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公开(公告)号:US10782336B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-22
申请号:US15080937
申请日:2016-03-25
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Keith A. Jenkins , Barry P. Linder
IPC: G01R31/3183 , G01R31/26 , G01R31/3193
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a system for measuring a degradation characteristic of a plurality of electronic components. The system includes a parallel stress generator communicatively coupled to the plurality of electronic components, and a serial electronic measuring component communicatively coupled to the plurality of electronic components. The parallel stress generator is configured to generate a plurality of stress signals, apply the plurality of stress signals in parallel to the plurality of electronic components and remove the plurality of stress signals from the plurality of electronic components. The serial electronic measuring component is configured to, subsequent to the removal of the plurality of stress signals, sequentially measure the degradation characteristic of each one of the plurality of electronic components in order to determine their degradation resulting from the applied stress signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20180226339A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-09
申请号:US15800106
申请日:2017-11-01
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Andrew T. Kim , Baozhen Li , Barry P. Linder , Ernest Y. Wu
IPC: H01L23/522 , H01L49/02 , G01R31/02 , H01L21/66
CPC classification number: H01L23/5223 , G01R31/028 , H01L22/32 , H01L23/5226 , H01L28/40 , H01L28/88
Abstract: A three plate MIM capacitor structure includes a three plate MIM capacitor, a first wire in a metal layer above/below the three plate MIM, a second wire below/above the three plate MIM, a third wire below/above the three plate MIM, a first via connected to the first test wire, a second via connected to a middle plate of the three plate MIM, and a third via connected to the top and bottom plates of the three plate MIM. The test structure may verify the integrity the MIM capacitor by applying a potential to the first test wire, applying ground potential to both the second test wire and the third test wire, and detecting leakage current across the first wire and the second and third wires or detecting leakage current across the second wire and the third wire.
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公开(公告)号:US09866221B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-09
申请号:US15163379
申请日:2016-05-24
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Keith A. Jenkins , Barry P. Linder
IPC: H03L7/00 , H03K3/03 , H03K5/133 , G01R31/26 , G01R31/317
CPC classification number: H03L7/00 , G01R31/2621 , G01R31/31727 , G01R31/31937 , H03K3/011 , H03K3/0315 , H03K5/133
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a system for synchronizing switching events. The system includes a controller, a clock generator communicatively coupled to the controller and a delay chain communicatively coupled to the controller. The delay chain is configured to perform a plurality of delay chain switching events in response to an input to the delay chain. The controller is configured to initiate a synchronization phase that includes enabling the clock generator to provide as an input to the delay chain a clock generator output at a synchronization frequency, wherein the clock generator output passing through the delay chain synchronizes the plurality of delay chain switching events to occur at the synchronization frequency resulting in a frequency of an output of the delay chain being synchronized to the synchronization frequency of the clock generator output.
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公开(公告)号:US09853179B2
公开(公告)日:2017-12-26
申请号:US15337012
申请日:2016-10-28
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Barry P. Linder , Jason S. Orcutt
IPC: H01L31/18 , H01L21/66 , H01L31/024 , H01L31/028 , G01R19/00 , H01L31/0203 , H01L31/105
CPC classification number: H01L31/1864 , G01R19/0092 , H01L22/20 , H01L22/26 , H01L31/0203 , H01L31/024 , H01L31/028 , H01L31/105 , H01L31/1808 , H01L31/186
Abstract: Systems for reducing dark current in a photodiode include a heater configured to heat a photodiode above room temperature. A reverse bias voltage source is configured to apply a reverse bias voltage to the heated photodiode to reduce a dark current generated by the photodiode.
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公开(公告)号:US20170365735A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15689556
申请日:2017-08-29
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Barry P. Linder , Jason S. Orcutt
IPC: H01L31/18 , H01L31/028 , H01L31/024 , H01L31/0203 , H01L21/66 , H01L31/105 , G01R19/00
CPC classification number: H01L31/1864 , G01R19/0092 , H01L22/20 , H01L22/26 , H01L31/0203 , H01L31/024 , H01L31/028 , H01L31/105 , H01L31/1808 , H01L31/186 , H05K999/00 , Y02E10/50
Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing dark current in a photodiode include heating a photodiode above room temperature. A reverse bias voltage is applied to the heated photodiode to reduce a dark current generated by the photodiode.
