Patents by Inventor Sara Pellegrini
Sara Pellegrini 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).
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Publication number: 20240063235Abstract: An electronic device includes a stack of a first level having a SPAD, a second level having a quench circuit for said SPAD, and a third level having a circuit for processing data generated by said SPAD. A method for making the device includes: a) forming of the first level; b) bonding, on the first level, by molecular bonding, of a stack of layers including a semiconductor layer; and c) forming the quench circuit of the second level in the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) LimitedInventors: Francois GUYADER, Sara PELLEGRINI, Bruce RAE
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Publication number: 20240014342Abstract: A device includes a single photon avalanche diode in a substrate and a resistor. The resistor is provided resting on an insulating trench located in a doped anode region of the single photon avalanche diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SASInventors: Sara PELLEGRINI, Dominique GOLANSKI, Alexandre LOPEZ
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Publication number: 20240014341Abstract: A device includes a single photon avalanche diode in a portion of a substrate, wherein the portion has an octagonal profile. The octagonal profile is delimited by a wall forming an octagonal contour around the portion. The device further includes an array of diodes, wherein each diode is located in a corner between four adjacent single photon avalanche diodes. Each single photon avalanche diode further includes a doped anode region. A shallow trench isolation is formed in each doped anode region. A polysilicon line forming a resistor is supported at the upper surface of the shallow trench isolation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SASInventors: Isobel NICHOLSON, Sara PELLEGRINI, Dominique GOLANSKI, Alexandre LOPEZ
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Patent number: 11843008Abstract: An electronic device includes a stack of a first level having a SPAD, a second level having a quench circuit for said SPAD, and a third level having a circuit for processing data generated by said SPAD. A method for making the device includes: a) forming of the first level; b) bonding, on the first level, by molecular bonding, of a stack of layers including a semiconductor layer; and c) forming the quench circuit of the second level in the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) LimitedInventors: Francois Guyader, Sara Pellegrini, Bruce Rae
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Publication number: 20230369359Abstract: An electronic device includes a stack of a first level having a SPAD, a second level having a quench circuit for said SPAD, and a third level having a circuit for processing data generated by said SPAD. A method for making the device includes: a) forming of the first level; b) bonding, on the first level, by molecular bonding, of a stack of layers including a semiconductor layer; and c) forming the quench circuit of the second level in the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) LimitedInventors: Francois GUYADER, Sara PELLEGRINI, Bruce RAE
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Publication number: 20220115419Abstract: An electronic device includes a stack of a first level having a SPAD, a second level having a quench circuit for said SPAD, and a third level having a circuit for processing data generated by said SPAD. A method for making the device includes: a) forming of the first level; b) bonding, on the first level, by molecular bonding, of a stack of layers including a semiconductor layer; and c) forming the quench circuit of the second level in the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) LimitedInventors: Francois GUYADER, Sara PELLEGRINI, Bruce RAE
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Patent number: 8461530Abstract: A sensor array microchip apparatus includes a substrate and a lens positioned over the substrate. A plurality of radiation sensor elements are formed on the substrate in an array format and spatially separated from each other. The substrate further includes power supply circuitry (generating power for the radiation sensor elements) and processing circuitry (operable to control and process information from the radiation sensor elements). The power supply circuitry and said processing circuitry are positioned on the substrate within the array between two or more of the radiation sensor elements. The lens, in combination with the spatial separation of the radiation sensor elements in the array format, defines a relatively wide (30-80 degrees) field of regard for the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) LtdInventors: Ewan Findlay, Sara Pellegrini
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Publication number: 20120132806Abstract: A sensor array microchip apparatus includes a substrate and a lens positioned over the substrate. A plurality of radiation sensor elements are formed on the substrate in an array format and spatially separated from each other. The substrate further includes power supply circuitry (generating power for the radiation sensor elements) and processing circuitry (operable to control and process information from the radiation sensor elements). The power supply circuitry and said processing circuitry are positioned on the substrate within the array between two or more of the radiation sensor elements. The lens, in combination with the spatial separation of the radiation sensor elements in the array format, defines a relatively wide (30-80 degrees) field of regard for the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) LimitedInventors: Ewan Findlay, Sara Pellegrini