Patents by Inventor Massimo Ati

Massimo Ati 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: 6686241
    Abstract: The method applies to non-volatile semiconductor memories with cells arranged in rows and in columns, in which each cell has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal connected, respectively, to a row line, to a column line, and to a common node by respective connection strips. In order to form connections with low resistivity and consequently to save semiconductor area, the method provides for the formation of an oxide layer which covers the connection strips of the first terminals and of the third terminals, the formation of channels along the connection strips until the surfaces thereof are exposed, and the filling of the channels with a material having a resistivity lower than that of the connection strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Massimo Ati, Alfonso Maurelli, Nicola Zatelli
  • Publication number: 20010049176
    Abstract: The method applies to non-volatile semiconductor memories with cells arranged in rows and in columns, in which each cell has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal connected, respectively, to a row line, to a column line, and to a common node by respective connection strips. In order to form connections with low resistivity and consequently to save semiconductor area, the method provides for the formation of an oxide layer which covers the connection strips of the first terminals and of the third terminals, the formation of channels along the connection strips until the surfaces thereof are exposed, and the filling of the channels with a material having a resistivity lower than that of the connection strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Massimo Ati, Alfonso Maurelli, Nicola Zatelli