INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION patent applications on March 20th, 2025
Patent Applications by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION on March 20th, 2025
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION: 66 patent applications
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION has applied for patents in the areas of H01L29/06 (8), H01L29/775 (8), H01L29/423 (8), H01L23/525 (6), H01L29/786 (6) H01L23/5252 (4), H05K1/0275 (2), H01L23/5256 (2), A01H1/121 (1), H03K17/92 (1)
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Patent Applications by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor(s): Li Li Guan of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Zhe Yan of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Rong Zhao of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Li Bo Zhang of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Hao Xiang Wu of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): A01H1/00, A01H1/04, G06V20/10
CPC Code(s): A01H1/121
Abstract: according to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for pollen prediction is provided. the present invention may include identifying, by a classification model, plant species within a plurality of locatable images taken at a plurality of locations; creating growth cycle prediction models for the plant species; modelling pollen count mappings for the plant species; predicting pollen yields at the locations for the plant species based on the growth cycle prediction models and the pollen count mappings; and calculating a pollen distribution at the locations based on the predicted pollen yields and aerodynamic models.
Inventor(s): Oki Gunawan of Westwood NJ US for international business machines corporation, Josephine Monica of Ithaca NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): E01B25/30
CPC Code(s): E01B25/30
Abstract: a maglev with a dipole-line magnet track system is provided that includes at least one dipole-line magnet track. the at least one dipole-line magnet track includes a first dipole-line magnet and a second-dipole line magnet disposed in parallel. a levitating diamagnet is disposed on the at least one dipole-line magnet track. a vehicle is connected to the levitating diamagnet.
Inventor(s): Oki Gunawan of Westwood NJ US for international business machines corporation, Josephine Monica of Ithaca NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): F16C39/06, H01F7/02
CPC Code(s): F16C39/063
Abstract: a passive magnetic bearing using diamagnetic levitation including a first dipole magnet and a second dipole magnet disposed substantially in parallel. a levitating diamagnet is at least partially disposed in between the first dipole magnet and the second dipole magnet. a load is at least partially disposed on the levitating diamagnet.
Inventor(s): Abdikarim Hussein of Rochester MN US for international business machines corporation, Theron Lee Lewis of Rochester MN US for international business machines corporation, Timothy Jennings of Rochester MN US for international business machines corporation, James D. Bielick of Pine Island MN US for international business machines corporation, David J. Braun of St. Charles MN US for international business machines corporation, Stephen Michael Hugo of Stewartville MN US for international business machines corporation, John R. Dangler of Rochester MN US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): F27D21/00, G01J5/00, G01J5/04
CPC Code(s): F27D21/0014
Abstract: an infrared sensor positioned in a reflow oven includes a reflow oven and a first ir sensor turret suspended over a conveyor surface of the reflow oven, where a directional movement of the first ir sensor turret matches a directional movement of the conveyor surface. a method for managing the ir sensor turret positioned in a reflow oven includes locating, by a first ir sensor turret, a point of interest on a pcba, where the pcba is positioned on a conveyor in a reflow oven. the method further includes tracking, by the first ir sensor turret, the point of interest on the pcba, where the pcba is moving along the conveyor in the reflow oven. the method further includes capturing, by the first ir sensor turret, a first set of thermal data at the point of interest for a first subarea of the reflow oven.
Inventor(s): Kyle Olson of Lagrangeville NY US for international business machines corporation, Matteo Cocchini of New York NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G01R1/067
CPC Code(s): G01R1/06722
Abstract: a high-speed signal measurement system includes a printed circuit board and a measurement device. the printed circuit board includes a conductive pad. the measurement device is configured to be removably coupled to the printed circuit board. the measurement device is configured to establish an electrical connection between a conductive probe tip and the conductive pad. the measurement device includes a clamp movable between an open position in which the measurement device is configured to removably receive the conductive probe tip and a closed position in which the measurement device is configured to retain the conductive probe tip. the measurement device further includes a spring mechanism configured to exert a spring force to maintain the electrical connection between the conductive probe tip and the conductive pad when the measurement device is coupled to the printed circuit board and the clamp is in the closed position.
Inventor(s): Logan Bailey of Atlanta GA US for international business machines corporation, Zachary A. Silverstein of Georgetown TX US for international business machines corporation, Alexandra M. Isaly of Lighthouse Point FL US for international business machines corporation, Wesley Ip of Arlington TX US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G05B19/4099, B33Y50/02
CPC Code(s): G05B19/4099
Abstract: an embodiment for dynamically modifying print codes to accommodate printing errors. the embodiment may track print data associated with a printing operation against a set of desired specifications. the embodiment may identify a defect in the printing operation based on the tracked print data. the embodiment may, in response to identifying the defect associated with the printing operation, pause the printing operation. the embodiment may generate remediating g-code alterations based on the identified defect and the set of desired specifications. the embodiment may generate a first digital twin corresponding to the set of desired specifications, and a second digital twin corresponding to the generated remediating g-code alterations. the embodiment may rebase the paused printing operation based on the generated remediating g-code alterations and the first and second digital twins. the embodiment may leverage the generated remediating g-code alterations to resume the rebased paused printing operation.
Inventor(s): Diptiman Dasgupta of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Jignesh Karia of Thane IN for international business machines corporation, Charbak Roy of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Sudip Dutta of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Prasad Kurup of Mumbai IN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F1/329
CPC Code(s): G06F1/329
Abstract: application migration recommendation based on energy consumption includes receiving time series data of application energy consumption and application usage metrics associated with an application being considered for migration in a computing environment. energy aware design catalog having a list of design patterns for migration and associated design detection functions is provided. for each of the design patterns listed in the energy aware design catalog, a design detection function associated with a design pattern is run using the time series data of application energy consumption and application usage metrics, where the design detection function outputs whether the application is suitable for transformation using the design pattern and projected energy savings if the transformation is implemented using the design pattern. a design pattern estimated to have largest projected energy savings is returned as recommended migration for the application.
Inventor(s): Zachary A. Silverstein of Georgetown TX US for international business machines corporation, Logan Bailey of Atlanta GA US for international business machines corporation, Martin G. Keen of Cary NC US for international business machines corporation, Tiberiu Suto of Franklin NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0482, G06F3/04817, G06F3/04886, G06F3/16, G10L15/26
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0482
Abstract: described is a method for generating graphics in a user interface corresponding to options provided by an interactive voice response component by determining an interactive voice response (ivr) component is active on a call initiated by a user. the method identifying a various options provided by the ivr component with respect to a keypad in a user interface on a touchscreen of a device and displaying a graphic for each option from the various options provided by the ivr component. in response to receiving a graphic selection for the plurality options from a user, sending an option selection corresponding to the graphic selection to the ivr component.
Inventor(s): Patricia Anne Lally of Apex NC US for international business machines corporation, Joseph McKeever of Wallkill NY US for international business machines corporation, DAVID FORRLER of Stamford CT US for international business machines corporation, Jia Zhu of Singapore SG for international business machines corporation, Christianne Phillips of Oakland CA US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04883, G06F3/0346, G06F3/0354, G06F3/0483, G06F16/11
CPC Code(s): G06F3/04883
Abstract: a method for real-time digital transcription of handwriting and drawings. the method includes attaching a stroke motion recognition (smr) device to a scribing implement. the method further includes detecting strokes of the scribing implement based on movements of the smr and transmitting the strokes, and their relative locations, on a predetermined page to an application on a recording device communicatively connected to the smr. the method further includes reproducing the strokes in their relative locations on a digital page corresponding to the predetermined page and storing the digital page on a persistent storage device.
Inventor(s): Sohichiroh Arai of Fujisawa JP for international business machines corporation, Tomoaki Kawaoka of Shizuoka JP for international business machines corporation, Kenji Takahashi of Kanagawa JP for international business machines corporation, Kentaro Kajimura of Yokohama JP for international business machines corporation, Hideki Tsuboi of Gifu-City JP for international business machines corporation, Kenji Kikuchi of Kawaguchi JP for international business machines corporation, Ryoko Yamashita of Yokohama JP for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/06
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0607
Abstract: a method for facilitating storage system upgrades is disclosed. in one embodiment, such a method includes identifying host systems configured to access a storage system. the method identifies a current host code level for each host system. the method determines a latest storage code level for the storage system that is supported by each host system at its current host code level. the method reports the latest storage code level to a user to enable the user to upgrade the storage system to the latest storage code level without upgrading any of the current code levels of the host systems. in certain embodiments, reporting the latest storage code level further includes reporting an overlapping range of storage code levels that are supported by each host system at its current code level. a corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): John S. Werner of Fishkill NY US for international business machines corporation, Andrew C. M. Hicks of Highland NY US for international business machines corporation, Faezeh Gholami of Ridgewood NJ US for international business machines corporation, Rafaela Frota of Poughkeepsie NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F7/58
CPC Code(s): G06F7/588
Abstract: a computer system, computer readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for generating random seeds for encryption. the method includes emitting photons into a fluid. the fluid is maintained within a fluid containment structure. the method also includes capturing at least a portion of the photons. the captured photons are at least partially representative of a photonic reflection from the fluid containment structure and the fluid therein. the photonic reflection is random and unpredictable. the method further includes converting the photonic reflection into one or more random encryption key seeds.
Inventor(s): Sudhakar T. Seshagiri of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Shwetha Gopalakrishna of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Jasbir Jassi of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Prasanna Alur Mathada of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F8/10, G06N20/00
CPC Code(s): G06F8/10
Abstract: described are techniques for identifying an optimal aiops solution for resolving issues. an alert to resolve a software development and/or information technology problem is routed to a secondary responder to handle after a primary responder failed to resolve the alert. key performance indicators in handling the alert for both the primary and secondary responders may then determined. a determination is then made as to how the secondary responder performed in handling the alert in comparison to the primary responder based on the key performance indicators. the results of such a determination are stored as metadata. furthermore, the matching portions of the runbooks used by the primary and secondary responders are identified and stored as metadata. the machine learning model is then trained to select the best runbook to be used by the secondary responder to handle future alerts based on the saved metadata and the metadata of the corresponding alerts.
Inventor(s): Michihiro Horie of Ageo City JP for international business machines corporation, Kazunori Ogata of Soka-shi JP for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F8/41, G06F8/30
CPC Code(s): G06F8/4435
Abstract: embodiments determine that a compiler option is not provided to enable an assertion for a reachable class in a target application, determine that there is no application program interface (api) being used to enable the assertion found in a reachable method in the reachable class, determine that there is no assertion being executed before an initialization of the reachable class, and remove assertion related code from the reachable class.
Inventor(s): Abhishek Malvankar of White Plains NY US for international business machines corporation, Alaa S. Youssef of Valhalla NY US for international business machines corporation, Mustafa Eyceoz of Nashua NH US for international business machines corporation, Selbi Nuryyeva of Huntersville NC US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F9/50
CPC Code(s): G06F9/5027
Abstract: computer-implemented methods for dynamically generating instance types are presented. aspects include receiving, by a controller, a user input describing a desired workload and a user intent for the desired workload. aspects also include generating, by a machine learning model executing on the controller, an entity vector based the user input. aspects also include accessing, by the controller, an instance type knowledge base comprising vector representations of one or more instance types. aspects also include calculating, by the controller, a ranking between the entity vector and the vector representations of the one or more instance types in the instance type knowledge base. aspects further include determining a set of instance types for the desired workload based on the ranking.
Inventor(s): Abhishek Jain of Baraut IN for international business machines corporation, Vivek Venkatanarasaiah of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Gandhi Sivakumar of Bentleigh AU for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F9/50
CPC Code(s): G06F9/5033
Abstract: a computer implemented method is provided. a number of processor units identify a number of candidate applications for processing requests based on types of application programming interface for each application. the number of processor units validate metadata related to status of applications for each application in the number of candidate applications. the number of processor units select a subgroup of applications from the number of candidate applications to process requests based on the validated metadata.
Inventor(s): Jun Wang of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Jing Xu of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Xiao Ming Ma of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Xue Ying Zhang of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Si Er Han of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Jing James Xu of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Wen Pei Yu of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F11/07
CPC Code(s): G06F11/079
Abstract: a time series anomaly detection method, system, and computer program product that processes time series data includes absorbing profiles of the time series data and anomaly types of a model as features, optimizing biased ranks to create optimized ranks through merging initial ranks with new ranks generated by real anomalies, and auto-suggesting the optimized ranks for saving a predetermined amount of data operation.
Inventor(s): Dong Hui Liu of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Jing Lu of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Peng Hui Jiang of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Xiao Yan Tang of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Jun Su of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Jia Yu of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F11/36
CPC Code(s): G06F11/3612
Abstract: for a set in sets of candidate factors, a classification model is trained to predict a computer problem possibility, an accuracy score of the classification model is determined based on model validation, and factor weights of the candidate factors in the set are adjusted based on the accuracy score. this processing is done with respect to all sets of candidate factors. a low accuracy classification model having an accuracy score lower than a threshold criterion is selected. a higher accuracy classification model having an accuracy score that is higher than the accuracy score of the low accuracy classification model is selected. the set of candidate factors used to train the low accuracy classification model is updated using one or more of the candidate factors used to train the higher accuracy classification model. the low accuracy classification model is updated based on the updated set of candidate factors.
