Patents by Inventor Paul-Henry Morel

Paul-Henry Morel 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).

  • Microelectronic device having metal interconnection levels connected by programmable vias
    Patent number: 8847395
    Abstract: A microelectronic device, including: a substrate and a plurality of metal interconnection levels stacked on the substrate; a first metal line of a given metal interconnection level; a second metal line of another metal interconnection level located above the given metal interconnection level, the first and second lines are interconnected via at least one semiconductor connection element extending in a direction forming a nonzero angle with the first metal lines and the second metal line; and a gate electrode capable of controlling conduction of the semiconductor connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Thomas Ernst, Paul-Henry Morel, Sylvain Maitrejean
  • MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING METAL INTERCONNECTION LEVELS CONNECTED BY PROGRAMMABLE VIAS
    Publication number: 20130187276
    Abstract: A microelectronic device, including: a substrate and a plurality of metal interconnection levels stacked on the substrate; a first metal line of a given metal interconnection level; a second metal line of another metal interconnection level located above the given metal interconnection level, the first and second lines are interconnected via at least one semiconductor connection element extending in a direction forming a nonzero angle with the first metal lines and the second metal line; and a gate electrode capable of controlling conduction of the semiconductor connection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENE ALT
    Inventors: Thomas Ernst, Paul-Henry Morel, Sylvain Maitrejean