Patents by Inventor Shamin Houshmand Sharifi

Shamin Houshmand Sharifi 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).

  • Patent number: 11765910
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a selector device for a memory array, and a method of forming the selector device. In some embodiments, the selector device comprises a first electrode layer embedded in an oxide; a second electrode layer arranged above the first electrode layer and separated from the first electrode layer by the oxide; and a semiconductor material forming a semiconductor layer on the top surface of the second electrode layer, and extending through the second electrode layer and the oxide onto the top surface of the first electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor material contacts the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. In some embodiments, the selector device helps to solve the sneak path problem in the memory array it is inserted into.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: IMEC vzw
    Inventors: Gaspard Hiblot, Shamin Houshmand Sharifi, Luka Kljucar
  • Patent number: 11621295
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to the field of memory devices including memory arrays, and more particularly, to magnetic memory devices. In one aspect, the disclosed technology provides a method of fabricating a memory device, and the memory device. The method comprises: processing a plurality of selector devices in a semiconductor layer of a first substrate, processing an interconnect layer on a front-side of the semiconductor layer, the interconnect layer comprising an interconnect structure electrically connected to the plurality of selector devices, processing a plurality of memory elements in an oxide layer of the first substrate arranged on a back-side of the semiconductor layer, each memory element being electrically connected to one of the selector devices, and processing one or more vias through the semiconductor layer to electrically connect the memory elements to the interconnect structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: IMEC vzw
    Inventors: Gaspard Hiblot, Shamin Houshmand Sharifi, Geert Van der Plas
  • Publication number: 20210143211
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to the field of memory devices including memory arrays, and more particularly, to magnetic memory devices. In one aspect, the disclosed technology provides a method of fabricating a memory device, and the memory device. The method comprises: processing a plurality of selector devices in a semiconductor layer of a first substrate, processing an interconnect layer on a front-side of the semiconductor layer, the interconnect layer comprising an interconnect structure electrically connected to the plurality of selector devices, processing a plurality of memory elements in an oxide layer of the first substrate arranged on a back-side of the semiconductor layer, each memory element being electrically connected to one of the selector devices, and processing one or more vias through the semiconductor layer to electrically connect the memory elements to the interconnect structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Gaspard Hiblot, Shamin Houshmand Sharifi, Geert Van der Plas
  • Publication number: 20210143213
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a selector device for a memory array, and a method of forming the selector device. In some embodiments, the selector device comprises a first electrode layer embedded in an oxide; a second electrode layer arranged above the first electrode layer and separated from the first electrode layer by the oxide; and a semiconductor material forming a semiconductor layer on the top surface of the second electrode layer, and extending through the second electrode layer and the oxide onto the top surface of the first electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor material contacts the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. In some embodiments, the selector device helps to solve the sneak path problem in the memory array it is inserted into.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Gaspard Hiblot, Shamin Houshmand Sharifi, Luka Kljucar