Inventor(s): IAN PARTRIDGE of Eastleigh GB for international business machines corporation, Christopher Neil Bailey of Romsey GB for international business machines corporation, Sandra Hayward of Eastleigh GB for international business machines corporation, Matthew Paul Wilson of Easteligh GB for international business machines corporation, David Richard Jones of Eastleigh GB for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F11/36, G06F9/451
CPC Code(s): G06F11/3676
Abstract: a method, computer program product, and computer system for testing of robotic process automation robots that interact with user interfaces. the method includes obtaining analysis of commands in a robotic process automation script to determine interaction of the commands with one or more user interface applications. the method includes extracting a list of commands that interact with user interface controls and grouping the commands by user interface application. the method then generates a set of tests for each user interface application, with the set of tests including the commands for user interface control interactions and assertions of a state of each user interface control interacted with. the method provides a set of tests for a robot for each user interface application.
Inventor(s): Oliver Schiller of Dettingen DE for international business machines corporation, Tobias Kevin Fränzel of Tuebingen DE for international business machines corporation, James Liam Finnie of Renningen DE for international business machines corporation, Thomas Friedhelm Böhme of Böblingen DE for international business machines corporation, Toni Bollinger of Weil der Stadt DE for international business machines corporation, Wieland Philipp Hoffmann of Holzgerlingen DE for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F16/2453, G06F16/22
CPC Code(s): G06F16/24539
Abstract: aspects of the invention include techniques for providing a query and data adaptive synopsis table. a non-limiting example method includes building a first synopsis table containing metadata for a database table. information from queries executed against the database table is collected. the collected information is analyzed, responsive to a number of queries executed against the database table exceeding a query collection threshold, to identify one or more queries for which the first synopsis table was suboptimal. the method includes building, for each of the one or more queries for which the first synopsis table was suboptimal, a second synopsis table.
Inventor(s): Reinhold GEISELHART of Rottenburg-Ergenzingen DE for international business machines corporation, Juergen SCHIMPF of Schoenaich DE for international business machines corporation, Rene BLATH of Weil im Schoenbuch DE for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F16/2455, G06F16/23, G06F16/2458, G06F16/27
CPC Code(s): G06F16/24564
Abstract: a request to query sampled data of a database is obtained. based on the request, a determination is made as to whether access to the sampled data of the database is to be allowed. to determine whether access to the sampled data of the database is to be allowed, a query domain defined for the query is checked with a data domain defined for the sampled data. based on determining that access is to be allowed, access to the sampled data, via the query, is allowed.
Inventor(s): Kushal S. Patel of Pune IN for international business machines corporation, Gandhi Sivakumar of Mountain View CA US for international business machines corporation, Sarvesh S. Patel of Pune IN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F16/587, G06F16/583, G06Q50/00
CPC Code(s): G06F16/587
Abstract: a computer-implemented method for providing tag suggestions for an image in a social media platform is provided. aspects include receiving an image from a first user of a social media platform, obtaining a timestamp corresponding to a time that the image was captured, and obtaining a geographic location corresponding to where the image was captured. aspects also include identifying one or more members of the social media platform that are connected to the first user that were within a predefined distance of the geographic location at the time that the image was captured and providing a list of the one or more members to the first user as suggestions for tagging the image.
Inventor(s): Charbak Chatterjee of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Vijay Kumar Ananthapur Bache of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, SAON SEN NANDI of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, NARENDRA KUNTE of PUNE IN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F16/906, G06F16/953
CPC Code(s): G06F16/906
Abstract: according to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for processing a search query comprises one or more memories and at least one processor coupled to the one or more memories. the system clusters content providers based on attributes of the content providers to produce a plurality of clusters each having content providers with aligned attributes. a correlation between a user providing the search query and the clusters is determined based on attributes of the user relative to attributes of the clusters. a cluster from among the plurality of clusters is determined based on the correlation. content satisfying the search query is retrieved from the content providers of the determined cluster. embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for processing a search query in substantially the same manner described above.
Inventor(s): John Thomas Richards of Honeoye Falls NY US for international business machines corporation, Manish Anand Bhide of Hyderabad IN for international business machines corporation, Michael Hind of Cortlandt Manor NY US for international business machines corporation, Aleksandra Mojsilovic of New York NY US for international business machines corporation, Jacquelyn Martino of Cold Spring NY US for international business machines corporation, David John Piorkowski of White Plains NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/10, G06F21/62
CPC Code(s): G06F21/106
Abstract: techniques regarding the governing of use by a consumer of an artificial intelligence technology are described. for example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. the system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. the computer executable components can include an analyzing component that can, based on an artificial intelligence usage policy, analyze a proposed use by a consumer of an artificial intelligence technology, resulting in an analyzed use of the artificial intelligence technology. the computer executable components can further include a governing component that can, based on the analyzing, govern use by the consumer of the artificial intelligence technology.
Inventor(s): Laurentiu Gabriel Ghergu of Bucharest RO for international business machines corporation, Florentina Cristina Moise of Bucharest RO for international business machines corporation, Ciprian Constantinescu of Bucharest RO for international business machines corporation, Diana Acsinia of Bucharest RO for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/46
CPC Code(s): G06F21/46
Abstract: in an approach to improve password management through the utilization of robotic process automation robot, embodiments run, through a continuous integration server, a deployment process. further, responsive to encountering an access-controlled resource that requires a password, embodiments execute a password manager component, and utilize the password manager component to determine if the password is stored in an encrypted format on a database. additionally, responsive to determining the password is stored in the encrypted format on the database, embodiments decrypt the password based on a master key, and responsive to decrypting the password, embodiments integrate the password into a configuration file located in source code of an application, so the password is not accessible outside the password manager component.
Inventor(s): Aankur Bhatia of Bethpage NY US for international business machines corporation, Namrata Tolani of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Erin Hwang of New York NY US for international business machines corporation, Abhishek Basu of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Ajmeera Balaji Naik of Reddigudem Mandal IN for international business machines corporation, Ikenna Precious Chima of New York NY US for international business machines corporation, Oleksandr Shmaliy of Wroclaw PL for international business machines corporation, Adrian Mahjour of Toronto CA for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/56, G06F21/55
CPC Code(s): G06F21/564
Abstract: a computer-implemented method, according to one approach includes having a historical risk score generated for a current cybersecurity event in response to detecting the current cybersecurity event. a sigma rule detection score is also generated for the current cybersecurity event, in addition to an anomaly risk score that is generated for the current cybersecurity event. an ioc score is further generated for the current cybersecurity event. a machine learning model is used to evaluate the historical risk score, the sigma rule detection score, the anomaly risk score, and the ioc score. the machine learning model is also used to create a consolidated risk score corresponding to: the current cybersecurity event, the consolidated risk score incorporating the historical risk score, the sigma rule detection score, the anomaly risk score, and the ioc score.
Inventor(s): Paul Llamas Virgen of Guadalajara MX for international business machines corporation, Su Liu of Austin TX US for international business machines corporation, Utz Bacher of Dettenhausen DE for international business machines corporation, Dario Andres Silva Moran of La Plata AR for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/57
CPC Code(s): G06F21/57
Abstract: a request manager for managing service requests in a trust environment, where the trust environment includes a number of devices configured to communicate within the environment including internet of things (iot) devices. the request manager includes: a processor; a memory storing programing for the processor to manage service requests; and a network connection for the processor to communicate with a client device to receive a service request and with devices in the trust environment providing services to complete the service request. the programming causes the request manager to receive a service request from a client device and determine how to complete the service request with the services available within the trust environment.
Inventor(s): Thomas Frick of Winterthur CH for international business machines corporation, Mattia Rigotti of Basel CH for international business machines corporation, Diego Matteo Antognini of Ruvigliana CH for international business machines corporation, Ioana Giurgiu of Zürich CH for international business machines corporation, Adelmo Cristiano Innocenza Malossi of Schönenberg CH for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06N3/047, G06N3/048
CPC Code(s): G06N3/047
Abstract: layer normalization in machine learning applications that includes sampling a random set of activations corresponding to a fix fraction of the overall activations to provide a plurality of subsampled activations; computing the average across the plurality of subsampled activations; and computing the standard deviation across the plurality of subsampled activations. the layer normalization further includes employing two statistics including the average of the subsampled activations and the standard deviation across the plurality of subsampled activations to normalize all of the activations as a layer normalization.
Inventor(s): Xue Ying Zhang of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Si Er Han of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Xiao Ming Ma of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation, Jing Xu of Xi'an CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06N5/022, G06N5/04
CPC Code(s): G06N5/022
Abstract: an embodiment identifies, by a post-modeling category merging engine, a plurality of valid pairs associated with a categorical predictor, the plurality of valid pairs representing potential mergers of categories associated with a categorical predictor of a predictive model. the embodiment tests, by the post-modeling category merging engine, a merge strategy for the plurality of valid pairs to determine a merger that minimizes a loss in accuracy of the predictive model. the embodiment merges, by the post-modeling category merging engine based on the testing, a valid pair in the plurality of valid pairs to form a hybrid category.
Inventor(s): Fernando Luiz Koch of palm Beach Gardens FL US for international business machines corporation, Martin G. Keen of Cary NC US for international business machines corporation, Jessica Nahulan of Markham CA US for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06N5/043
CPC Code(s): G06N5/043
Abstract: an embodiment senses an interaction among a software agent and a plurality of humans, responsive to the sensed interaction, computes a mood pattern in a mood pattern observation component based on the sensed interaction. the embodiment computes a prevalent mood pattern in a mood pattern grouping component based on the mood pattern. the embodiment decides by an orchestration of agent interactions component based on the prevalent mood pattern to adapt a response of the software agent to influence at least one of the plurality of humans towards the prevalent mood pattern, the deciding further comprises training a text generation component to generate a text sequence based on the response wherein the software agent emits the text sequence and the sensed interaction among the software agent and the plurality of humans is updated with the text sequence.
Inventor(s): David Layden of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation, Bradley K. Mitchell of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06N10/20
CPC Code(s): G06N10/20
Abstract: a system to characterize noise of a quantum gate can comprise a memory that stores, and a processor that executes, computer executable components that perform operations comprising generating a quantum circuit comprising a series of one or more instances of a quantum gate, wherein each instance is bounded by a pair of pauli gates comprising two of the same bounding pauli gate, selecting, separately for each instance, and employing a partial randomness, the bounding pauli gate to employ, selecting an initial pauli gate as pfrom a state-based set of pauli gates where pand p∝(a⊗b)pboth commute with a rotation axis a⊗b of the quantum gate, wherein a, b∈{x, y, z}, and, characterizing the noise based on one or more parameters of a curve, to which an expectation value, resulting from (i) a measurement of execution of the quantum circuit and (ii) readout twirling of the initial pauli gate, is fitted.
Inventor(s): Shubhi Asthana of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation, Ruchi Mahindru of Elmsford NY US for international business machines corporation, Bing Zhang of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0639, G06Q10/067
CPC Code(s): G06Q10/0639
Abstract: a method, system, and computer program product obtain models pretrained on a set of features and map a set of policies to the models. a request to remove at least one feature from the features and, in response to the receiving, a policy from the set of policies that is affected by the at least one feature is identified. the identifying uses an association rule mining (arm) model. using a performance evaluation model, performance scores for the models with and without the at least one feature are generated. a reward function is calculated for the at least one feature based on the identifying and the performance scores. when it is determined that the reward function is greater than a threshold value, a recommendation is generated for a user.
Inventor(s): KAWEEPOJ PHACHARINTANAKUL of Warwick GB for international business machines corporation, Wolfgang von Drews of Crailsheim DE for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q20/40
CPC Code(s): G06Q20/4016
Abstract: a method, computer program product, and computer system are provided for verifying transactions. the method includes analyzing past transactions and categorizing the transactions into multiple categories; analyzing a social network of a transaction owner to identify a set of closest social network contacts for the transaction owner for each transaction category; and proposing the set of closest social network contacts as candidate transaction verifier contacts to be used by a transaction verifying entity for incoming transactions of the transaction category by the transaction owner to the transaction verifying entity.
Inventor(s): Neil Delima of Scarborough CA for international business machines corporation, Su Liu of Austin TX US for international business machines corporation, Hamid Majdabadi of Ottawa CA for international business machines corporation, Yang Liang of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/02
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/0278
Abstract: dynamic vehicle assessment is provided. a baseline value of a vehicle is determined based on current market values of a set of vehicles similar to the vehicle with regard to similar year, make, model, and mileage. a percentage of deviation from the baseline value of the vehicle is determined based on a cost to repair a set of given parts of the vehicle predicted to fail within a defined time period. a real time actual market value of the vehicle is determined based on the percentage of deviation from the baseline value of the vehicle according to the cost to repair the set of given parts of the vehicle predicted to fail within the defined time period. the real time actual market value of the vehicle is sent to a requester via a network in response to receiving a request for an assessment of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Li Bo ZHANG of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Zhe YAN of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Rong ZHAO of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Li Li GUAN of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation, Hao Xiang WU of Beijing CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/44, G06F40/30, G06V10/74, G06V10/762, G06V20/40
CPC Code(s): G06V10/44
Abstract: method and apparatus for video processing. a plurality of videos are accessed. an index is generated based on one or more key frames and one or more video features extracted from the plurality of video. a user input is processed to identify user intentions. the index is filtered to identify a plurality of candidate key frames based on the user intentions. a recommended video is generated based on the plurality of candidate key frames, further comprising selecting one or more additional frames based on processing the plurality of candidate key frames using one or more clustering operations, and aggregating the plurality of candidate key frames and the one or more additional frames.
Inventor(s): Mikael HILLBORG of Umeå SE for international business machines corporation, Shaheer Jamal SYED of Stockholm SE for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V20/40, G06F40/279
CPC Code(s): G06V20/41
Abstract: method and apparatus for detection of fake videos. a statement asserting that a video is fake is accessed. one or more characteristics of the statement is identified, where the one or more characteristics comprises at least one of source information for the video, source information for an reference video, or one or more timestamps in the video. consistency checks between audio and video of the video is performed. video features of the video is examined to detect modifications. overlapping clips between the video and the reference video is identified. the video is determined to be fake based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the statement, the consistency checks, the video features, and the identified overlapping clips.
Inventor(s): Su Liu of Austin TX US for international business machines corporation, Demetrice L. Browder of Liberty Hill TX US for international business machines corporation, Glen Corneau of Round Rock TX US for international business machines corporation, Diane Basara Britton of Poughkeepsie NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G07C5/00
CPC Code(s): G07C5/006
Abstract: dynamic vehicle maintenance management is provided. performance of each subsystem of a plurality of subsystems corresponding to a vehicle and driving behavior of a user of the vehicle is monitored by performing an analysis of data collected from an iot sensor system onboard the vehicle to detect any subsystem issues in the vehicle using a set of machine learning models. an issue is detected in a subsystem of the vehicle based on the analysis of the data collected from the iot sensor system onboard the vehicle. maintenance corresponding to the issue detected in the subsystem of the vehicle is scheduled at a date, time, and location based on availability of the user of the vehicle and a selected vehicle repair shop. a notification regarding the maintenance corresponding to the issue detected in the subsystem of the vehicle is sent to the user of the vehicle via a network.
Inventor(s): Hessel Tuinhof of Dublin IE for international business machines corporation, Marco Simioni of Pisa IT for international business machines corporation, Killian Levacher of Dublin IE for international business machines corporation, Stefano Braghin of Dublin IE for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G10L15/22, G10L13/033, G10L15/08, G10L15/26
CPC Code(s): G10L15/22
Abstract: in an approach to improve the protection of sensitive data, embodiments extract, by a signal separator component, a voice from an audio file, and transcribe, by a speech-to-text component, the voice in the audio file into text. further, embodiments identify, by a natural language processing and identification component, sensitive data in the text, wherein identifying sensitive date comprises parsing the text and identifying the sensitive data contained within the text. additionally, embodiments identify, by a voice locator component, a synthetic voice that matches the voice from the audio file, replace, by a voice replacer component, the identified sensitive data with synthetic data that is semantically and contextually meaningful, wherein the synthetic data is voiced using the synthetic voice, and output a new audio file with the sensitive data replaced by the synthetic data.
Inventor(s): Ghazi Sarwat Syed of Kilchberg CH for international business machines corporation, Benedikt Kersting of Lüdinghausen DE for international business machines corporation, Abu Sebastian of Adliswil CH for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): G11C29/52, G11C11/56
CPC Code(s): G11C29/52
Abstract: systems and methods for modulating conductance of a plurality of unit cells are described. a controller can determine a plurality of conductance values for a plurality of unit cells arranged in a crossbar arrangement. the plurality of unit cells can include non-volatile memory devices. the plurality of conductance values can be less than maximum conductance values of the plurality of unit cells. the controller can determine a read gate voltage for driving a plurality of access transistors to read from connected to the plurality of unit cells under a read operation. the controller can map a plurality of weights to the plurality of conductance values and to the read gate voltage.
Inventor(s): Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Albert M Chu of Nashua NH US for international business machines corporation, Brent A. Anderson of Jericho VT US for international business machines corporation, Lawrence A. Clevenger of Saratoga Springs NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/48, H01L21/8238, H01L27/092, H01L29/06, H01L29/417, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/775, H01L29/786
CPC Code(s): H01L23/481
Abstract: embodiments disclosed herein include a semiconductor structure. the semiconductor structure may include a front-end-of-line (feol) including a first source/drain (s/d) adjacent to a first gate. a device may include a backside interconnect below the feol, with a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of power lines. a device may include an offset gate contact electrically connected between the first gate and a first signal line of the plurality of signal lines, wherein the offset gate contact is located directly below the first s/d.
20250096122. VERTICAL ANTIFUSE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)
Inventor(s): Ashim Dutta of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY US for international business machines corporation, Oscar van der Straten of Guilderland Center NY US for international business machines corporation, Shravana Kumar Katakam of Lehi UT US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/525, H01L23/522
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5252
Abstract: a semiconductor structure including a metal sidewall spacer arranged on a vertical sidewall of a dielectric pedestal, a fuse dielectric layer on top of the dielectric pedestal, and a conductive element on top of the fuse dielectric layer and directly above the metal sidewall spacer.
20250096123. TAPERED ANTIFUSE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)
Inventor(s): Ashim Dutta of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY US for international business machines corporation, Shravana Kumar Katakam of Lehi UT US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/525
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5252
Abstract: a antifuse structure including a first metal sidewall spacer and a second metal sidewall spacer arranged on opposite sides of a tapered dielectric pedestal, and a fuse dielectric on top of the tapered dielectric pedestal and between the first metal sidewall spacer and the second metal sidewall spacer.
20250096124. HORIZONTAL ANTIFUSE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)
Inventor(s): Ashim Dutta of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY US for international business machines corporation, Shravana Kumar Katakam of Lehi UT US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/525
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5252
Abstract: an antifuse structure including a first fuse conductor, a second fuse conductor in the same metallization level as the second fuse conductor, and a tapered fuse dielectric between and separating the first fuse conductor from the second fuse conductor.
20250096125. ANTIFUSE AND RESISTOR_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)
Inventor(s): Ashim Dutta of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY US for international business machines corporation, Kishan Jayanand of COHOES NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/525
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5252
Abstract: a horizontal antifuse structure including a fuse dielectric layer, two slanted annular metal structures arranged adjacent to and opposite one another, wherein bottom portions of the two slanted annular metal structures are embedded in the fuse dielectric layer.
