Patents by Inventor Zvi Or-Bach

Zvi Or-Bach 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: 20250142825
    Abstract: A 3D memory device including: a first structure including a plurality of memory cells, where each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells includes at least one memory transistor, where each of the at least one memory transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel, where the memory cell includes at least one charge trap structure, and where the at least one memory transistor is self-aligned to an overlaying another of the at least one memory transistor, both being processed following a same lithography step; and a control level including a memory controller circuit, where the control level includes a plurality of temperature sensors, where the control level is bonded to the first structure, and where the bonded includes hybrid bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Eli Lusky
  • Publication number: 20250140598
    Abstract: A 3D device includes a first level including a first single crystal layer with control circuitry which includes first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer atop first single crystal layer; a second, third, and fourth metal layer providing connections between the first transistors; at least one second level (includes a plurality of second transistors including metal gates, and a plurality of memory cells) atop the first level; a fourth metal layer above the second level; a fifth metal layer atop the fourth metal layer, where the second level includes at least one first oxide layer overlaid by a transistor layer and then overlaid by a second oxide layer; a global power distribution grid; a local power distribution grid, where the first level includes first Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) circuits, and the second level includes second ESD circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak Sekar
  • Publication number: 20250133749
    Abstract: A method for producing a 3D semiconductor device including: providing a first level, including a single crystal layer; forming memory control circuits in and/or on the first level which include first single crystal transistors and at least two interconnection metal layers; forming at least one second level; performing a first etch step into the second level; forming at least one third level on top of the second level; performing additional processing steps to form first memory cells within the second level and second memory cells within the third level, where each of the first memory cells include at least one second transistor including a metal gate, where each of the second memory cells include at least one third transistor; and performing bonding of the first level to the second level, where the first level includes control of power delivery to the at least one third transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak C. Sekar, Zvi Or-Bach
  • Publication number: 20250132187
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer and including first transistors each of which includes a single crystal channel; a first metal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a second level including second transistors and overlaying the second metal layer, each of first memory cells include at least one second transistor; a third level including third transistors and overlaying the second level; a fourth level including fourth transistors and overlaying the third level, each of second memory cells include at least one fourth transistor, where at least one of the second transistors includes a metal gate, where the first level includes memory control circuits which control writing to the second memory cells, and at least one of the second transistors includes a hafnium oxide gate dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20250126794
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and a memory control circuit including first transistors and a redundancy control circuit; a first metal layer overlaying the single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; second transistors disposed atop the third metal layer with at least one including a metal gate; third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a fourth metal layer atop the third transistors; a memory array including word-lines and at least four memory mini arrays, each including at least four rows by four columns of memory cells, each of the memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors or at least one of the third transistors; a connection path from the fourth metal to the third metal including a via disposed through the memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han
  • Patent number: 12278216
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level with first transistors, single crystal layer overlaid by at least one first metal layer which includes interconnects between the first transistors forming first control circuits with a sense amplifier; the first metal-layer(s) overlaid by a second metal-layer which is overlaid by a second level which includes first memory cells which include second transistors with a metal gate, overlaid by a third level which includes second memory cells which include third transistors and are partially disposed atop the control circuits, which control data written to second memory cells; a fourth metal-layer overlaying a third metal-layer which overlays the third level; where third transistor gate locations are aligned to second transistor gate locations within less than 100 nm, the average thickness of fourth metal-layer is at least twice the average thickness of second metal-layer; the fourth metal-layer includes a global power distribution grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 12272586
    Abstract: 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; a first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer, a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells, a third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer, a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, different write voltages for different dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20250098182
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first level including at least four independently controlled first memory arrays, where the first level includes first transistors; a second level disposed on top of the first level, where the second level includes second memory arrays; and a third level disposed on top of the second level, where the third level includes third transistors, at least one metal layer, and third memory arrays; a fourth level disposed on top of the third level, where the fourth level includes fourth transistors, another at least one metal layer, and is bonded to the third level, where the bonded includes metal-to-metal bonding regions, where the first level includes first filled holes, where the second level includes second filled holes; and a via connection through the second level and the third level, and where the fourth level includes at least one SRAM memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20250098325
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first level including a first single crystal silicon layer, a plurality of first transistors, and input/output circuits; a first metal layer; a second metal layer which includes a power delivery network; where interconnection of the plurality of first transistors includes the first and second metal layers; a second level including a plurality of metal gate second transistors and first array of memory cells, disposed over the first level; a third level including a plurality of metal gate third transistors and a second array of memory cells, disposed over the second level; a via disposed through the second and third levels; a third metal layer disposed over the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer; and a fourth level disposed over the fourth metal layer and including a second single crystal silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 12250830
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer and a memory control circuit, the memory control circuit including a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer overlaying the first single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a plurality of second transistors disposed atop the second metal layer; a third metal layer disposed atop the plurality of second transistors; and a memory array including word-lines and memory cells, where the memory array includes at least four memory mini arrays, where at least one of the plurality of second transistors includes a metal gate, where each of the memory cells includes at least one of the plurality of second transistors, where the memory control circuit includes at least one Look Up Table circuit (“LUT”), and where the device includes a hybrid bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han
  • Patent number: 12249538
