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US 12,718,880 · App. 18/660,938 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Memory device of the phase-change type and method for reading such a device

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Patent No.
US 12,718,880
App. No.
18/660,938
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2024
From: STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS
To: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Reel/Frame 068449/0761 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2024
From: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
To: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Reel/Frame 068449/0739 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2024
From: LECOQ, XAVIER
To: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
Reel/Frame 067376/0572 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2024
From: RAZAFINDRAIBE, ALIN; FOREL, CHRISTOPHE
To: STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS
Reel/Frame 067376/0610 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2304986 · May 19, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240386955A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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