Patents by Inventor Vinod Purayath

Vinod Purayath 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).

  • STACKED METAL FIN CELL
    Publication number: 20120153376
    Abstract: A NAND device including a source, a drain and a channel located between the source and drain. The NAND device also includes a plurality of floating gates located over the channel and a plurality of electrically conducting fins. Each of the plurality of electrically conducting fins is located over one of the plurality of floating gates. The plurality of electrically conducting fins include a material other than polysilicon. The NAND device also includes a plurality of control gates. Each of the plurality of control gates is located adjacent to each of the plurality of floating gates and each of the plurality of electrically conducting fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Johann Alsmeier, Vinod Purayath, James Kai, George Matamis