Patents by Inventor Frank Patrick O'Mahony

Frank Patrick O'Mahony 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: 20230402449
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are integrated circuit (IC) structures including backside vias, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a device layer, wherein the device layer includes a plurality of active devices; a first metallization layer over the device layer, wherein the first metallization layer includes a first conductive pathway in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer; a second metallization layer under the device layer, wherein the second metallization layer includes a second conductive pathway; and a conductive via in the device layer, wherein the conductive via is in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer and also in conductive contact with the second conductive pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Thomson, Kalyan C. Kolluru, Adam Clay Faust, Frank Patrick O'Mahony, Ayan Kar, Rui Ma
  • Patent number: 11791331
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are integrated circuit (IC) structures including backside vias, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a device layer, wherein the device layer includes a plurality of active devices; a first metallization layer over the device layer, wherein the first metallization layer includes a first conductive pathway in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer; a second metallization layer under the device layer, wherein the second metallization layer includes a second conductive pathway; and a conductive via in the device layer, wherein the conductive via is in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer and also in conductive contact with the second conductive pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Thomson, Kalyan C. Kolluru, Adam Clay Faust, Frank Patrick O'Mahony, Ayan Kar, Rui Ma
  • Publication number: 20220077140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are integrated circuit (IC) structures including backside vias, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a device layer, wherein the device layer includes a plurality of active devices; a first metallization layer over the device layer, wherein the first metallization layer includes a first conductive pathway in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer; a second metallization layer under the device layer, wherein the second metallization layer includes a second conductive pathway; and a conductive via in the device layer, wherein the conductive via is in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer and also in conductive contact with the second conductive pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Thomson, Kalyan C. Kolluru, Adam Clay Faust, Frank Patrick O'Mahony, Ayan Kar, Rui Ma
  • Publication number: 20210202472
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are integrated circuit (IC) structures including backside vias, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a device layer, wherein the device layer includes a plurality of active devices; a first metallization layer over the device layer, wherein the first metallization layer includes a first conductive pathway in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer; a second metallization layer under the device layer, wherein the second metallization layer includes a second conductive pathway; and a conductive via in the device layer, wherein the conductive via is in conductive contact with at least one of the active devices in the device layer and also in conductive contact with the second conductive pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Thomson, Kalyan C. Kolluru, Adam Clay Faust, Frank Patrick O'Mahony, Ayan Kar, Rui Ma