Patents by Inventor Silvia Lenci

Silvia Lenci 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: 11351539
    Abstract: A multi-level microfluidic device is provided. The device includes a silicon wafer substrate and a stack of layers arranged on the silicon wafer substrate. The stack comprises a plurality of fluidic silicon layers, wherein each fluidic silicon layer includes a microfluidic structure at least one intermediate layer. The at least one intermediate layer is arranged between two fluidic silicon layers, and a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet in fluid connection with at least one of the fluidic silicon layers. Each layer in the stack is formed by deposition or growth. Methods for manufacturing microfluidic devices is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: IMEC VZW
    Inventor: Silvia Lenci
  • Publication number: 20200197932
    Abstract: A multi-level microfluidic device is provided. The device includes a silicon wafer substrate and a stack of layers arranged on the silicon wafer substrate. The stack comprises a plurality of fluidic silicon layers, wherein each fluidic silicon layer includes a microfluidic structure at least one intermediate layer. The at least one intermediate layer is arranged between two fluidic silicon layers, and a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet in fluid connection with at least one of the fluidic silicon layers. Each layer in the stack is formed by deposition or growth. Methods for manufacturing microfluidic devices is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Silvia Lenci
  • Patent number: 9431511
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a Schottky diode and a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) formed on a III-nitride stack. The III-nitride stack includes at least a lower and an upper III-nitride layer forming a heterojunction therebetween, so that a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer may be formed in the lower layer. The 2DEG layer serves as a charge carrier for the diode and the HEMT. A doped III-nitride layer may be present between a portion of the anode of the diode and the III-nitride stack, and the portion may be located between the diode's Schottky junction and the cathode. A further layer of doped III-nitride material may be present between the gate electrode of the HEMT and the III-nitride stack. The thickness of the III-nitride layers is not equal, so that the turn-on voltage of the diode and the threshold voltage of the HEMT may be tuned according to specific requirements. The disclosure also involves a method of producing such a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: IMEC
    Inventors: Stefaan Decoutere, Silvia Lenci
  • Patent number: 9276082
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a Schottky diode and a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) formed on a III-nitride stack. The III-nitride stack includes at least a lower and an upper III-nitride layer forming a heterojunction therebetween, so that a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer may be formed in the lower layer. The 2DEG layer serves as a charge carrier for the diode and the HEMT. A doped III-nitride layer may be present between a portion of the anode of the diode and the III-nitride stack, and the portion may be located between the diode's Schottky junction and the cathode. A further layer of doped III-nitride material may be present between the gate electrode of the HEMT and the III-nitride stack. The thickness of the III-nitride layers is not equal, so that the turn-on voltage of the diode and the threshold voltage of the HEMT may be tuned according to specific requirements. The disclosure also involves a method of producing such a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: IMEC
    Inventors: Stefaan Decoutere, Silvia Lenci
  • Publication number: 20150214327
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a Schottky diode and a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) formed on a III-nitride stack. The III-nitride stack includes at least a lower and an upper III-nitride layer forming a heterojunction therebetween, so that a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer may be formed in the lower layer. The 2DEG layer serves as a charge carrier for the diode and the HEMT. A doped III-nitride layer may be present between a portion of the anode of the diode and the III-nitride stack, and the portion may be located between the diode's Schottky junction and the cathode. A further layer of doped III-nitride material may be present between the gate electrode of the HEMT and the III-nitride stack. The thickness of the III-nitride layers is not equal, so that the turn-on voltage of the diode and the threshold voltage of the HEMT may be tuned according to specific requirements. The disclosure also involves a method of producing such a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: IMEC
    Inventors: Stefaan Decoutere, Silvia Lenci
  • Publication number: 20140306235
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a Schottky diode and a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) formed on a III-nitride stack. The III-nitride stack includes at least a lower and an upper III-nitride layer forming a heterojunction therebetween, so that a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer may be formed in the lower layer. The 2DEG layer serves as a charge carrier for the diode and the HEMT. A doped III-nitride layer may be present between a portion of the anode of the diode and the III-nitride stack, and the portion may be located between the diode's Schottky junction and the cathode. A further layer of doped III-nitride material may be present between the gate electrode of the HEMT and the III-nitride stack. The thickness of the III-nitride layers is not equal, so that the turn-on voltage of the diode and the threshold voltage of the HEMT may be tuned according to specific requirements. The disclosure also involves a method of producing such a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: IMEC
    Inventors: Stefaan Decoutere, Silvia Lenci