuits; a plurality of memory circuits; and a third level disposed underneath the first level, where the third level includes a plurality of third transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11930648
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first level including first memory arrays, a plurality of first transistors, and a plurality of first metal layers; a second level disposed on top of the first level, where the second level includes second memory arrays; a third level disposed on top of the second level, where the third level includes a plurality of third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers, where the third level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions, where the first level includes first filled holes, where the second level includes second filled holes, where the second filled holes are aligned to the first filled holes with a more than 1 nm but less than 40 nm alignment error, and where the third level includes decoder circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240079401
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first silicon layer including a first single crystal silicon layer; first transistors with a single crystal channel and overlaid by a first metal layer; overlaid by a second metal layer; overlaid by a third metal layer; a second level with second transistors and including a metal gate, and then disposed over the third metal layer; the second level is overlaid by a third level with third transistors; and then overlaid by a fourth metal layer; fourth overlaid by a fifth metal layer; parts of the second transistors are made with Atomic Layer Deposition (“ALD”); the fifth metal layer average thickness is greater than the third metal layer average thickness by at least 50%; at least one element within at least one of the second transistors has been processed independently of the third transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20240079398
    Abstract: A multi-level semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including integrated circuits; a second level including at least one electromagnetic wave receiver, where the second level is disposed above the first level, where the integrated circuits include single crystal transistors; and an oxide layer disposed between the first level and the second level, where the integrated circuits include at least one memory circuit, where the second level is bonded to the oxide layer, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11923374
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first silicon layer including a first single crystal silicon layer; a plurality of first transistors each including a single crystal channel; a first metal layer disposed over the plurality of first transistors; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer; a second level including a plurality of second transistors, the second level disposed over the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer disposed over the second level; a fifth metal layer disposed over the fourth metal layer; a via disposed through the second level, where at least one of the plurality of second transistors includes a metal gate, where an average thickness of the fifth metal layer is greater than an average thickness of the third metal layer by at least 50%; and at least one Electrostatic discharge (“ESD”) structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11923230
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where each of the first transistors includes a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors and at least one third metal layer, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least one of the second transistors includes a transistor channel, where the second level includes a plurality of DRAM memory cells, where each of the plurality of DRAM memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors, where the second level is directly bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar