Patents by Inventor Nicolas Locatelli

Nicolas Locatelli 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: 11551749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a neuromimetic network comprising a set of neurons and a set of synapses, at least one neuron comprising a first stack of superimposed layers, the first stack successively comprising: a first electrode, a first barrier layer made of an electrically insulating material, and a second electrode, the first electrode, the first barrier layer and the second electrode forming a first ferroelectric tunnel junction, at least one synapse comprising a second stack of superimposed layers, the second stack successively comprising: a third electrode, a second barrier layer made of an electrically insulating material, and a fourth electrode, the third electrode, the second barrier layer and the fourth electrode forming a second ferroelectric tunnel junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY, THALES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Manuel Bibes, Julie Grollier, Vincent Garcia, Nicolas Locatelli
  • Publication number: 20200294581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a neuromimetic network comprising a set of neurons and a set of synapses, at least one neuron comprising a first stack of superimposed layers, the first stack successive1y comprising: a first electrode, a first barrier layer made of an electrically insulating material, and a second electrode, the first electrode, the first barrier layer and the second electrode forming a first ferroelectric tunnel junction, at least one synapse comprising a second stack of superimposed layers, the second stack successive1y comprising: a third electrode, a second barrier layer made of an electrically insulating material, and a fourth electrode, the third electrode, the second barrier layer and the fourth electrode forming a second ferroelectric tunnel junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Manuel BIBES, Julie GROLLIER, Vincent GARCIA, Nicolas LOCATELLI
  • Patent number: 9461586
    Abstract: An oscillator is provided including a nanopillar and current injector for injecting a power supply current through the nanopillar, the nanopillar including at least one pattern including first and second layers made from a ferromagnetic material separated from each other by an intermediate layer made from a non-magnetic material. Each of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is prepared such that its remanent magnetic configuration corresponds to a vortex configuration and the polarity of the vortex core of the first layer is opposite the polarity of the vortex core of the second layer. The intermediate layer can allow repellant magnetic coupling between the two vortices of the first and second layers, for a zero intensity of the power supply current and a zero amplitude of the outside magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: THALES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD 11
    Inventors: Nicolas Locatelli, Bruno Marcilhac, Jean-Claude Mage, Vincent Cros, Alexey Vasilyevich Khvalkovskiy, Julie Grollier
  • Publication number: 20140218122
    Abstract: An oscillator is provided including a nanopillar and current injector for injecting a power supply current through the nanopillar, the nanopillar including at least one pattern including first and second layers made from a ferromagnetic material separated from each other by an intermediate layer made from a non-magnetic material. Each of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is prepared such that its remanent magnetic configuration corresponds to a vortex configuration and the polarity of the vortex core of the first layer is opposite the polarity of the vortex core of the second layer. The intermediate layer can allow repellant magnetic coupling between the two vortices of the first and second layers, for a zero intensity of the power supply current and a zero amplitude of the outside magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: THALES, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD 11, CENTRE NATIONAL DELA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)
    Inventors: Nicolas Locatelli, Bruno Marccilhac, Jean-Claude Mage, Vincent Cros, Alexey Vasilyevich Khvalkovskiy, Julie Grollier