Patents by Inventor Merri Lyn Carlson

Merri Lyn Carlson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reducing capacitance of input/output pins of memory device
    Patent number: 10453829
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a tier comprising alternating first and second layers, wherein the first layers comprise a first conductive material and the second layers comprise a first dielectric material; a lower metal layer below the tier; a bond pad above the tier, the bond pad coupled to the lower metal layer by a via extending through the tier; and a first channel formed through a portion of the tier, the first channel surrounding the via, the first channel comprising a second dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Merri Lyn Carlson, Hongbin Zhu, Gordon A. Haller, James E. Davis, Kevin G. Duesman, James Mathew, Michael P. Violette
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CAPACITANCE OF INPUT/OUTPUT PINS OF MEMORY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180366453
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a tier comprising alternating first and second layers, wherein the first layers comprise a first conductive material and the second layers comprise a first dielectric material; a lower metal layer below the tier; a bond pad above the tier, the bond pad coupled to the lower metal layer by a via extending through the tier; and a first channel formed through a portion of the tier, the first channel surrounding the via, the first channel comprising a second dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Merri Lyn Carlson, Hongbin Zhu, Gordon A. Haller, James E. Davis, Kevin G. Duesman, James Mathew, Michael P. Violette