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公开(公告)号:US10580908B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US15947667
申请日:2018-04-06
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li , Bin Yang , Gengming Tao
Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide semiconductor variable capacitor devices. In one embodiment, a semiconductor variable capacitor includes a gate oxide layer comprising a first layer portion with a first thickness and a second layer portion with a second thickness; a first non-insulative region disposed above the gate oxide layer; a first semiconductor region disposed beneath the gate oxide layer; a second semiconductor region disposed beneath the gate oxide layer and adjacent to the first semiconductor region, wherein the second semiconductor region comprises a different doping type than the first semiconductor region a second non-insulative region coupled to the first semiconductor region; and a control terminal coupled to a control region coupled to the second semiconductor region such that a first capacitance between the first non-insulative region and the second non-insulative region is configured to be adjusted by varying a control voltage applied to the control region.
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公开(公告)号:US10319830B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-11
申请号:US15597386
申请日:2017-05-17
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Bin Yang , Gengming Tao , Xia Li
IPC: H01L23/34 , H01L21/00 , H01L29/66 , H01L23/367 , H01L23/495 , H01L29/737 , H01L29/205 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/08
Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor may include an emitter, a base contacting the emitter, a collector contacting the base, a sub-collector contacting the collector, and an electrical isolation layer contacting the sub-collector. The heterojunction bipolar transistor may also include a backside heatsink thermally coupled to the sub-collector and the collector. The backside heatsink may be aligned with a central axis of the emitter and the base.
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公开(公告)号:US10283190B1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-07
申请号:US15845722
申请日:2017-12-18
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li
IPC: G11C7/10 , G11C11/22 , G11C11/4097 , G11C11/4094 , G11C11/408 , G11C11/4099
Abstract: Transpose non-volatile (NV) memory (NVM) bit cells and related data arrays configured for both memory row and column, transpose access operations. A plurality of transpose NVM bit cells can be arranged in memory rows and columns in a transpose NVM data array. To facilitate a row read operation, the transpose NVM bit cell includes a first access transistor coupled to a word line. An activation voltage is applied to the word line to activate the first access transistor to read a memory state stored in the NVM cell circuit in a row read operation. To facilitate a column, transpose read operation, the transpose NVM bit cell includes a second access transistor coupled to a transpose word line. An activation voltage is applied to the transpose word line to activate the second access transistor to read the memory state stored in the NVM cell circuit in a column, transpose read operation.
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公开(公告)号:US20190096475A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US15712257
申请日:2017-09-22
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li , Yandong Gao
IPC: G11C11/419 , G11C11/412
CPC classification number: G11C11/419 , G11C7/1006 , G11C8/16 , G11C11/412 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/0207 , H01L27/1104
Abstract: Transpose static random access memory (SRAM) bit cells configured for horizontal and vertical read operations are disclosed. In one aspect, a transpose SRAM bit cell includes cross-coupled inverters and horizontal and vertical read access transistors. A word line in first metal layer having an axis in a first direction is electrically coupled to a gate node of the horizontal read access transistor, and a bit line in second metal layer having an axis disposed in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction is electrically coupled to the horizontal read access transistor. A transpose word line in third metal layer having an axis disposed in the second direction is electrically coupled to a gate node of the vertical read access transistor, and a transpose bit line in fourth metal layer having an axis disposed in the first direction is electrically coupled to the vertical read access transistor.
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公开(公告)号:US20190051341A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-14
申请号:US15676957
申请日:2017-08-14
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li , Wah Nam Hsu , Wei-Chuan Chen , Seung Hyuk Kang
IPC: G11C11/16
Abstract: Dynamically controlling voltage for access operations to magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) bit cells to account for ambient temperature is disclosed. An MRAM bit cell process variation measurement circuit (PVMC) is configured to measure process variations and ambient temperature in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) that affect MTJ resistance, which can change the write current at a given fixed supply voltage applied to an MRAM bit cell. These measured process variations and ambient temperature are used to dynamically control a supply voltage for access operations to the MRAM to reduce the likelihood of bit errors and reduce power consumption. The MRAM bit cell PVMC may also be configured to measure process variations and/or ambient temperatures in logic circuits that represent the process variations and ambient temperatures in access transistors employed in MRAM bit cells in the MRAM to determine variations in the switching speed (i.e., drive strength) of the access transistors.