Inventor(s): Dan Moy of Bethel CT US for international business machines corporation, JENS HAETTY of Halfmoon NY US for international business machines corporation, Lawrence A. Clevenger of Saratoga Springs NY US for international business machines corporation, Xiaoming Yang of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Brent A. Anderson of Jericho VT US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Christopher Murphy of Red Hook NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/525, H01L21/762, H01L21/768, H01L23/48, H01L23/62
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5256
Abstract: a semiconductor integrated circuit (ic) device that includes a backside fuse structure. the backside fuse structure is located within the backside of the semiconductor ic device and may be vertically located between a microdevice and a backside back end of the line (beol) network. the backside fuse structure includes at least a fuse wire. the backside fuse structure may be in a non-programmed state or a programmed state. when in a non-programmed state, an open circuit exists that prevents current flow through the fuse wire. the backside fuse structure may be directly connected to a deep via contact and/or one or more conductive pathways within the backside beol network.
Inventor(s): Lawrence A. Clevenger of Saratoga Springs NY US for international business machines corporation, Dan Moy of Bethel CT US for international business machines corporation, JENS HAETTY of Halfmoon NY US for international business machines corporation, Christopher Murphy of Red Hook NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo of Wynantskill NY US for international business machines corporation, Huai Huang of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Hosadurga Shobha of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Atharv Jog of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/525
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5256
Abstract: a semiconductor integrated circuit (ic) device includes a backside fuse structure and a backside contact. the backside fuse structure is located within the backside of the semiconductor ic device vertically between a transistor there above and a backside back end of the line (beol) network. the backside fuse structure includes a fuse wire and a deep via contact that is connected to both the fuse wire and to a frontside beol network. the backside contact is connected to the transistor, to the backside beol network, and to the fuse wire. the backside fuse structure may be in a non-programmed state or a programmed state. when in a non-programmed state, an open circuit exists that prevents current flow through the fuse wire or through the backside contact.
Inventor(s): James P. Mazza of Saratoga Springs NY US for international business machines corporation, Koichi Motoyama of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo of Wynantskill NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/528, H01L27/088, H01L29/06, H01L29/417, H01L29/423, H01L29/775, H01L29/786
CPC Code(s): H01L23/528
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for a semiconductor structure. the semiconductor structure includes a stacked field effect transistor (fet) including a top fet and a bottom fet. additionally, the semiconductor structure includes a bottom source/drain (s/d) contact jumper connection within a gate cut region. the gate cut includes a liner spacer and a dielectric fill within the first liner spacer. additionally, the bottom s/d contact jumper is within the dielectric fill. the semiconductor structure further includes a top s/d contact fly-over over a bottom s/d contact in contact with the bottom s/d contact jumper. additionally, the semiconductor structure includes a top s/d access metal track over the bottom s/d contact, through the top s/d contact. further, the semiconductor structure includes a recessed gate cut liner facing the top s/d contact fly-over. additionally, the semiconductor structure includes a non-recessed gate cut liner facing a non-fly-over top s/d contact.
Inventor(s): Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Brent A. Anderson of Jericho VT US for international business machines corporation, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo of Wynantskill NY US for international business machines corporation, Lawrence A. Clevenger of Saratoga Springs NY US for international business machines corporation, Reinaldo Vega of Mahopac NY US for international business machines corporation, Albert M. Chu of Nashua NH US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L23/528, H01L21/768, H01L23/522
CPC Code(s): H01L23/5283
Abstract: embodiments provide metal tip-to-tip scaling for metal contacts. a structure includes a first metal line and a second metal line. the structure includes a spacer separating the first metal line from the second metal line, the spacer including a flat surface and curved tips, where the flat surface abuts the first metal line and the curved tips abut the second metal line.
Inventor(s): Phillip Medina of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation, Maxwell Giammona of Fremont CA US for international business machines corporation, Linda Karin Sundberg of Los Gatos CA US for international business machines corporation, Han Zhen of Jiangsu Province CN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01M4/36, H01M4/02, H01M4/04, H01M4/136, H01M4/1397, H01M4/58, H01M4/62, H01M4/66, H01M10/0568, H01M10/0569
CPC Code(s): H01M4/366
Abstract: a rechargeable battery with a multi-layer cathode has high active material loading, high-rate capability, high specific capacity, and low cell impedance. the multi-layer cathode has a first electrode layer with at least one adhesion promoting binder and at least one first conductive additive with an electrochemical surface area ≥800 m/gm, which is prepared as a slurry and is applied to a cathode current collector; and a second binder with at least one polymeric binder that participates in a complexation interaction with at least halogen or at last one metal halide active material and at least one second conductive additive with a conductivity ≥5 s/cm, which is prepared as a slurry and is coated over the first electrode layer. the at least one halogen or metal halide active material, which is dissolved in water or alcohol for application, may be dosed into either the first or second electrode layer slurry. additional electrode layers may have the same or a different formulation as the second electrode layer, with or without the active material.
Inventor(s): David LAYDEN of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation, Bradley K MITCHELL of San Jose CA US for international business machines corporation, Andrew EDDINS of Washington DC US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H03K17/92, B82Y10/00, G06N10/20, G06N10/40, G06N10/70
CPC Code(s): H03K17/92
Abstract: a system to characterize noise of a quantum gate can comprise a memory that stores, and a processor that executes, computer executable components that perform operations comprising generating a quantum circuit comprising one or more instances of a quantum gate of interest, and that generates the quantum circuit having each instance of the quantum gate of interest being bounded by a pair of pauli gates, wherein each pair of pauli gates comprises two of the same bounding pauli gate, inserting, according to a determined probability, an initial pauli gate, that is based on an initial quantum state of the quantum circuit, into the quantum circuit prior to the one or more instances, and, based on one or more parameters of a curve, to which an expectation value, resulting from a measurement outcome of execution of the quantum circuit, is fitted, generating an element characterizing the noise.
Inventor(s): Sagar Tayal of Ambala City IN for international business machines corporation, Saurabh Agrawal of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Utpal Mangla of Toronto CA for international business machines corporation, Dinesh C. Verma of New Castle NY US for international business machines corporation, Mathews Thomas of Flower Mound TX US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W16/26, H04W72/542
CPC Code(s): H04L5/0035
Abstract: provided are a computer program product, system, and method for managing radio-frequency spectrum in a network having a static cellular base station and a mobile cellular station servicing the radio-frequency spectrum. information is maintained on physical resource blocks in the radio-frequency spectrum. each physical resource block is defined for a frequency and timing advance from the static cellular base station. an assignment of the static cellular base station and the mobile cellular station are randomized, by timing advance and frequency, to provide cellular service to the physical resource blocks.
