Patents by Inventor Paolo Rolandi

Paolo Rolandi 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: 10825525
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pascucci, Paolo Rolandi
  • Patent number: 10825524
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pascucci, Paolo Rolandi
  • Publication number: 20190147958
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: LUIGI PASCUCCI, PAOLO ROLANDI
  • Publication number: 20190147957
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: LUIGI PASCUCCI, Paolo Rolandi
  • Patent number: 10170191
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pascucci, Paolo Rolandi
  • Publication number: 20170316832
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: LUIGI PASCUCCI, PAOLO ROLANDI
  • Patent number: 9287284
    Abstract: Semiconductor device formed by a first conductive strip of semiconductor material; a control gate region of semiconductor material, facing a channel portion of the first conductive strip, and an insulation region arranged between the first conductive strip and the control gate region. The first conductive strip includes a conduction line having a first conductivity type and a control line having a second conductivity type, arranged adjacent and in electrical contact with each other, and the conduction line forms the channel portion, a first conduction portion and a second conduction portion arranged on opposite sides of the channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Cristiano Calligaro, Luigi Pascucci
  • Patent number: 9262317
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Patent number: 9251065
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Micro Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Publication number: 20150220431
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Patent number: 8954660
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Publication number: 20140347930
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: LUIGI PASCUCCI, PAOLO ROLANDI
  • Publication number: 20140302649
    Abstract: Semiconductor device formed by a first conductive strip of semiconductor material; a control gate region of semiconductor material, facing a channel portion of the first conductive strip, and an insulation region arranged between the first conductive strip and the control gate region. The first conductive strip includes a conduction line having a first conductivity type and a control line having a second conductivity type, arranged adjacent and in electrical contact with each other, and the conduction line forms the channel portion, a first conduction portion and a second conduction portion arranged on opposite sides of the channel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Cristiano Calligaro, Luigi Pascucci
  • Patent number: 8824205
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pascucci, Paolo Rolandi
  • Publication number: 20140195723
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Publication number: 20140189220
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Patent number: 8759915
    Abstract: Semiconductor device formed by a first conductive strip of semiconductor material; a control gate region of semiconductor material, facing a channel portion of the first conductive strip, and an insulation region arranged between the first conductive strip and the control gate region. The first conductive strip includes a conduction line having a first conductivity type and a control line having a second conductivity type, arranged adjacent and in electrical contact with each other, and the conduction line forms the channel portion, a first conduction portion and a second conduction portion arranged on opposite sides of the channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Cristiano Calligaro, Luigi Pascucci
  • Patent number: 8635398
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
  • Patent number: 8630115
    Abstract: A non-volatile electronic memory device is integrated on a semiconductor and is of the Flash EEPROM type with a NAND architecture including at least one memory matrix divided into physical sectors, intended as smallest erasable units, and organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines of memory cells. At least one row or word line of a given physical sector is electrically connected to at least one row or word line of an adjacent physical sector to form a single logic sector being erasable, with the source terminals of the corresponding cells of the pair of connected rows referring to a same selection line of a source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pascucci, Paolo Rolandi
  • Patent number: 8626990
    Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli