Patents by Inventor Rosalia Germana

Rosalia Germana 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: 20230387293
    Abstract: A transistor is disclosed. In an embodiment a transistor includes a first semiconductor region of a substrate, a first trench delimiting the first semiconductor region on a first side, a first electrically-conductive element located in the first trench, a channel area in contact with the first semiconductor region and a first area of contact with the first semiconductor region, wherein the channel area and the first area of contact are on the same surface side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana-Carpineto
  • Patent number: 11757032
    Abstract: A transistor is disclosed. In an embodiment a transistor includes a first semiconductor region of a substrate, a first trench delimiting the first semiconductor region on a first side, a first electrically-conductive element located in the first trench, a channel area in contact with the first semiconductor region and a first area of contact with the first semiconductor region, wherein the channel area and the first area of contact are on the same surface side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana-Carpineto
  • Patent number: 11721734
    Abstract: An embodiment transistor comprises a semiconductor drain region delimited by a first trench, and, in the first trench, a first electrically conductive element electrically coupled to a node of application of a potential closer to a drain potential of the transistor than to a source potential of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana-Carpineto
  • Publication number: 20230134063
    Abstract: The present description concerns an electronic device comprising a semiconductor substrate, transistors having their gates contained in first trenches extending in the substrate, and at least one electronic component, different from a transistor, at least partly formed in a first semiconductor region contained in a second trench extending in the semiconductor substrate parallel to the first trenches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: Rosalia GERMANA-CARPINETO, Lia MASOERO
  • Publication number: 20230121961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising a semiconductor substrate and transistors having their gates contained in trenches extending in the semiconductor substrate, each transistor comprising a doped semiconductor well of a first conductivity type, the well being buried in the semiconductor substrate and in contact with two adjacent trenches among said trenches, a first doped semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, covering the well, in contact with the well, and in contact with the two adjacent trenches, a second doped semiconductor region of the second conductivity type more heavily doped than the first semiconductor region, extending in the first semiconductor region, and a third doped semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, more heavily doped than the well, covering the well, in contact with the first region, and extending in the semiconductor substrate in contact with the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: Rosalia GERMANA-CARPINETO, Lia MASOERO, Luigi INNACOLO
  • Publication number: 20210234014
    Abstract: An embodiment transistor comprises a semiconductor drain region delimited by a first trench, and, in the first trench, a first electrically conductive element electrically coupled to a node of application of a potential closer to a drain potential of the transistor than to a source potential of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana-Carpineto
  • Publication number: 20200381550
    Abstract: A transistor is disclosed. In an embodiment a transistor includes a first semiconductor region of a substrate, a first trench delimiting the first semiconductor region on a first side, a first electrically-conductive element located in the first trench, a channel area in contact with the first semiconductor region and a first area of contact with the first semiconductor region, wherein the channel area and the first area of contact are on the same surface side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana-Carpineto
  • Patent number: 7700970
    Abstract: An integrated power device includes a semiconductor body of a first conductivity type comprising a first region accommodating a start-up structure, and a second region accommodating a power structure. The two structures are separated from one another by an edge structure and are arranged in a mirror configuration with respect to a symmetry line of the edge structure. Both the start-up structure and the power structure are obtained using MOSFET devices. Both MOSFET devices are multi-drain MOSFET devices, having mesh regions, source regions and gate regions separated from one another. In addition, both MOSFET devices have drain regions delimited by columns that repeat periodically at a fixed distance. Between the two MOSFET devices there is an electrical insulation of at least 25 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Giuseppe Saggio, Antonino Longo Minnolo, Rosalia Germana'
  • Publication number: 20060245258
    Abstract: An integrated power device includes a semiconductor body of a first conductivity type comprising a first region accommodating a start-up structure, and a second region accommodating a power structure. The two structures are separated from one another by an edge structure and are arranged in a mirror configuration with respect to a symmetry line of the edge structure. Both the start-up structure and the power structure are obtained using MOSFET devices. Both MOSFET devices are multi-drain MOSFET devices, having mesh regions, source regions and gate regions separated from one another. In addition, both MOSFET devices have drain regions delimited by columns that repeat periodically at a fixed distance. Between the two MOSFET devices there is an electrical insulation of at least 25 V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics S.R.L., STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Saggio, Antonino Minnolo, Rosalia Germana
  • Patent number: 7012309
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated CMOS circuit comprising, in a semiconductor substrate (1) with a first type of conductivity, a casing (2) of a second type of retrograde-doped conductivity, the end of said casing being covered by an inter-casing insulating region (4). The components contained in said casing are separated from each other by means of intra-casing insulating regions (6,7). The first insulating elements (15) of the second type of high-level doping conductivity extend under each intra-casing insulating region. A second region (21) of the second type of high-level doping conductivity partially extends under the inter-casing insulator beyond the periphery of each casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana
  • Publication number: 20040183138
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated CMOS circuit comprising, in a semiconductor substrate (1) with a first type of conductivity, a casing (2) of a second type of retrograde-doped conductivity, the end of said casing being covered by an inter-casing insulating region (4). The components contained in said casing are separated from each other by means of intra-casing insulating regions (6,7). The first insulating elements (15) of the second type of high-level doping conductivity extend under each intra-casing insulating region. A second region (21) of the second type of high-level doping conductivity partially extends under the inter-casing insulator beyond the periphery of each casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana
  • Patent number: 6740930
    Abstract: A MOS power transistor formed in an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type, the MOS power transistor being formed on the front surface of a heavily-doped substrate of the first conductivity type, including a plurality of alternate drain and source fingers of the second conductivity type separated by a channel, conductive fingers covering each of the source fingers and of the drain fingers, a second metal level connecting all the drain metal fingers and substantially covering the entire source-drain structure. Each source finger includes a heavily-doped area of the first conductivity type in contact with the epitaxial layer and with the corresponding source finger, and the rear surface of the substrate is coated with a source metallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Sandra Mattei, Rosalia Germana
  • Publication number: 20030006467
    Abstract: A MOS power transistor formed in an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type, the MOS power transistor being formed on the front surface of a heavily-doped substrate of the first conductivity type, including a plurality of alternate drain and source fingers of the second conductivity type separated by a channel, conductive fingers covering each of the source fingers and of the drain fingers, a second metal level connecting all the drain metal fingers and substantially covering the entire source-drain structure. Each source finger includes a heavily-doped area of the first conductivity type in contact with the epitaxial layer and with the corresponding source finger, and the rear surface of the substrate is coated with a source metallization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Sandra Mattei, Rosalia Germana