Patents by Inventor Fausto CARACE

Fausto CARACE 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).

  • Antifuse cell with capacitor and transistors
    Patent number: 9922722
    Abstract: An antifuse cell includes an antifuse capacitor that is activatable with a breakdown voltage to provide an electrically conductive path through the capacitor. A pull-up transistor is coupled to the antifuse capacitor. A current path of the pull-up transistor is arranged in parallel with the antifuse capacitor. A shooting transistor is coupled to the pull-up transistor with the current paths of the pull-up transistor and a current path of the shooting transistor cascaded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Milani, Fausto Carace, Roberto Giorgio Bardelli, Giovanni Lanfranchi
  • Antifuse Cell with Capacitor and Transistors
    Publication number: 20170294234
    Abstract: An antifuse cell includes an antifuse capacitor that is activatable with a breakdown voltage to provide an electrically conductive path through the capacitor. A pull-up transistor is coupled to the antifuse capacitor. A current path of the pull-up transistor is arranged in parallel with the antifuse capacitor. A shooting transistor is coupled to the pull-up transistor with the current paths of the pull-up transistor and a current path of the shooting transistor cascaded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Luca Milani, Fausto Carace, Roberto Giorgio Bardelli, Giovanni Lanfranchi
  • Electronic semiconductor device with integrated inductor, and manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9006862
    Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic device includes first and second semiconductor bodies. The first semiconductor body houses a first conductive strip having a first end portion and a second end portion, and houses a first conduction terminal electrically coupled to the first end portion and facing a surface of the first semiconductor body. The second semiconductor body houses a second conductive strip having a third end portion and a fourth end portion, and houses a second conduction terminal electrically coupled to the third end portion and facing a surface of the second semiconductor body. The first and second semiconductor bodies are arranged relative to one another so that the respective surfaces face one another, and the first conduction terminal and the second conduction terminal are coupled to one another by means of a conductive element so as to form a loop of an inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Palumbo, Dario Paci, Paolo Iuliano, Fausto Carace, Marco Morelli
  • ELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED INDUCTOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130062730
    Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic device includes first and second semiconductor bodies. The first semiconductor body houses a first conductive strip having a first end portion and a second end portion, and houses a first conduction terminal electrically coupled to the first end portion and facing a surface of the first semiconductor body. The second semiconductor body houses a second conductive strip having a third end portion and a fourth end portion, and houses a second conduction terminal electrically coupled to the third end portion and facing a surface of the second semiconductor body. The first and second semiconductor bodies are arranged relative to one another so that the respective surfaces face one another, and the first conduction terminal and the second conduction terminal are coupled to one another by means of a conductive element so as to form a loop of an inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Vincenzo PALUMBO, Dario PACI, Paolo IULIANO, Fausto CARACE, Marco MORELLI