Patents by Inventor Lily Cheng

Lily Cheng 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: 20250029917
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a metal-insulator-metal capacitor disposed between a first metallization level and a second metallization level, the metal-insulator-metal capacitor comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. A first via is extended from and contacts a conductive line of the second metallization level, and a second via is extended from and contacts the first via. The second via contacts the first electrode and the third electrode of the metal-insulator-metal capacitor. A slope of a side surface of the first via is different from a slope of a side surface of the second via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Huimei Zhou, Lili Cheng, Baozhen Li, Chih-Chao Yang, Miaomiao Wang
  • Patent number: 12144263
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, such as an MRAM device, includes a stepped contact within a memory region that has a greater number of different contact structures (i.e., contact structures formed in different fabrication stages) relative to a logic region contact. The stepped contact includes a lower stepped contact and an upper stepped contact. The inclusion of the lower stepped contact allows for a relatively shorter upper stepped contact compared to the logic region contact. The stepped contact may allow the use of a multi-layer encapsulation spacer upon the sidewalls of a memory cell that fill out tight spacing therebetween, which may decrease the propensity of void formation and resulting shorting between neighboring memory cell features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ashim Dutta, Lili Cheng, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Patent number: 12130849
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes providing responses to natural language queries associated with transcripts at least by searching multiple indexes. A transcript associated with a communication among a plurality of speakers is obtained, wherein sets of artifact sections are identified in the transcript. A set of section indexes is generated from the transcript based on artifact type definitions. A natural language query associated with the transcript is analyzed using a natural language model and query metadata of the analyzed natural language query is obtained. At least one section index of the set of section indexes is selected based on the obtained query metadata and that selected at least one section index is searched. A response to the natural language query is provided including result data from the searched at least one search index, wherein the result data includes a reference to an artifact section referenced by the searched section index(es).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Master Ben-Dor, Lili Cheng, Adi Diamant, Raz Halaly, Eshchar Zychlinski, Thomas Matthew Laird-McConnell, Sonja Sabina Knoll, Daniel Dos Santos Marques, Shunfu Mao
  • Patent number: 12120963
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprises a bottom electrode contact, and a memory device comprising a bottom electrode disposed on the bottom electrode contact, at least one memory element layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed on the at least one memory element layer. A bit line contact is disposed on the top electrode and extends around sides of the memory device and of the bottom electrode contact. An encapsulation layer is disposed between the bit line contact and the sides of the memory device and of the bottom electrode contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lili Cheng, Ashim Dutta, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Publication number: 20240074336
    Abstract: A memory device and method of forming a projection liner under a mushroom phase change memory device with sidewall electrode process scheme to provide self-aligned patterning of resistive projection liner during sidewall electrode formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Injo Ok, Timothy Mathew Philip, Jin Ping Han, Ching-Tzu Chen, Kevin W. Brew, Lili Cheng
  • Patent number: 11736310
    Abstract: A computing system for real-time analyzing meeting conversations using artificial intelligence (AI) is configured to establish a meeting communication channel that facilitates a meeting among multiple client systems. Each of the multiple client systems corresponds to a meeting participant. In response to receiving communication from the multiple client systems, the computing system analyzes currently received communication via an AI engine while the meeting remains active. The currently received communication is communication received within a rolling time window ending at a current time. Based on the analysis, the computing system identifies an agenda item that has a highest correlation with the currently received communication and a sentiment of at least one participant. The computing system then determines a level of interest of the agenda item based on the sentiment of the participant and causes at least one client system to display a notification or an alert or make suggestions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Matthew Laird-Mcconnell, Steven Ickman, Christopher Lee Mullins, Lili Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230252061
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes providing responses to natural language queries associated with transcripts at least by searching multiple indexes. A transcript associated with a communication among a plurality of speakers is obtained, wherein sets of artifact sections are identified in the transcript. A set of section indexes is generated from the transcript based on artifact type definitions. A natural language query associated with the transcript is analyzed using a natural language model and query metadata of the analyzed natural language query is obtained. At least one section index of the set of section indexes is selected based on the obtained query metadata and that selected at least one section index is searched. A response to the natural language query is provided including result data from the searched at least one search index, wherein the result data includes a reference to an artifact section referenced by the searched section index(es).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Karen MASTER BEN-DOR, Lili CHENG, Adi DIAMANT, Raz HALALY, Eshchar ZYCHLINSKI, Thomas Matthew LAIRD-MCCONNELL, Sonja Sabina KNOLL, Daniel DOS SANTOS MARQUES, Shunfu MAO
  • Publication number: 20230172073
