Patents by Inventor Massimiliano Frulio

Massimiliano Frulio 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: 20040051564
    Abstract: A memory cell sensing circuit to sense data from a memory cell includes a reference memory cell coupled to pass a reference current. A sense amplifier has a first input and a second input coupled to a bias circuit of the data memory cell. A first mirror mirrors the reference current to a voltage coupled to the first input of the sense amplifier. A second mirror mirrors the reference current to a voltage coupled to the bias circuit of the data memory cell. A third mirror mirrors the reference current to a voltage coupled to the second input of the sense amplifier through a pass gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Lorenzo Bedarida, Andrea Sacco, Mirella Marsella, Massimiliano Frulio
  • Publication number: 20040046681
    Abstract: A DAC-based voltage regulator system for a non-volatile memory device comprises a charge pump circuit having an enable input and a voltage output node. A voltage-to-current converter has an input coupled to the voltage output node and an output coupled to a virtual ground node. A current source is coupled to the virtual ground node and sinks one of a plurality of currents in response to states of a plurality of digital input signals. A transconductance amplifier has an inverting input at the virtual ground node, a non-inverting input coupled to a reference voltage potential, and an output. A comparator has a first input coupled to the output of the transconductance amplifier, a second input coupled to a reference voltage potential, and an output coupled to the enable input of said charge pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Massimiliano Frulio, Stefano Sivero, Simone Bartoli, Sabina Mognoni
  • Publication number: 20020122347
    Abstract: Described herein is a nonvolatile memory comprising an input pin receiving an external clock signal supplied by a user; an input buffer receiving the external clock signal and supplying an intermediate clock signal delayed with respect to the external clock signal; and a delay locked loop receiving the intermediate clock signal and supplying an internal clock signal distributed within the nonvolatile memory and substantially in phase with the external clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Frulio, Corrado Villa, Simone Bartoli