Patents by Inventor Karthik Yogendra

Karthik Yogendra 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: 20230411533
    Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a transistor structure. The transistor structure includes a composite channel of multiple channel layers of different materials, wherein the multiple channel layers are separated from each other by an isolation layer and a material of the isolation layer has a bandgap that is wider than bandgaps of the different materials of the multiple channel layers; a charge trapping layer surrounding the composite channel; a gate metal surrounding the charge trapping layer; and source/drain regions at a first and a second end of the composite channel. A method of forming the same is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Maruf Amin Bhuiyan, Kangguo Cheng
  • Patent number: 11823724
    Abstract: A device includes a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) memory element comprising, a reference layer, a free layer, and a magnetic tunneling layer between the reference layer and the free layer; and a pair of magneto-electric controlling layers, which have in-plane uniaxial anisotropy, wherein the pair of magneto-electric controlling layers are disposed below the free layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saba Zare, Dimitri Houssameddine, Karthik Yogendra, Heng Wu
  • Publication number: 20230240148
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack, a first metal line above the MTJ stack and a magnetoelectric material layer above the first metal line. A semiconductor device including an array of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stacks, a first metal line connected physically and electrically to a top electrode of each MTJ stack in a row of the array of MTJ stacks and a magnetoelectric material layer above the first metal line, connected physically and electrically to the first metal line. A method including forming an array of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stacks, forming a first metal line above a row of the array of MTJ stacks, and forming a magnetoelectric material layer above the first metal line, connected physically and electrically to the first metal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Heng Wu, Saba Zare, Dimitri Houssameddine
  • Patent number: 11664059
    Abstract: A memory system may include a magnetic tunnel junction stack, a first high resistance tunnel barrier, and a first voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy write layer. The first voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy write layer may be adjacent the high resistance tunnel barrier, and the voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy write line may include a magnetic material in direct contact with a high resistance tunnel barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dimitri Houssameddine, Saba Zare, Heng Wu, Karthik Yogendra
  • Publication number: 20230131445
    Abstract: A device includes a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) memory element comprising, a reference layer, a free layer, and a magnetic tunneling layer between the reference layer and the free layer; and a pair of magneto-electric controlling layers, which have in-plane uniaxial anisotropy, wherein the pair of magneto-electric controlling layers are disposed below the free layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Saba Zare, Dimitri Houssameddine, Karthik Yogendra, Heng Wu
  • Publication number: 20230074676
    Abstract: An approach for minimizing stack height and reducing resistance of an MRAM (Magnetoresistive random-access memory) is disclosed. The approach leverages an MRAM device with a T shape magnetic bottom electrode. The T shape magnetic bottom electrode u can be made a lower resistance metal such as cobalt. Furthermore, the method of creating the MRAM can include, depositing a low-k dielectric layer, forming bottom electrode via within the low-k dielectric layer, depositing bottom electrode metal liner on the bottom electrode via, depositing bottom electrode magnetic metal on the bottom electrode metal liner, planarizing the bottom electrode magnetic metal, depositing coupling layer and an MRAM stack on the bottom electrode magnetic metal, patterning and etching anisotropically the MRAM stack and depositing in-situ conformal dielectric layer and forming a top contact via on the MRAM stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Julien Frougier, Karthik Yogendra, Dimitri Houssameddine, Kangguo Cheng, Ruilong Xie
  • Publication number: 20230031478
    Abstract: A memory device with in-array magnetic shield includes an electrically conductive structure embedded within an interconnect dielectric material located above a first metal layer. The electrically conductive structure includes a bottom electrode. The memory device further includes a magnetic tunnel junction stack located above the bottom electrode, a dielectric filling layer surrounding the magnetic tunnel junction stack, one or more connecting vias extending through the dielectric filling layer and the interconnect dielectric material until a top portion of the first metal layer, and one or more dummy vias located between the one or more connecting vias and the magnetic tunnel junction stack for conducting an external magnetic field around the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Heng Wu, Dimitri Houssameddine, Saba Zare, Karthik Yogendra
