Patents by Inventor Andrea Bellini

Andrea Bellini 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: 6950324
    Abstract: The memory device includes a plurality of memory chips of a certain capacity assembled in a single package and sharing input/output pins, the memories being selectable and singularly enabled one at the time by appropriate external commands coherently with the currently addressed memory location. The device uses only one external enable/disable logic command applied through a single dedicated pin. Each of the memory chips has a number of additional input/output pads equal to 2*n, where 2n is the number of memory chips contained in the device, and a dedicated circuit that generates an internal enable/disable command, as a function of logic inputs corresponding to the logic states of the additional pads and the external enable/disable command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alessandro Magnavacca, Andrea Bellini, Francesco Mastroiani, Marco Defendi
  • Patent number: 6950337
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device with simultaneous read/write has a memory array formed by a plurality of cells organized into memory banks, and a plurality of first and second sense amplifiers. The device further has a plurality of R/W selectors associated to respective sets of cells and connecting the cells of the respective sets of cells alternately to the first sense amplifiers and to the second sense amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Bellini, Mauro Sali, Alessandro Magnavacca, Carlo Lisi
  • Publication number: 20040156235
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device with simultaneous read/write has a memory array formed by a plurality of cells organized into memory banks, and a plurality of first and second sense amplifiers. The device further has a plurality of R/W selectors associated to respective sets of cells and connecting the cells of the respective sets of cells alternately to the first sense amplifiers and to the second sense amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Andrea Bellini, Mauro Sali, Alessandro Magnavacca, Carlo Lisi
  • Publication number: 20040136218
    Abstract: The memory device includes a plurality of memory chips of a certain capacity assembled in a single package and sharing input/output pins, the memories being selectable and singularly enabled one at the time by appropriate external commands coherently with the currently addressed memory location. The device uses only one external enable/disable logic command applied through a single dedicated pin. Each of the memory chips has a number of additional input/output pads equal to 2*n, where 2n is the number of memory chips contained in the device, and a dedicated circuit that generates an internal enable/disable command, as a function of logic inputs corresponding to the logic states of the additional pads and the external enable/disable command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alessandro Magnavacca, Andrea Bellini, Francesco Mastroianni, Marco Defendi
  • Patent number: 6567318
    Abstract: An impedance control circuit controls the impedance of an integrated output driving stage. The integrated output driving stage includes at least one enabling/disabling transistor and at least one driving transistor. The impedance control circuit includes a variable impedance circuit having an impedance that varies with the temperature in correlation with the impedance of the output driving stage. A control circuit is connected to the variable impedance circuit for generating at least one enabling/disabling signal for the at least one enabling/disabling transistor based upon a control signal correlated to the impedance of the variable impedance circuit. The impedance control circuit also includes a current generating circuit for applying to the variable impedance circuit a current which remains substantially stable as the temperature varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Bedarida, Luca Vandi, Carlo Lisi, Andrea Bellini
  • Publication number: 20020093374
    Abstract: An impedance control circuit controls the impedance of an integrated output driving stage. The integrated output driving stage includes at least one enabling/disabling transistor and at least one driving transistor. The impedance control circuit includes a variable impedance circuit having an impedance that varies with the temperature in correlation with the impedance of the output driving stage. A control circuit is connected to the variable impedance circuit for generating at least one enabling/disabling signal for the at least one enabling/disabling transistor based upon a control signal correlated to the impedance of the variable impedance circuit. The impedance control circuit also includes a current generating circuit for applying to the variable impedance circuit a current which remains substantially stable as the temperature varies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Bedarida, Luca Vandi, Carlo Lisi, Andrea Bellini