Patents by Inventor Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy

Durai Vishak Nirmal 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).

  • Publication number: 20180197949
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated memory having an array of capacitors. The array has edges. The capacitors along the edges are edge capacitors, and the other capacitors are internal capacitors. The edge capacitors have inner edges facing toward the internal capacitors, and have outer edges in opposing relation to the inner edges. An insulative beam extends laterally between the capacitors. The insulative beam is along upper regions of the capacitors. First void regions are under the insulative beam, along lower regions of the internal capacitors, and along the inner edges of the edge capacitors. Peripheral extensions of the insulative beam extend laterally outward of the edge capacitors, and second void regions are under the peripheral extensions and along the outer edges of the edge capacitors. Some embodiments included integrated assemblies having two or more memory array decks stacked on atop another. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180197869
    Abstract: A method of forming an array comprising pairs of vertically opposed capacitors comprises forming a conductive lining in individual capacitor openings in support material. An elevational mid-portion of individual of the conductive linings is removed to form an upper capacitor electrode lining and a lower capacitor electrode lining that are elevationally separate and spaced from one another in the individual capacitor openings. A capacitor insulator is formed laterally outward of the upper and lower capacitor electrode linings. Conductive material is formed laterally outward of the capacitor insulator to comprise a shared capacitor electrode that is shared by vertically opposed capacitors in individual of the pairs of vertically opposed capacitors. Other methods and structure independent of method of manufacture are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashonita A. Chavan, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180197870
    Abstract: A memory cell comprises a capacitor having a first conductive capacitor electrode having laterally-spaced walls that individually have a top surface. A second conductive capacitor electrode is laterally between the walls of the first capacitor electrode, and comprises a portion above the first capacitor electrode. Ferroelectric material is laterally between the walls of the first capacitor electrode and laterally between the second capacitor electrode and the first capacitor electrode. The capacitor comprises an intrinsic current leakage path from one of the first and second capacitor electrodes to the other through the ferroelectric material. A parallel current leakage path is between an elevationally-inner surface of the portion of the second capacitor electrode that is above the first capacitor electrode and at least one of the individual top surfaces of the laterally-spaced walls of the first capacitor electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Muralikrishnan Balakrishnan, Beth R. Cook, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 10020360
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated memory having an array of capacitors. The array has edges. The capacitors along the edges are edge capacitors, and the other capacitors are internal capacitors. The edge capacitors have inner edges facing toward the internal capacitors, and have outer edges in opposing relation to the inner edges. An insulative beam extends laterally between the capacitors. The insulative beam is along upper regions of the capacitors. First void regions are under the insulative beam, along lower regions of the internal capacitors, and along the inner edges of the edge capacitors. Peripheral extensions of the insulative beam extend laterally outward of the edge capacitors, and second void regions are under the peripheral extensions and along the outer edges of the edge capacitors. Some embodiments included integrated assemblies having two or more memory array decks stacked on atop another. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 10014305
    Abstract: A method of forming an array comprising pairs of vertically opposed capacitors comprises forming a conductive lining in individual capacitor openings in insulative-comprising material. An elevational mid-portion of individual of the conductive linings is removed to form an upper capacitor electrode lining and a lower capacitor electrode lining that are elevationally separate and spaced from one another in the individual capacitor openings. A capacitor insulator is formed laterally inward of the upper and lower capacitor electrode linings in the individual capacitor openings. Conductive material is formed laterally inward of the capacitor insulator in the individual capacitor openings and elevationally between the capacitor electrode linings. The conductive material is formed to comprise a shared capacitor electrode that is shared by vertically opposed capacitors in individual of the pairs of vertically opposed capacitors. Additional methods and structure independent of method are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 10008541
    Abstract: A method of forming an array of memory cells includes forming lines of covering material that are elevationally over and along lines of spaced sense line contacts. Longitudinal orientation of the lines of covering material is used in forming lines comprising programmable material and outer electrode material that are between and along the lines of covering material. The covering material is removed over the spaced sense line contacts and the spaced sense line contacts are exposed. Access lines are formed. Sense lines are formed that are electrically coupled to the spaced sense line contacts. The sense lines are angled relative to the lines of spaced sense line contacts and relative to the access lines. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Sills, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180145084