  • Publication number: 20220392504
    Abstract: A memory system may include a magnetic tunnel junction stack, a first high resistance tunnel barrier, and a first voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy write layer. The first voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy write layer may be adjacent the high resistance tunnel barrier, and the voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy write line may include a magnetic material in direct contact with a high resistance tunnel barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Dimitri Houssameddine, Saba Zare, Heng Wu, Karthik Yogendra
  • Patent number: 11514962
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell. The MRAM cell comprises a first heavy metal layer and a first magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) coupled to the first heavy metal layer. The first MTJ has a first area. The MRAM cell further comprises a second MTJ. The second MTJ is connected in series with the first MTJ, and the second MTJ has a second area that is different than the first area. The second MTJ shared a reference layer with the first MTJ. The MRAM cell further comprises a second heavy metal layer that is coupled to the second MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Eric Raymond Evarts
  • Patent number: 11456413
    Abstract: A method for forming an in-situ drift-mitigation liner on a sidewall of a phase-change material (PCM) device stack includes providing an intermediate device including a substrate including a bottom wiring portion, a bottom electrode metal layer, a drift-mitigation liner layer, an active area layer, a carbon layer, a top electrode metal layer, patterning the top electrode metal layer to form a top electrode, performing a first intermediate angle ion beam etch (IBE), etching the carbon layer and the active area layer, which are formed on the drift-mitigation liner, to form a carbon portion and an active area portion of the PCM device stack, and performing a low angle IBE, etching the drift-mitigation liner and redepositing material etched from the drift-mitigation liner as a conductive liner material on sidewalls of the PCM device stack including exposed portions of the carbon portion, the active area portion, and the top electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Publication number: 20220173308
    Abstract: A method for forming an in-situ drift-mitigation liner on a sidewall of a phase-change material (PCM) device stack includes providing an intermediate device including a substrate including a bottom wiring portion, a bottom electrode metal layer, a drift-mitigation liner layer, an active area layer, a carbon layer, a top electrode metal layer, patterning the top electrode metal layer to form a top electrode, performing a first intermediate angle ion beam etch (IBE), etching the carbon layer and the active area layer, which are formed on the drift-mitigation liner, to form a carbon portion and an active area portion of the PCM device stack, and performing a low angle IBE, etching the drift-mitigation liner and redepositing material etched from the drift-mitigation liner as a conductive liner material on sidewalls of the PCM device stack including exposed portions of the carbon portion, the active area portion, and the top electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Praneet Adusumilli
  • Patent number: 11335850
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a double magnetic tunnel junction device is provided. The method includes forming a first free layer, forming a first tunnel barrier layer on the free layer, forming a reference layer on the first tunnel barrier layer, forming a second tunnel barrier layer on the reference layer, and forming a second free layer on the second tunnel barrier layer. An area of the second free layer is less than an area of the first free layer. Also, the first free layer, the first tunnel barrier layer and the reference layer are a first magnetic tunnel junction, and the reference layer, the second tunnel barrier layer and the second free layer are a second magnetic tunnel junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Robert Robison, Eric Raymond Evarts
  • Publication number: 20220148635
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell. The MRAM cell comprises a first heavy metal layer and a first magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) coupled to the first heavy metal layer. The first MTJ has a first area. The MRAM cell further comprises a second MTJ. The second MTJ is connected in series with the first MTJ, and the second MTJ has a second area that is different than the first area. The second MTJ shared a reference layer with the first MTJ. The MRAM cell further comprises a second heavy metal layer that is coupled to the second MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Eric Raymond Evarts
  • Publication number: 20210288242
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a double magnetic tunnel junction device is provided. The method includes forming a first free layer, forming a first tunnel barrier layer on the free layer, forming a reference layer on the first tunnel barrier layer, forming a second tunnel barrier layer on the reference layer, and forming a second free layer on the second tunnel barrier layer. An area of the second free layer is less than an area of the first free layer. Also, the first free layer, the first tunnel barrier layer and the reference layer are a first magnetic tunnel junction, and the reference layer, the second tunnel barrier layer and the second free layer are a second magnetic tunnel junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Robert ROBISON, Eric Raymond Evarts
