Patents by Inventor Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy

Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy 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: 9647078
    Abstract: A semiconductor power device supported on a semiconductor substrate that includes a plurality of transistor cells, each cell has a source and a drain region disposed on opposite sides of a gate region in the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed as an electrode layer on top of the gate region for controlling an electric current transmitted between the source and the drain regions. The gate electrode layer disposed on top of the semiconductor substrate is patterned into a wave-like shaped stripes for substantially increasing an electric current conduction area between the source and drain regions across the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Publication number: 20160268385
    Abstract: A semiconductor power device supported on a semiconductor substrate that includes a plurality of transistor cells, each cell has a source and a drain region disposed on opposite sides of a gate region in the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed as an electrode layer on top of the gate region for controlling an electric current transmitted between the source and the drain regions. The gate electrode layer disposed on top of the semiconductor substrate is patterned into a wave-like shaped stripes for substantially increasing an electric current conduction area between the source and drain regions across the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Publication number: 20160148921
    Abstract: A vertical TVS (VTVS) circuit includes a semiconductor substrate for supporting the VTVS device thereon having a heavily doped layer extending to the bottom of substrate. Deep trenches are provided for isolation between multi-channel VTVS. Trench gates are also provided for increasing the capacitance of VTVS with integrated EMI filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Patent number: 9147674
    Abstract: A semiconductor power device supported on a semiconductor substrate that includes a plurality of transistor cells, each cell has a source and a drain region disposed on opposite sides of a gate region in the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed as an electrode layer on top of the gate region for controlling an electric current transmitted between the source and the drain regions. The gate electrode layer disposed on top of the semiconductor substrate is patterned into a wave-like shaped stripes for substantially increasing an electric current conduction area between the source and drain regions across the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Patent number: 8896093
    Abstract: A vertical TVS (VTVS) circuit includes a semiconductor substrate for supporting the VTVS device thereon having a heavily doped layer extending to the bottom of substrate. Deep trenches are provided for isolation between multi-channel VTVS. Trench gates are also provided for increasing the capacitance of VTVS with integrated EMI filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Patent number: 8338915
    Abstract: A vertical TVS (VTVS) circuit includes a semiconductor substrate for supporting the VTVS device thereon having a heavily doped layer extending to the bottom of substrate. Deep trenches are provided for isolation between multi-channel VTVS. Trench gates are also provided for increasing the capacitance of VTVS with integrated EMI filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Patent number: 8120887
    Abstract: An electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering MOS transistor connected between an emitter and a collector of a first bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) coupled to a second BJT to form a SCR functioning as a main clamp circuit of the TVS circuit. The TVS circuit further includes a triggering circuit for generating a triggering signal for the triggering MOS transistor wherein the triggering circuit includes multiple stacked MOS transistors for turning into a conductive state by a transient voltage while maintaining a low leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Patent number: 8067288
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for manufacturing a one-time programmable (OTP) memory includes a first and second MOS transistors connected in parallel and controlled by a common gate formed with a single polysilicon stripe. The method further comprises a step of implanting a drift region in a substrate region below a drain and source of the first and second MOS transistors counter doping a lightly dope drain (LDD) encompassing and surrounding a drain and a source of the first MOS transistor having a different threshold voltage than the second MOS transistor not reached by the drift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Publication number: 20110237038
    Abstract: A semiconductor power device supported on a semiconductor substrate that includes a plurality of transistor cells, each cell has a source and a drain region disposed on opposite sides of a gate region in the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed as an electrode layer on top of the gate region for controlling an electric current transmitted between the source and the drain regions. The gate electrode layer disposed on top of the semiconductor substrate is patterned into a wave-like shaped stripes for substantially increasing an electric current conduction area between the source and drain regions across the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Patent number: 7956384
    Abstract: A semiconductor power device supported on a semiconductor substrate that includes a plurality of transistor cells, each cell has a source and a drain region disposed on opposite sides of a gate region in the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed as an electrode layer on top of the gate region for controlling an electric current transmitted between the source and the drain regions. The gate electrode layer disposed on top of the semiconductor substrate is patterned into a wave-like shaped stripes for substantially increasing an electric current conduction area between the source and drain regions across the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Patent number: 7933102
    Abstract: This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering Zener diode connected between an emitter and a collector of a bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) wherein the Zener diode having a reverse breakdown voltage BV less than or equal to a BVceo of the BJT where BVceo stands for a collector to emitter breakdown voltage with base left open. The TVS circuit further includes a rectifier connected in parallel to the BJT for triggering a rectified current through the rectifier for further limiting an increase of a reverse blocking voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Publication number: 20100314716
    Abstract: A vertical TVS (VTVS) circuit includes a semiconductor substrate for supporting the VTVS device thereon having a heavily doped layer extending to the bottom of substrate. Deep trenches are provided for isolation between multi-channel VTVS. Trench gates are also provided for increasing the capacitance of VTVS with integrated EMI filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Patent number: 7781826
    Abstract: A vertical TVS (VTVS) circuit includes a semiconductor substrate for supporting the VTVS device thereon having a heavily doped layer extending to the bottom of substrate. Deep trenches are provided for isolation between multi-channel VTVS. Trench gates are also provided for increasing the capacitance of VTVS with integrated EMI filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Publication number: 20100035397
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for manufacturing a one-time programmable (OTP) memory includes a first and second MOS transistors connected in parallel and controlled by a common gate formed with a single polysilicon stripe. The method further comprises a step of implanting a drift region in a substrate region below a drain and source of the first and second MOS transistors counter doping a lightly dope drain (LDD) encompassing and surrounding a drain and a source of the first MOS transistor having a different threshold voltage than the second MOS transistor not reached by the drift region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Publication number: 20090262476
    Abstract: This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering Zener diode connected between an emitter and a collector of a bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) wherein the Zener diode having a reverse breakdown voltage BV less than or equal to a BVceo of the BJT where BVceo stands for a collector to emitter breakdown voltage with base left open. The TVS circuit further includes a rectifier connected in parallel to the BJT for triggering a rectified current through the rectifier for further limiting an increase of a reverse blocking voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Patent number: 7602029
    Abstract: This invention discloses an one time programmable (OTP) memory. The OTP memory includes a first and a second metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors connected in parallel and controlled by a single polysilicon stripe functioning as a gate wherein the OTP memory further includes a drift region for counter doping a lightly dope drain (LDD) encompassing and surrounding a drain and a source of the first MOS transistor having a different threshold voltage than the second MOS transistor not reached by the drift region. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second MOS transistors are N-MOS transistors disposed in a common P-well and the drift region of the first MOS transistor further comprising a P-drift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Patent number: 7538997
    Abstract: This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering Zener diode connected between an emitter and a collector of a bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) wherein the Zener diode having a reverse breakdown voltage BV less than or equal to a BVceo of the BJT where BVceo stands for a collector to emitter breakdown voltage with base left open. The TVS circuit further includes a rectifier connected in parallel to the BJT for triggering a rectified current through the rectifier for further limiting an increase of a reverse blocking voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Patent number: 7489535
    Abstract: This invention discloses a circuit trimming system that includes a one-time programmable memory (OTP). The OTP further includes a forward biased trim device connected between a voltage supply Vcc and a ground voltage wherein the Vcc having a reduced voltage substantially lower than a trimming voltage for a reversed biased device at ten volts or higher. The OTP further includes a drive circuit provided to select the OTP at a low current operating condition and for turning on a high trim current through the forward biased trim device for trimming and programming the OTP. The trimming system further includes a sense circuit connected across the forward biased trim device is for sensing a current and voltage of the forward biased trim device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventor: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy
  • Publication number: 20080218922
    Abstract: An electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering MOS transistor connected between an emitter and a collector of a first bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) coupled to a second BJT to form a SCR functioning as a main clamp circuit of the TVS circuit. The TVS circuit further includes a triggering circuit for generating a triggering signal for the triggering MOS transistor wherein the triggering circuit includes multiple stacked MOS transistors for turning into a conductive state by a transient voltage while maintaining a low leakage current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde
  • Publication number: 20080121988
    Abstract: A vertical TVS (VTVS) circuit includes a semiconductor substrate for supporting the VTVS device thereon having a heavily doped layer extending to the bottom of substrate. Deep trenches are provided for isolation between multi-channel VTVS. Trench gates are also provided for increasing the capacitance of VTVS with integrated EMI filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikararjunaswamy, Madhur Bobde