Intel Assigned Two Patents

Self-aligned charge-trapping layers for nonvolatile storage, processes of formingsame
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, has been assigned a patent (8,748,264) developed by Kyu S. Min, San Jose, CA, for “self-aligned charge-trapping layers for nonvolatile storage, processes of formingsame, and devices containing same.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A discrete storage element film is disposed above a tunneling dielectric film against a shallow trench isolation structure and under conditions to resist formation of the discrete storage element film upon vertical exposures of the shallow trench isolation structure. A discrete storage element film is also disposed above a tunneling dielectric film against a recessed isolation structure. A microelectronic device incorporates the discrete storage element film. A computing system incorporates the microelectronic device.”

The patent application was filed on March 30, 2007 (11/693,925).

Storage drive based antimalware
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, has been assigned a patent (8,769,228) developed by eight co-inventors for “storage drive based antimalware methods and apparatuses.”

The co-inventors are Paritosh Saxena, Portland, OR, Nicholas D. Triantafillou, Portland, OR, Paul J. Thadikaran, Rancho Cordova, CA, Mark E. Scott-Nash, Boulder, CO, Sanjeev N. Trika, Portland, OR, Akshay Kadam, Bangalore, India, Karthikeyan Vaidyanathan, Bangalore, India, and Richard Mangold, Forest Grove, OR.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “An anti-malware approach uses a storage drive with the capability to lock selected memory areas. Platform assets such as OS objects are stored in the locked areas and thus, unauthorized changes to them may not be made by an anti-malware entity.“

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2010 (12/971,670).