Patents by Inventor Fran.ANG.ois Tailliet

Fran.ANG.ois Tailliet has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated circuit incorporating a system of protection against electrostatic discharges
    Patent number: 5515226
    Abstract: In an integrated circuit with protection against electrostatic discharges, there is provided a first voltage limiter connected between a pad to be protected and a ground bus. This first limiter is placed the peripheral part of the integrated circuit in the vicinity of the pad And there is provided a second voltage limiter directly connected to a circuit element to be protected. This second limiter is placed in the useful part of the integrated circuit and not in the peripheral part. Thus, the risks related to the resistors of the ground bus, crossed by high electrostatic discharge currents, are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S. A.
    Inventor: Fran.ANG.ois Tailliet