    Abstract: A 3D device includes a first level including a first single crystal layer with control circuitry, where the control circuitry includes first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer atop first single crystal layer; a second metal layer atop the first metal layer; a third metal layer atop the second metal layer; second level (includes a plurality of second transistors, including metal gate) atop the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer above the one second level; a fifth metal layer atop the fourth metal layer, where the second level includes at least one first oxide layer overlaid by a transistor layer and then overlaid by a second oxide layer; a global power distribution grid including the fifth metal layer; a local power distribution grid, the thickness of the fifth metal layer is at least 50% greater than the thickness of the second metal layer, a layer deposited by ALD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak Sekar
  • Patent number: 12243765
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer and including first transistors which each includes a single crystal channel; a first metal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a second level including second transistors, first memory cells including at least one second transistor, and overlaying the second metal layer; a third level including third transistors and overlaying the second level; a fourth level including fourth transistors, second memory cells including at least one fourth transistor, and overlaying the third level, where at least one of the second transistors includes a metal gate, where the first level includes memory control circuits which control writing to the second memory cells, and at least one Phase-Lock-Loop (“PLL”) circuit or at least one Digital-Lock-Loop (“DLL”) circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20250070091
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level with first-transistors, a single crystal layer overlaid by at least one first metal-layer which includes interconnects between the first-transistors forming first control circuits with a sense amplifiers; the first metal-layer(s) overlaid by a second metal-layer which is overlaid by a second level which includes first memory cells which include second-transistors with a metal gate, overlaid by a third level which includes second memory cells which include third-transistors and are partially disposed atop the control circuits, which control the data written to second memory cells; a fourth metal-layer overlaying a third metal-layer which overlays the third level; where third-transistor gate locations are aligned to second-transistor gate locations within greater than 0.2 nm error, the average thickness of second metal-layer is at least twice the average thickness of the third metal-layer; the second metal-layer includes a global power distribution grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 12225737
    Abstract: A method for producing a 3D semiconductor device including: providing a first level, including a single crystal layer; forming memory control circuits in and/or on the first level which include first single crystal transistors and at least two interconnection metal layers; forming at least one second level disposed above the memory control circuits; performing a first etch step into the second level; forming at least one third level on top of the second level; performing additional processing steps to form first memory cells within the second level and second memory cells within the third level, where each of the first memory cells include at least one second transistor including a metal gate, where each of the second memory cells include at least one third transistor; and performing bonding of the first level to the second level, where the bonding includes oxide to oxide bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak C. Sekar, Zvi Or-Bach
  • Patent number: 12225727
    Abstract: A 3D memory device including: a first structure including a plurality of memory cells, where each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells includes at least one memory transistor, where each of the at least one memory transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel, where the memory cell includes at least one charge trap structure, and where the at least one memory transistor is self-aligned to an overlaying another the at least one memory transistor, both being processed following a same lithography step; and a control level including a memory controller circuit, where the control level includes a plurality of latch sense amplifiers, where the control level is bonded to the first structure, and where the bonded includes hybrid bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Eli Lusky
  • Patent number: 12225704
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first level including at least four independently controlled first memory arrays, where the first level includes first transistors; a second level disposed on top of the first level, where the second level includes second memory arrays; and a third level disposed on top of the second level, where the third level includes third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers, where the third level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions, where the first level includes first filled holes, where the second level includes second filled holes, where the second filled holes are aligned to the first filled holes with a more than 1 nm but less than 40 nm alignment error, and where the third level includes at least one SRAM memory array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist
  • Publication number: 20250040492
    Abstract: A system for enabling plant growth in an automatic manner, the system including a system growing chamber; automatic transport mechanism; and a cooling sub-chamber, where an inner portion of the cooling sub-chamber is thermally insulated from an outside environment of the cooling sub-chamber, and where the cooling sub-chamber includes a refrigerating mechanism and temperature control electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Saffron Tech Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael MAMAN, Zvi OR-BACH
  • Patent number: 12219769
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and a memory control circuit including first transistors and at least one cache memory unit; a first metal layer overlaying the single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; second transistors disposed atop the third metal layer with at least one including a metal gate; third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a fourth metal layer atop the third transistors; a memory array including word-lines and at least four memory mini arrays, each including at least four rows by four columns of memory cells, each of the memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors or at least one of the third transistors; a connection path from the fourth metal to the third metal including a via disposed through the memory array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20250040141
    Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including dicing including an etch process; and including: a first level including a single crystal layer, and a memory control circuit which includes first transistors; a first metal layer overlaying the first single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; second transistors—which may include a metal gate—disposed atop the third metal layer; third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a fourth metal layer disposed atop the third transistors; a memory array including word-lines and at least four memory mini arrays (each mini array includes at least four rows by four columns of memory cells), each memory cell includes at least one second transistor or at least one third transistor; and a connection path from fourth metal to third metal, the path includes a via disposed through the memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Jin-Woo Han, Brian Cronquist, Eli Lusky
  • Patent number: 12199093
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first silicon level including a first single crystal silicon layer and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer disposed over the first silicon level; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer; a second level including a plurality of second transistors, disposed over the third metal layer; a third level including a plurality of third transistors, disposed over the second level; a via disposed through the second and third levels; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third level; a fifth metal layer disposed over the fourth metal layer; and a fourth level including a second single crystal silicon layer and is disposed over the fifth metal layer, where each of the plurality of second transistors includes a metal gate, and the via has a diameter of less than 450 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist