Patents by Inventor Maria Luisa Gambina

Maria Luisa Gambina 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: 11586540
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform continuous read operations are described. A system configured to perform such continuous read operations enables improved access to and processing of data for performance of associated functions. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory device having an array that includes a plurality of pages of memory cells. The memory device includes a page buffer coupled to the array and a continuous read buffer. The continuous read buffer includes a first cache to receive a first segment of data values and a second cache to receive a second segment of the data values from the page buffer. The memory device is configured to perform a continuous read operation on the first and second segments of data from the first cache and the second cache of the continuous read buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Salvatore Giove, Pierluca Guarino, Fabio Indelicato, Marco Ruta, Maria Luisa Gambina, Giovanni Nunzio Maria Avenia, Carmela Maria Calafato
  • Publication number: 20210365375
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform continuous read operations are described. A system configured to perform such continuous read operations enables improved access to and processing of data for performance of associated functions. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory device having an array that includes a plurality of pages of memory cells. The memory device includes a page buffer coupled to the array and a continuous read buffer. The continuous read buffer includes a first cache to receive a first segment of data values and a second cache to receive a second segment of the data values from the page buffer. The memory device is configured to perform a continuous read operation on the first and second segments of data from the first cache and the second cache of the continuous read buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Salvatore Giove, Pierluca Guarino, Fabio Indelicato, Marco Ruta, Maria Luisa Gambina, Giovanni Nunzio Maria Avenia, Carmela Maria Calafato
  • Patent number: 11093392
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform continuous read operations are described. A system configured to perform such continuous read operations enables improved access to and processing of data for performance of associated functions. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory device having an array that includes a plurality of pages of memory cells. The memory device includes a page buffer coupled to the array and a continuous read buffer. The continuous read buffer includes a first cache to receive a first segment of data values and a second cache to receive a second segment of the data values from the page buffer. The memory device is configured to perform a continuous read operation on the first and second segments of data from the first cache and the second cache of the continuous read buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Salvatore Giove, Pierluca Guarino, Fabio Indelicato, Marco Ruta, Maria Luisa Gambina, Giovanni Nunzio Maria Avenia, Carmela Maria Calafato
  • Publication number: 20200242033
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform continuous read operations are described. A system configured to perform such continuous read operations enables improved access to and processing of data for performance of associated functions. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory device having an array that includes a plurality of pages of memory cells. The memory device includes a page buffer coupled to the array and a continuous read buffer. The continuous read buffer includes a first cache to receive a first segment of data values and a second cache to receive a second segment of the data values from the page buffer. The memory device is configured to perform a continuous read operation on the first and second segments of data from the first cache and the second cache of the continuous read buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Salvatore Giove, Pierluca Guarino, Fabio Indelicato, Marco Ruta, Maria Luisa Gambina, Giovanni Nunzio Maria Avenia, Carmela Maria Calafato
  • Patent number: 10621091
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform continuous read operations are described. A system configured to perform such continuous read operations enables improved access to and processing of data for performance of associated functions. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory device having an array that includes a plurality of pages of memory cells. The memory device includes a page buffer coupled to the array and a continuous read buffer. The continuous read buffer includes a first cache to receive a first segment of data values and a second cache to receive a second segment of the data values from the page buffer. The memory device is configured to perform a continuous read operation on the first and second segments of data from the first cache and the second cache of the continuous read buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Salvatore Giove, Pierluca Guarino, Fabio Indelicato, Marco Ruta, Maria Luisa Gambina, Giovanni Nunzio Maria Avenia, Carmela Maria Calafato
  • Publication number: 20190340125
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform continuous read operations are described. A system configured to perform such continuous read operations enables improved access to and processing of data for performance of associated functions. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory device having an array that includes a plurality of pages of memory cells. The memory device includes a page buffer coupled to the array and a continuous read buffer. The continuous read buffer includes a first cache to receive a first segment of data values and a second cache to receive a second segment of the data values from the page buffer. The memory device is configured to perform a continuous read operation on the first and second segments of data from the first cache and the second cache of the continuous read buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Salvatore Giove, Pierluca Guarino, Fabio Indelicato, Marco Ruta, Maria Luisa Gambina, Giovanni Nunzio Maria Avenia, Carmela Maria Calafato
  • Patent number: 6815964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method to improve RF measurements accuracy on an automatic testing equipment (ATE) for IC wafers by implementing a test board de-embedding phase, wherein each wafer includes a device under test located on a wafer die plane and being contacted by probecard needles of a probecard that is coupled to a configuration board through a probe interface board (PIB), the method including the following phases: performing an automatic calibration phase of the testing equipment up to an internal plane located inside the automatic testing equipment; performing a calibration plane transfer up to a plane of the configuration board using a predetermined number of calibration standard loads realized on the wafer; performing a test boards de-embedding phase up to the wafer die plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Di Gregorio, Maria Luisa Gambina, Biagio Russo
  • Publication number: 20020167304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method to improve RF measurements accuracy on an automatic testing equipment (ATE) for IC wafers by implementing a test board de-embedding phase, wherein each wafer includes a device under test located on a wafer die plane and being contacted by probecard needles of a probecard that is coupled to a configuration board through a probe interface board (PIB), the method including the following phases: performing an automatic calibration phase of the testing equipment up to an internal plane located inside the automatic testing equipment; performing a calibration plane transfer up to a plane of the configuration board using a predetermined number of calibration standard loads realized on the wafer; performing a test boards de-embedding phase up to the wafer die plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Di Gregorio, Maria Luisa Gambina, Biagio Russo
  • Patent number: 6393258
    Abstract: A process for adjusting a level of spurious signal spectral lines in an output frequency spectrum provided by a single-sideband frequency mixer includes the step of generating two mutually phase-shifted test signals defined by a plurality of parameters, and applying the two test signals to respective first and second inputs of the single-sideband frequency mixer. The level of each of the spurious signal spectral lines are measured for different test values corresponding to the plurality of parameters of the two test signals. Reference values are determined for the plurality of parameters for minimizing the level of the spurious signal spectral lines. The reference values are determined by a numerical calculation performed on a predetermined number of different test values of the plurality of parameters, and corresponding measured values of the levels with respect to two parabolic relations linking the levels of the two spurious signal spectral lines with the plurality of parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Maria Luisa Gambina, Vincent Fournier