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公开(公告)号:US20180167567A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-14
申请号:US15376792
申请日:2016-12-13
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Pierre Emmanuel Marie Malinge , Frederic Lalanne
CPC classification number: H04N5/3591 , H04N5/35554 , H04N5/37452
Abstract: A photodiode produces photogenerated charges in response to exposure to light. An integration period collects the photogenerated charges. Collected photogenerated charges in excess of an overflow threshold are passed to an overflow sense node. Remaining collected photogenerated charges are passed to a sense node. A first signal representing the overflow photogenerated charges is read from the overflow sense node. A second signal representing the remaining photogenerated charges is read from the sense node.
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公开(公告)号:US09953895B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-24
申请号:US14643837
申请日:2015-03-10
Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA , STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Pascal Ancey , Simon Gousseau , Olga Kokshagina
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L23/34 , H01L23/48 , H05K7/20 , F28D15/04 , H01L23/427 , H01L23/473 , H01L21/48 , H01L21/3205 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/02 , H01L23/367 , F28D15/02
CPC classification number: H01L23/427 , F28D15/04 , F28D15/046 , F28D2015/0225 , H01L21/02164 , H01L21/30655 , H01L21/32051 , H01L21/32056 , H01L21/4803 , H01L23/367 , H01L23/473 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/00
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heat pipe, including the steps of: forming in a substrate a cylindrical opening provided with a plurality of ring-shaped recessed radially extending around a central axis of the opening; arranging in the recesses separate ring-shaped strips made of a material catalyzing the growth of carbon nanotubes; and growing carbon nanotubes in the opening from said ring-shaped strips.
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公开(公告)号:US20180090542A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15452940
申请日:2017-03-08
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Emmanuel Gourvest , Yannick Le Friec , Laurent Favennec
CPC classification number: H01L27/2436 , H01L27/2472 , H01L45/06 , H01L45/1206 , H01L45/1226 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/126 , H01L45/144 , H01L45/16 , H01L45/1683
Abstract: Two phase-change memory cells are formed from a first conductive via, a second conductive and a central conductive via positioned between the first and second conductive vias where a layer of phase-change material is electrically connected to the first and second conductive vias by corresponding resistive elements and insulated from the central conductive via by an insulating layer. The conductive vias each include a lower portion made of a first metal (such as tungsten) and an upper portion made of a second metal (such as copper). Drains of two transistors are coupled to the first and second conductive vias while sources of those two transistors are coupled to the central conductive via.
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公开(公告)号:US20180090435A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15275619
申请日:2016-09-26
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Francois Roy
IPC: H01L23/522 , H01L25/065
CPC classification number: H01L23/5226 , H01L25/0657
Abstract: A first semiconductor substrate layer supports a first transistor including a first source-drain formed by a doped region of the substrate layer. A second semiconductor substrate layer supports a second transistor including a second source-drain formed by a doped region of the substrate layer. The second semiconductor substrate layer is stacked over the first semiconductor substrate layer and separated therefrom by an insulating layer. A metal wiring extends from an electrical contact with the doped region for the first source-drain, through the insulating layer and passing through an electrical isolation structure in the second semiconductor substrate layer to make an electrical contact with the doped region for the second source-drain. The electrical isolation structure is formed by one of a trench isolation or the doped region of the second source-drain itself. The isolation structure has a thickness equal to a thickness of the second semiconductor substrate layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20180076114A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-15
申请号:US15816990
申请日:2017-11-17
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS SA , STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS
Inventor: Pascal Ancey , Simon Gousseau , Olga Kokshagina
IPC: H01L23/427 , H01L21/3205 , F28D15/04 , H01L23/473 , H01L23/367 , H01L21/48 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/02 , F28D15/02
CPC classification number: H01L23/427 , F28D15/04 , F28D15/046 , F28D2015/0225 , H01L21/02164 , H01L21/30655 , H01L21/32051 , H01L21/32056 , H01L21/4803 , H01L23/367 , H01L23/473 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/00
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heat pipe, including the steps of: forming in a substrate a cylindrical opening provided with a plurality of ring-shaped recessed radially extending around a central axis of the opening; arranging in the recesses separate ring-shaped strips made of a material catalyzing the growth of carbon nanotubes; and growing carbon nanotubes in the opening from said ring-shaped strips.
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公开(公告)号:US09917125B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-13
申请号:US14959687
申请日:2015-12-04
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Francois Roy
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14636 , H01L27/1462 , H01L27/1464 , H01L27/14685
Abstract: A back-side imager includes a matrix of photosites in an active layer. An interconnect layer covers the active layer. A layer of germanium is positioned between the active layer and the interconnect layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20180061875A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-01
申请号:US15251745
申请日:2016-08-30
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Francois Roy
IPC: H01L27/146 , H04N5/225
CPC classification number: H01L27/14614 , H01L27/14689
Abstract: A transfer gate transistor includes a semiconductor substrate including a charge collection source region, a portion forming a channel region and a top region forming a drain region. A trench in the substrate surrounds the top region and the portion of the substrate. A vertical insulated gate structure for the transistor is formed in the trench. The vertical insulated gate structure includes an insulating liner on sidewalls and a bottom of said trench and an electrode including an upper conductive part and a lower conductive part. A width of the upper conductive part parallel to an upper surface of the substrate increases as depth from the upper surface of the substrate increases. A thickness of the insulating liner adjacent the upper conductive part decreases as depth from the upper surface of the substrate increases. A thickness of the insulating liner adjacent the lower conductive part is substantially constant.
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公开(公告)号:US20180031443A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-01
申请号:US15460425
申请日:2017-03-16
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Patrick Le Maitre , Jean-Francois Carpentier
IPC: G01M11/00
Abstract: An intermediate signal is separated into a first sub-signal and a second sub-signal according to a separation coefficient having a known real value. The first sub-signal is delivered to a first photonic circuit containing at least one photonic device to be characterized and a first photonic part. The second sub-signal is delivered to a second photonic circuit containing a second photonic part having a same transfer function as the first photonic part but lacking the at least one photonic device. Optical output signals from the first and second photonic circuits are converted into first and second electrical signals. Losses of the at least one photonic device are determined from processing the electrical signals and from the known real value of the separation coefficient.
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公开(公告)号:US20180005684A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-04
申请号:US15389751
申请日:2016-12-23
Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l. , STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS , STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
Inventor: Antonino Conte , Enrico Castaldo , Raul Andres Bianchi , Francesco La Rosa
IPC: G11C11/24
Abstract: A reading circuit for a charge-retention circuit stage is provided with a storage capacitor coupled between a first biasing terminal and a floating node, and a discharge element coupled between the floating node and a reference terminal. The reading circuit further has an operational amplifier having a first input terminal that is coupled to the floating node and receives a reading voltage, a second input terminal receives a reference voltage, and an output terminal on which it supplies an output voltage, the value of which is a function of the comparison between the reading voltage and the reference voltage and indicative of a residual charge in the storage capacitor. A shifting stage shifts the value of the reading voltage of the floating node, before the comparison is made between the reading voltage and the reference voltage for supplying the output voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20170353673A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-07
申请号:US15358737
申请日:2016-11-22
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Inventor: Francois Roy
IPC: H04N5/353 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/378 , H04N5/372 , H04N5/363
CPC classification number: H04N5/353 , H01L27/14614 , H01L27/1464 , H01L27/14643 , H04N5/363 , H04N5/372 , H04N5/378
Abstract: Each pixel of a global shutter back-side illuminated image sensor includes a photosensitive area. On a front surface, a first transistor includes a vertical ring-shaped electrode penetrating into the photosensitive area and laterally delimiting a memory area. The memory area penetrates into the photosensitive area less deeply than the insulated vertical ring-shaped electrode. A read area is formed in an intermediate area which is formed in the memory area. The memory area, the intermediate area and read area define a second transistor having an insulated horizontal electrode forming a gate of the second transistor. The memory area may be formed by a first and second memory areas and an output signal is generated indicative of a difference between charge stored in the first memory area and charge stored in the second memory area after a charge transfer to the first memory area.
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