Patents by Inventor Andrea Castaldo

Andrea Castaldo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240132390
    Abstract: A process for treating waste waters with TDS?20 g/l, possibly containing organic substances, includes the following steps: a. separating the saline wastewater or waste waters from suspended solids and heavy pollutants by physical separation, forming a saline stream free of suspended solids and heavy pollutants; b. subjecting the saline stream to reverse electro-dialysis, using a reservoir solution to reduce the saline concentration and forming a diluate and a diluted stream (waste water) with TDS not higher than 20 g/l; and c. biologically treating the diluted stream obtained in (b) forming biological sludge, or excess sludge, and clarified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Filomena CASTALDO, Leonardo GENTILE, Alessandro RIVA, Alessandro TAMBURINI, Andrea CIPOLLINA, Giorgio Domenico Maria MICALE, Francesco GIACALONE, Alessandro COSENZA
  • Patent number: 11309055
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including test systems for memory devices. Example test systems and methods include power loss logic to determine when one or more test conditions have been met in a memory operation between a host device and a memory device under test. Example test systems and methods include a function to then instruct a power management device to trigger a power loss event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Erminio Di Martino, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Cristiano Castellano, Andrea Castaldo
  • Patent number: 11282553
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Publication number: 20210341963
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Patent number: 11061431
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Publication number: 20200202971
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including test systems for memory devices. Example test systems and methods include power loss logic to determine when one or more test conditions have been met in a memory operation between a host device and a memory device under test. Example test systems and methods include a function to then instruct a power management device to trigger a power loss event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Erminio Di Martino, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Cristiano Castellano, Andrea Castaldo
  • Publication number: 20200152245
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Patent number: 10546620
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Publication number: 20200004289
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Publication number: 20200005840
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for determining, using a host device, a timing relationship between a data strobe signal, such as from an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) device, and an internal clock signal. The host device can control a delay circuit using the determined timing relationship, such as to align received read data for sampling, or to determine or adjust a delay value of the delay circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Claudio Giaccio, Ferdinando Pascale, Erminio Di Martino, Raffaele Mastrangelo, Ferdinando D'Alessandro, Andrea Castaldo, Cristiano Castellano
  • Patent number: 8098089
    Abstract: A voltage booster for generating a boosted voltage, including a charge pump adapted to generate the boosted voltage starting from a supply voltage by a transfer of electric charge controlled by at least one oscillating signal having an oscillation frequency; an oscillator for providing the oscillating signal; and a regulation circuit arranged to receive and perform a comparison of a voltage related to the boosted voltage and a reference voltage, and adapted to provide at least one regulation signal indicative of a result of said comparison, wherein said regulation signal is fed to the oscillator to control said oscillation frequency. The regulation circuit is adapted to cause the at least one regulation signal take one among a plurality of discrete values, depending on the result of the comparison, so that the oscillation frequency of the at least one periodical signal accordingly can take one among a plurality of discrete oscillation frequency values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide Bitonti, Andrea Castaldo, Angela Foschini
  • Publication number: 20080024198
    Abstract: A voltage booster for generating a boosted voltage, including a charge pump adapted to generate the boosted voltage starting from a supply voltage by a transfer of electric charge controlled by at least one oscillating signal having an oscillation frequency; an oscillator for providing the oscillating signal; and a regulation circuit arranged to receive and perform a comparison of a voltage related to the boosted voltage and a reference voltage, and adapted to provide at least one regulation signal indicative of a result of said comparison, wherein said regulation signal is fed to the oscillator to control said oscillation frequency. The regulation circuit is adapted to cause the at least one regulation signal take one among a plurality of discrete values, depending on the result of the comparison, so that the oscillation frequency of the at least one periodical signal accordingly can take one among a plurality of discrete oscillation frequency values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Davide Bitonti, Andrea Castaldo, Angela Foschini