Patents by Inventor Andrea Basco

Andrea Basco 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).

  • Patent number: 7851294
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nanotube non-volatile memory cell is proposed. The method includes the steps of: forming a source electrode and a drain electrode, forming a nanotube implementing a conduction channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, forming an insulated floating gate for storing electric charges by passivating conductive nanoparticles with passivation molecules and arranging a disposition of passivated conductive nanoparticles on the nanotube, the conductive nanoparticles being adapted to store the electric charges and being insulated by the passivation molecules from the nanotube, and forming a control gate coupled with the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Basco, Maria Viviana Volpe, Maria Fortuna Bevilacqua, Valeria Casuscelli
  • Publication number: 20100296340
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nanotube non-volatile memory cell is proposed. The method includes the steps of: forming a source electrode and a drain electrode, forming a nanotube implementing a conduction channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, forming an insulated floating gate for storing electric charges by passivating conductive nanoparticles with passivation molecules and arranging a disposition of passivated conductive nanoparticles on the nanotube, the conductive nanoparticles being adapted to store the electric charges and being insulated by the passivation molecules from the nanotube, and forming a control gate coupled with the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Andrea Basco, Maria Viviana Volpe, Maria Fortuna Bevilacqua, Valeria Casuscelli
  • Publication number: 20060014005
    Abstract: A method realizes a sensor device suitable for detecting the presence of chemical substances and comprises, as detection element, an active film of metallic nanoparticles able to interact with the chemical substances to determine a variation of the global electric conductivity of the film. The method includes preparing an ink comprising a solution of metallic nanoparticles, and depositing the obtained ink on a supporting substrate by ink-jet printing so as to form the active film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Basco, Maria Volpe, Valeria Casuscelli, Salvatore Coffa