Patents by Inventor Alexis Gauthier

Alexis Gauthier 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: 20240063290
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a collector. The collector is formed by: a first portion of the collector which extends under an insulating trench, and a second portion of the collector which crosses through the insulating trench. The first and second portions of the collector are in physical contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Alexis GAUTHIER, Pascal CHEVALIER
  • Patent number: 11837647
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a collector. The collector is formed by: a first portion of the collector which extends under an insulating trench, and a second portion of the collector which crosses through the insulating trench. The first and second portions of the collector are in physical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier
  • Patent number: 11817353
    Abstract: At least one bipolar transistor and at least one variable capacitance diode are jointly produced by a method on a common substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Chevalier, Alexis Gauthier, Gregory Avenier
  • Patent number: 11804521
    Abstract: A device including a transistor is fabricated by forming a first part of a first region of the transistor through the implantation of dopants through a first opening. The second region of the transistor is then formed in the first opening by epitaxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier, Gregory Avenier
  • Patent number: 11798937
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a collector region having a first doped portion located in a substrate and a second doped portion covering and in contact with an area of the first doped portion. The collector region has a doping profile having a peak in the first portion and a decrease from this peak up to in the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Edoardo Brezza, Alexis Gauthier
  • Patent number: 11776995
    Abstract: A transistor is produced by forming a first part of a first region of the transistor in a semiconductor substrate by implanting dopants through an opening in an isolating trench formed at an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A second region of the transistor in the opening by epitaxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier, Gregory Avenier
  • Patent number: 11710776
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a stack of an emitter, a base, and a collector. The base is structured to have a comb shape including fingers oriented in a plane orthogonal to a stacking direction of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Edoardo Brezza, Pascal Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20230128033
    Abstract: According to one aspect provision is made of a method for ion implantation in a semiconductor wafer placed in an implantation chamber under vacuum, the semiconductor wafer having an integrated circuit area and a peripheral area around this integrated circuit area, the ion implantation allowing to apply a doping in regions, called implantation regions, of the integrated circuit area, the method comprising: forming a photosensitive resin coating serving as a mask on the semiconductor wafer, then forming openings in the photosensitive resin coating at said implantation regions of the integrated circuit area and at least at one region of the peripheral area, then implanting ions in the semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Julien BORREL, Alexis GAUTHIER, Fanny HILARIO, Ludovic BERTHIER, Paul DUMAS, Edoardo BREZZA
  • Patent number: 11621324
    Abstract: A bipolar junction transistor includes an extrinsic collector region buried in a semiconductor substrate under an intrinsic collector region. Carbon-containing passivating regions are provided to delimit the intrinsic collector region. An insulating layer on the intrinsic collector region includes an opening within which an extrinsic base region is provided. A semiconductor layer overlies the insulating layer, is in contact with the extrinsic base region, and includes an opening with insulated sidewalls. The collector region of the transistor is provided between the insulated sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Julien Borrel
  • Patent number: 11417756
    Abstract: A method of making a bipolar transistor includes forming a stack of a first, second, third and fourth insulating layers on a substrate. An opening is formed in the stack to reach the substrate. An epitaxial process forms the collector of the transistor on the substrate and selectively etches an annular opening in the third layer. The intrinsic part of the base is then formed by epitaxy on the collector, with the intrinsic part being separated from the third layer by the annular opening. The junction between the collector and the intrinsic part of the base is surrounded by the second layer. The emitter is formed on the intrinsic part and the third layer is removed. A selective deposition of a semiconductor layer on the second layer and in direct contact with the intrinsic part forms the extrinsic part of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Edoardo Brezza, Alexis Gauthier, Fabien Deprat, Pascal Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20220254879
    Abstract: A transistor is produced by forming a first part of a first region of the transistor in a semiconductor substrate by implanting dopants through an opening in an isolating trench formed at an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A second region of the transistor in the opening by epitaxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis GAUTHIER, Pascal CHEVALIER, Gregory AVENIER
  • Publication number: 20220254686
    Abstract: A circuit includes at least one bipolar transistor and at least one variable capacitance diode. The circuit is fabricated using a method whereby the bipolar transistor and variable capacitance diode are jointly produced on a common substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Gregory AVENIER, Alexis GAUTHIER, Pascal CHEVALIER
  • Publication number: 20220190140
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a collector. The collector is formed by: a first portion of the collector which extends under an insulating trench, and a second portion of the collector which crosses through the insulating trench. The first and second portions of the collector are in physical contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Alexis GAUTHIER, Pascal CHEVALIER
  • Patent number: 11355581
    Abstract: A transistor is produced by forming a first part of a first region of the transistor in a semiconductor substrate by implanting dopants through an opening in an isolating trench formed at an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A second region of the transistor in the opening by epitaxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier, Gregory Avenier
  • Patent number: 11348834
    Abstract: A circuit includes at least one bipolar transistor and at least one variable capacitance diode. The circuit is fabricated using a method whereby the bipolar transistor and variable capacitance diode are jointly produced on a common substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Gregory Avenier, Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20220149151
    Abstract: A device including a transistor is fabricated by forming a first part of a first region of the transistor through the implantation of dopants through a first opening. The second region of the transistor is then formed in the first opening by epitaxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis GAUTHIER, Pascal CHEVALIER, Gregory AVENIER
  • Publication number: 20220130728
    Abstract: At least one bipolar transistor and at least one variable capacitance diode are jointly produced by a method on a common substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Pascal CHEVALIER, Alexis GAUTHIER, Gregory AVENIER
  • Publication number: 20220122969
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a collector region having a first doped portion located in a substrate and a second doped portion covering and in contact with an area of the first doped portion. The collector region has a doping profile having a peak in the first portion and a decrease from this peak up to in the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Edoardo BREZZA, Alexis GAUTHIER
  • Patent number: 11296205
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes a collector. The collector is formed by: a first portion of the collector which extends under an insulating trench, and a second portion of the collector which crosses through the insulating trench. The first and second portions of the collector are in physical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier
  • Patent number: 11276752
    Abstract: A device including a transistor is fabricated by forming a first part of a first region of the transistor through the implantation of dopants through a first opening. The second region of the transistor is then formed in the first opening by epitaxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Alexis Gauthier, Pascal Chevalier, Gregory Avenier