  • Patent number: 10978573
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming a dummy gate on a stack of alternating channel layers and sacrificial layers. A spacer layer is formed over the dummy gate and the stack. Portions of the spacer layer on horizontal surfaces of the stack are etched away to form vertical spacers. Exposed portions of the stack are etched away. Semiconductor material is grown from exposed sidewalls of remaining channel layers to form source and drain structures that are constrained in lateral dimensions by the vertical spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Ardasheir Rahman, Robert Robison, Adra Carr
  • Publication number: 20210013321
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming a dummy gate on a stack of alternating channel layers and sacrificial layers. A spacer layer is formed over the dummy gate and the stack. Portions of the spacer layer on horizontal surfaces of the stack are etched away to form vertical spacers. Exposed portions of the stack are etched away. Semiconductor material is grown from exposed sidewalls of remaining channel layers to form source and drain structures that are constrained in lateral dimensions by the vertical spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Karthik Yogendra, Ardasheir Rahman, Robert Robison, Adra Carr
  • Patent number: 10833258
    Abstract: MRAM devices with in-situ encapsulation are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming an MRAM device includes: patterning an MRAM stack disposed on a dielectric into individual memory cell stacks, wherein the MRAM stack includes a bottom electrode, a MTJ, and a top electrode, and wherein the patterning is performed using an intermediate angle IBE landing on the dielectric; removing redeposited metal from the memory cell stacks using a high angle IBE; redepositing the dielectric along the sidewalls of the memory cell stacks using a low angle IBE to form a first layer of dielectric encapsulating the memory cell stacks; and depositing a second layer of dielectric, wherein the first/second layers of dielectric form a bilayer dielectric spacer structure, wherein the patterning, removing of the redeposited metal, and redepositing the dielectric steps are all performed in-situ. An MRAM device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ashim Dutta, Chih-Chao Yang, Daniel C. Edelstein, Karthik Yogendra, John C. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20200350495
    Abstract: MRAM devices with in-situ encapsulation are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming an MRAM device includes: patterning an MRAM stack disposed on a dielectric into individual memory cell stacks, wherein the MRAM stack includes a bottom electrode, a MTJ, and a top electrode, and wherein the patterning is performed using an intermediate angle IBE landing on the dielectric; removing redeposited metal from the memory cell stacks using a high angle IBE; redepositing the dielectric along the sidewalls of the memory cell stacks using a low angle IBE to form a first layer of dielectric encapsulating the memory cell stacks; and depositing a second layer of dielectric, wherein the first/second layers of dielectric form a bilayer dielectric spacer structure, wherein the patterning, removing of the redeposited metal, and redepositing the dielectric steps are all performed in-situ. An MRAM device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ashim Dutta, Chih-Chao Yang, Daniel C. Edelstein, Karthik Yogendra, John C. Arnold
  • Patent number: 10593870
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a first spacer material over two or more mandrels disposed over a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) stack. The method also includes performing a first sidewall image transfer of the two or more mandrels to form a first set of fins of the first spacer material over the MRAM stack, and performing a second sidewall image transfer to form a plurality of pillars of the first spacer material over the MRAM stack. The pillars of the first spacer material form top electrodes for a plurality of MRAM cells patterned from the MRAM stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyazoe, Nathan P. Marchack, HsinYu Tsai, Eugene J. O'Sullivan, Karthik Yogendra
  • Publication number: 20190189914
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a first spacer material over two or more mandrels disposed over a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) stack. The method also includes performing a first sidewall image transfer of the two or more mandrels to form a first set of fins of the first spacer material over the MRAM stack, and performing a second sidewall image transfer to form a plurality of pillars of the first spacer material over the MRAM stack. The pillars of the first spacer material form top electrodes for a plurality of MRAM cells patterned from the MRAM stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyazoe, Nathan P. Marchack, HsinYu Tsai, Eugene J. O'Sullivan, Karthik Yogendra