Patents by Inventor Kenneth Andrew Bates

Kenneth Andrew Bates 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: 20200328271
    Abstract: Implementations of capacitors may include: a first electrode having a first side and a second side. The capacitor may also include a silicon nitride (SiN) layer including on the second side of the first electrode. An opening may be included in the silicon nitride layer. The capacitors may include a dielectric layer within the opening of the SiN layer. The dielectric layer may include a recess. The capacitor may also include a second electrode having a first side and a second side. The first side of the second electrode may be included within the recess of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter GAMBINO, David T. PRICE, Akihiro HASEGAWA, Derryl ALLMAN, Sallie J. HOSE, Kenneth Andrew BATES, Gregory Frank PIATT
  • Patent number: 10403659
    Abstract: Implementations of image sensors may include a first die including an image sensor array and a first plurality of interconnects where the image sensor array includes a plurality of photodiodes and a plurality of transfer gates. The image sensor array may also include a second die including a second plurality of interconnects and a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor selected from the group consisting of deep trench capacitors, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors, polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon (PIP) capacitors, and 3D stacked capacitors. The first die may be coupled to the second die through the first plurality of interconnects and through the second plurality of interconnects. No more than eight photodiodes of the plurality of photodiodes of the first die may be electrically coupled with no more than four capacitors of the plurality of capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter Gambino, Angel Rodriguez, David T. Price, Jeffery Allen Neuls, Kenneth Andrew Bates, Rick Mauritzson
  • Publication number: 20190043903
    Abstract: Implementations of image sensors may include a first die including an image sensor array and a first plurality of interconnects where the image sensor array includes a plurality of photodiodes and a plurality of transfer gates. The image sensor array may also include a second die including a second plurality of interconnects and a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor selected from the group consisting of deep trench capacitors, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors, polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon (PIP) capacitors, and 3D stacked capacitors. The first die may be coupled to the second die through the first plurality of interconnects and through the second plurality of interconnects. No more than eight photodiodes of the plurality of photodiodes of the first die may be electrically coupled with no more than four capacitors of the plurality of capacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter GAMBINO, Angel RODRIGUEZ, David T. PRICE, Jeffery Allen NEULS, Kenneth Andrew BATES, Rick MAURITZSON
  • Patent number: 10090342
    Abstract: Implementations of image sensors may include a first die including an image sensor array and a first plurality of interconnects where the image sensor array includes a plurality of photodiodes and a plurality of transfer gates. The image sensor array may also include a second die including a second plurality of interconnects and a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor selected from the group consisting of deep trench capacitors, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors, polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon (PIP) capacitors, and 3D stacked capacitors. The first die may be coupled to the second die through the first plurality of interconnects and through the second plurality of interconnects. No more than eight photodiodes of the plurality of photodiodes of the first die may be electrically coupled with no more than four capacitors of the plurality of capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter Gambino, Angel Rodriguez, David T. Price, Jeffery Allen Neuls, Kenneth Andrew Bates, Rick Mauritzson