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公开(公告)号:US10134881B1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-20
申请号:US15599157
申请日:2017-05-18
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Gengming Tao , Xia Li , Bin Yang
CPC classification number: H01L29/737 , G01K7/01 , G01K2217/00 , H01L27/16 , H01L29/0821 , H01L29/1004 , H01L29/155 , H01L29/66318 , H01L29/7371 , H03F1/302 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/213 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/451 , H04B1/40
Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) thermal sensing device includes a well structure as a layer between an HBT sub-collector and an HBT substrate. In one instance, the HBT sub-collector contacts an emitter, a collector, and a base of the HBT thermal sensing device. The HBT thermal sensing device also includes a first side electrode in electrical contact with the quantum well structure and a second side electrode in electrical contact with the quantum well structure.
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公开(公告)号:US09875784B1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-23
申请号:US15486891
申请日:2017-04-13
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li , Seung Hyuk Kang , Bin Yang , Gengming Tao
IPC: G11C11/22 , H01L27/1159 , H01L27/11592 , H01L27/11597
CPC classification number: G11C11/223 , G11C11/2273 , G11C11/2275 , H01L21/28291 , H01L27/1159 , H01L27/11597 , H01L29/516 , H01L29/78391
Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) ferroelectric dipole metal-oxide semiconductor ferroelectric field-effect transistor (MOSFeFET) system, and related methods and systems are disclosed. The 3D ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET system includes a bottom dielectric layer, a gate layer disposed above the bottom dielectric layer, and a top dielectric layer disposed on top of the gate layer. The 3D ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET system also includes at least one source line (SL) line and at least one bit line (BL). At least one interconnect, which extends between the bottom dielectric layer and the top dielectric layer interconnects the at least one SL with the at least one BL. A ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET(s) is formed at an intersection area of the at least one interconnect and the gate layer. The 3D ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET system can lead to improved component density and reduced footprint.
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公开(公告)号:US09865798B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-09
申请号:US14630438
申请日:2015-02-24
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Yu Lu , Junjing Bao , Xia Li , Seung Hyuk Kang
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/31 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/321 , H01L43/02 , H01L43/08 , H01L43/12 , H01L23/544 , G11C11/16
CPC classification number: H01L43/02 , G11C11/16 , H01L23/544 , H01L43/08 , H01L43/12 , H01L2223/54426 , H01L2223/54453
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an interconnect layer and a bottom electrode of a resistive memory device. The bottom electrode is coupled to the interconnect layer, and the bottom electrode is comprised of cobalt tungsten phosphorus (CoWP).
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公开(公告)号:US09842638B1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-12
申请号:US15414855
申请日:2017-01-25
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li , Xiaochun Zhu , Seung Hyuk Kang
CPC classification number: G11C11/1697 , G11C11/1675 , G11C29/021 , G11C29/028 , G11C29/50 , G11C2029/5002
Abstract: Dynamically controlling voltage for access (i.e., read and/or write) operations to magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) bit cells to account for process variations is disclosed. An MRAM bit cell process variation measurement circuit (PVMC) is configured to measure process variations in MTJs that affect MTJ resistance, which can change write current at a given fixed supply voltage applied to an MRAM bit cell. The MRAM bit cell PVMC may also be configured to measure process variations in logic circuits representing process variations in access transistors employed in MRAM bit cells. These measured process variations in MTJs and/or logic circuits are used to dynamically determine a supply voltage for access operations to MRAM.
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公开(公告)号:US09754654B1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-05
申请号:US15414855
申请日:2017-01-25
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xia Li , Xiaochun Zhu , Seung Hyuk Kang
Abstract: Dynamically controlling voltage for access (i.e., read and/or write) operations to magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) bit cells to account for process variations is disclosed. An MRAM bit cell process variation measurement circuit (PVMC) is configured to measure process variations in MTJs that affect MTJ resistance, which can change write current at a given fixed supply voltage applied to an MRAM bit cell. The MRAM bit cell PVMC may also be configured to measure process variations in logic circuits representing process variations in access transistors employed in MRAM bit cells. These measured process variations in MTJs and/or logic circuits are used to dynamically determine a supply voltage for access operations to MRAM.
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