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for fabricating a semiconductor device and the resulting structure. A substrate having an embedded memory area interconnect structure and an embedded non-memory area interconnect structure is provided, the memory area interconnect structure comprising metal interconnects formed in the substrate. A metal line on a metal interconnect of the non-memory area interconnect structure is formed. A first dielectric layer on exposed surfaces of the non-memory area is formed. A hardmask is formed on the dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed on exposed surfaces of the memory area. A bottom metal contact is formed in a trench, a bottom surface of the bottom metal contact on a top surface of a first metal interconnect of the memory area interconnect structure. A memory element stack pillar is formed on the bottom metal contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ashim Dutta, Lili Cheng, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Patent number: 11640418
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes providing responses to natural language queries associated with transcripts at least by searching multiple indexes. A transcript associated with a communication among a plurality of speakers is obtained, wherein sets of artifact sections are identified in the transcript. A set of section indexes is generated from the transcript based on artifact type definitions. A natural language query associated with the transcript is analyzed using a natural language model and query metadata of the analyzed natural language query is obtained. At least one section index of the set of section indexes is selected based on the obtained query metadata and that selected section index is searched. A response to the natural language query is provided including result data from the searched at least one search index, wherein the result data includes a reference to an artifact section referenced by the searched section index(es).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Master Ben-Dor, Lili Cheng, Adi Diamant, Raz Halaly, Eshchar Zychlinski, Thomas Matthew Laird-Mcconnell, Sonja Sabina Knoll, Daniel Dos Santos Marques, Shunfu Mao
  • Publication number: 20230109077
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprises a bottom electrode contact, and a memory device comprising a bottom electrode disposed on the bottom electrode contact, at least one memory element layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed on the at least one memory element layer. A bit line contact is disposed on the top electrode and extends around sides of the memory device and of the bottom electrode contact. An encapsulation layer is disposed between the bit line contact and the sides of the memory device and of the bottom electrode contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Lili Cheng, Ashim Dutta, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Publication number: 20230098122
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, such as an MRAM device, includes a stepped contact within a memory region that has a greater number of different contact structures (i.e., contact structures formed in different fabrication stages) relative to a logic region contact. The stepped contact includes a lower stepped contact and an upper stepped contact. The inclusion of the lower stepped contact allows for a relatively shorter upper stepped contact compared to the logic region contact. The stepped contact may allow the use of a multi-layer encapsulation spacer upon the sidewalls of a memory cell that fill out tight spacing therebetween, which may decrease the propensity of void formation and resulting shorting between neighboring memory cell features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ashim Dutta, Lili Cheng, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Publication number: 20220414130
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes providing responses to natural language queries associated with transcripts at least by searching multiple indexes. A transcript associated with a communication among a plurality of speakers is obtained, wherein sets of artifact sections are identified in the transcript. A set of section indexes is generated from the transcript based on artifact type definitions. A natural language query associated with the transcript is analyzed using a natural language model and query metadata of the analyzed natural language query is obtained. At least one section index of the set of section indexes is selected based on the obtained query metadata and that selected at least one section index is searched. A response to the natural language query is provided including result data from the searched at least one search index, wherein the result data includes a reference to an artifact section referenced by the searched section index(es).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Karen MASTER BEN-DOR, Lili CHENG, Adi DIAMANT, Raz HALALY, Eshchar ZYCHLINSKI, Thomas Matthew LAIRD-MCCONNELL, Sonja Sabina KNOLL, Daniel DOS SANTOS MARQUES, Shunfu MAO
  • Publication number: 20220405068
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods and computer readable media for providing tools and features related to developing asset packages that may be incorporated within the framework of various bot packages. For example, systems disclosed herein can provide an asset development interface that enables a user of a computing device to develop various types of bot packages by adding and/or modifying asset packages. The systems provide a mechanism whereby a developer can obtain an asset package including one or more discrete action components that are pre-configured and pre-packaged in a way that enables the asset package to be incorporated into the framework of the bot or, alternatively, within the framework of another asset package. The systems described herein further enable content of the asset packages to be selectively accessible to users and associated computing devices that are authorized to view and use the asset packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Abraham BROWN, Steven Wayne ICKMAN, Christopher Lee MULLINS, Christopher Michael WHITTEN, Lili CHENG, Scott Jeff GELLOCK
  • Patent number: 11499134
    Abstract: A method for culturing ginseng cell with high content of ginsenoside, including inducing ginseng cell line: after disinfected and sliced, ultrasonically treating old mountain ginseng, and culturing the old mountain ginseng in a culture medium; screening the ginseng cell line: choosing a variety of culture mediums and using hormones for cell separation and culture, selecting cell lines with better growth morphology and faster growth, and performing solid subculture and liquid suspension culture; optimizing conversion conditions: using acids to treat the chosen cell lines, and controlling the treatment temperature and treatment time, detecting ginsenosides Rg3 and Rh2 in the dried products, determining an optimal treatment condition according to the highest total amount; large-scale industrial production: according to the optimal treatment condition, performing the liquid suspension culture of the selected cell lines and scaling up the scale of culture to obtain large-scale industrial production of ginseng cell
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen XianSheng Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Wu, Huaide Chen, Lili Cheng, Minxian Liu, Lili Hou, Yujia Liu, Yuanjian Ling
  • Publication number: 20220303153
    Abstract: A computing system for real-time analyzing meeting conversations using artificial intelligence (AI) is configured to establish a meeting communication channel that facilitates a meeting among multiple client systems. Each of the multiple client systems corresponds to a meeting participant. In response to receiving communication from the multiple client systems, the computing system analyzes currently received communication via an AI engine while the meeting remains active. The currently received communication is communication received within a rolling time window ending at a current time. Based on the analysis, the computing system identifies an agenda item that has a highest correlation with the currently received communication and a sentiment of at least one participant. The computing system then determines a level of interest of the agenda item based on the sentiment of the participant and causes at least one client system to display a notification or an alert or make suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Matthew LAIRD-MCCONNELL, Steven ICKMAN, Christopher Lee MULLINS, Lili CHENG
  • Patent number: 11349679
    Abstract: A computing system for real-time analyzing meeting conversations using artificial intelligence (AI) is configured to establish a meeting communication channel that facilitates a meeting among multiple client systems. Each of the multiple client systems corresponds to a meeting participant. In response to receiving communication from the multiple client systems, the computing system analyzes currently received communication via an AI engine while the meeting remains active. The currently received communication is communication received within a rolling time window ending at a current time. Based on the analysis, the computing system identifies an agenda item that has a highest correlation with the currently received communication or a task that is assigned to at least one of the participants, and causes, in substantially real time, at least one of the plurality of the client systems to display the agenda item or add the task to a task list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Matthew Laird-McConnell, Steven Ickman, Christopher Lee Mullins, Lili Cheng
  • Patent number: 11076007
    Abstract: The techniques discussed herein allow an agent that provides dialog-based services to converse with a user via any mode. A central service programmed to be able to communicate via any mode collects information from agents necessary to act on the agents' behalf. In order to ensure that an agent has a maximal presence across modes, the central service provides auxiliary services such as language translation, fidelity upgrading and/or downgrading, modal constraint conformation, etc. Moreover, the central service provides session tracking via user profiles stored at the intercom so that if a user changes a mode by which the user is conversing with an agent, the central service can keep the context of the conversation across the new mode. Furthermore, agents can communicate with other agents via the central service, allowing other agents to provide services to agents or to add their services to an ongoing dialog with a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Matthew Laird-McConnell, Lili Cheng, James H. Lewallen, Justin Cranshaw, Craig Jensen, Steve Ickman, William L. Portnoy, Qi Lu, Daniel J. Driscoll
  • Patent number: 11038011
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a structure for a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. Conductive nanofibers are formed on a surface of a conductor layer. Each conductive nanofiber is terminated by an enlarged tip portion opposite the surface of the conductor layer. The enlarged tip portion is removed from each conductive nanofiber. The MIM capacitor may include the conductive nanofibers as portions of an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
    Inventors: Lili Cheng, Robert J. Fox, III, Luke England
  • Publication number: 20210126086
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a structure for a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. Conductive nanofibers are formed on a surface of a conductor layer. Each conductive nanofiber is terminated by an enlarged tip portion opposite the surface of the conductor layer. The enlarged tip portion is removed from each conductive nanofiber. The MIM capacitor may include the conductive nanofibers as portions of an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Lili Cheng, Robert J. Fox, III, Luke England
  • Patent number: 10990701
    Abstract: Techniques for content customization with security for client preferences are described herein. The techniques describe the customization of content provided by websites according to preferences, such as the interests, “likes” and demographic and/or geographic information of users. Additional techniques describe aspects of keeping the users' preferences secure from the website, so that the users' privacy and anonymity are protected. In one implementation, a “trusted entity” is trusted by users to obtain and store the preferences. Content may be obtained by the trusted entity from a content provider, such as a website. The content may be changed according to the preferences. The content is then provided to the users. In view of the changes made by the trusted entity, the user enjoys a customized version of the content. Additional techniques describe limits to customization, based on permissible customizations and frameworks generated by the content providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Graham Dyor, Richard J. Qian, Marc Eliot Davis, Steven William Macbeth, Lili Cheng, Gur Kimchi