Inventor(s): Vignesh Manivannan of Vellore IN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40
CPC Code(s): H04L63/0884
Abstract: a technique for multi-factor authenticating a user on a first device, the user having an associated second device configured with an authenticator application, and wherein the authenticator application is offline. in this scenario, and responsive to receipt of a request to access a protected resource, a push notification is sent to the authenticator. while the push notification remains pending, a delivery status of the push notification is requested. upon determining based on the delivery status that the authenticator is offline, an alert is provided to the user, preferably in a user interface of the first device, and indicates the delivery status of the push notification. the alert also includes an instruction to the user to attempt an authentication through an alternative communication channel. the user is then permitted to access the protected resource only upon completing the authentication through the alternative communication channel.
Inventor(s): Akshay Thyagaraja KOTAGAL of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Garima KAUSHIK of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Raghuraman KALYANARAMAN of Round Rock TX US for international business machines corporation, Manjunath RAVI of Georgetown TX US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/81, G06F3/16, H04N21/485, H04R3/04
CPC Code(s): H04N21/8106
Abstract: techniques for dynamically and automatically equalizing audio content are provided. these techniques include receiving, in portions or as a whole, an instruction file that contains a plurality of instruction lines. each one of the instruction lines correlates an equalizer setting instruction with a time frame of media content. the techniques further include automatically adjusting, as the media content is played, an equalizer setting of the equalizer according to the equalizer setting instruction that corresponds to the time frame of the media content being played at that time. audio content is equalized in accordance with the equalizer setting, which is automatically adjusted as the media content is played according to the instruction file.
Inventor(s): Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata IN for international business machines corporation, Sudhanshu Sekher Sar of Bangalore IN for international business machines corporation, Satyam Jakkula of BENGALURU IN for international business machines corporation, Sudheesh S. Kairali of Kozhikode IN for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N21/81, G06Q30/0251, H04N21/44, H04N21/442, H04N21/454, H04N21/466
CPC Code(s): H04N21/812
Abstract: provided are a computer program product, system, and method for generating expanded content in a video stream based on predicting viewer behavior. a determination is made of promoted content rendered in the video. in response to determining the promoted content, invoking at least one machine learning model to perform determining whether a viewer of the video is interested in the promoted content and generating expanded content for a duration in response to determining that the viewer of the video is interested in the promoted content. the rendering of the video is paused and the expanded content is rendered for the duration while pausing the rendering of the video. the rendering of the video is continued in response to completing the rendering of the expanded content.
Inventor(s): Jeffrey Bisti of New Paltz NY US for international business machines corporation, PHILIP SICONOLFI of Croton on Hudson NY US for international business machines corporation, Robert Paquin of Poughkeepsie NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H04R3/12, G10L25/60, H04S3/00
CPC Code(s): H04R3/12
Abstract: a mesh map of networked radio devices is maintained for recording audio of a target speaker using multiple radio devices. relative locations of the radio devices are established according to audio signal quality received by the radio devices. a primary microphone assignment for recording the target speaker is dynamically assigned among the radio devices according to audio quality conditions. additional roles of background audio microphone and speaker system may be assigned to other nearby radio devices.
Inventor(s): Philipp K. BUCHLING REGO of Wappingers Falls NY US for international business machines corporation, Madhana SUNDER of Meridian ID US for international business machines corporation, Conor Ryan THOMAS of Woodbury CT US for international business machines corporation, Joyce E. MOLINELLI ACOCELLA of Poughquag NY US for international business machines corporation, William L. BRODSKY of Binghamton NY US for international business machines corporation, William SANTIAGO-FERNANDEZ of Hopewell Junction NY US for international business machines corporation, Michael FISHER of Poughquag NY US for international business machines corporation, James BUSBY of New Paltz NY US for international business machines corporation, Arthur J. HIGBY of Cottekill NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H05K1/02
CPC Code(s): H05K1/0275
Abstract: tamper-respondent assemblies are provided which include individualized fluid chemical mixtures for tamper detection. the tamper-respondent assemblies include, for instance, a circuit board and an enclosure. the circuit board includes an electronic component, and the enclosure is mounted to the circuit board to enclose the electronic component within a secure volume, where the secure volume is a sealed space. a fluid is disposed within the secure volume that includes a chemical mixture of multiple chemical substances, and the multiple chemical substances have randomly generated concentrations within the chemical mixture. one or more sensors are provided to facilitate detecting a change in the chemical mixture of the fluid within the secure volume indicative of a tamper event.
Inventor(s): Philipp K. BUCHLING REGO of Wappingers Falls NY US for international business machines corporation, Sushumna IRUVANTI of Wappingers Falls NY US for international business machines corporation, Jeffrey Allen ZITZ of Poughkeepsie NY US for international business machines corporation, Steven Paul OSTRANDER of Poughkeepsie NY US for international business machines corporation, Thomas Anthony WASSICK of LaGrangeville NY US for international business machines corporation, William SANTIAGO-FERNANDEZ of Hopewell Junction NY US for international business machines corporation, Nihad HADZIC of Poughkeepsie NY US for international business machines corporation, James BUSBY of New Paltz NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H05K1/02, G06F21/87, H01L23/04, H05K3/00, H05K5/02
CPC Code(s): H05K1/0275
Abstract: tamper-detect assemblies and methods of fabrication are provided. a tamper-detect assembly includes a laminate carrier with embedded tamper-detect circuitry within the laminate carrier, and one or more electronic components on the laminate carrier. further, the tamper-detect assembly includes a heat sink cover. the heat sink cover includes a heat sink and tamper-detect circuitry integrated within the heat sink cover. the heat sink cover is mounted to the laminate carrier and encloses the one or more electronic components between the laminate carrier and the heat sink cover. together, the embedded tamper-detect circuitry of the laminate carrier and the integrated tamper-detect circuitry of the heat sink cover define, at least in part, a secure volume about the one or more electronic components.
Inventor(s): Julien Frougier of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Susan Ng Emans of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Chanro Park of Clifton Park NY US for international business machines corporation, Min Gyu Sung of Latham NY US for international business machines corporation, Juntao Li of Cohoes NY US for international business machines corporation, Tao Li of Slingerlands NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L29/775, H01L29/06, H01L29/08, H01L29/423, H01L29/66
CPC Code(s): H10D30/43
Abstract: a semiconductor device that includes a stack of nanostructure material layers overlying a substrate, wherein a gate all around structure is present on a channel region portion for the stack of nanostructure material layers, and source and drain semiconductor contacts on each side of the gate all around structure. the source and drain semiconductor contacts are in direct contact with edges of the channel region portion for the stack of nanostructure material layers. a gate spacer between the source and drain semiconductor contacts and the gate all around structure. an electrically insulating substrate isolation layer aligned to be between the gate all around structure, the gate spacer and the substrate. a base portion of the gate spacer has an l-shaped geometry including a portion that warps over an upper surface of the electrically insulating substrate isolation layer.
