Patents by Inventor Srinivasa Rao Banna

Srinivasa Rao Banna 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: 9559216
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array of rows and columns. Each memory cell may include a first region coupled to a source line, a second region coupled to a bit line, and a body region capacitively coupled to at least one word line via a tunneling insulating layer and disposed between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk, Timothy Thurgate
  • Patent number: 8547738
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array of rows and columns. Each memory cell including a first region, a a second region, and a body region capacitively coupled to at least one word line and disposed between the first region and the second region. Each memory cell also including a third region, wherein the third region may be doped differently than the first region, the second region, and the body region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk, Timothy Thurgate
  • Patent number: 8531878
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array of rows and columns, each memory cell. Each of the memory cell may include a first region coupled to a source line, a second region coupled to a bit line, and a body region capacitively coupled to at least one word line via a gate region and disposed between the first region and the second region, wherein the body region may include a plurality of floating body regions and a plurality of floating gate regions capacitively coupled to the at least one word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk, Timothy Thurgate
  • Patent number: 8498157
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a direct injection semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a direct injection semiconductor memory device including a first region connected to a bit line extending in a first orientation and a second region connected to a source line extending in a second orientation. The direct injection semiconductor memory device may also include a body region spaced apart from and capacitively coupled to a word line extending in the second orientation, wherein the body region is electrically floating and disposed between the first region and the second region. The direct injection semiconductor memory device may further include a third region connected to a carrier injection line extending in the second orientation, wherein the first region, the second region, the body region, and the third region are disposed in sequential contiguous relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk
  • Publication number: 20120307568
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array of rows and columns. Each memory cell may include a first region coupled to a source line, a second region coupled to a bit line, and a body region capacitively coupled to at least one word line via a tunneling insulating layer and disposed between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk, Timothy Thurgate
  • Publication number: 20120294083
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array of rows and columns, each memory cell. Each of the memory cell may include a first region coupled to a source line, a second region coupled to a bit line, and a body region capacitively coupled to at least one word line via a gate region and disposed between the first region and the second region, wherein the body region may include a plurality of floating body regions and a plurality of floating gate regions capacitively coupled to the at least one word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk, Timothy Thurgate
  • Publication number: 20110222356
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array of rows and columns. Each memory cell including a first region, a a second region, and a body region capacitively coupled to at least one word line and disposed between the first region and the second region. Each memory cell also including a third region, wherein the third region may be doped differently than the first region, the second region, and the body region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Innovative Silicon ISi SA
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk, Timothy Thurgate
  • Publication number: 20100296327
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a direct injection semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a direct injection semiconductor memory device including a first region connected to a bit line extending in a first orientation and a second region connected to a source line extending in a second orientation. The direct injection semiconductor memory device may also include a body region spaced apart from and capacitively coupled to a word line extending in the second orientation, wherein the body region is electrically floating and disposed between the first region and the second region. The direct injection semiconductor memory device may further include a third region connected to a carrier injection line extending in the second orientation, wherein the first region, the second region, the body region, and the third region are disposed in sequential contiguous relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Innovative Silicon ISi SA
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Banna, Michael A. Van Buskirk