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| 20080246158 | Method for Realizing a Nanometric Circuit Architecture Between Standard Electronic Components and Semiconductor Device Obtained with Said Method - A method for realizing a nanometric circuit architecture includes: realizing plural active areas on a semiconductor substrate; realizing on the substrate a seed layer of a first material; realizing a mask-spacer of a second material on the seed layer in a region comprised between the active areas; realizing a mask overlapping the mask-spacer and extending in a substantially perpendicular direction thereto; selectively removing the seed layer exposed on the substrate; selectively removing the mask and the mask-spacer obtaining a seed-spacer comprising a linear portion extending in that region and a portion substantially orthogonal thereto; realizing by MSPT from the seed-spacer an insulating spacer reproducing at least part of the profile of the seed-spacer realizing by MSPT a nano-wire of conductive material from the seed-spacer or insulating spacer, the nano-wire comprising a first portion at least partially extending in the region and a second portion contacting a respective active area. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090003063 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEMULTIPLEXING A CROSSBAR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - A method and device demultiplex a crossbar non-volatile memory that includes a first array of row nano-wires and a second array of column nano-wires, which cross the row nano-wires at a plurality of cross-points, hosting plural memory cells. A first electrode and a second electrode respectively cross a modulated doping portion of the row nano-wires and a modulated doping portion of the column nano-wires. A first contact and a second contact respectively the row nano-wires and the column nano-wires. The first electrode and the second electrode are biased respectively with a first and a second adjustable voltage value that progressively switch one by one said memory cells from the OFF state to the ON state, and this state can be memorized. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090020747 | METHOD FOR REALIZING A HOSTING STRUCTURE OF NANOMETRIC ELEMENTS - A nanometric device comprising a substrate; a plurality of conductive spacers of a conductive material, each conductive spacer being arranged on top of and transverse to the substrate, the conductive spacers including respective pairs of conductive spacers defining respective hosting seats each of less than 30 nm wide; and a plurality of nanometric elements respectively accommodated in the hosting seats. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090154223 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEMULTIPLEXING A CROSSBAR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - A method and device demultiplex a crossbar non-volatile memory that includes a first array of row nano-wires and a second array of column nano-wires, which cross the row nano-wires at a plurality of cross-points, hosting plural memory cells. A first electrode and a second electrode respectively cross a modulated doping portion of the row nano-wires and a modulated doping portion of the column nano-wires. A first contact and a second contact respectively the row nano-wires and the column nano-wires. The first electrode and the second electrode are biased respectively with a first and a second adjustable voltage value that progressively switch one by one said memory cells from the OFF state to the ON state, and this state can be memorized. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100019389 | ELECTRIC LINKAGE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE BETWEEN A NANOMETRIC CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARD ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A semiconductor electronic device that includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface; a seed layer positioned on the substrate and having a notched wall extending transversely with respect to the substrate top surface, the wall defining a first recess extending into the seed layer with a height equal to a thickness of the seed layer; a first conductive nanowire in contact with the notched wall, the first conductive nanowire having a contact portion extending into the first recess and covering opposite sidewalls and a bottom of the first recess; a first insulating nanowire in contact with a sidewall of the first conductive nanowire; an insulating layer on the contact portion of the first conductive nanowire and having a first window substantially in correspondence with the contact portion of the first conductive nanowire; and a first conductive die on the insulating layer that includes a conductive contact extending into the first window and contacting the contact portion of the first conductive nanowire. | 01-28-2010 |
