Patents by Inventor Flavio Franceso Villa

Flavio Franceso Villa 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).

  • PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MEMBRANE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL INTEGRATED IN, AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM, A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20080224242
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing an integrated membrane made of semiconductor material includes the step of forming, in a monolithic body of semiconductor material having a front face, a buried cavity, extending at a distance from the front face and delimiting with the front face a surface region of the monolithic body, the surface region forming a membrane that is suspended above the buried cavity. The process further envisages the step of forming an insulation structure in a surface portion of the monolithic body to electrically insulate the membrane from the monolithic body; and the further and distinct step of setting the insulation structure at a distance from the membrane so that it will be positioned outside the membrane at a non-zero distance of separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Flavio Franceso Villa, Pietro Corona, Chantal Combi, Lorenzo Baldo, Gabriele Barlocchi