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a select device and a capacitor electrically coupled in series with the select device. The capacitor includes two conductive capacitor electrodes having ferroelectric material there-between. The capacitor has an intrinsic current leakage path from one of the capacitor electrodes to the other through the ferroelectric material. There is a parallel current leakage path from the one capacitor electrode to the other. The parallel current leakage path is circuit-parallel the intrinsic path and of lower total resistance than the intrinsic path. Other aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Qian Tao, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Haitao Liu, Kirk D. Prall, Ashonita Chavan
  • Publication number: 20180145254
    Abstract: A resistive memory element comprises a first electrode, an active material over the first electrode, a buffer material over the active material and comprising longitudinally extending, columnar grains of crystalline material, an ion reservoir material over the buffer material, and a second electrode over the ion reservoir material. A memory cell, a memory device, an electronic system, and a method of forming a resistive memory element are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher W. Petz, Yongjun Jeff Hu, Scott E. Sills, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180137908
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for preventing disturb of untargeted memory cells during repeated access operations of target memory cells are described for a non-volatile memory array. Multiple memory cells may be in electronic communication with a common conductive line, and each memory cell may have an electrically non-linear selection component. Following an access operation (e.g., a read or write operation) of a target memory cell, untargeted memory cells may be discharged by applying a discharge voltage to the common conductive line. The discharge voltage may, for example, have a polarity opposite to the access voltage. In other examples, a delay may be instituted between access attempts in order to discharge the untargeted memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Bei Wang, Alessandro Calderoni, Wayne Kinney, Adam Johnson, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180122798
    Abstract: A method of forming an array comprising pairs of vertically opposed capacitors comprises forming an upwardly-open conductive lining in individual capacitor openings in insulative-comprising material. An elevational mid-portion of individual of the conductive linings is removed to form an upper capacitor electrode lining and a lower capacitor electrode lining that are elevationally separate and spaced from one another in the individual capacitor openings. A capacitor insulator is formed radially inward of the upper and lower capacitor electrode linings in the individual capacitor openings. Conductive material is formed radially inward of the capacitor insulator in the individual capacitor openings and elevationally between the capacitor electrode linings. The conductive material is formed to comprise a shared capacitor electrode that is shared by vertically opposed capacitors in individual of the pairs of vertically opposed capacitors. Additional methods and structure independent of method are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180122817
    Abstract: A method of forming an array comprising pairs of vertically opposed capacitors comprises forming a conductive lining in individual capacitor openings in insulative-comprising material. An elevational mid-portion of individual of the conductive linings is removed to form an upper capacitor electrode lining and a lower capacitor electrode lining that are elevationally separate and spaced from one another in the individual capacitor openings. A capacitor insulator is formed laterally inward of the upper and lower capacitor electrode linings in the individual capacitor openings. Conductive material is formed laterally inward of the capacitor insulator in the individual capacitor openings and elevationally between the capacitor electrode linings. The conductive material is formed to comprise a shared capacitor electrode that is shared by vertically opposed capacitors in individual of the pairs of vertically opposed capacitors. Additional methods and structure independent of method are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180122816
    Abstract: Various embodiments comprise apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. In one embodiment, an exemplary apparatus includes a plurality of memory cells. At least a portion of the memory cells have a bottom electrode with each bottom electrode being at least partially electrically isolated from remaining ones of the bottom electrodes. At least one resistive interconnect electrically couples two or more of the bottom electrodes. The resistive interconnect is arranged to discharge at least a portion of excess charge from the two or more bottom electrodes. Additional apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180102374
    Abstract: A method used in forming an electronic component comprising conductive material and ferroelectric material comprises forming a non-ferroelectric metal oxide-comprising insulator material over a substrate. A composite stack comprising at least two different composition non-ferroelectric metal oxides is formed over the substrate. The composite stack has an overall conductivity of at least 1×102 Siemens/cm. The composite stack is used to render the non-ferroelectric metal oxide-comprising insulator material to be ferroelectric. Conductive material is formed over the composite stack and the insulator material. Ferroelectric capacitors and ferroelectric field effect transistors independent of method of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Ashonita A. Chavan, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Manuj Nahar
  • Patent number: 9935114