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公开(公告)号:US20170325093A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-09
申请号:US15145017
申请日:2016-05-03
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Keith A. Jenkins , Barry P. Linder
CPC classification number: H04W12/08 , G06F21/36 , G06F21/629 , H04L63/102
Abstract: A method for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway includes an access key sequence stored on memory of a device. The access key sequence includes a sequence of key entries and key touch movements. An entered request sequence including keys activated by touch on a keyboard of the device and directions of touch movements made on the keyboard is recorded. With an access controller, it is determined whether the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence. Access beyond the restricted access gateway is granted to functions when the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence.
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公开(公告)号:US20170276728A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-28
申请号:US15080937
申请日:2016-03-25
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Keith A. Jenkins , Barry P. Linder
IPC: G01R31/3183
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a system for measuring a degradation characteristic of a plurality of electronic components. The system includes a parallel stress generator communicatively coupled to the plurality of electronic components, and a serial electronic measuring component communicatively coupled to the plurality of electronic components. The parallel stress generator is configured to generate a plurality of stress signals, apply the plurality of stress signals in parallel to the plurality of electronic components and remove the plurality of stress signals from the plurality of electronic components. The serial electronic measuring component is configured to, subsequent to the removal of the plurality of stress signals, sequentially measure the degradation characteristic of each one of the plurality of electronic components in order to determine their degradation resulting from the applied stress signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20170254846A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-07
申请号:US15060497
申请日:2016-03-03
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Chen-Yong Cher , Keith A. Jenkins , Barry P. Linder
IPC: G01R31/02 , G01R19/165
CPC classification number: G01R31/025 , G01R19/165 , G01R31/2884 , G01R31/3008
Abstract: Method of measuring semiconductor device leakage which includes: providing a semiconductor device powered by a supply voltage and having a circuit block of transistors; providing on the semiconductor device a test circuit providing an input to a counter and a fixed-frequency measurement clock to provide a clock signal to the counter; disconnecting a system clock from the circuit block; receiving by the test circuit the supply voltage as an input; initializing the counter; starting the counter when the supply voltage is at or below a first voltage Vhigh; monitoring a decrease of the supply voltage with time; stopping the counter when the supply voltage is at or below a second voltage Vlow such that Vhigh is greater than Vlow; and reading the counter to provide the semiconductor device leakage metric. Also disclosed is an apparatus and a computer program product.
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公开(公告)号:US20170222084A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15010910
申请日:2016-01-29
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Barry P. Linder , Jason S. Orcutt
IPC: H01L31/18
CPC classification number: H01L31/1864 , G01R19/0092 , H01L22/20 , H01L22/26 , H01L31/0203 , H01L31/024 , H01L31/028 , H01L31/105 , H01L31/1808 , H01L31/186
Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing dark current in a photodiode include heating a photodiode above room temperature. A reverse bias voltage is applied to the heated photodiode to reduce a dark current generated by the photodiode.
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公开(公告)号:US09634116B2
公开(公告)日:2017-04-25
申请号:US15058512
申请日:2016-03-02
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Takashi Ando , Eduard A. Cartier , Barry P. Linder , Vijay Narayanan
IPC: H01L21/338 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/30 , H01L29/49 , H01L21/285 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/324 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/78
CPC classification number: H01L29/66545 , H01L21/28176 , H01L21/28185 , H01L21/2855 , H01L21/28556 , H01L21/3003 , H01L21/30625 , H01L21/324 , H01L29/4966 , H01L29/518 , H01L29/66795 , H01L29/785
Abstract: A method of fabricating a gate stack for a semiconductor device includes the following steps after removal of a dummy gate: growing a high-k dielectric layer over an area vacated by the dummy gate; depositing a thin metal layer over the high-k dielectric layer; annealing the replacement gate structure in an ambient atmosphere containing hydrogen; and depositing a gap fill layer.
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