Patents by Inventor Kamal M. Karda

Kamal M. Karda 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: 20230422471
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of operating such apparatuses. One of such apparatuses includes a data line, a conductive region, and a memory cell including a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first channel region coupled to the data line and the conductive region, a charge storage structure, and a first gate. The second transistor includes a second channel region coupled to the data line and the charge storage structure, and a second gate. The first gate is electrically separated from the second gate and opposite from the second gate in a direction from the first channel region to the second channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Eric S. Carman, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Richard E Fackenthal, Kamal M. Karda, Karthik Sarpatwari, Haitao Liu, Duane R. Mills, Christian Caillat
  • Patent number: 11856799
    Abstract: Methods of forming a semiconductor device are disclosed. A method comprising forming a hybrid transistor supported by a substrate. Forming the hybrid transistor comprises forming a source including a first low bandgap high mobility material, and forming a channel including a high bandgap low mobility material coupled with the first low bandgap high mobility material. Forming the hybrid transistor further comprises forming a drain including a second low bandgap high mobility material coupled with the a high bandgap low mobility material, and forming a gate separated from the channel via a gate oxide material. Methods of forming a transistor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20230402082
    Abstract: A field effect transistor construction includes a semiconductive channel core. A source/drain region is at opposite ends of the channel core. A gate is proximate a periphery of the channel core. A gate insulator is between the gate and the channel core. The gate insulator has local regions radially there-through that have different capacitance at different circumferential locations relative to the channel core periphery. Additional constructions, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Chandra Mouli, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, F. Daniel Gealy
  • Patent number: 11843055
    Abstract: A transistor comprising threshold voltage control gates. The transistor also comprises active control gates adjacent opposing first sides of a channel region, the threshold voltage control gates adjacent opposing second sides of the channel region, and a dielectric region between the threshold voltage control gates and the channel region and between the active control gates and the channel region. A semiconductor device comprising memory cells comprising the transistor is also disclosed, as are systems comprising the memory cells, methods of forming the semiconductor device, and methods of operating a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Kirk D. Prall, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11832454
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first semiconductor material between two regions of a second semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is a different composition than the first semiconductor material. Hydrogen is diffused within the first and second semiconductor materials. The conductivity of the second semiconductor material increases in response to the hydrogen diffused therein to thereby create a structure having the second semiconductor material as source/drain regions, and having the first semiconductor material as a channel region between the source/drain regions. A transistor gate is adjacent the channel region and is configured to induce an electric field within the channel region. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Yi Fang Lee, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Ramanathan Gandhi, Karthik Sarpatwari, Scott E. Sills, Sameer Chhajed
  • Publication number: 20230361118
    Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises vertical inverter comprising a pillar structure vertically extending above a first conductive line. The pillar structure comprises a first vertical transistor vertically overlying and in electrical communication with the first conductive line, a second conductive line vertically overlying the first conductive line and electrically isolated from the first conductive line by a dielectric material, the second conductive line configured to be coupled to a ground structure, a second vertical transistor horizontally neighboring the first vertical transistor and in electrical communication with the second conductive line, the second vertical transistor horizontally spaced from the first vertical transistor by the dielectric material, and at least one electrode horizontally extending along a channel region of the first vertical transistor and an additional channel region of the second vertical transistor. Related microelectronic devices and electronic systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Karthik Sarpatwari, Haitao Liu
  • Patent number: 11805653
    Abstract: A memory can have a stacked memory array that can have a plurality of levels of memory cells. Each respective level of memory cells can be commonly coupled to a respective access line. A plurality of drivers can be above the stacked memory array. Each respective driver can have a monocrystalline semiconductor with a conductive region coupled to a respective access line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Haitao Liu, Kamal M. Karda, Gurtej S. Sandhu, Sanh D. Tang, Akira Goda, Lifang Xu
  • Patent number: 11791391
    Abstract: An inverter includes a transistor, an additional transistor overlying the transistor, and a hybrid gate electrode interposed between and shared by the transistor and the additional transistor. The hybrid gate electrode includes a region overlying a channel structure of the transistor, an additional region overlying the region and underlying an additional channel structure of the additional transistor, and further region interposed between the region and the additional region. The region has a first material composition. The additional region has a second material composition different than the first material composition of the region. Memory devices and electronic systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Karthik Sarpatwari, Richard E. Fackenthal
  • Publication number: 20230327019
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a ferroelectric transistor having a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is offset from the first electrode by an active region. A transistor gate is along a portion of the active region. The active region includes a first source/drain region adjacent the first electrode, a second source/drain region adjacent the second electrode, and a body region between the first and second source/drain regions. The body region includes a gated channel region adjacent the transistor gate. The active region includes at least one barrier between the second electrode and the gated channel region which is permeable to electrons but not to holes. Ferroelectric material is between the transistor gate and the gated channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Ramaswamy Nirmal
  • Patent number: 11776907
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a data line, a memory cell coupled to the data line, a ground connection, and a conductive line. The memory cell includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first region electrically coupled to the data line, and a charge storage structure electrically separated from the first region. The second transistor includes a second region electrically coupled to the charge storage structure and the data line. The ground connection is coupled to the first region of the first transistor. The conductive line is electrically separated from the first and second regions and spans across part of the first region of the first transistor and part of the second region of the second transistor and forming a gate of the first and second transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Karthik Sarpatwari, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11778806