Inventor(s): Tao Li of Slingerlands NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Albert M. Chu of Nashua NH US for international business machines corporation, Nicolas Jean Loubet of Guilderland NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L29/417, H01L21/8238, H01L27/092, H01L29/06, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/775, H01L29/786
CPC Code(s): H10D30/6729
Abstract: a semiconductor device is provided. the semiconductor device includes an active region, a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode having a height that is less than a height of the first gate electrode, and a gate contact formed on the first gate electrode and overlapping with the active region.
Inventor(s): Sagarika Mukesh of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Alexander Reznicek of Troy NY US for international business machines corporation, Tsung-Sheng Kang of Ballston Lake NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L29/78, H01L27/088, H01L29/06, H01L29/417, H01L29/423, H01L29/775, H01L29/786
CPC Code(s): H10D30/792
Abstract: a semiconductor device comprises at least one epitaxial source/drain region, and a dielectric layer disposed in a trench in the at least one epitaxial source/drain region. the dielectric layer comprises one of a material with a negative coefficient of thermal expansion and a material with a positive coefficient of thermal expansion.
Inventor(s): Huimei Zhou of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Nicolas Jean Loubet of Guilderland NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Miaomiao Wang of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L29/06, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/775, H01L29/786
CPC Code(s): H10D62/121
Abstract: a semiconductor device comprises a stacked structure comprising a plurality of gate structures alternately stacked with a plurality of dielectric layers. respective ones of the plurality of gate structures comprise a gate region and a gate dielectric layer disposed around the gate region. respective ones of the plurality of dielectric layers are disposed between a first two-dimensional semiconductor material layer of a plurality of two-dimensional semiconductor material layers and a second two-dimensional semiconductor material layer of the plurality of two-dimensional semiconductor material layers. the gate dielectric layer of the respective ones of the plurality of gate structures contacts at least one of the plurality of two-dimensional semiconductor material layers.
Inventor(s): Sagarika Mukesh of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Alexander Reznicek of Troy NY US for international business machines corporation, Tao Li of Slingerlands NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L29/08, H01L21/02, H01L23/528, H01L29/06, H01L29/40, H01L29/417, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/775
CPC Code(s): H10D62/151
Abstract: a semiconductor device comprises a stacked structure, the stacked structure comprising a plurality of gate structures alternately stacked with a plurality of channel layers. at least one epitaxial source/drain region disposed on a side of the stacked structure, and the stacked structure is disposed on at least one dielectric layer. a portion of the at least one epitaxial source/drain region is disposed in the at least one dielectric layer.
Inventor(s): Tsung-Sheng Kang of Ballston Lake NY US for international business machines corporation, Tao Li of Slingerlands NY US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Nicolas Jean Loubet of GUILDERLAND NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L29/417, H01L21/8238, H01L27/092, H01L29/06, H01L29/423, H01L29/775, H01L29/786
CPC Code(s): H10D64/256
Abstract: a microelectronic structure includes a first nanosheet transistor that includes a first source/drain and a second source/drain. the first source/drain and the second source/drain are doped with a first material. a second nanosheet transistor that includes a third source/drain and fourth source/drain. the third source/drain and the fourth source/drain are doped with a second material. the first material and the second material are different. a placeholder is located on a backside surface of the second source/drain and the placeholder is doped with a third material. the third material is the same as the first material.
Inventor(s): JENS HAETTY of Halfmoon NY US for international business machines corporation, Christopher Murphy of Red Hook NY US for international business machines corporation, Lawrence A. Clevenger of Saratoga Springs NY US for international business machines corporation, Brent A. Anderson of Jericho VT US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L27/06, H01L23/522
CPC Code(s): H10D84/811
Abstract: a semiconductor integrated circuit (ic) device includes a backside resistor and a back end of the line (beol) network. the backside resistor is located upon a backside of the semiconductor ic device and may be vertically located between a front end of line (feol) microdevice, such as a diode and/or a transistor, and the beol network. the backside resistor is connected to the backside beol network and may be utilized to route current between different conductive pathways within the backside beol network or between the backside beol network and a frontside beol network.
Inventor(s): HUIMEI ZHOU of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Shahrukh Khan of Sandy Hook CT US for international business machines corporation, Baozhen Li of South Burlington VT US for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Yoo-Mi Lee of Montvale NJ US for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L27/13, H01L21/84, H01L27/12
CPC Code(s): H10D86/80
Abstract: a semiconductor device including a first stacked nanosheet field effect transistor (fet), a second stacked nanosheet, a metal insulator metal (mim) capacitor between the first stacked nanosheet and the second stacked nanosheet and an insulator separating the mim capacitor from each of the first stacked nanosheet and the second stacked nanosheet. an embodiment where the first stacked nanosheet and the second stacked nanosheet each include an upper stacked nanosheet and a lower stacked nanosheet, the upper stacked nanosheet and the lower stacked nanosheet each include alternating layers of a sacrificial material and a semiconductor channel material vertically aligned and stacked one on top of another. forming a first stacked nanosheet, forming a second stacked nanosheet, forming a mim capacitor between the first stacked nanosheet and the second stacked nanosheet and forming an insulator separating the mim capacitor from each of the first stacked nanosheet and the second stacked nanosheet.
Inventor(s): HUIMEI ZHOU of Albany NY US for international business machines corporation, Terence B. Hook of Jericho VT US for international business machines corporation, Yoo-Mi Lee of Montvale NJ US for international business machines corporation, FENG LIU of Niskayuna NY US for international business machines corporation, Chen Zhang of Santa Clara CA US for international business machines corporation
IPC Code(s): H01L27/02, H01L27/12
CPC Code(s): H10D89/611
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for a semiconductor structure. the semiconductor structure includes a first nanosheet layer. the first nanosheet layer includes a first channel region, and a heavily doped epitaxial region of a first type. further, the semiconductor structure includes a second nanosheet layer. the second nanosheet layer includes a second channel region, a heavily doped epitaxial region of a second type disposed above the first nanosheet layer, and a first gate surrounding the first channel region and the second channel region. additionally, the semiconductor structure includes a protection diode. the protection diode includes a source, a drain, and a second gate. the drain is connected to the first gate, and the second gate is connected to the source.
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