Patents by Inventor Durai V. Ramaswamy

Durai V. Ramaswamy 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: 10734491
    Abstract: Memory devices might include an array of memory cells and a control logic to control access of the array of memory cells, where a memory cell of the array of memory cells might include a first dielectric adjacent a semiconductor, a control gate, a second dielectric between the control gate and the first dielectric, and a charge storage structure between the first dielectric and the second dielectric, wherein the charge storage structure comprises a charge-storage material and a gettering agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180350930
    Abstract: Memory devices might include an array of memory cells and a control logic to control access of the array of memory cells, where a memory cell of the array of memory cells might include a first dielectric adjacent a semiconductor, a control gate, a second dielectric between the control gate and the first dielectric, and a charge storage structure between the first dielectric and the second dielectric, wherein the charge storage structure comprises a charge-storage material and a gettering agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 10074724
    Abstract: Apparatus having a processor and a memory device in communication with the processor, the memory device including an array of memory cells and a control logic to control access of the array of memory cells, wherein the array of memory cells includes a memory cell having a first dielectric adjacent a semiconductor, a control gate, a second dielectric between the control gate and the first dielectric, and a charge storage structure between the first dielectric and the second dielectric, and wherein the charge storage structure includes a charge-storage material and a gettering agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20170062577
    Abstract: Apparatus having a processor and a memory device in communication with the processor, the memory device including an array of memory cells and a control logic to control access of the array of memory cells, wherein the array of memory cells includes a memory cell having a first dielectric adjacent a semiconductor, a control gate, a second dielectric between the control gate and the first dielectric, and a charge storage structure between the first dielectric and the second dielectric, and wherein the charge storage structure includes a charge-storage material and a gettering agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9515151
    Abstract: Methods of forming memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20150364557
    Abstract: Methods of forming memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rhett Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9105665
    Abstract: Methods of forming memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20140264526
    Abstract: Methods of forming memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 8748964
    Abstract: Memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20120098047
    Abstract: Memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Rhett T. Brewer, Durai V. Ramaswamy