    Abstract: A method of forming an array comprising pairs of vertically opposed capacitors comprises forming a conductive lining in individual capacitor openings in support material. An elevational mid-portion of individual of the conductive linings is removed to form an upper capacitor electrode lining and a lower capacitor electrode lining that are elevationally separate and spaced from one another in the individual capacitor openings. A capacitor insulator is formed laterally outward of the upper and lower capacitor electrode linings. Conductive material is formed laterally outward of the capacitor insulator to comprise a shared capacitor electrode that is shared by vertically opposed capacitors in individual of the pairs of vertically opposed capacitors. Other methods and structure independent of method of manufacture are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashonita A. Chavan, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180090679
    Abstract: A method of forming an array of cross point memory cells comprises forming spaced conductive lower electrode pillars for individual of the memory cells being formed along and elevationally over spaced lower first lines. Walls cross elevationally over the first lines and between the electrode pillars that are along the first lines. The electrode pillars and walls form spaced openings between the first lines. The openings are lined with programmable material of the memory cells being formed to less-than-fill the openings with the programmable material. Conductive upper electrode material is formed over the programmable material within remaining volume of the openings and spaced upper second lines are formed which cross the first lines elevationally over the conductive upper electrode material that is within the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Scott E. Sills, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9928894
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for preventing disturb of untargeted memory cells during repeated access operations of target memory cells are described for a non-volatile memory array. Multiple memory cells may be in electronic communication with a common conductive line, and each memory cell may have an electrically non-linear selection component. Following an access operation (e.g., a read or write operation) of a target memory cell, untargeted memory cells may be discharged by applying a discharge voltage to the common conductive line. The discharge voltage may, for example, have a polarity opposite to the access voltage. In other examples, a delay may be instituted between access attempts in order to discharge the untargeted memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC
    Inventors: Bei Wang, Alessandro Calderoni, Wayne Kinney, Adam Johnson, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20180059958
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a hybrid memory device are described. The hybrid memory device may include volatile and non-volatile memory cells on a single substrate, or die. The non-volatile memory cells may have ferroelectric capacitors and the volatile memory cells may have paraelectric or linear dielectric capacitors for their respective logic storage components. In some examples, the volatile memory cells may be used as a cache for the non-volatile memory cells. Or the non-volatile memory cells may be used as a back-up for the volatile memory cells. By placing both types of cells on a single die, rather than separate dies, various performance metrics may be improved, including those related to power consumption and operation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin J. Ryan, Kirk D. Prall, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Robert Quinn
  • Patent number: 9887204
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a select device and a capacitor electrically coupled in series with the select device. The capacitor includes two conductive capacitor electrodes having ferroelectric material there-between. The capacitor has an intrinsic current leakage path from one of the capacitor electrodes to the other through the ferroelectric material. There is a parallel current leakage path from the one capacitor electrode to the other. The parallel current leakage path is circuit-parallel the intrinsic path and of lower total resistance than the intrinsic path. Other aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Qian Tao, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Haitao Liu, Kirk D. Prall, Ashonita A. Chavan
  • Patent number: 9876018
    Abstract: A method used in forming an electronic component comprising conductive material and ferroelectric material comprises forming a non-ferroelectric metal oxide-comprising insulator material over a substrate. A composite stack comprising at least two different composition non-ferroelectric metal oxides is formed over the substrate. The composite stack has an overall conductivity of at least 1×102 Siemens/cm. The composite stack is used to render the non-ferroelectric metal oxide-comprising insulator material to be ferroelectric. Conductive material is formed over the composite stack and the insulator material. Ferroelectric capacitors and ferroelectric field effect transistors independent of method of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashonita A. Chavan, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Manuj Nahar
  • Publication number: 20180005682
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for preventing disturb of untargeted memory cells during repeated access operations of target memory cells are described for a non-volatile memory array. Multiple memory cells may be in electronic communication with a common conductive line, and each memory cell may have an electrically non-linear selection component. Following an access operation (e.g., a read or write operation) of a target memory cell, untargeted memory cells may be discharged by applying a discharge voltage to the common conductive line. The discharge voltage may, for example, have a polarity opposite to the access voltage. In other examples, a delay may be instituted between access attempts in order to discharge the untargeted memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bei Wang, Alessandro Calderoni, Wayne Kinney, Adam Johnson, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy