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).

  • Patent number: 11107721
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer including interconnects between the plurality of first transistors, where the interconnects between the plurality of first transistors includes forming a plurality of logic gates; a plurality of second transistors atop at least a portion of the first metal layer, where at least six of the plurality of first transistors are connected in series forming at least a portion of a NAND logic structure, where the plurality of second transistors are vertically oriented transistors, and where the plurality of second transistors are at least partially directly atop of the NAND logic structure; and a second metal layer atop at least a portion of the plurality of second transistors, where the second metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with less than 150 nm misalignment, and where at least one of the second transistors is a junction-less transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Patent number: 11107803
    Abstract: A method to construct a 3D system, the method including: providing a base wafer; and then transferring a memory control on top; and then thinning the memory control, transferring a first memory wafer on top; and then thinning the first memory wafer; and then transferring a second memory wafer on top; and then thinning the second memory wafer. A 3D device, the device including: a first stratum including first bit-cell memory arrays; a second stratum including second bit-cell memory arrays; and a third stratum, where the second stratum overlays the first stratum, where the first stratum overlays the third stratum, where the third stratum includes a plurality of word-line decoders to control the first bit-cell memory arrays and the second bit-cell memory arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20210265410
    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 overlaying oxide 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 first image sensors and alignment marks; and a third level overlaying the second level, where the third level includes a plurality of second image sensors, where the third level is aligned to the alignment marks, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes an oxide to oxide bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11101266
    Abstract: A 3D device including: a first level including first single crystal transistors overlaid by a second level including second single crystal transistors; a third level including third single crystal transistors, the second level is overlaid by the third level; a fourth level including fourth single crystal transistors, the third level is overlaid by the fourth level; first bond regions including first oxide to oxide bonds, where the first bond regions are between the first level and the second level; second bond regions including second oxide to oxide bonds, where the second bond regions are between the second level and the third level; and third bond regions including third oxide to oxide bonds, where the third bond regions are between the third level and the fourth level, where the second level, third level, and fourth level each include one array of memory cells, and where the one array of memory cells is a DRAM type memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20210257245
    Abstract: A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a first single crystal layer; forming first alignment marks and control circuits including first single crystal transistors; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching first holes within the second level; forming at least one third level above the at least one second level; performing a second etch step including etching second holes within the third level; and performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the second level and a plurality of second memory cells within the third level, where the etching first holes includes performing a lithography step aligned to the first alignment marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20210257357
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer and first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, where the second level includes at least one memory array, where the third layer includes crystalline silicon; and where the second level includes at least one SerDes circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20210257244
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors; and a third level including a third single crystal layer, the third level including third transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the third level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds, where the second level includes a first array of first memory cells, and where the third level includes a second array of second memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Patent number: 11094576
    Abstract: A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a first single crystal layer; forming first alignment marks and control circuits including first single crystal transistors; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching first holes within the second level; forming at least one third level above the at least one second level; performing a second etch step including etching second holes within the third level; and performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the second level and a plurality of second memory cells within the third level, where the etching first holes includes performing a lithography step aligned to the first alignment marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20210249296
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds, where the second level includes an array of memory cells, and where each of the memory cells includes at least one recessed-channel-array-transistor (RCAT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Patent number: 11088130
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer, the first layer including first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer, the second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, where the third layer includes crystalline silicon, and where the second level includes at least one phase-lock-loop (“PLL”) circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11087995
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer, the first layer including first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer, the second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, where the third layer includes a crystalline layer, and where the second level includes a Radio Frequency (“RF”) circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak Sekar
  • Patent number: 11088050
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including single crystal first transistors, where the first level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a second level including second transistors, where the first isolation layer is overlaid by the second level, and where the second level is overlaid by a second isolation layer; a third level including single crystal third transistors, where the second isolation layer is overlaid by the third level, where the third level is overlaid by a third isolation layer, and where the first isolation layer and the second isolation layer are separated by a distance of less than four microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20210242189
    Abstract: A 3D device, the first level including first transistors and a first interconnect; a second level with second transistors overlaying the first level; a third level with third transistors overlaying the second level; a plurality of electronic circuit units (ECUs), where each ECU includes a first circuit with a portion of the first transistors, where each of the ECUs includes a second circuit including a portion of the second transistors, where each of the plurality of ECUs includes a third circuit, which includes a portion of the third transistors, where each of the ECUs includes a vertical data bus, where the vertical data bus has between eight pillars and three hundreds pillars, where the vertical data bus provides electrical connections between the first and second circuits, where the third level includes an array of memory cells, and where the second circuit includes a memory control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20210242067
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including single crystal first transistors, and a first metal layer, where the first level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a second level including second transistors, where the first isolation layer is overlaid by the second level, and where the second level is overlaid by a second isolation layer; a third level including single crystal third transistors, where the second isolation layer is overlaid by the third level, where the third level is overlaid by a third isolation layer, where the third level is bonded to the second isolation layer, where the bonded includes at least one oxide to oxide bond, and where the bonded includes at least one metal to metal bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20210242068
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer and first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer interconnecting the first single crystal transistors; second transistors disposed atop of the first single crystal transistors; third transistors disposed atop of the second transistors; fourth transistors disposed atop of the third transistors; where the fourth transistors include replacement gates, being processed to replace a non-metal gate material with a metal based gate, and where a distance from at least one of the fourth transistors to at least one of the second transistors is less than 1 micron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20210233901
    Abstract: A method to construct a 3D system, the method including: providing a base wafer; and then transferring a memory control on top; and then thinning the memory control, transferring a first memory wafer on top; and then thinning the first memory wafer; and then transferring a second memory wafer on top; and then thinning the second memory wafer. A 3D device, the device including: a first stratum including first bit-cell memory arrays; a second stratum including second bit-cell memory arrays; and a third stratum, where the second stratum overlays the first stratum, where the first stratum overlays the third stratum, where the third stratum includes a plurality of word-line decoders to control the first bit-cell memory arrays and the second bit-cell memory arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20210225663
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer, the first layer including first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer, the second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, where the third layer includes a crystalline layer, and where the second level includes a Radio Frequency (“RF”) circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak Sekar
  • Publication number: 20210217643
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds, and where through the first metal layers power is provided to at least one of the second transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20210217733
    Abstract: A method to form a 3D semiconductor device, the method including: providing a first level including first circuits, the first circuits including first transistors and first interconnection; preparing a second level including a silicon layer; forming second circuits over the second level, the second circuits including second transistors and second interconnection; transferring with bonding the second level on top of the first level; and then thinning the second level to a thickness of less than ten microns, where the bonding includes oxide to oxide bonds, and where the bonding includes metal to metal bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11063071
    Abstract: A multi-level semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including integrated circuits; a second level including a structure designed to conduct electromagnetic waves in a confined manner, where the second level is disposed above the first level, where the first level includes crystalline silicon, where the second level includes crystalline silicon; and an oxide layer disposed between the first level and the second level, where the second level is bonded to the oxide layer, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist