Patents by Inventor Deepak C. Sekar

Deepak C. Sekar 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: 20180204835
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first layer including a first memory cell, the first memory cell including a first transistor; a second layer including a second memory cell, the second memory cell including a second transistor; a periphery layer including a memory peripherals transistor, the periphery layer is disposed underneath the first layer; a memory including at least the first memory cell and the second memory cell, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell, where the first memory cell and the second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and where a peripherals circuit includes the memory peripherals transistor and controls the memory; a first external connections underlying the periphery layer, the first external connections includes connections from the device to a first external device; and a second external connections overlying the second layer, the second external connections includes connections from the dev
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, Zeev Wurman
  • Publication number: 20180190811
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first layer including first transistors each including a silicon channel; a second layer including second transistors each including a silicon channel, the second layer overlaying the first transistors, where at least one of the second transistors is at least partially self-aligned to at least one of the first transistors; and a third layer including third transistors each including a single crystal silicon channel, the third layer underlying the first transistors, where a plurality of the third transistors form a logic circuit, and where the logic circuit is aligned to the second transistors with less than 200 nm alignment error, where the first layer thickness is less than one micron, and where the first transistor is a junction-less transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 9953870
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and the third transistor is controlled by a third control line, where the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor and the second transistor is controlled by a second control line, where the first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling the second control line and the third control line, and where the second transistor and the third transistor are self-aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Zeev Wurman
  • Patent number: 9954080
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor, where the first transistor controls the supply of a ground or a power signal to the third transistor, and where the first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor are aligned to each other with less than 100 nm misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 9953925
    Abstract: A 3D IC device including: a first semiconductor layer including first mono-crystallized transistors, where the first mono-crystallized transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer including aluminum or copper; a second layer including second mono-crystallized transistors and overlaying the at least one metal layer, where the at least one metal layer is in-between the first semiconductor layer and the second layer; a global power grid to distribute power to the device overlaying the second layer; and a local power grid to distribute power to the first mono-crystallized transistors, where the global power grid is connected to the local power grid by a plurality of through second layer vias, and where the vias have a radius of less than 150 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Zeev Wurman
  • Patent number: 9941332
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor overlaying the second transistor or underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell, and where the first memory cell and the second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, Zeev Wurman
  • Patent number: 9941319
    Abstract: A method for processing a semiconductor wafer, the method including: providing a semiconductor wafer including an image sensor pixels layer including a plurality of image sensor pixels, the layer overlaying a wafer substrate; and then bonding the semiconductor wafer to a carrier wafer; and then cutting off a substantial portion of the wafer substrate, and then processing the substantial portion of the wafer substrate for reuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20180069052
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: first transistors; second transistors, overlaying the first transistors; third transistors, overlaying the second transistors; and fourth transistors, overlaying the third transistors, where the second transistors, the third transistors and the fourth transistors are self-aligned, being processed following the same lithography step, and where at least one of the first transistors is part of a control circuit controlling at least one of the second transistors, at least one of the third transistors and at least one of the fourth transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak C. Sekar, Zvi Or-Bach
  • Patent number: 9892972
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first structure including first single crystal transistors; a second structure including second single crystal transistors, the second structure overlaying the first single crystal transistors, where at least one of the second single crystal transistors is at least partially self-aligned to at least one of the first single crystal transistors; and at least one thermal conducting path from at least one of the first single crystal transistors and second single crystal transistors to an external surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 9853089
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor, where the second transistor overlays the first transistor and the second transistor self-aligned to the first transistor; and a plurality of junctionless transistors, where at least one of the junctionless transistors controls access to at least one of the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, Zeev Wurman
  • Patent number: 9818800
    Abstract: A device, including: a first layer including first transistors and a second layer including second transistors, where at least one of the first transistors is self-aligned to one of the second transistors, where the second transistors are horizontally oriented transistors, and where the second layer includes a plurality of resistive-random-access memory (RRAM) cells, the memory cells including the second transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Deepak C. Sekar, Zvi Or-Bach
  • Publication number: 20170287844
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor, where the first transistor controls the supply of a ground or a power signal to the third transistor, and where the first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor are aligned to each other with less than 100 nm misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20170229174
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; and a second memory cell including a second transistor, where the second transistor overlays the first transistor and the second transistor is self-aligned to the first transistor, where access to the first memory cell is controlled by at least one junction-less transistor, and where the junction-less transistor is not part of the first memory cell and the second memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20170221761
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and the third transistor is controlled by a third control line, where the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor and the second transistor is controlled by a second control line, where the first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling the second control line and the third control line, and where the second transistor and the third transistor are self-aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Zeev Wurman
  • Patent number: 9711407
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first mono-crystallized layer including first transistors, and a first metal layer forming at least a portion of connections between the first transistors; and a second layer including second transistors, the second transistors including mono-crystalline material, the second layer overlying the first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer includes aluminum or copper, and wherein the second layer is less than one micron in thickness and includes logic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, J. L. de Jong, Deepak C. Sekar, Paul Lim
  • Publication number: 20170186770
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor, the memory peripherals transistor is overlaying the second transistor or is underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell at a distance of less than 200 nm, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar, Zeev Wurman, Israel Beinglass
  • Patent number: 9691869
    Abstract: An Integrated Circuit device, including: a first layer including first transistors; and a second layer including second transistors overlaying the first layer, where the first transistors are facing down and the second transistors are facing up, and where the second layer includes a through layer via of less than 300 nm diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20170179155
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and is controlled by a third control line, where the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor and is controlled by a second control line, where the first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling the second control line and third control line, and where the first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor are all aligned to each other with less than 100 nm misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20170172351
    Abstract: An automated food making apparatus is described. An automated food making apparatus can include: a carousel; a dispensing apparatus shared among a plurality of canisters on the carousel, wherein at least one canister includes a paddle; and wherein the dispensing apparatus is configured to rotate the canister's paddle to dispense ingredients stored in the canister. A dispensing mechanism for an automated food making apparatus can include: an actuator arm; a motor that is adapted to rotate the actuator arm; one or more magnets embedded in the actuator arm; and one or more sensors configured to detect position of the actuator arm; wherein the actuator arm dispenses ingredients by rotating a pin located on a canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Kathirgugan Kathirasen, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Richardson, Sanath Bhat, Victoria Reidling
  • Publication number: 20170133432
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor overlaying the second transistor or underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell, and where the first memory cell and the second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, Zeev Wurman