Patents by Inventor Claudio CHIBBARO

Claudio CHIBBARO 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: 20230326975
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a solid body of SiC having a surface and having a first conductivity type. A first implanted region and a second implanted region have a second conductivity type and extend into the solid body in a direction starting from the surface and delimit between them a surface portion of the solid body. A Schottky contact is on the surface and in direct contact with the surface portion. Ohmic contacts are on the surface and in direct contact with the first and second implanted regions. The solid body includes an epitaxial layer including the surface portion and a bulk portion. The surface portion houses a plurality of doped sub-regions which extend in succession one after another in the direction, are of the first conductivity type, and have a respective conductivity level higher than that of the bulk portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Simone RASCUNA, Claudio CHIBBARO
  • Patent number: 11715769
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a solid body of SiC having a surface and having a first conductivity type. A first implanted region and a second implanted region have a second conductivity type and extend into the solid body in a direction starting from the surface and delimit between them a surface portion of the solid body. A Schottky contact is on the surface and in direct contact with the surface portion. Ohmic contacts are on the surface and in direct contact with the first and second implanted regions. The solid body includes an epitaxial layer including the surface portion and a bulk portion. The surface portion houses a plurality of doped sub-regions which extend in succession one after another in the direction, are of the first conductivity type, and have a respective conductivity level higher than that of the bulk portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Simone Rascuna, Claudio Chibbaro
  • Publication number: 20230092543
    Abstract: An electronic power device includes a substrate of silicon carbide (SiC) having a front surface and a rear surface which lie in a horizontal plane and are opposite to one another along a vertical axis. The substrate includes an active area, provided in which are a number of doped regions, and an edge area, which is not active, distinct from and surrounding the active area. A dielectric region is arranged above the front surface, in at least the edge area. A passivation layer is arranged above the front surface of the substrate, and is in contact with the dielectric region in the edge area. The passivation layer includes at least one anchorage region that extends through the thickness of the dielectric region at the edge area, such as to define a mechanical anchorage for the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Simone RASCUNA', Claudio CHIBBARO, Alfio GUARNERA, Mario Giuseppe SAGGIO, Francesco LIZIO
  • Patent number: 11495508
    Abstract: An electronic power device includes a substrate of silicon carbide (SiC) having a front surface and a rear surface which lie in a horizontal plane and are opposite to one another along a vertical axis. The substrate includes an active area, provided in which are a number of doped regions, and an edge area, which is not active, distinct from and surrounding the active area. A dielectric region is arranged above the front surface, in at least the edge area. A passivation layer is arranged above the front surface of the substrate, and is in contact with the dielectric region in the edge area. The passivation layer includes at least one anchorage region that extends through the thickness of the dielectric region at the edge area, such as to define a mechanical anchorage for the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Simone Rascuna′, Claudio Chibbaro, Alfio Guarnera, Mario Giuseppe Saggio, Francesco Lizio
  • Publication number: 20220028979
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a solid body of SiC having a surface and having a first conductivity type. A first implanted region and a second implanted region have a second conductivity type and extend into the solid body in a direction starting from the surface and delimit between them a surface portion of the solid body. A Schottky contact is on the surface and in direct contact with the surface portion. Ohmic contacts are on the surface and in direct contact with the first and second implanted regions. The solid body includes an epitaxial layer including the surface portion and a bulk portion. The surface portion houses a plurality of doped sub-regions which extend in succession one after another in the direction, are of the first conductivity type, and have a respective conductivity level higher than that of the bulk portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Simone RASCUNA, Claudio CHIBBARO
  • Publication number: 20210104445
    Abstract: An electronic power device includes a substrate of silicon carbide (SiC) having a front surface and a rear surface which lie in a horizontal plane and are opposite to one another along a vertical axis. The substrate includes an active area, provided in which are a number of doped regions, and an edge area, which is not active, distinct from and surrounding the active area. A dielectric region is arranged above the front surface, in at least the edge area. A passivation layer is arranged above the front surface of the substrate, and is in contact with the dielectric region in the edge area. The passivation layer includes at least one anchorage region that extends through the thickness of the dielectric region at the edge area, such as to define a mechanical anchorage for the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Simone RASCUNA', Claudio CHIBBARO, Alfio GUARNERA, Mario Giuseppe SAGGIO, Francesco LIZIO