{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10498232","patent":{"patent_number":"US-10498232","title":"Silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) voltage multiplier","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2018-07-02T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H02M","H02M"],"num_claims":15,"abstract":"A method and a system for DC-to-DC conversion are provided herein. The system may include a direct current to direct current (DC-to-DC) converter which may include at least one silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) device operable to perform voltage multiplication. The method may include directionally altering the threshold voltage of at least one silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) device, including applying a positive or negative voltage to at least a gate region of said at least one SONOS device thereby forcing electrons or holes from a channel region in said SONOS device to tunnel through an oxide layer (SiO), become trapped in silicon nitride (SiN), and accumulate proximate to a source region and/or a drain region in said at least one SONOS device, said accumulated electrons or holes altering the threshold voltage of said at least one SONOS device in a direction of said source or said drain region."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) voltage multiplier","description":"A method and a system for DC-to-DC conversion are provided herein. The system may include a direct current to direct current (DC-to-DC) converter which may include at least one silicon-oxide-nitride-o","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10498232","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10498232","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) voltage multiplier\" (US-10498232). https://patentable.app/patents/US-10498232","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10498232","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-10498232","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T18:03:54.666Z"}