Patents by Inventor Swapnil A. Lengade

Swapnil A. Lengade 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: 20250240962
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a vertical stack of alternating insulative levels and conductive levels. The insulative levels have a same primary composition as one another. At least one of the insulative levels is compositionally different relative to others of the insulative levels due to the at least one of the insulative levels including dopant dispersed within the primary composition. An opening extends vertically through the stack. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Ramey M. Abdelrahaman, Jeslin J. Wu, Chandra Tiwari, Kunal Shrotri, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Publication number: 20240215246
    Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a stack structure comprising a vertically alternating sequence of insulative structures and additional insulative structures, at least some of the additional insulative structures comprising silicon nitride having a ratio of nitrogen atoms to silicon atoms greater than about 1.58:1.00, forming openings through the stack structure, and forming cell pillar structures within the openings, the cell pillar structures individually comprising a semiconductor channel material vertically extending through the stack structure. Related methods, microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, Jeremy Adams, Naiming Liu, Jeslin J. Wu, Kadir Abdul, Carlo Mendoza Orofeo
  • Publication number: 20240074177
    Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a region with a tiered stack that includes insulative, conductive, and non-conductive structures arranged in tiers. The insulative structures vertically alternate with both the conductive and the non-conductive structures. Each of the conductive structures is vertically spaced from another of the conductive structures by at least one of the non-conductive structures and at least two of the insulative structures. A composition of the non-conductive structures differs from a composition of the insulative structures. In methods of fabrication, a precursor stack is formed to include the insulative structures vertically alternating with first and second non-conductive structures. In a region of the precursor stack, the first non-conductive structures are removed, forming voids between multi-structure tier groups. Conductive structures are formed in the voids. Electronic systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: David H. Wells, Justin D. Shepherdson, Swapnil A. Lengade, Collin Howder, Dheeraj Kumar, Andrew L. Li
  • Patent number: 11152427
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A memory device, such as a selector device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. A selector device, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, arsenic, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The selector device may also be composed of germanium or silicon, or both. The relative amount of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium may affect a threshold voltage of a memory component, and the relative amount may be selected accordingly. A memory component may, for instance have a composition that includes selenium, arsenic, and some combination of germanium, silicon, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Fantini, F. Daniel Gealy, Enrico Varesi, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Patent number: 11114615
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A component of a memory cell, such as a selector device, storage device, or self-selecting memory device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, germanium, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material may in some cases also include arsenic, but may in some cases lack arsenic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrico Varesi, Paolo Fantini, Lorenzo Fratin, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Patent number: 11081644
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, and a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure. An electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and second electrode portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Patent number: 10957855
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, and a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure. An electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and second electrode portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Patent number: 10950791
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, and a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure. An electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and second electrode portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Publication number: 20200321523
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A component of a memory cell, such as a selector device, storage device, or self-selecting memory device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, germanium, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material may in some cases also include arsenic, but may in some cases lack arsenic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Enrico Varesi, Paolo Fantini, Lorenzo Fratin, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Patent number: 10727405
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A component of a memory cell, such as a selector device, storage device, or self-selecting memory device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, germanium, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material may in some cases also include arsenic, but may in some cases lack arsenic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrico Varesi, Paolo Fantini, Lorenzo Fratin, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Patent number: 10651381
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure, and a third electrode portion is between the first and second electrode portions. A first portion of an electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and third electrode portions. A second portion of the electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the second and third electrode portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Patent number: 10439000
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A memory device, such as a selector device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. A selector device, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, arsenic, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The selector device may also be composed of germanium or silicon, or both. The relative amount of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium may affect a threshold voltage of a memory component, and the relative amount may be selected accordingly. A memory component may, for instance have a composition that includes selenium, arsenic, and some combination of germanium, silicon, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Fantini, F. Daniel Gealy, Enrico Varesi, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Patent number: 10347831
    Abstract: Doping a storage element, a selector element, or both, of a memory cell with a dopant including one or more of aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), and silicon (Si), can minimize volume or density changes in a phase change memory as well as minimize electromigration, in accordance with embodiments. In one embodiment, a memory cell includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a storage element comprising a layer of doped phase change material between the first and second electrodes, wherein the doped phase change material includes one or more of aluminum, zirconium, hafnium, and silicon. The storage element, a selector element, or both can be doped using techniques such as cosputtering or deposition of alternating layers of a dopant layer and a storage (or selector) material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Gealy, Andrea Gotti, Dale W. Collins, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Publication number: 20190115532
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A component of a memory cell, such as a selector device, storage device, or self-selecting memory device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, germanium, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material may in some cases also include arsenic, but may in some cases lack arsenic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Enrico Varesi, Paolo Fantini, Lorenzo Fratin, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Publication number: 20190081103
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A memory device, such as a selector device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. A selector device, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, arsenic, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The selector device may also be composed of germanium or silicon, or both. The relative amount of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium may affect a threshold voltage of a memory component, and the relative amount may be selected accordingly. A memory component may, for instance have a composition that includes selenium, arsenic, and some combination of germanium, silicon, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Paolo Fantini, F. Daniel Gealy, Enrico Varesi, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Patent number: 10217936
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, and a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure. An electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and second electrode portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Patent number: 10163977
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A memory device, such as a selector device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. A selector device, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, arsenic, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The selector device may also be composed of germanium or silicon, or both. The relative amount of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium may affect a threshold voltage of a memory component, and the relative amount may be selected accordingly. A memory component may, for instance have a composition that includes selenium, arsenic, and some combination of germanium, silicon, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Fantini, F. Daniel Gealy, Enrico Varesi, Swapnil A. Lengade
  • Publication number: 20180351097
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, and a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure. An electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and second electrode portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Publication number: 20180331285
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure, and a third electrode portion is between the first and second electrode portions. A first portion of an electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and third electrode portions. A second portion of the electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the second and third electrode portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, John M. Meldrim, Andrea Gotti
  • Publication number: 20180331286
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of manufacture are disclosed for phase change memory cell electrodes having a conductive barrier material. In one example, an apparatus includes a first chalcogenide structure and a second chalcogenide structure stacked together with the first chalcogenide structure. A first electrode portion is coupled to the first chalcogenide structure, and a second electrode portion is coupled to the second chalcogenide structure. An electrically conductive barrier material is disposed between the first and second electrode portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Swapnil A. Lengade, JOHN M. MELDRIM, ANDREA GOTTI