Patents by Inventor Francis Lionel Benistant

Francis Lionel Benistant 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: 20230352552
    Abstract: A memory includes a storage array, at least one source line, at least one word line, and at least one bit line. The storage array includes a plurality of gate-all-around field-effect transistors. The at least one word line is connected to gates of the plurality of gate-all-around field-effect transistors. The at least one source line is connected to sources of the plurality of gate-all-around field-effect transistors. The at least one bit line is connected to drains of the plurality of gate-all-around field-effect transistors. A material of a nanowire of the gate-all-around field-effect transistor is silicon germanium (SiGe). For a next-generation logic process (for example, a GAA process), a storage array including a gate-all-around field-effect transistor manufactured by using a same process as a logic process is used in a memory so that the memory can be compatible with the logic process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Luming Fan, Yanxiang Liu, Jeffrey Junhao Xu, Francis Lionel Benistant, Zhaozhao Hou
  • Patent number: 9871132
    Abstract: Devices and methods for forming a device are disclosed. A transistor is formed on the substrate. The transistor includes a gate, a source and a drain. An insulation layer is formed on the substrate. The insulation layer is partially disposed on the gate and a sidewall of the gate. The drain is offset from the gate by the insulation layer. An overlayer is formed on the substrate covering the transistor and insulation layer. A field plate in the form of a field plate contact is formed in the overlayer. The field plate contact is disposed on and coupled to the insulation layer for mitigating the formation of electric field adjacent to drain side of the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Liu, Xiaoping Wang, Francis Lionel Benistant, Li Cao