Patents by Inventor David W. Abraham

David W. Abraham 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: 20150357783
    Abstract: A microwave connector is provided. The microwave connector includes an outer conductor, an inner conductor disposed within the outer conductor and dielectric materials interposed between the outer conductor and the inner conductor, the dielectric materials including a non-dissipative dielectric material and a dissipative dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, James R. Rozen
  • Publication number: 20150325774
    Abstract: A system, method, and chip to control Purcell loss are described. The chip includes qubits formed on a first surface of a substrate. The method includes determining frequencies of the qubits, and controlling a separation between the frequencies of the qubits and chip mode frequencies of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Publication number: 20150295301
    Abstract: A filter is provided and includes potting material formed into a body defining a through-hole. The body includes first and second opposing faces and a sidewall extending between the first and second opposing faces. The sidewall is formed to define first and second openings at opposite ends of the through-hole, first angles at an interface between the sidewall and the first face and second angles, which complement the first angles, at an interface between the sidewall and the second face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, James R. Rozen
  • Patent number: 9159033
    Abstract: A system, method, and chip to control Purcell loss are described. The chip includes qubits formed on a first surface of a substrate. The method includes determining frequencies of the qubits, and controlling a separation between the frequencies of the qubits and chip mode frequencies of the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Internatinal Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Patent number: 9105583
    Abstract: A material can be locally etched with arbitrary changes in the direction of the etch. A ferromagnetic-material-including catalytic particle is employed to etch the material. A wet etch chemical or a plasma condition can be employed in conjunction with the ferromagnetic-material-including catalytic particle to etch a material through a catalytic reaction between the catalytic particle and the material. During a catalytic etch process, a magnetic field is applied to the ferromagnetic-material-including catalytic particle to direct the movement of the particle to any direction, which is chosen so as to form a contiguous cavity having at least two cavity portions having different directions. The direction of the magnetic field can be controlled so as to form the contiguous cavity in a preplanned pattern, and each segment of the contiguous cavity can extend along an arbitrary direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Joseph, David W. Abraham, Roger W. Cheek, Alejandro G. Schrott, Ying Zhang
  • Patent number: 9059305
    Abstract: An interdigitated capacitor includes a substrate and a pair of comb-like electrodes both formed on the semiconductor substrate and horizontally arranged thereon, each of the pair of comb-like electrodes including finger electrodes having a curved profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow
  • Publication number: 20150155468
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first substrate, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias, preparing a second substrate, bonding the first and second substrates and exposing the metal fillings. A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first and second substrate, depositing a metal on at least one of the first and second substrates, bonding the first and second substrates, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias and exposing the metal fillings. A chip surface base device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a metal layer disposed between the first and second substrates and a plurality of vias disposed on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, George A. Keefe, Christian Lavoie, Mary E. Rothwell
  • Patent number: 9015927
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a synthetic antiferromagnetic device, includes depositing a reference layer on a first tantalum layer and including depositing a first cobalt iron boron layer, depositing a second cobalt iron boron layer on the first cobalt iron boron layer, depositing a second Ta layer on the second cobalt iron boron layer, depositing a magnesium oxide spacer layer on the reference layer and depositing a cap layer on the magnesium oxide spacer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Michael C. Gaidis
  • Patent number: 8972921
    Abstract: A method and system to control crosstalk among qubits on a chip are described. The method includes placing two or more components symmetrically on the chip, the chip including the qubits, and driving two or more ports symmetrically to control the crosstalk based on controlling coupling of chip mode frequencies and qubit frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Patent number: 8970018
    Abstract: A differential port and a method of arranging the differential port are described. The method includes arranging a first electrode to receive a drive signal, and arranging a second electrode to receive a guard signal, the guard signal having a different phase than the drive signal and the first electrode and the second electrode having a gap therebetween. The method also includes disposing a signal line from the first electrode to drive a radio frequency (RF) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Publication number: 20150044426
    Abstract: A material can be locally etched with arbitrary changes in the direction of the etch. A ferromagnetic-material-including catalytic particle is employed to etch the material. A wet etch chemical or a plasma condition can be employed in conjunction with the ferromagnetic-material-including catalytic particle to etch a material through a catalytic reaction between the catalytic particle and the material. During a catalytic etch process, a magnetic field is applied to the ferromagnetic-material-including catalytic particle to direct the movement of the particle to any direction, which is chosen so as to form a contiguous cavity having at least two cavity portions having different directions. The direction of the magnetic field can be controlled so as to form the contiguous cavity in a preplanned pattern, and each segment of the contiguous cavity can extend along an arbitrary direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Eric A. Joseph, David W. Abraham, Roger W. Cheek, Alejandro G. Schrott, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140327120
    Abstract: A differential port and a method of arranging the differential port are described. The method includes arranging a first electrode to receive a drive signal, and arranging a second electrode to receive a guard signal, the guard signal having a different phase than the drive signal and the first electrode and the second electrode having a gap therebetween. The method also includes disposing a signal line from the first electrode to drive a radio frequency (RF) device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Patent number: 8871531
    Abstract: A thermally assisted magnetic memory cell device includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the magnetic tunnel junction, a conductive hard mask disposed on the second electrode and a parallel shunt path coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction, thereby electrically coupling the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, John K. De Brosse, Philip L. Trouilloud, Daniel C. Worledge
  • Patent number: 8865537
    Abstract: A differential port and a method of arranging the differential port are described. The method includes arranging a first electrode to receive a drive signal, and arranging a second electrode to receive a guard signal, the guard signal having a different phase than the drive signal and the first electrode and the second electrode having a gap therebetween. The method also includes disposing a signal line from the first electrode to drive a radio frequency (RF) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Patent number: 8852762
    Abstract: A synthetic antiferromagnetic device includes a reference layer having a first and second ruthenium layer, a magnesium oxide spacer layer disposed on the reference layer, a cobalt iron boron layer disposed on the magnesium oxide spacer layer and a third ruthenium layer disposed on the cobalt iron boron layer, the third ruthenium layer having a thickness of approximately 0 angstroms to 18 angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Michael C. Gaidis, Janusz J. Nowak, Daniel C. Worledge
  • Patent number: 8852677
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a synthetic antiferromagnetic device, includes depositing a magnesium oxide spacer layer on a reference layer having a first and second ruthenium layer, depositing a cobalt iron boron layer on the magnesium oxide spacer layer; and depositing a third ruthenium layer on the cobalt iron boron layer, the third ruthenium layer having a thickness of approximately 0-18 angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Michael C. Gaidis, Janusz J. Nowak, Daniel C. Worledge
  • Publication number: 20140273282
    Abstract: A thermally assisted magnetic memory cell device includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the magnetic tunnel junction, a conductive hard mask disposed on the second electrode and a parallel shunt path coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction, thereby electrically coupling the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, John K. De Brosse, Philip L. Trouilloud, Daniel C. Worledge
  • Publication number: 20140274725
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first substrate, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias, preparing a second substrate, bonding the first and second substrates and exposing the metal fillings. A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first and second substrate, depositing a metal on at least one of the first and second substrates, bonding the first and second substrates, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias and exposing the metal fillings. A chip surface base device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a metal layer disposed between the first and second substrates and a plurality vias disposed on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, George A. Keefe, Christian Lavoie, Mary E. Rothwell
  • Publication number: 20140264664
    Abstract: A thermally assisted magnetic memory cell device includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the magnetic tunnel junction, a conductive hard mask disposed on the second electrode and a parallel shunt path coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction, thereby electrically coupling the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, John K. De Brosse, Philip L. Trouilloud, Daniel C. Worledge
  • Publication number: 20140264284
    Abstract: A system, method, and chip to control Purcell loss are described. The chip includes qubits formed on a first surface of a substrate. The method includes determining frequencies of the qubits, and controlling a separation between the frequencies of the qubits and chip mode frequencies of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, Jay M. Gambetta