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of operating such apparatuses. One of such apparatuses includes a data line, a conductive region, and a memory cell including a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first channel region coupled to the data line and the conductive region, a charge storage structure, and a first gate. The second transistor includes a second channel region coupled to the data line and the charge storage structure, and a second gate. The first gate is electrically separated from the second gate and opposite from the second gate in a direction from the first channel region to the second channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Carman, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Richard E Fackenthal, Kamal M. Karda, Karthik Sarpatwari, Haitao Liu, Duane R. Mills, Christian Caillat
  • Patent number: 11769542
    Abstract: A field effect transistor construction includes a semiconductive channel core. A source/drain region is at opposite ends of the channel core. A gate is proximate a periphery of the channel core. A gate insulator is between the gate and the channel core. The gate insulator has local regions radially there-through that have different capacitance at different circumferential locations relative to the channel core periphery. Additional constructions, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Chandra Mouli, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, F. Daniel Gealy
  • Patent number: 11769795
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region formed in a substrate to form an active area of the apparatus. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region are separated by a channel. The apparatus includes a gate opposing the channel. A sense line is coupled to the first source/drain region and a storage node is coupled to the second source/drain region. An isolation trench is adjacent to the active area. The trench includes a dielectric material with a conductive bias opposing the conductive bias of the channel in the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Si-Woo Lee, Fatma Arzum Simsek-Ege, Deepak Chandra Pandey, Chandra V. Mouli, John A. Smythe, III
  • Publication number: 20230299163
    Abstract: An inverter includes a transistor, an additional transistor overlying the transistor, and a hybrid gate electrode interposed between and shared by the transistor and the additional transistor. The hybrid gate electrode includes a region overlying a channel structure of the transistor, an additional region overlying the region and underlying an additional channel structure of the additional transistor, and further region interposed between the region and the additional region. The region has a first material composition. The additional region has a second material composition different than the first material composition of the region. Memory devices and electronic systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Karthik Sarpatwari, Richard E. Fackenthal
  • Publication number: 20230298652
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses in which one of such apparatus includes a first memory cell including a first transistor having a first channel region coupled between a data line and a conductive region, and a first charge storage structure located between the first data line and the conductive region, and a second transistor having a second channel region coupled to and located between the first data line and the first charge storage structure; a second memory cell including a third transistor having a third channel region coupled between a second data line and the conductive region, and a second charge storage structure located between the second data line and the conductive region, and a fourth transistor having a fourth channel region coupled to and located between the second data line and the second charge storage structure; a conductive line forming a gate of each of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors; and a conductive structure located between the first and second charge storage stru
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Alessandro Calderoni, Richard E. Fackenthal, Duane R. Mills
  • Publication number: 20230269922
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a substrate, a conductive plate located over the substrate to couple a ground connection, a data line located between the substrate and the conductive plate, a memory cell, and a conductive line. The memory cell includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first region electrically coupled between the data line and the conductive plate, and a charge storage structure electrically separated from the first region. The second transistor includes a second region electrically coupled to the charge storage structure and the data line. The conductive line is electrically separated from the first and second regions and spans across part of the first region of the first transistor and part of the second region of the second transistor and forming a gate of the first and second transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Karthik Sarpatwari, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20230262954
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a conductive region, a first data line, a second data line, a first memory cell coupled to the first data line and the conductive region, a second memory cell coupled to the second data line and the conductive region, a conductive structure, and a conductive line. The first memory cell includes a first transistor coupled to a second transistor, the first transistor including a first charge storage structure. The second memory cell includes a third transistor coupled to a fourth transistor, the third transistor including a second charge storage structure. The conductive structure is located between and electrically separated from the first and second charge storage structures. The conductive line forms a gate of each of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11727983
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes multiple two-transistor (2T) memory cells. Each of the multiple 2T memory cells includes: a p-channel field effect transistor (PFET) including a charge storage node and a read channel portion, an n-channel field effect transistor (NFET) including a write channel portion that is directly coupled to the charge storage node of the PFET; a single bit line pair coupled to the read channel portion of the PFET; and a single access line overlapping at least part of each of the read channel portion and the write channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11715797
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a ferroelectric transistor having a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is offset from the first electrode by an active region. A transistor gate is along a portion of the active region. The active region includes a first source/drain region adjacent the first electrode, a second source/drain region adjacent the second electrode, and a body region between the first and second source/drain regions. The body region includes a gated channel region adjacent the transistor gate. The active region includes at least one barrier between the second electrode and the gated channel region which is permeable to electrons but not to holes. Ferroelectric material is between the transistor gate and the gated channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20230240077
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a first transistor including a first channel region, and a charge storage structure separated from the first channel region; a second transistor including a second channel region formed over the charge storage structure; and a data line formed over and contacting the first channel region and the second channel region, the data line including a portion adjacent the first channel region and separated from the first channel region by a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Eric S. Carman, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Richard E. Fackenthal, Haitao Liu