Patents by Inventor Valeria Bragaglia

Valeria Bragaglia 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: 11615843
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system, a voltage resistance controlling apparatus, and a method that comprises at least two electrodes on proximal endpoints; a first layer disposed on the at least two electrodes, wherein the first layer is a made of a metal-oxide; a second layer disposed on the second layer, wherein the second first layer is made of an electrically conductive metal-oxide; a forming contact disposed on the second layer, wherein a combination of the forming contact disposed on the first layer disposed on the second layer operatively connects the at least two electrodes; and a computer system operatively connected to the forming contact, wherein the computer system is configured to apply a predetermined voltage to the first layer and the second layer respectively and display an overall resistance increase using a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bert Jan Offrein, Jean Fompeyrine, Valeria Bragaglia
  • Publication number: 20220399497
    Abstract: An approach to provide a semiconductor structure for a resistive switch device. The resistive switch device includes a bottom electrode, a dielectric material over the bottom electrode, and a metal oxide material on a portion of the dielectric material connecting to a portion of a top electrode where the metal oxide material has a controlled volume. Additionally, the approach includes a plurality of the resistive switch devices in a crossbar. The crossbar array includes the plurality of resistive switch devices on more than one bottom electrode and at least one top electrode connecting to the plurality of resistive switch devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Laura Bégon-Lours, Valeria Bragaglia, Jean Fompeyrine, Antonio La Porta, Mattia Halter
  • Publication number: 20220278274
    Abstract: An electrical memristive device has a layer structure. The later structure comprises two electrodes and a bilayer material arrangement that connects the two electrodes. The bilayer material arrangement may, for example, be sandwiched by the two electrodes, in direct contact therewith. The bilayer material arrangement includes an HfOy layer, where 1.3±0.1?y<1.9±0.1, as well as a WOx layer in direct contact with the HfOy layer, where 2.5±0.1?x<2.9±0.1. The bilayer arrangement involves sub-stoichiometric layers of HfOy and WOx, where the WOx layer may advantageously have a polycrystalline structure in the monoclinic phase, while the HfOy layer is preferably amorphous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Bert Jan Offrein, Valeria Bragaglia, Folkert Horst, Antonio La Porta, Roger F. Dangel, Daniel S. Jubin
  • Publication number: 20220199158
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system, a voltage resistance controlling apparatus, and a method that comprises at least two electrodes on proximal endpoints; a first layer disposed on the at least two electrodes, wherein the first layer is a made of a metal-oxide; a second layer disposed on the second layer, wherein the second first layer is made of an electrically conductive metal-oxide; a forming contact disposed on the second layer, wherein a combination of the forming contact disposed on the first layer disposed on the second layer operatively connects the at least two electrodes; and a computer system operatively connected to the forming contact, wherein the computer system is configured to apply a predetermined voltage to the first layer and the second layer respectively and display an overall resistance increase using a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Bert Jan Offrein, Jean Fompeyrine, Valeria Bragaglia
  • Patent number: 11250315
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an electrochemical cell and an electric circuit. The electrochemical cell comprises a first solid component and a second solid component. The two solid components comprise same chemical elements but have different concentrations of at least one type of the chemical elements. A solid electrolyte is arranged between the two solid components. The solid electrolyte is a dielectric material. The electric circuit is connected to the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell may be operated according to a redox process, so as to exchange chemical elements of the at least one type between the first solid component and the second solid component and thereby change an electrical conductance of each of the two solid components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Valeria Bragaglia, Patrick Ruch, Antonio La Porta, Jean Fompeyrine, Stefan Abel
  • Publication number: 20210125043
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an electrochemical cell and an electric circuit. The electrochemical cell comprises a first solid component and a second solid component. The two solid components comprise same chemical elements but have different concentrations of at least one type of the chemical elements. A solid electrolyte is arranged between the two solid components. The solid electrolyte is a dielectric material. The electric circuit is connected to the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell may be operated according to a redox process, so as to exchange chemical elements of the at least one type between the first solid component and the second solid component and thereby change an electrical conductance of each of the two solid components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Valeria Bragaglia, Patrick Ruch, Antonio La Porta, Jean Fompeyrine, Stefan Abel