Patents by Inventor Carole D. Graas

Carole D. Graas 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: 11054459
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Patent number: 10996259
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Patent number: 10989754
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Patent number: 10900923
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Carole D. Graas, Wen Liu, Prakash Periasamy
  • Publication number: 20200141996
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Publication number: 20200072897
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Patent number: 10564214
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Publication number: 20200049651
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Fen CHEN, Jeffrey P. GAMBINO, Carole D. GRAAS, Wen LIU, Prakash PERIASAMY
  • Patent number: 10545110
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Carole D. Graas, Wen Liu, Prakash Periasamy
  • Patent number: 10545111
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Carole D. Graas, Wen Liu, Prakash Periasamy
  • Patent number: 10388567
    Abstract: Stress generation free thru-silicon-via structures with improved performance and reliability and methods of manufacture are provided. The method includes forming a first conductive diffusion barrier liner on an insulator layer within a thru-silicon-via of a wafer material. The method further includes forming a stress absorption layer on the first conductive diffusion barrier. The method further includes forming a second conductive diffusion barrier on the stress absorption layer. The method further includes forming a copper plate on the second conductive diffusion barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Mukta G. Farooq, Carole D. Graas, Xiao Hu Liu
  • Publication number: 20190250116
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Fen CHEN, Jeffrey P. GAMBINO, Carole D. GRAAS, Wen LIU, Prakash PERIASAMY
  • Patent number: 10324056
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Carole D. Graas, Wen Liu, Prakash Periasamy
  • Patent number: 10309919
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Carole D. Graas, Wen Liu, Prakash Periasamy
  • Publication number: 20180356359
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Fen CHEN, Jeffrey P. GAMBINO, Carole D. GRAAS, Wen LIU, Prakash PERIASAMY
  • Publication number: 20180356358
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Fen CHEN, Jeffrey P. GAMBINO, Carole D. GRAAS, Wen LIU, Prakash PERIASAMY
  • Patent number: 10126260
    Abstract: Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fen Chen, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Carole D. Graas, Wen Liu, Prakash Periasamy
  • Publication number: 20180138209
    Abstract: An SOI substrate includes a metallic doped isolation (i.e., buried oxide) layer. Doping of the isolation layer increases its thermal conductivity, which improves heat conduction and decreases the susceptibility of devices formed on the substrate to temperature-induced deterioration and/or failure over time. The amount as well as the configuration of the doping can be tailored to specific circuit architectures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Wen Liu, Criag M. Bocash, Carole D. Graas, Fen Chen
  • Publication number: 20180074114
    Abstract: A per-chip equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) circuit sensor resides in an integrated circuit. The per-chip EOT circuit sensor determines electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. The measured electrical characteristics include leakage current. The determined electrical characteristics are used to determine physical attributes of the integrated circuit. The physical attributes, including EOT, are used in a reliability model to predict per-chip failure rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Carole D. Graas, Nazmul Habib, Deborah M. Massey, John G. Massey, Pascal A. Nsame, Ernest Y. Wu, Emmanuel Yashchin
  • Publication number: 20180047626
    Abstract: Stress generation free thru-silicon-via structures with improved performance and reliability and methods of manufacture are provided. The method includes forming a first conductive diffusion barrier liner on an insulator layer within a thru-silicon-via of a wafer material. The method further includes forming a stress absorption layer on the first conductive diffusion barrier. The method further includes forming a second conductive diffusion barrier on the stress absorption layer. The method further includes forming a copper plate on the second conductive diffusion barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Fen CHEN, Mukta G. FAROOQ, Carole D. GRAAS, Xiao Hu LIU